France-base Groupe Iliad's sales soared by almost 40 percent in the first quarter of 2013, driven by the success of its disruptive mobile operator Free.

Bouygues Telecom and SFR both posted a decline in revenues in the first quarter of 2013 despite welcoming new customers to the fold over the start of the year.

Nokia has unveiled a new version of its flagship Lumia device, which pushes it further as the device of choice for photographers.

The operations support systems (OSS) of three major telecommunications companies are due to become standardised after major vendors announced a deal.

Telecom Italia said it would “deepen the analysis” it is undertaking with regard to doing a deal with rival 3 Italia for its Italian mobile business.

Telefónica saw profits rise by over a fifth year-on-year in the first three months of 2013 as it announced a deal to provide M2M connectivity to Dell devices.

Telekom Austria saw a near-20 percent increase in its net profit in the first quarter of 2013 as the firm rode out what it called a "persistently challenging" environment.

TeliaSonera subsidiary Yoigo will become the first operator in Spain to launch 4G LTE services this summer.