Sunday 11 November 2012

West Europe MNO profiles


The following West Europe operations are tracked by The Europe MNO Directory 2012:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Faroese Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guernsey
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
San Marino
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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East Europe MNO profiles


The following East Europe operations are tracked by The Europe MNO Directory 2012:
Abkhazia
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Moldova
Moldova (Transdniester)
Montenegro
Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR)
Republic of South Ossetia
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
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Wednesday 29 February 2012

Closing of the transaction to transfer responsibility for the Norwegian nationwide TETRA Nødnett project to Motorola Solutions, Inc. completed | Nokia Siemens Networks

Closing of the transaction to transfer responsibility for the Norwegian nationwide TETRA Nødnett project to Motorola Solutions, Inc. completed | Nokia Siemens Networks:

Nokia Siemens Networks and Motorola Solutions, a leading provider of mission-critical communications solutions, have completed the transaction to transfer responsibility for the Norwegian nationwide TETRA Nødnett project including the transfer of 25 employees from Nokia Siemens Networks in Norway to Motorola Solutions.

The signing of the agreement to transfer responsibility for the Nødnett project including associated employees was announced earlier this year on January 11.

All regulatory approvals, including Norwegian government approval, have been obtained, and Motorola Solutions has assumed responsibility for the continued roll out, implementation and operation of the nationwide Nødnett network for Norway´s public safety agencies with immediate effect.
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Telefónica - Press Office - Press room home - Telefónica and Mozilla pioneer first Open Web Devices

Telefónica - Press Office - Press room home - Telefónica and Mozilla pioneer first Open Web Devices:

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 27 February2012–Telefónica Digital and Mozilla today unveiled an ambitious strategy to create a new mobile platform that will deliver the first HTML5 based devices running on the open Web. The Open Web Devices platform (OWD), which will launch in 2012,is an important step forward in the establishment of HTML5 as the next major ecosystem for smartphones, and will enable the delivery of smartphone capabilities at low price points.
Telefónica Digital’s product development and innovation team has worked closely together with Mozilla, the pioneers of open Web standards, to create a new phone architecture that relies entirely on the Web, enabling HTML 5 applications with absolute access to core phone APIs. This means that all of the device’s capabilities (calling, messaging, browsing, games etc) can be developed as HTML5 applications and executed via an experience based on the Firefox Web browser.
Despite the significant gains in performance for Web Technologies on mobile devices, HTML and JavaScript-based applications have had limited access to the device’s underlying capabilities. This platform will lead the evolution of the HTML5 set of standards to add new software APIs that are as broad and functionally rich as their native counterparts.
Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko Project unlocks the current limitations of Web development for mobile by providing new features and APIs that will demonstrate just how powerful HTML5 can be and that it is possible to run an entire device using this technology. In doing so it is possible to remove much of the middleware and other superfluous software on a device which not only makes the applications run faster, but also brings down the device unit cost.
Because of this initiative’s commitment to openness, this reference implementation will be submitted for standardization to W3C. The objective is that there are no proprietary APIs within the device architecture, making phones developed using it the only truly open devices on the market.
Telefónica and Mozilla are developing this HTML5 operating system on a hardware platform that is based upon a Qualcomm chipset. The three companies will be collaborating to deliver a feature rich prototype platform that will enable smartphone capabilities at feature phone entry level pricing.
An operating system based on HTML5 offers significant opportunities for application developers, content owners and service providers, both in terms of enabling new capabilities, as well as making it easier to develop, deploy and maintain their applications.
According to Carlos Domingo, Director of Product Development & Innovation at Telefónica Digital: 'Telefónica's objective is to drive HTML5 adoption across the industry. For the first time the capabilities of HTML5 and the open Web have been fully leveraged to create an entirely new mobile platform. From our experience in Latin America we know that a huge part of the market is not being catered for by current smartphones. With new open Web devices we will be able to offer a smartphone experience at the right price point for these customers.'
'It has long been our mission to deliver advanced Web technologies that eliminate roadblocks for users and developers. We did it first with Firefox, and now we’re doing it again in creating the first Open Web Devices,' said Brendan Eich, CTO,Mozilla. 'By providing the missing links, Mozilla is now unlocking the power of the Web as the platform for creating and consuming rich content everywhere.'
Arno Gourdol, Senior Director, Web Platform & Authoring at Adobe, which supports the project, said, 'Adobe is pleased to see Telefonica and Mozilla launch this new initiative.We continue to invest in HTML5 products and technologies and support standards bodies like the W3C. The Open Web Devices APIs can be supported as extensions to PhoneGap, enabling developers to create rich HTML5 apps that work across these new Open Web Devices and all of the platforms supported by PhoneGap, including Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Phone.'
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Vodafone and Visa Announce World’s Largest Mobile Payments Partnership - Vodafone

