Europe Operators April 13, 2010 Tel Italia to set aside EUR507M for fraud probe Telecom Italia today said it had set aside EUR507 million to cover the potential fall-out from the fraud and tax evasion allegations that have engulfed its wholesale broadband unit By Mobile World Live
Europe Operators April 13, 2010 E-Plus leads in first day of German spectrum auction German regulator, the Federal Network Agency (FNA), has revealed that E-Plus placed the highest offer in the first day of the country’s spectrum auction, bidding ahead of Spanish-owned Telefonica O2 Germany. By Mobile World Live
Europe North America Operators T-Mobile US Telefonica Vodafone April 12, 2010 Germany begins LTE spectrum auctions Germany’s first auction of new mobile spectrum for a decade kicked-off today with all four of the country’s main operators expected to compete for new bandwidth suitable for next-generation mobile technologies such as LTE. By Mobile World Live
Europe Operators April 9, 2010 Usmanov seeks to block TeliaSonera-Alfa deal Alisher Usmanov, the Russian billionaire who owns 31.1 percent of Megafon, is trying to prevent TeliaSonera and Alfa Group from merging their holdings in Megafon By Mobile World Live
E& Europe Middle East and North Africa MTN Operators Vodafone April 9, 2010 Northern markets remain ahead of the pack in Africa North Africa region surpasses 80 percent mobile penetration in fourth-quarter 2009 By Mobile World Live
Europe Operators April 6, 2010 3 UK in a bullish mood following regulatory boost 3 UK, the smallest UK mobile operator, plans to aggressively pursue market share following the recent decision by the UK regulator to slash mobile termination rates (MTRs). By Mobile World Live
BT Europe North America Operators Orange Regulation T-Mobile US Vodafone April 1, 2010 Ofcom moves on interconnection fees As expected, UK communications regulator Ofcom has proposed cuts in interconnection fees. By Mobile World Live