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European Communications discusses the latest telecom trends with telco executives, analysts and topic experts viainsightful analysis, Q&As and opinion pieces.

Microsoft looks to learn lessons from smartphone foray as it launches tablet

Microsoft is pushing deeper into the mobile sector with the launch of its new tablet device.

Everything Everywhere CEO: “We need to stop fighting each other”

Olaf Swantee, the CEO of UK-based operator JV Everything Everywhere, has called on operators to engage in more constructive dialogue.

It’s time to look differently at revenue assurance, says new Distinguished Fellow

Despite many transitioning to a high level of maturity in revenue assurance, some European operators are still seeing leakage that accounts for around 1.2 percent of their total revenues.

All change again at Nokia as takeover looms

How much longer can Nokia go on like this?

Its share price plummeted 18 percent on Thursday after a slew of mostly bad, if necessary announcements highlighted yet again the critical plight of this once great telco.

Surveys show Android and direct operator billing growing in popularity

New surveys out today have highlighted two growing trends in the European mobile space.

UK network share could save Telefónica and Vodafone over €1 billion

Analysts estimate that the combined savings Telefónica and Vodafone could make from increasing their network sharing agreement in the UK may reach in excess of €1 billion by 2015.

Half of world to be covered by LTE in 2017, says Ericsson

Operators still have a lot to learn about how growth in mobile subscribers and traffic will affect their networks, according to Ericsson.

Alcatel-Lucent pushes PAYG customer experience

When you think about Alcatel-Lucent, you tend to think about network hardware.

However, as we reported when reviewing its end-of-year 2011 figures, the France-based vendor is suffering from an over reliance on outdated products in geographies that are experiencing low or negative growth.

Alcatel-Lucent goes hunting for Huawei in IP core router market

Alcatel-Lucent CTO Marcus Weldon was in a candid mood in the first of a two-part interview with European Communications on Wednesday.