Iliad of France makes surprise bid for T-Mobile US
By PETER SVENSSON - AP - Thu Jul 31, 1:46PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile US Inc., the most eligible company in the U.S. wireless industry, has another suitor on its hands. Upstart French telecom company Iliad SA on Thursday said it has offered $15 billion for a majority stake.
T-Mobile Postpaid Subscriber Momentum Continues In Q2
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 31, 10:46AM CDT
T-Mobile US (TMUS) early Thursday said it added 908,000 postpaid wireless subscribers in Q2, more than analysts expected in the wake of strong additions announced earlier by rivals Verizon Communications and AT&T. T-Mobile, which swung to a Q2 profit...
T-Mobile Q2 Momentum Eyed Amid 'Fading' M&A Talk
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Jul 30, 12:24PM CDT
T-Mobile US, whose stock has slid more than 12% the past nine weeks amid on-again, off-again merger speculation with Sprint, is expected to swing to a profit when it posts its Q2 earnings before the market open Thursday. Analysts polled by Thomson...
Jeffrey Hedberg appointed as CEO of Mobilink
PR Newswire - Fri Jul 18, 1:00AM CDT
VimpelCom Ltd. ("VimpelCom", "Company" or "Group"
ICT Investment Trends In The Nordics - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015
M2 - Thu Jul 17, 9:59AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s2f43j/ict_investment) has announced the addition of the "ICT Investment Trends In The Nordics - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015" report to their offering. This report presents the findings from a survey of 220 Nordic enterprises regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how Nordic enterprises currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting. The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including business intelligence, mobility, green IT & virtualization, and cloud computing. The survey also highlights the approach adopted by enterprises in the Nordics to purchase technology. Through the survey, the report aims to provide better insight to ICT vendors and services providers when pitching their solutions to enterprises in the Nordics. Key Topics Covered: 1 Trends in ICT budgets - Survey demographics - ICT budget changes - ICT budget allocation by core technology area - Hardware budget breakdown - Software budget breakdowns - Third party IT services expenditure - Telecommunications budget - ICT budget allocation by function - Outsourced IT functions 2 ICT investment priorities and vendors mindshare - Core technology investment priorities - Business intelligence - Mobility - Green IT and virtualization - Cloud computing solutions 3 ICT procurement trends - Purchasing channels - Business objectives influencing IT investment strategy - IT objectives influencing IT investment strategy - ICT provider selection 4 Summary - 4.1 Enterprise investment in core and advanced technologies is set to grow with improving market conditions in Nordic 5 Appendix Companies Mentioned - ATandT - Amazon web services - Apple - BT - Cisco - Dell - Deutsche Telekom/T-Systems - Google - HP - IBM - Information Builders - JasperSoft - Microsoft - Microstrategy - Nokia - OpenText - Oracle - Orange - Pentaho - RIM - Rackspace - Salesforce.com - SAP - SAS - Symantec - Tibco Spotfire - VMware - Verizon - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s2...investment
Czech Republic Broadband Report 2014: LTE Deployments and MVNOs to Drive Revenue Growth
M2 - Tue Jul 15, 6:53AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dp2p59/czech_republic) has announced the addition of the "Czech Republic: LTE Deployments and MVNOs to Drive Revenue Growth" report to their offering. 'Czech Republic: LTE Deployments and MVNOs to Drive Revenue Growth,' offers a precise, incisive profile of the Czech Republic's mobile and fixed telecommunications and pay-TV markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Czech market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony and broadband, mobile and pay-TV sectors, in addition to a review of key regulatory trends. Report Highlights - Mobile services in the Czech Republic reached a penetration rate of 139.6% at the end of 2013 and generated $2.8bn in revenue during the year. - The total number of fixed access lines declined by 2.6% in 2013, for 3.9m lines, while revenue from fixed services, including voice and Internet access, dropped by 3.1% to $1.6bn, despite a growing broadband segment. - Czech telecom revenue has been hurt by the regulator introducing a number of price caps over the past few years. - Because of intense competition and regulatory pressures, operators are looking at expanding their service portfolios and offering converged services in order to drive revenue growth, including the booming MVNO market segment. Key Topics Covered: - Executive summary - Market and competitor overview - The Czech Republic in a regional context - Economic, demographic and political context - Regulatory environment - Demand profile - Service evolution - Competitive landscape - Major market players - Segment analysis - Mobile services - Fixed services - Pay-TV - Identifying opportunities Companies Mentioned - Vodafone - Rio Media - Netbox - Telef?nica O2 - Group PPF - Deutsche Telekom - T-Mobile - UPC - Liberty Global - Digi TV - Skylink For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dp...h_republic
