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Swisscom expects initial phase to be ready by year-end Swisscom said it’s currently deploying a nationwide network designed to support the “Internet of Things,” with the initial roll out scheduled for year-end. The network is set to use technology based …

Enterprise focus on cybersecurity technologies Vodafone launched its Enterprise Security Services platform, which is designed to provide enterprise customers with cybersecurity technologies and support. The company said the VESS line will bring together the group’s current portfolio of security products. …

Open Telekom Cloud uses Huawei ICT solutions Deutsche Telekom this week launched a public enterprise cloud service, dubbed Open Telekom Cloud, using technology developed by Huawei and geared toward enabling digital transformation for businesses. The two companies made the announcement …

Philips street lighting management system to use Vodafone’s M2M platform Vodafone and Philips Lighting signed an agreement for the provisioning of connected lighting and smart city services. Under terms of the deal, the two companies will enable city authorities worldwide …

Bouygues is currently negotiating a possible takeover by Orange French operator Bouygues Telecom is negotiating the sale of certain assets to rival operators Iliad and Numericable-SFR, Fench newspaper Les Echos reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. According to …

DT may consider selling certain mobile towers Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is currently evaluating options for some of its European assets, including mobile towers, according to a press report. Unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg said Deutsche Telekom has hired advisors to help …

Dutch telco KPN looks to launch VoLTE services this year Dutch telecom operator KPN announced plans to save 300 million euro ($329 million) per year by 2019, under a new strategic plan covering the next three-to-five years. KPN said its …

APAC leads global LTE connections in market share The global LTE and LTE-Advanced market reached 1.068 billion connections by the end of 2015, following 156 million net additions during the final three months of the year and 552.2 million for …

Vivendi media group now controls 24% of the Italian telco French media group Vivendi increased its stake in Telecom Italia by one percentage point to 24%, further strengthening its position as the main shareholder in the Italian telecom operator. According to …

Fintur operates in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova Turkcell is looking to acquire the near 59% stake TeliaSonera currently holds in Fintur Holdings, which would give Turkcell full control of Fintur. Fintur controls Kcell, Azercell, Geocell and Moldcell in Kazakhstan, …

Ooredoo ended 2015 with 117 million customers Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo posted QAR 7.97 billion ($2.18 billion) in fourth quarter revenues, down from QAR 8.37 billion in the same quarter last year. The group’s net profits for the quarter totaled QAR …

The move to allow Zain to create smart city business unit Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain Group announced a strategic investment in smart city advisory and consulting firm NeXgen Group. Zain said the investment will enable the company to create a …

Net loss of 1.83 billion euro in Q4 due to extraordinary factors Spanish telecom giant Telefónica recorded 11.88 billion euro ($12.98 billion) in fourth quarter 2015 revenue, flat compared to the year-ago period. The company’s net loss for the quarter …

DT reports international operations represented more than 64% of overall revenues German telco Deutsche Telekom posted 17.85 billion euro ($19.68 billion) in fourth quarter revenues last year, climbing 5% compared to the same quarter in 2014. International operations, which include …

Deal will join Liberty Global, Vodafone operations in Netherlands U.K-based telecom group Vodafone and U.S. company Liberty Global reached an agreement to merge their operations in the Netherlands. Vodafone will make a cash payment to Liberty Global of €1 billion …

The UK telco’s LTE infrastructure reaches 95% of overall population U.K. operator EE ended the fourth quarter of 2015 with more than 14 million LTE subscribers, following a net addition of 141,000 postpaid subscribers during the period, the company said …

In final results before combination with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Networks sees solid growth in Greater China, EMEA regions Finnish vendor Nokia recorded net sales of 3.6 billion euro ($4.05 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2015, up from 3.5 billion euro …

Asian operations accounted for over 50% of Q4 revenues Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended 2015 with 203 million subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. At the end of 2014, the telco had 186 million …

Telxius will initially manage 15,000 towers Spanish telecom operator Telefonica has created a new company called Telxius, which will manage certain infrastructure assets of the group. The establishment of the new global company is part of the optimization strategy for …

The UK telco is collaborating with US firm Cavium on G.fast tests UK telecoms operator BT has successfully used G.fast technology to deliver a Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) cellular network service over copper, the telco said in a statement. …

The new mobile spectrum licenses will be valid for 10 years The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) expects to award a block of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band by the end of 2016. The telecoms regulator said interested …

Despite profits, the telco announces plan to close call centers Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom recorded revenue of 3.02 billion francs ($306 million) in the fourth quarter of 2015, slightly down compared to 3.07 billion francs in the same period a …

The telco ended 2015 with 34.8 million LTE subs in 20 markets British telecom group Vodafone recorded revenues of £10.3 billion ($14.91 billion) in its fiscal third quarter, ended Dec. 31, a decline of 5.5% compared to the same quarter …

Liberty Global operates in the Dutch market via cable firm Ziggo U.K. telecom group Vodafone confirmed it is in discussions with Liberty Global to analyze the creation of a joint venture in the Netherlands incorporating both companies’ local operating businesses. …