Vodafone and Visa Announce World’s Largest Mobile Payments Partnership - Vodafone:

Vodafone and Visa today announced a worldwide partnership to enable consumers to pay for goods and services using their mobile phones instead of coins and banknotes.

The companies will work together to develop a Vodafone-brandedproposition that will be offered to consumers across Vodafone’s 398-million customer base in more than 30 countries across five continents, enabled by Visa’s outstanding payment network, product suite and brand. The partnership - the largest of its kind between a global payment network and mobile operator - combines the companies’ global reach and expertise to bring Visa payment functionality to consumers around the world.

The new Vodafone mobile paymentproposition announced with Visa will be based onthe Visa prepaid account and offered to consumers in partnership with Visa Issuers. The service will initially be launched in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, and the UK, starting in the coming financial year. Other countries within Vodafone's global portfolio will follow.

In addition to the Vodafone-branded stored value account inside the mobile wallet, Vodafone and Visa will work together to enable Visa Issuers for mobile payments globally. The platform will be open to all partners of all relevant industries, including financial institutions, retailers, transport and utility companies to host their services within an innovative new Vodafone mobile wallet.

Vittorio Colao, Group Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone, said: “The Vodafone mobile wallet represents the next stage of the smartphone revolution. It offers our customers the speed, simplicity and convenience of managing their everyday transactions with a single wave or tap of their smartphone, using innovative and reliable services developed by Vodafone and Visa - technology and providers they can trust. Our mobile wallet will be open to any service provider and we are committed to enable all partners to provide our joint customers the richest service portfolio possible."

In developed countries across Europe, North America and Australia, with a mature infrastructure for electronic payments, users of the Vodafone stored value account will be able to make purchases at the-point-of sale using Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled smartphones equipped with Visa payWave for mobile, Visa’s fast and secure mobile payment technology. By simply waving their smartphone in front of a payment terminal, consumers will be able to make simple, every day purchases such as bus and train tickets, newspapers, magazines or a morning coffee. Consumers will also be able to make high value purchases securely using a passcode.

Peter Ayliffe, CEO of Visa Europe, said: "Our partnershipwith Vodafone represents a huge stride forwardfor mobile payments. Visa’s future of payments initiative is more thanjust a promise: these services arereal, tangible and coming to the mainstream consumer market in the very near future. Any Visa Issuer across these key markets will be able to work with Visa and Vodafoneto enable mobile payments for their customers, backed by all the security, trust and global acceptance the Visa brand represents."

“The convergence of global payment networks, such as VisaNet, with leading mobile telecommunication networks, such as Vodafone, has the potential to transform the way people pay and get paid the world over,” said John Partridge, President, Visa Inc. “Visa’s relationship with Vodafone will assist financial institutions in both developed and developing countries to offer Visa-quality payments to new and existing account holders.”
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Wednesday 8 February 2012

Bouygues Telecom selects Ericsson for trio of technologies - Ericsson

Bouygues Telecom selects Ericsson for trio of technologies - Ericsson:

Transformation of 2G/3G radio networks with RBS 6000 multi-standard technologies
Supply and rollout of 4G/LTE equipment
Coverage of Île de France, Centre-Alpes and Méditerranée regions
Strategic partnership further strengthens Ericsson's presence in radio access networks in France
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by Bouygues Telecom to transform its existing second- and third-generation (2G and 3G) radio networks in order to improve network performance as data traffic increases and more people move into French cities.

