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New security business unit set for 2017 launch German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom is planning to create a new business unit dubbed “Telekom Security” focused on security solutions. The operator said Telekom Security products will be marketed under the “Magenta …

Newly acquired EE to operate as new business unit British telecom group BT announced a new organizational structure following the acquisition of compatriot mobile operator EE. The new business structure will take effect beginning in April. Under the new structure, BT …

Deutsche Telecom and Orange received shares, £3.46 billion in cash BT confirmed the completion of its £12.5 billion ($17.8 billion) acquisition of U.K. mobile operator EE, which was previously controlled by Deutsche Telekom and Orange. In return for their stakes …

Swedish telco posted a net loss of $349 million in Q4 Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera expects total investments excluding license and spectrum fees to reach 14 billion to 15 billion kronor ($1.63-1.74 billion) this year. The telecom operator said 2016 …

Shared LTE network set to launch later this year Mobile operators VimpelCom and MegaFon announced a joint project to develop base stations and share LTE network infrastructure and operations across 10 regions in Russia. The telcos said they will share expenditures on …

The full duplex relay trial was carried out in the city of Turin Italian mobile operator TIM carried out what it claims to be the world’s first test of the full duplex relay technology, which doubles the transmission capacity of …

Telecom Italia currently owns 60% of telecom infrastructure firm Inwit A consortium comprising Spanish operator Cellnex and Italian infrastructure fund F2i is the front-runner to buy 45% of Italian telecom tower operator Inwit, controlled by Telecom Italia, Reuters reports. Earlier …

Swedish firms plan to deploy 5G in Stockholm and Tallinn in 2018 Swedish companies TeliaSonera and Ericsson signed a strategic partnership through which mobile subscribers in Sweden and Estonia will be able to experience “5G” services in 2018. The two …

Norwegian regulator Nkom running the carrier auction process The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) plans to hold the second phase of its 1800 MHz spectrum auction later this month, the regulator said in a statement. In the second phase of the …

Cloud services include contextual marketing, mobile commerce ItsOn, which provides cloud automation and virtualization services, announced an agreement with the biggest operator in Africa aimed at driving revenue through personalized content and service delivery. MTN Group picked ItsOn technology to …

Openet’s BSS to allow the launch of new mobile services Irish company Openet, a provider of real-time business support systems, today announced U.K. operator BT installed its network functions virtualization-ready Evolved Charging solution to monetize its consumer mobile service. With …

Swiss telco plans to use the test to evaluate future commercial launch Network operator Swisscom announced it’s currently testing a combination of its fixed-line and mobile networks to offer higher speeds for subscribers. The European telco said it’s testing DSL/LTE …

The four-year cloud contracts have a total value of more than $26 million U.K. telecommunications group BT won two contracts with the European Commission for the provisioning of public and private cloud services across 52 major European institutions, agencies and …

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 …

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 …

Telco aims to close deal in June; bids from Cellnex, F2i, others Telecom Italia received three non-binding offers for the company’s 45% stake in telecoms tower unit Inwit, Italian newspaper La Stampa reported.   According to the report, Telecom Italia …

European telco operates in Brazil through its TIM unit Italian telecommunications group Telecom Italia confirmed the company was not in talks with Brazilian telecoms operator Oi to merge assets in the Brazilian market. The European telco said there were no …

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 …

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 …

Apple is in trouble in Italy for allegedly failing to pay taxes in the country to the tune of $347 million. According to multiple news outlets, the issue stems from a disparity in revenue reported between 2008 and 2013. It …

Huawei ‘4.5G’ tests with STC, Zain both clear 1 Gbps Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei together with Saudi Telecom Company claimed to have successfully demonstrated its so-called “4.5G” technology achieving network throughput speeds in excess of 1.59 gigabits per second. …

Ericsson and Russian telco MTS have partnered to trial 5G mobile network during global event Russian mobile network operator Mobile TeleSystems and Swedish vendor Ericsson signed a cooperation agreement on the research and deployment of “5G” networks in Russia. The two …

LTE-A network offers claimed access speeds up to 375 Mbps Mobile telecom operator Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia Networks said they have launched a LTE-Advanced network in Qatar designed to offer peak download speeds up to 375 megabits per second. The …

Smartphone users represent 37% of overall subscribers Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor surpassed 200 million mobile subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. That’s up from the 185.9 million subs Telenor Group counted at the end …