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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.

Opinion: Are you prepared for the end of the communications industry?

By Martin Creaner, president and CEO of the TM Forum

Vodafone makes €2.4 billion loss, unveils new strategic approach

Vodafone has unveiled what it terms a new strategic approach after it made a loss of €2.4 billion in the last six months.

Opinion: Small cells, big hype

By Stéphane Téral, Principal Analyst, Infonetics Research

There is not a single place in the telecom world where you don’t hear about small cells, but once you get into the discussions, you quickly realize that no one is tuned in to the same frequency.

‘Look at the bigger picture’ implores Deutsche Telekom CEO as it makes €6.9bn loss

DT made a loss of €6.9 billion in Q3 following the acquisition of US wireless operator MetroPCS last month.

“Digital telco” Telefónica dances to Lat-Am beat as pain in Spain continues

Telefónica saw profits grow in Q3 as the Spain-based operator became a Latin America-dominated telco for the first time.

Q&A: TOA Technologies’ Vladimir Mitrasinovic

Vladimir Mitrasinovic, SVP and general manager of EMEA at TOA Technologies, explains why field service management is one of the most influential customer care tools in an operator’s arsenal.

Alcatel-Lucent still in trouble despite stemming losses

Alcatel-Lucent registered another loss-making quarter as the company’s tardy transformation programme began to make an impact.

The France-based vendor made a loss of €156 million between July and September as revenues fell 2.8 percent year-on-year to €3.6 billion.

BT placates shareholders as revenue decline continues

BT has bucked the industry trend by upping its dividend by 15 percent despite revenues continuing their downward spiral.