October 10, 2007
Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris has found selling a minority stake of his Italian mobile business obstructed by a London lawsuit. Sawiris is aiming to sell a stake in Weather Investments which has control of Wind the third largest mobile operator in Italy. The deal has been held up by Italian Alessandro Benedetti who played a key role Sawiris’ acquisition of Wind. Benedetti ...
Weather investments sale threatened by lawsuit
by Rebecca McCarthyEgyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris has found selling a minority stake of his Italian mobile business obstructed by a London lawsuit. Sawiris is aiming to sell a stake in Weather Investments which has control of Wind the third largest mobile operator in Italy. The deal has been held up by Italian Alessandro Benedetti who played a key role Sawiris’ acquisition of Wind. Benedetti ...
Sprint Nextel CEO steps down
by Rebecca McCarthyGary Forsee the CEO of Sprint Nextel stepped down Monday amid concerns of falling subscribers and poor financial performance, no successor has yet been named. The sudden departure of Mr Forsee highlights the trouble Sprint Nextel has had integrating Nextel communications which cost $36bn. This difficult integration has hampered the firm’s ability to compete with UK market leaders AT&T and ...
Carphone Warehouse stands by Apple iPhone
by Rebecca McCarthyCarphone Warehouse is confident of its supply of Apple’s iPhone which launches in the UK on November 9th. Carphone Warehouse has negotiated a period in which it will be the exclusive third party retailer of the handset, and is “ very confident” that supplies will meet the demand. The company admitted that whilst it makes money selling the handsets it “possibly not ...
Vodafone expands to Spain and Italy
by Rebecca McCarthyMobile phone operator Vodafone has purchased Tele2’s Spanish and Italian operations. The firm paid £537 million pounds for the services, which will aid it’s expansion further across Europe. Tele2 Italy has 2.6million customers, Tele2 Spain had 550 million. The purchase of these two groups will also allow Vodafone to provide broadband services to customers in these territories. Both Tele2 Italy and Tele ...
3 reduces losses as parent company lends helping hand
by Rebecca McCarthyMobile firm 3 managed to cut losses in the previous year to £841 million, which is an improvement on the £1.4bn loss in 2005. Revenues increased by one third to £1.4bn. The firm focused on signing users up to monthly deals rather than pay-as-you-go services. The reduction in loss is partly credited to the firm’s Hong Kong parent ...
Broadband Reach project to connect rural Scotland
by Jan HarrisThe Scottish Government has announced a £3.5 million project to extend broadband to parts of Scotland which are currently out of reach of broadband services. Although broadband availability in Scotland is more than 99%, some remote areas are still unable to receive the service. Access to broadband technology can be limited by the distance from ADSL-enabled telephone exchanges. This limits the ...
October 9, 2007
The British Red Cross will use PageOne a UK wireless provider to install it’s paging system in Cornwall, the Channel Islands, Dorset, Somerset and Devon. The new paging system will replace the old phone around system. The Phone around system involved first contacting volunteers to see if they were available to provide emergency help then calling them again in order ...
Red Cross Britain to use PageOne response solution
by Rebecca McCarthyThe British Red Cross will use PageOne a UK wireless provider to install it’s paging system in Cornwall, the Channel Islands, Dorset, Somerset and Devon. The new paging system will replace the old phone around system. The Phone around system involved first contacting volunteers to see if they were available to provide emergency help then calling them again in order ...
NFC technology gets trial in Gothenburg
by Rebecca McCarthySwedish firm TeliaSonera and partnering with Västtrafik a provider of public transport services in Sweeden to trial near field commutation ( NFC) technology in Gottenbury, Sweeden. NFC is a technology similar to Bluetooth that works over small distances. The NFC service will allow users of public transport to access a variety of information including timetables and traffic information. Travellers will ...
Nokia acquires Enpocket
by Rebecca McCarthyNokia a mobile communication’s company has officially acquired Enpocket a provider of mobile advertising solutions. Enpocket is a privately owned company, which is based in the US. In the Us it has offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco. It also has a number of offices abroad including Mumbai, Singapore and London. Enpocket uses it’s own advertising campaign management and ...
Comstar initiates modernisation plan
by Rebecca McCarthyComstar UTS a Russian telecoms group has announced it’s plan to modernise it’s network. Comstar UTS’ NGN networks will be merged with it’s subsidiary MGTS,the entire network will then have it’s traffic capacity merged. By merging the two networks, Comstar UTS hopes to avoid duplicating development investment, as well as general cost saving. The chief of technology at Comstar UTS Alexander Kirillov, explained ...