Hungary Telecoms Report 2014-2018: LTE, FTTx and DOCSIS 3.0 Networks to Ensure Market Growth
M2 - Tue Jul 15, 6:36AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xkrg7l/hungary_lte) has announced the addition of the "Hungary: LTE, FTTx and DOCSIS 3.0 Networks to Ensure Market Growth" report to their offering. Hungary: LTE, FTTx and DOCSIS 3.0 Networks to Ensure Market Growth provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in Hungary today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2018. It delivers deep quantitative and qualitative insight into the Hungarian telecom market, analyzing key trends, evaluating near-term opportunities and assessing risk factors. Report Highlights - The Hungarian telecom services market generated revenue of US$2.1bn in 2013, and mobile penetration reached 113.3% at the end of the year. - The number of fixed access lines in Hungary declined 1.9% in 2013, to 4.6m, while revenue from fixed services, including voice and Internet access, rose 1% year on year to an estimated US$1.5bn in 2013, driven by the broadband segment. - The Hungarian telecom market has been affected by a number of price caps introduced by the regulator over the past few years. - Prompted by intense competition and regulatory pressures, operators are looking at expanding their service portfolios and offering converged services in order to drive revenue growth. Intensifying competition is resulting in the market starting to consolidate. Key Topics Covered: - Executive summary - Market and competitor overview - Regional context - Economic, demographic and political context - Regulatory environment - Demand profile - Service evolution - Competitive landscape - Major market players - Segment analysis - Mobile services - Fixed services - Identifying opportunities Companies Mentioned - Deutsche Telekom - DIGI - Invitel - Liberty Global - Magyar Telecom - Telenor - T-K?bel - T-Mobile - UPC - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xk...ungary_lte
Oi SA (OIBR) Soars: Stock Adds 8.6% in Session - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 14, 7:51AM CDT
Oi SA (OIBR) was a big mover last session, as its shares rose almost 9% on the day.
How Will Softbank (SFTBF) Stock React To Deal For T-Mobile US (TMUS)?
at The Street - Fri Jul 11, 1:11PM CDT
Softbank (SFTBF) reportedly reached a basic agreement to acquire T-Mobile US (TMUS) from German parent Deutsche Telecom (DTEGY), paving the way for a merger with Sprint (S).
Voxbone Launches New API
Business Wire - Thu Jul 10, 8:00AM CDT
Voxbone today announced a brand new version of its API. Voxbone is the only licensed telecommunications service provider capable of delivering geographical, mobile and toll-free telephone numbers (often referred to as DIDs or inbound SIP trunks) from over 50 countries with real-time provisioning through an API. Telecom API providers and cloud communications providers leverage Voxbone's API to automatically tie in telephone numbers and SIP trunks with their communications service. The ordering of similar telephone services with traditional telecommunications service providers usually takes months to deliver.
Salesforce.com develops strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom
M2 - Mon Jul 07, 8:59AM CDT
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) said it has announced strategic investments in Germany.
LTE World Summit Drives the Connected Generation Forward
Business Wire - Fri Jul 04, 8:32AM CDT
Last week the annual LTE World Summit, the world's leading 4G event, took place at the Amsterdam Rai and served up everything LTE. 2900 attendees, of which 41% were from operators and 42% were director level or above, attended the event, with over 300 speakers and 150+ exhibitors delivering their latest solutions and experiences in LTE.
Salesforce.com Announces Strategic Partnership with Deutsche Telekom and Invests for Growth in Germany
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 03, 1:30AM CDT
Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), the world's #1 CRM platform, today announced strategic investments in Germany; Deutsche Telekom's customer unit T-Systems has been named the provider for salesforce.com's German data centre and the company's strategic partner throughout the DACH region, forming salesforce.com's first strategic alliance in DACH. In addition, salesforce.com will expand its Munich headquarters and has opened its Berlin office. Salesforce.com also announced it will sponsor Bundesverband Deutsche Start-Ups to foster innovation in new German companies, joining Facebook, Google and Lufthansa Systems. Innovative German companies Bayer Vital, Commerzbank, Coca Cola Erfrischungsgetränke and Software AG are now connecting with customers in a whole new way with Salesforce, joining leading German companies such as airberlin, BMW and Endress&Hauser.
Deal creating top German mobile company gets OK
By JUERGEN BAETZ - AP - Wed Jul 02, 8:18AM CDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — In a deal that creates Germany's biggest mobile phone company in terms of customers, the European Union's antitrust authority on Wednesday approved network operator Telefonica's bid to buy its competitor E-Plus under certain conditions.
