Industry Developments

France Telecom will launch its Orange brand in the Austrian market after upping its stake in mobile operator ONE. In a series of transactions, German utility group Eon has sold its... 2007-06-21

It is now more than three months since the takeover battle between Portugal's former monopoly operator Portugal Telecom (PT) and alternative provider Sonaecom came to an end. The... 2007-06-20

In recent years, TeliaSonera has bucked many of the trends observed among major European telecoms operators. While the Swedish-Finnish group has suffered from some familiar problems,... 2007-06-15

Major changes at Telecom Italia could be delayed as the operator waits for regulatory approval of changes to its shareholder structure. In April this year, a consortium comprising... 2007-06-13

France Telecom has won the race to buy Spanish broadband operator Ya.com, cementing its position as Spain's second-largest ADSL operator. The French group paid EUR320mn for Ya.com... 2007-06-12

Things appear to be looking up for Vodafone. This time last year, the UK-based mobile giant had just announced its largest-ever annual net loss and the position of CEO Arun Sarin... 2007-06-07

Irish mobile operator 3, part of global 3G mobile group Hutchison 3G, is refusing to sign up to a new agreement on mobile number portability (MNP). The operator's three domestic rivals... 2007-06-05

Greek alternative operator Forthnet has reported a sharp increase in losses for Q107, despite its thriving broadband business. EBITDA losses reached EUR5.8mn in the first quarter... 2007-06-01

BMI has often praised the investment in private infrastructure by Europe's alternative operators. In particular, the construction of new high-speed fibre optic networks by the likes... 2007-06-01

Three weeks into a series of staff strikes, Deutsche Telekom (DT) looks no closer to reaching an agreement with trade union Verdi, which represents the bulk of its German employees.... 2007-05-31