Paypal, Yahoo and Ebay implement anti-phising technology
by Rebecca McCarthyEbay, Yahoo and Paypal are joining forces to fight back against fraudulent e-mails claiming to be sent by Ebay and Paypal, a type of scam known as phising. Yahoo users who also use Ebay and Paypal will have added protection as the company is now planning to add DomainKeys an e-mail authentication technology. DomainKeys checks incoming e-mails to see if they ...
Apertio takes over Netzwert AG
by Jan HarrisBristol-based provider of subscriber-centric network software, Apertio, has acquired telecoms software vendor, Netzwert AG, of Germany, Netzwert is a market leader in providing innovative software products, integration and consulting services. The company's flagship products, including AAA (Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting) and BSF (Bootstrapping Server Function), provide real-time management and access control functions, which enable communication service providers to deliver advanced ...
New gateways for small businesses from Pirelli Broadband
by Lin FreestoneThe Discus DSBG Series, a new line of business-class routers, will be introduced by Pirelli Broadband Solutions at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2007 conference and exhibition in Berlin. Pirelli Broadband Solutions, a new company within the Pirelli Group, specialises in broadband access and photonics solutions for telecom operators and service providers. The new line of business gateways introduces a new and ...
October 8, 2007
McDonald's is planning to roll out a free Wi-Fi service in all its 1,200 UK fast food restaurants. The move will make the company the UK's largest provider of free wireless Internet access. The Wi-Fi service is part of the company's plans to move the brand upmarket. McDonalds began refurbishing its restaurants last year, with a muted green and yellow ...
McDonald’s rolls out Wi-Fi
by Jan HarrisMcDonald's is planning to roll out a free Wi-Fi service in all its 1,200 UK fast food restaurants. The move will make the company the UK's largest provider of free wireless Internet access. The Wi-Fi service is part of the company's plans to move the brand upmarket. McDonalds began refurbishing its restaurants last year, with a muted green and yellow ...
New triple-play, on-chip solution for VDSL2 broadband access gateway
by Lin FreestoneThomson, the world leader in digital video technologies, is to launch its 5411/5120 chipset for customer premises equipment at the 2007 Broadband World Forum Europe. Broadband World Forum Europe 2007 takes place at the Estrel Convention Centre in Berlin on 9-10 October 2007. The Thomson 5411/5120 chipset is being demonstrated at the Thomson stand during the forum in a complete triple-play ...
October 5, 2007
Czech Online and ETEL have officially merged as of the 27th September 2007. The merged company will be called Telekom Austria Czech Republic, and will offer services under the brand name Volný. The merger process started on the first of April 2007. Both the organisational and the legal combination of the companies has also been completed as part ...
Czech Online and ETEL merge
by Rebecca McCarthyCzech Online and ETEL have officially merged as of the 27th September 2007. The merged company will be called Telekom Austria Czech Republic, and will offer services under the brand name Volný. The merger process started on the first of April 2007. Both the organisational and the legal combination of the companies has also been completed as part ...
T-mobile launches FRAG gaming magazine
by Rebecca McCarthyT-Mobile Czech has launched FRAG, a free magazine dedicated to information on mobile games and entertainment. The first issue was released on the first of October, with a print run of 80,000 copies. FRAG will feature news, as well as other highlights from the world as mobile entertainment. The magazine also promises competitions, as well as a an overview of the latest ...
BT wins IP telephony contract for Birmingham PCT
by Rebecca McCarthyBT will be hosting the IP telephony services for the Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust across the NHS national broadband network as part of the National Programme for Information Technology. The NHS national broadband network (N3) will manage the manage the IP infrastructure for three sites. It is hoped that this will reduce administration costs, and ...
AOL updates AIM
by Rebecca McCarthyAOL has launched a new version of its successful instant messaging software AIM. The new version AIM 6.5 offers a variety of new features for the instant messaging software; including a new status feature; improved mobile messaging. AIM 6.5 also comes with two plugins that let users stream music and play casual games, both were built with Open AIM APIs. The new ...
TP launches broadband in East Poland
by Rebecca McCarthyTelekomunikacja Polska has announced that it is launching a broadband service which will cover rural homes in areas of Eastern Poland. The company is working in conjunction with the Ministery of Regional Development and local government to build the high speed network in areas that have been described as being under ‘digital exclusion’, meaning that they have not yet been able ...
