Articles tagged with: Yoigo and Teliasonera
The case for network sharing gets stronger
Opinion piece by Emeka Obiodu, senior analyst at Ovum
With a mature market, declining voice revenues and now the economic
downturn, the argument for European mobile network operators (MNOs) to share
their networks has never been stronger. Although there have been several
network-sharing initiatives, what is needed is a more coherent commercial and
regulatory framework across the EU to make network sharing the norm rather than
the exception.
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Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, roaming, 3-uk, vodafone, capex, ovum, t-mobile-uk, tim, eu, ran, 3, tele2, opex
TeliaSonera's Unit Yoigo to Launch EUR0.08/Min Call Plan
MADRID -(Dow Jones)- yoigo, the Spanish mobile phone unit of Sweden's TeliaSonera, said Monday the company will launch a EUR0.08 a minute price plan for calls in Spain, in a move to grab market share from rivals. more
Related Tags: orange, telefonica, vodafone, text-messages, vodafone-group, laptop, Spain
High Growth Forecasted for Western European Mobile Communications
A new European market report from Reportlinker notes that the sector has undergone enormous changes in response to regulatory pressure on roaming and interconnection tariffs, competition from numerous new start-up MVNOs, and pressure on voice tariffs and bundled SMS offers which have lowered voice and data ARPU. The company says that revenue growth in coming years will primary depend on the continued increase in subscriber numbers and the use of multiple SIMs, and by the further adoption of rich-media services including music downloads and mobile TV. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, mobile-data, mvno, o2, rcom, eu, roaming, arpu, teliasonera-finland, umts, UK
Orange and Yoigo Sign Network Sharing Deal
France Telecom's Orange and Teliasonera's yoigo have announced plans to share their network infrastructure in Spain. The companies have signed a five-year contract to optimise the use of their networks - but did not give any financial details. more
Related Tags: roaming, national-roaming, Spain
Telefonica And Yoigo Agree To Share Mobile Infrastructure
MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Spain's Telefonica and yoigo, the Spanish mobile phone unit of Sweden's TeliaSonera, Monday said they have agreed to share mobile telephony infrastructure. more
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Telefonica Cuts Cellular Rates In Spain By 9.5%
MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Telefonica reduced its mobile phone rates in Spain an average of 9.5% Friday in a move to increase its customer base and the number of calls its subscribers make, a company spokesman said Friday. more
Related Tags: france-telecom, movistar
Spanish 3G Billing Contract Signed
Finland's Starnet Systems says that it has signed an agreement with the TeliaSonera-owned Spanish 3G operator yoigo to outsource its entire billing operations to Starnet over a period of four years. more
Related Tags: 3g-license
TeliaSonera: Yoigo, on the Threshold to 100,000 Customers"
TeliaSonera's Spanish mobile operator, yoigo, has started a marketing campaign around the countdown to reach 100,000 subscribers. more
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TeliaSonera To Consider More Network Outsourcing
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera will consider outsourcing operations of its telecom networks on a wider scale if a trial in Spain proves successful, said company executive Kenneth Karlberg, who will head TeliaSonera's mobile operations from January. more
Related Tags: outsourcing
Spain's New Entrant Faces Hostile Conditions
The Spanish market is now over 100% penetrated and a fourth network operator, TeliaSonera's "yoigo" has just launched as a new competitor, last Friday 1st December 2006. This is either the act of a foolhardy management or a sign that 100%+ doesn't imply any kind of barrier to entry or any real degree of maturity. What kind of market environment does the new entrant face? more
Related Tags: hutchison-3g, movistar, national-roaming