The contract also calls for rollout of a fourth-generation network, or 4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution), combined with a comprehensive package of services ranging from design, integration, rollout, to customer support.

This major, multi-year project has already begun and will be based on Ericsson RBS 6000 multi-standard equipment for the populous regions Île de France, Centre-Alpes and Méditerranée.

The result will be greater operational and energy efficiency for Bouygues Telecom and a further enhanced user experience, higher quality of service and faster connection speeds for the operator's 12 million subscribers. Bouygues Telecom covers 93% of the French population with its 3G+ network.

Olivier Roussat, CEO of Bouygues Telecom, said: "Ericsson has proven its ability to manage large-scale network projects with us in the past. This project will enable us to deliver a high level of service and further enhance the experience of people who use our 2G, 3G, and LTE technologies."

Franck Bouétard, head of Ericsson France, says: "Today's increasingly competitive marketplace demands high levels of quality and performance, which Bouyges Telecom will be able to meet with the solution they have chosen."

Ericsson is the market leader in LTE, with 38 commercial rollout contracts around the world, amounting to a 65% share of the LTE market in Q3 2011.
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Vodafone and Wind Hellas Terminate Discussions Relating to a Potential Business Combination - Vodafone

Vodafone and Wind Hellas Terminate Discussions Relating to a Potential Business Combination - Vodafone:

Vodafone Group and Largo Limited, the sole shareholder of Wind Hellas, confirm that they have agreed to terminate discussions relating to a potential business combination between Vodafone Greece and Wind Hellas.
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Thursday 2 February 2012

Ericsson to upgrade mobile backhaul networks in Germany and Belgium - Ericsson

Ericsson to upgrade mobile backhaul networks in Germany and Belgium - Ericsson:

KPN International's subsidiaries E-Plus Group in Germany and KPN Group Belgium in Belgium have chosen Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to upgrade their mobile backhaul in Germany and Belgium over the next three years. Ericsson will install more than 15,000 MINI-LINK transmission node links in these countries before the end of 2013. The network upgrade is required to ensure that the mobile networks are as efficient as possible and can meet growing demand from mobile users. In both Belgium and Germany, there has been a rapid uptake of mobile internet services such as video and Web 2.0 applications on smartphones, notebooks and tablet PCs.

For the operators, upgrade of the mobile backhaul will lead to lower costs per bit, a smooth migration from Time Division Multiplex (TDM) to packet transport, and the opportunity to scale microwave up to gigabit capacities step-by-step.

Gerhard Lüdtke, Director Access Network at E-Plus Group, says: "To cope with the continuous rapid growth in data traffic and offer faster mobile access and backhaul networks, we are upgrading our mobile backhaul with the help of Ericsson's MINI-LINK technology. This investment will also allow us to make our network more cost-effective and future-proof, to the benefit of our broadband business."

Anders Runevad, Head of Region Western & Central Europe at Ericsson, says: "Mobile backhaul is becoming increasingly important due to the rapid increase in consumption of internet services, which can otherwise put a lot of strain on mobile networks. This necessitates an upgrade of the transmission network to provide sufficient capacity for the increased traffic generated at the radio base station sites. Mobile backhaul provides the link between the core and the radio network, and we aim to perfect that link."

Work related to the contract has already begun. Ericsson will migrate the two mobile operators' TDM-based transmission networks to packet-based mobile backhaul networks to pave the way for the introduction of HSPA Evolution and LTE.
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TeliaSonera completes first phase of Kcell transaction

TeliaSonera completes first phase of Kcell transaction

TeliaSonera has completed the first phase of its previously announced transaction to increase ownership in GSM Kazakhstan LLP, operating under the brand Kcell, by acquiring a 49 % stake in the company from Kazakhtelecom.

