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France formally launches 700 MHz spectrum band auction process

Telecom regulator ARCEP expects to award the spectrum by year end France formally launched plans toward auctioning 700 MHz spectrum band licenses, according to local press. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron and Secretary of State Axelle Lemaire are said to have approved telecommunications regulator ARCEP's proposed conditions...

Privatization coming to Telekom Srbija?

The Serbian government has launched an initiative to privatize state-controlled telecommunications company Telekom Srbija. According to local reports, the government asked the Ministry of Economy and the Privatization Agency to define a plan to privatize the operator. In February, Telekom Srbija launched a process to...

Numericable-SFR looks to buy rival for $11.4B

The French government affirmed the potential acquisition would affect investment in the mobile market and planned spectrum auction France's second-largest telecommunications operator Numericable-SFR has made an offer to buy smaller rival Bouygues Telecom for approximately $11.4 billion in cash, according to a report by the...

The future fallout from the death of GSM

In an effort to reallocate spectrum, many carriers are setting target dates to do away with GSM networks. It appears that 2017 will be the year that GSM will take its place in the mobile network afterlife, but it may surprise you how many devices still operate...

European telecom investment on a long-term decline

Between 2006 and 2013, telecom investment by seven major European operators, including such giants as Orange, Deutsche Telecom and Vodafone, fell 5%. In contrast, the four U.S. operators – AT&T, Verizon Communications, Sprint and T-Mobile US – increased investment by 39%. French media outlet Les Echos...

Telecom operator NFV, SDN needs require telecom focus from vendors

Ubiqube touts telecom focus in dealing with NFV, SDN requirements European-based network and security orchestration software vendor Ubiqube recently announced it is working with French operator Orange on a pilot test of software-defined networking and network functions virtualization-based service offerings targeting small and midsized business...

EMEA: Vivendi in talks with Orange to buy Dailymotion

Vivendi reportedly eyeing Sky TV After offloading two telecom units, French multinational media company Vivendi is now looking to pick up video and TV assets. Vivendi this week entered into exclusive talks with Orange to purchase 80% of the telecom's Dailymotion, one of the largest...

Analyst Angle Report: Charting the path to RAN virtualization

C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets Senza Fili's new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the market trends, operator requirements and technology opportunities driving the transition to a virtualized RAN, through the deployment of C-RAN and fronthaul, and running in parallel to the densification...

Analyst Angle Report: Charting the path to RAN virtualization – C-RAN, fronthaul, HetNets

Download the complete report featuring Fujitsu, ASOCS, SOLiD, Telefonica, Airvana, Radisys, SoftBank, Oi and Orange. Senza Fili's new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the market trends, operator requirements and technology opportunities driving the transition to a virtualized RAN, through the...

Analyst Angle: Orange – The interrelation of fronthaul availability and C-RAN requirements A conversation with Philippe Chanclou, team manager Orange Labs

A conversation with Philippe Chanclou, team manager Orange Labs Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Philippe Chanclou, team manager at Orange Labs in France, talked to us about how to approach the...

EMEA: Hutchison, Orange promise more European consolidation

Leaders of Hong Kong-baed Hutchison Whampoa and France's Orange each indicated that their companies will be looking for mergers and acquisitions in Europe in the near future. The South China Morning Post reported that Hutchison Whampoa managing director Canning Fok Kin-ning said there were more acquisitions to come following the company's deals in...

Global telecom: Vodafone customers don’t know what 4G is

Vodafone UK boss says customers don't know what 4G is Vodafone UK may come in second to EE when it comes to 4G network speeds, but according to CEO Jeroen Hoencamp, speed isn't everything. “Our 4G entertainment packs are massively successful for the simple reason that...

EMEA CEOs: Ubertesters

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware vendor and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be sharing...

EMEA: BT offers $19.6 billion for U.K. mobile operator EE

After looking into buying Telefonica's O2, BT announced it has entered into exclusive talks to buy mobile operator EE for $19.6 billion. If successful, the deal would combine the U.K.'s largest fixed-line provider with its largest mobile network operator. Part of the proposed purchase includes shares in BT, so EE's...

Global Telecom:Deutsche Telekom and Orange selling EE to BT?

British Telecommunications in preliminary talks to buy EE Deutsche Telekom and Orange may be considering selling consumer network EE to BT. EE is the largest mobile operator in the United Kingdom. Orange and Deutsche Telekom have previously considered whether they should list EE on the stock...

EMEA: EE cuts administrative jobs amid IPO rumors

U.K. mobile operator EE plans to make some structural changes, including cutting 350 administrative jobs and adding other employees in sales and customer support. The company told Bloomberg that the structural changes are part of their strategy “to expand U.K.-based customer service teams.” The move comes...

EMEA: Jordan’s competitive mobile market yields carrier innovation

Despite economic troubles and the impact of conflicts in neighboring Iraq and Syria, Jordan has one of the most competitive mobile markets in the Middle East. And this competition has led to a great deal of innovation. Jordan's mobile market is the second most competitive in the...

EMEA: Orange takes on connected cars

Last week I mentioned the Orange-Tesla partnership announcement and since then have had the opportunity to discuss in more depth with Samuel Loyson, Orange Business Services Head of Connected Car Program, details behind the announcement. In 2011, the Smart Cities & Territories program was launched...

World’s largest mobile operators

Editor’s Note: Wireless industry trade group GSMA and its GSMA Intelligence division recently released its rankings of the world’s 30 largest mobile operators based on an equal weighting of total connections at mid-year and total revenues over the past 12 months. Below is the complete...

Europe: Orange increases cost-cuts to lose less juice

French telecom operator Orange showed more signs of stabilizing when it released results for the first half of 2014 . To keep its momentum, the telecom upped its cost cutting goal to about $402 million from its previous goal of $334 million. Orange posted revenues...

Europe: Vodafone taps Alcatel-Lucent for Project Spring small cells

Vodafone selected Alcatel-Lucent as a "supplier of reference" for small cell and Wi-Fi technology as part of its Project Spring investment program. Through Project Spring, Vodafone plans to spend about $11 billion to expand and improve its LTE and 3G coverage in Europe and...

Europe: EU slashes data roaming costs in half

The European Union's new caps on mobile phone roaming charges began July 1, cutting data rates for users traveling to other EU countries by more than 50%. The data roaming cap dropped from 61 cents to 27 cents per megabyte. The cap on making...

Europe: Dutch proposal would protect KPN from takeover

Following América Móvil's failed bid to takeover KPN last year, the Dutch government is now floating a proposal that would allow it to intervene in any telecom acquisition that had “implications for national security.” In a June 10 letter to parliament, the Dutch minister of economic...

TM Forum 'Vibe': Is digital health moving toward prime time?

NICE, France – Digital health is certainly one of the hottest topics in the wireless industry, but many questions remain as to how the mobile operators can play in this growing market. At TM Forum Live this week I had the opportunity to meet...