Industry Developments

In what could be a marriage of two telecoms giants, Russian conglomerate Sistema is seeking to acquire a stake in Deutsche Telekom. According to the Financial Times, Sistema has... 2006-11-01

Bidding for Greece's third mobile operator TIM Hellas looks to be hotting up, with just two firms reported to be fighting it out for the chance to enter the Greek cellular sector.... 2006-10-31

In a ruling that could set a precedent across Europe, the Dutch parliament has voted to force cable operators to open their networks to competition. The Netherlands' two leading political... 2006-10-27

France Telecom has reported another set of uninspiring results, as gains in emerging markets fail to compensate for sluggish growth in France and the UK. Revenues for the third quarter... 2006-10-27

Telecom Italia has dropped controversial plans to spin off its mobile division TIM into a separate entity. In a statement released on October 25, the company said that it would continue... 2006-10-26

Ireland's incumbent operator Eircom has reportedly asked for government aid totalling EUR200mn to help it address problems in its fixed-line network that are holding up the expansion... 2006-10-24

There seems to be no end to the interest in the UK's broadband market. With ever more operators clamouring to get a piece of the action, BMI is forecasting subscriber growth of almost... 2006-10-20

With mobile phone usage surging across emerging markets, the world's largest handset manufacturer, Nokia, has reported booming sales during the third quarter of the year. Total revenues... 2006-10-20

As competition in European mobile markets intensifies and pressure from the European Union over roaming charges shows no sign of letting up, operators are finally cutting the cost... 2006-10-19

With the Russian economy continuing its strong growth, UK operator BT has opened a regional headquarters in Moscow. The company is hoping to capitalise on the demand for networked... 2006-10-19