Following regulatory approvals, TeliaSonera acquired the 49% stake from Kazakhtelecom, at a purchase price of USD 1.519 billion, in line with the initial announcement. TeliaSonera has further agreed, subject to certain conditions, to sell 25 percent of the shares minus one share in Kcell in an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO process has been initiated, and is expected to be completed during 2012. Depending on the share price development after the IPO, TeliaSonera may have to make an additional payment to Kazakhtelecom.

After the transaction, GSM Kazakhstan LLP is owned by Fintur Holdings (51%) and TeliaSonera (49%). Fintur Holdings B.V. is owned by TeliaSonera (58.55%) and Turkcell (41.45%). Once both steps of the transaction have been completed, TeliaSonera’s effective ownership in Kcell will be 61,9%.

Previous announcement regarding this transaction were released on September 21 and December 22, 2011.
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Monday 23 January 2012

Telefónica boosts cloud capabilities with strategic investment in Joyent, Inc.

Telefónica - Press Office - Press room home - Telefónica boosts cloud capabilities with strategic investment in Joyent, Inc.:

LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, January 23, 2012– Telefónica today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Joyent, a leader in cloud services and technologies. The partnership sees Telefónica making a strategic equity investment in Joyent that, in turn, gives it access to the latest Joyent technologies and software for the deployment of high performance and cost efficient cloud services.

Cloud-based services are a key focus area for Telefónica’s new Digital unit, and Joyent’s technology expertise will help Telefónica enhance its product offering, particularly for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Small Office Home Office (SoHo) customers. The partnership combines Telefónica’s global scale and infrastructure with the cloud architecture developed by Joyent.
Unlike other cloud technology providers, Joyent has developed its entire cloud software stack from scratch, resulting in significant cost reduction and efficiency, an easy to operate architecture and exceptional operational performance. The company has proven experience in defining, exploiting, commercialising and operating a cloud business with over 12,000 public cloud customers in the US.
“This investment is further proof of our ambition in the area of cloud services and our strategy of working with the most innovative start-ups,” said Matthew Key, Chairman & CEO, Telefónica Digital.

“Joyent’s technology fits perfectly with our in-house developed technologies and our cloud services model and enables us to provide more competitive offerings to a broader range of customer segments.”

“This strategic partnership and funding will enable us to expand our product offering to more regions and to evolve our products, taking advantage of the service provider vision brought by Telefonica” said David Young, founder and CEO of Joyent.

Tracy Isacke led the investment in Joyent for Telefónica Ventures, a division of Telefónica Digital, with offices in Silicon Valley, London, Madrid and Israel. This is the second investment since Telefonica Digital was created in September 2011.

Telefónica Digital has been formed to lead Telefónica’s growth strategy in the new digital world. Through a combination of research and development, partnership, investment and acquisition it will bring innovative products and services to market that allow it to drive continued growth in the core telecommunications market, as well as taking a leading role in new digital services such as entertainment, financial services, M2M, cloud computing and eHealth.
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Wednesday 11 January 2012

MegaFon customers to enjoy enhanced mobile services | Nokia Siemens Networks

MegaFon customers to enjoy enhanced mobile services | Nokia Siemens Networks:

Operator selects Nokia Siemens Networks to improve network performance, energy efficiency and prepare for LTE

Customers of MegaFon in Moscow will soon enjoy new services, faster, more reliable connections and improved coverage with better network performance. The leading operator in Russia has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ Single RAN (radio access network) platform to modernize its GSM network in the Moscow region. This platform will improve network performance, energy efficiency, and reduce capital and operating costs for MegaFon. In addition, the multi-technology platform paves the way for a smooth transition to Long Term Evolution (LTE) providing 4G services.

