IoT gateways have the potential to connect cellular networks with the low-power wide-area networks that promise to make connectivity affordable for billions of devices. Low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) transmit data at much lower rates than current LTE networks, meaning that they can use less...
BT aims to complete the deal in the coming weeks
The United Kingdom's Competition and Consumer Authority cleared the way for BT to acquire mobile operator EE, the regulator said in a statement. The decision follows CMA’s provisional decision to clear the acquisition in October...
Spanish operator aims to complete the process this year
Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica is working on the spinoff of its domestic infrastructure unit, Reuters reported.
The European telco may decide to list the new company or sell a minority stake at the new firm during the...
French MVNO aims to launch negotiations this week
French mobile virtual network operator Coriolis Telecom is interested in acquiring the business assets of Bouygues Telecom, French newspaper Les Echos reported.
“We will have the critical mass to offer a real alternative to the future duopoly in...
French telco Orange is expanding its African holdings with the acquisition of Liberia’s largest operator, Cellcom Telecommunications. The move is part of an international growth strategy Orange is implementing to gain momentum in emerging markets, with Africa a focal point for the European carrier....
French telco plans to launch Orange Bank in 2017 with partner Groupama
French telecommunications company Orange and compatriot insurance firm Groupama are currently negotiating a partnership to develop a new banking model.
The negotiations could result in Orange acquiring a 65% stake in Groupama Banque,...
French telco Orange could pay $10.86 billion for rival operator
French state-controlled telecommunications group Orange signed a confidentiality agreement with rival conglomerate Bouygues to acquire the latter’s telecom business for a total of 10 billion euros ($10.86 billion) in cash and shares, French newspaper Le Journal...
Orange confirmed it will not appeal the ruling of French regulators
French competition regulators fined local operator Orange 350 million euros ($380 million) for abuse of its market dominance as France’s former national telecom monopoly.
The regulator said in its resolution Orange had offered tariff discount...
Winning spectrum bidders to be announced in March
The Spanish government postponed plans to award mobile spectrum in the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands to January 2016, according to local press reports. The Spanish authorities also said they expect to announce the winning bidders...
French telco reportedly eyeing KPN and Proximus
French telecommunications group Orange is eyeing potential acquisitions in the European market with Dutch telecom services provider KPN and Belgium telco Proximus Group among the targeted firms, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
However, the...
Are IoT standards keeping up with IoT innovation? IEEE IoT standards body is hard at work to deliver IoT P2413 interoperability standards framework by 2017
Watch IoT Innovation interview with Oleg Logvinov - Chair of the IEEE P2413 working group, IEEE Internet Initiative. He is also director, special assignments,...
Voice-over-LTE trial to initially involve 5,000 subscribers
French operator Bouygues Telecom launched a pilot voice-over-LTE service, the company said in a statement; the move makes the telco the first operator in France to offer VoLTE to users.
The carrier said the VoLTE trial involves 5,000 subscribers, including 700...
Agreement includes joint evaluation and research activities
Chinese information and communications technology provider Huawei and Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to focus on the development of "5G" technologies.
Based on the MoU, which was inked in Hong Kong earlier this month,...
Spanish telco looks to reach 1,300 cities with LTE by year-end
Spanish telecom operator Orange said it’s investing 1.5 billion euros ($1.61 billion) in its LTE network across the country. With the investment, the operator is looking to cover 85% of the Spanish population with...
Orange has started to deploy an 'Internet of Things' national network in France
HONG KONG – French telecom operator Orange expects to invest 15 billion euros ($16.3 billion) between 2015 and 2018, the company’s SVP of Radio Networks Arnaud Vamparys said during a keynote speech...
India and Southeast Asia led in terms of revenue growth
Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson recorded net income of 3.1 billion kronor ($365 million) in the third quarter of the year, climbing 19% year-on-year, the company said in its earnings statement.
Net revenue for the period totaled...
The telco’s 4G infrastructure reaches 77% of the population
French mobile operator Orange ended the third quarter of 2015 with 6.6 million LTE subscribers, posting 1 million net additions during the period, the company said in its earnings statement.
The company’s LTE network reached 77% of...
ARCEP confirms the auction will take place in November
France’s four mobile operators have filed applications to participate in an auction through which telecom regulator ARCEP will award spectrum in the 700 MHz band to support LTE services. The regulator said firms submitting applications were...
Group established six small cell task-specific working groups at meeting in Rome
Meeting in Rome, Italy, this week, members of the Small Cell Forum established six specific development programs aimed at making deployment of small cells easier for service providers.
Major emphasis during the meeting was...
Telcos seeking European Commission’s approval to merge Danish operations
Scandinavian mobile operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have offered to sell up to 40% of TT-Netvaerket, their joint network infrastructure company, to a new company in a bid to secure the approval of European Commission antitrust regulators...
Telco upgraded 400 outdoor sites to "4G+" as part of the Supernet project
Mobile operator Ooredoo Qatar added 21 new sites to its nationwide network and upgraded 400 outdoor sites to what it calls "4G+" technology as part of its network enhancement project for the...
Iliad’s Free brand boosts LTE data bucket from 20 GB to 50 GB
Having backed away from an attempted entry into the U.S. market through an acquisition of T-Mobile US, France’s Iliad is looking to continue pressuring operators in its home country with a new...
Orange and SFR encouraged to cede part of the spectrum to rival operator Free Mobile
France’s telecom regulator Arcep authorized mobile operators Orange and SFR to reuse their 1800 MHz spectrum bands for the provision of LTE services beginning next year. The regulator said that...
The four markets represent 10% to 12% of Bharti Airtel’s subscribers in Africa
Orange and Bharti Airtel have entered into an exclusive agreement to explore the possible acquisition by Orange of Airtel’s subsidiaries in Africa's Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone, the companies said...