Regulators accuse T-Mobile of bogus billing
By ANNE FLAHERTY - AP - Tue Jul 01, 7:15PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — T-Mobile US knowingly made hundreds of millions of dollars off its customers in potentially bogus charges, federal regulators alleged Tuesday in the first lawsuit of its kind against a wireless provider.
Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to Keynote Salesforce1 World Tour Munich
PR Newswire - Tue Jul 01, 3:15PM CDT
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 CRM platform, announced today that Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff will deliver the keynote at the Salesforce1 World Tour Munich on July 3. Benioff will share the vision for Salesforce1, the cloud, social, mobile and connected customer platform built to transform how companies sell, service, market and engage for the Internet of Customers. Joining Benioff onstage will be special guests from Deutsche Telekom, Nestle Foundation, Roche Diagnostics and Software AG. In addition, salesforce.com is partnering with the Munich Foodbank to hold a food drive at the event to help feed the hungry. Tune into Salesforce Live (salesforce.com/live) on July 3 at 10 a.m. CET to watch the keynote live.
Radisys and Mavenir Win Award Recognizing Voice over LTE Leadership and Innovation
Business Wire - Tue Jul 01, 10:00AM CDT
Radisys(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS), a market leader enabling wireless infrastructure solutions, and solution partner Mavenir Systems today announced that they have been honored with the Best Voice over LTE (VoLTE) Innovation award. The award was presented by Telecoms.com at the 2014 LTE World Summit held June 24 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
World Telecom Services Market Database 2014-2018
M2 - Tue Jul 01, 6:09AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ptxtkq/world_telecom) has announced the addition of the "World Telecom Services Market - Market Database" report to their offering. The bundle World Telecom Services - Markets & Players includes three deliverables: 1. A report (ppt format) providing readers with the current status of the telecom services market, along with analyses of global trends and growth dynamics by technology and by markets. It also offers an overview of the leading telcos worldwide, analyses of their KPIs and their strategies they apply. 2. A dataset dedicated to service revenues and usages with data and forecasts up to 2018 for 29 countries, 7 regions & world consolidated. 3. A dataset dedicated to 30 leading telcos' KPIs including: company financial account, revenues by segment and operating data. These deliverables are updated every six months - this bundle does not include the update Dataset Service Revenues & Usages Data & Forecasts - Revenues - Fixed telephony - Mobile Services - - Mobile voice services - - Mobile data services - Fixed data transmission and Internet - - Data transmission - - Internet services Subscribers - Fixed Telephony - - PSTN / ISDN lines - Mobile Services - Total Mobile subscribers - - 2G subscribers - - 3G subscribers - - 4G subscribers - - Prepaid subscribers - - Postpaid subscribers - Top 4 Mobile operators Market share Fixed Internet - - Total Internet subscribers - Dial-up subscribers - Broadband subscribers - - DSL subscribers - - Cable modem subscribers - - FTTx subscribers - - Other broadband subscribers - VoIP subscribers - Top 3 fixed broadband operators Market share General Data - Population - - Number of inhabitants - - Economic data - - GDP Dataset Telco KPI's KPIs - Company financial accounts - Revenues - EBITDA - EBIT - Net income - CAPEX Revenues by segment - by activity - by country/zone Operating data - Mobile customers - Broadband customers - Pay-TV customers - Mobile traffic - Mobile ARPU - Number of employees Players - America M?vil - AT&T - BCE - Bharti Airtel - BT - China Mobile - China Telecom - China Unicom - Comcast - Deutsche Telekom - Etisalat - KDDI - KPN - KT - MTN - NTT - Oi - Orange - SingTel - Softbank - Sprint - Telecom Italia - Telef?nica - Telenor - TeliaSonera - Telstra - Time Warner Cable - Verizon - Vimpelcom - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pt...ld_telecom
German Contract Loss a Big Blow to Verizon, May Benefit European Competitors
Jason Ditz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 30, 7:47PM CDT
While public interest in the NSA surveillance scandal has somewhat waned in the United States, it remains alive and well overseas. Today, the latest American company to take a hit was Verizon Communications , when the German government announced it...
Jibe Mobile Launches joyn(TM) Consumer Services Driving the Future of Everyday Mobile Conversations for Deutsche Telekom's COSMOTE Romania and Slovak Telekom
PR Newswire Europe - Mon Jun 30, 3:41AM CDT
- joyn powered by COSMOTE and joyn by Telekom's service provided by Jibe let Subscribers Seamlessly Connect Video Calling, Messaging and Sharing