“We wanted to further improve the quality of service for our customers with the existing network. We also wanted to make our network LTE-ready, so that we will be able to launch ultra-fast mobile broadband services cost efficiently in the near future,” said Andrey Kurdanov, director of MegaFon - Moscow branch. “We found Nokia Siemens Networks’ Single Radio Access Network platform fulfilling all these requirements. In addition, the company’s multi-band platform will allow us to roll out LTE services, efficiently utilizing different frequency bands. This will help us position ourselves as an innovation leader in the country.”

“Constantly improving the quality of experience by providing improved speed, network coverage and new data-intensive services is very important for operators such as MegaFon. What is equally important is doing so cost effectively with flexible, scalable, energy-efficient radio access network,” said Alexey Podryabinnikov, head of customer team MegaFon at Nokia Siemens Networks. “Our radio access platform allows more data to travel faster, and is future proof to help MegaFon get the most out of its investments today and tomorrow.”

Under the modernization contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide its Single RAN platform based on its award-winning, compact, energy-efficient Flexi Multiradio Base Station*. This platform will replace MegaFon’s existing radio access platforms, including UltraSite, MetroSite and Flexi EDGE base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks. This multi-technology platform is able to run GSM, High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and LTE, and can be defined to roll out a particular technology with a simple software update.
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Monday 9 January 2012

Expanding Partner Markets to Drive International Growth - Vodafone

Expanding Partner Markets to Drive International Growth - Vodafone:

Expanding Partner Markets to Drive International Growth
09 January 2012


12 Partner Market agreements in six months extend international reach of Vodafone brand
SFR relationship fully operational
New partner market relationship established in French Polynesia
Vodafone today marked the tenth anniversary of its Partner Markets division by unveiling plans to further expand its international presence through mobile operator relationships across the widest possible geographic footprint.

In the last six months alone, Vodafone has established or renewed agreements with 12 companies including SFR and members of the Conexus Mobile Alliance in the Asia-Pacific region. Vodafone Partner Markets now intends to further expand into Asia and South America in 2012 and beyond to meet the growing demand among multinational businesses for sophisticated voice and data communications solutions as well as advanced roaming services.

Separately, Vodafone also announced that its partner market relationship with SFR in France is fully operational and unveiled a new strategic partnership with Pacific Mobile Telecom of French Polynesia, extending the Vodafone brand to one of the most remote territories in the Asia-Pacific region.

Vodafone Partner Markets CEO Ravinder Takkar said: “Over the past ten years, Vodafone has entered into partnerships with mobile operators in more than 40 markets. These strategic relationships are good for partners and good for customers. They offer the best of Vodafone's scale and global expertise combined with our partners' market knowledge and experience. Our Partner Markets division has grown rapidly in recent years, and we look forward to further expansion into emerging markets.”

Vodafone and SFR entered into a Partner Market agreement in June 2011 after the sale of Vodafone’s 44% stake in SFR to Vivendi. The two companies will also jointly source and deploy a full range of products and services targeted at enterprise markets.

SFR Business Team CEO Pierre Barnabé said: “This is the extension of the long-standing partnership with Vodafone. Together, we will manage the global requirements of French multinational companies at a time when effective communications are becoming ever more important in determining business success.”
Tahiti-based Pacific Mobile Telecom is a new start-up operator which will now adopt the Vodafone global brand as it establishes a new 3G network in French Polynesia - a market which until now has had only one incumbent telecommunications company.

Pacific Mobile Telecom President Albert Moux said: “With dedicated support from Vodafone, we plan an aggressive network rollout and intend to be fully operational within one year. As the in-country challenger, we believe that rapid growth can be achieved with a high-quality network, attractive retail offers and excellent products and services, all underpinned by the Vodafone brand.”

Vodafone Partner Markets are a series of strategic alliances between Vodafone Group and local mobile network operators which Vodafone does not own. The agreements offer Vodafone customers simple and reliable connectivity when roaming internationally, with consistent and familiar access to Vodafone services worldwide. Partner Markets agreements vary from full Vodafone branding arrangements under licence through to product branding, roaming and service resale agreements.
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