Deutsche Telekom

Cellular News reports that Deutsche Telekom's net profit in the third quarter rose €600 million to around €900 million (US$1.16 billion) compared with the same period last year.

Vodafone is reportedly in talks to acquire German cable TV operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) for around €2.8 billion, says Cellular News.

Telecompaper notes that Deutsche Telekom has announced that chief financial officer Karl-Gerhard Eick will resign from his position from February 28 next year.

India's third-largest mobile operator, Reliance Communications (RCOM), is reportedly in talks to sell-off as much as a 26 percent stake in the company to a major foreign telecoms operator.

New subscriber figures from Deutsche Telekom - parent of the T-Mobile brand - reveal that the operator added 7.6 million net new mobile subscribers in 2008, pushing its total mobile customer base up 6.3 percent year-on-year to 128.3 million.

Reports state Europe's top mobile operators will meet the European Commission today in an attempt to delay EU plans to force them to cut the charges they make for connecting calls to their networks, known as termination rates.

Press reports in Germany claim that local telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom is planning to merge its fixed-line and mobile operations.