Archive for November, 2009

France Telecom loses in European court

November 30, 09 by David Goldstein

France Telecom, Europe’s third-largest telecoms group, on Monday lost its court appeal against a European Commission order to repay about €1bn ($1.5bn) of state aid to the French government that Brussels had deemed illegal.

The European Commission’s competition department ruled in 2004 ...

France Telecom and Sunrise Merge Swiss Mobile Units

November 30, 09 by David Goldstein

France Telecom said Wednesday it would pay 1.5 billion euros to merge its Swiss subsidiary with Switzerland’s No. 2 mobile phone operator, Sunrise, in an effort to challenge the state-run market leader, Swisscom.

France Telecom said it planned to combine Sunrise, which is owned by TDC o...

Sprint to stop selling certain push-to-talk phones

November 30, 09 by PHYSorg.com: Telecom News
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is giving up on a technology that allows some Sprint-branded phones to use a "push-to-talk" walkie-talkie service similar to what's available on the company's Nextel-branded phones.

SDPs can’t be one-size (app store) fits all

November 30, 09 by Telecom News from TELEPHONY Magazine
The concepts behind service delivery platforms are maturing but the business models must follow to ensure success, TM Forum report finds

Telstra shake-up aims to drive growth in key markets

November 30, 09 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
SYDNEY - Telstra chief executive David Thodey yesterday announced several organisational changes that he says will help the telco grow in key markets and provide better customer service.Telstra is creating two new product units...