The European Commission has suspended a proposal from the Spanish telecoms regulator (CMT) for setting the regulated prices which the dominant...
Paris-Sud University and Orange create an International Chair of Space and Telecommunications Law
Paris-Sud University and Orange announce the creation of the International Chair of Space and Telecommunications Law. This event marks the...
Global broadband subscriber numbers – Q1 2013
At the end of March 2013, there were 654.6m fixed broadband lines across the world. This represents a growth of 2.0% in the quarter, which was...
Vodafone intends to launch a voluntary public tender offer for 100% of the share capital of Kabel Deutschland
Vodafone, one of the world’s largest mobile communications companies, listed on the London Stock Exchange and quoted on NASDAQ, with a market...
Telecom Italia rolls out fiber-optic services in 22 additional cities. 100 megabit access available in Milan
Telecom Italia is moving ahead with its national ultra-broadband development programme, as the company rolls out “Ultra Internet Fibra...
Why Europe needs a Single Market for Telecoms? Because ‘The status quo is not sustainable’, according to Neelie Kroes
The EU’s single market has given consumers competition and choice, helped business innovate and invest. It is time to extend those benefits to...
Alcatel-Lucent and Avelacom build high-capacity 100G network stretching from Moscow to London
Alcatel-Lucent and the Russia-based telecommunication carrier Avelacom announced plans to expand existing Avelacom’s 100G optical backbone network...
Swisscom builds high-speed fibre-optic network in the Ticino municipality Chiasso
Over the next few years, Swisscom will supply Chiasso with fibre-optic technology, thus allowing homes and business in the Ticino municipality to...
Telecom Italia decided to split off the company’s fixed-line network
Telecom Italia’s Board of Directors chaired yesterday by Franco Bernabè – as a result of the mandate allocated to management on 11 April to...
Ofcom: The availability of different communications services across the UK
Ofcom has published a report outlining the availability of different communications services across the UK, examining how coverage varies between...