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Keep up with all the latest news affecting European telcos from regulation and financial results to developments in network sharing, billing and innovative new content.

Telekom Austria launches 100G network in Europe

Telekom Austria has announced the launch of a commercial 100 Gigabit transport network in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Wholesale revenues hold up Belgacom’s Q1 finances

A strong performance from Belgacom’s wholesale business unit helped the operator to record stable revenues for the first three months of 2013.

Telefónica and Deutsche Telekom forge closer network sharing in Germany

Telefónica Deutschland and Deutsche Telekom have agreed a deal to share more closely the latter’s fixed line network in Germany.

Swisscom reveals slump in profits as it ups stake in content provider

Swisscom has reported a significant fall in profits during the first quarter of the year as it announced it has acquired a majority stake in Cinetrade.

Telefónica opens new "world benchmark" data centre

Telefónica has launched the first phase of its ambitious new data centre project through which the company will manage much of its digital and technological infrastructure and act as its cloud services base for Europe.

Alcatel-Lucent to deploy 100G submarine cable system in MEA

Alcatel-Lucent and an operator consortium that includes Vodafone have won a contract to deploy a new 100G submarine cable system in the Middle East and Asia.

Vodafone powers India's first connected car

Vodafone's M2M technology is to power India's first connected car as part of a deal with Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Ltd.

Telefónica sells stakes in four LatAm subsidiaries

Telefónica has sold a 40 percent stake in four of its Latin American businesses to a Guatemalan agro-industrial business for €382 million.

OTT messaging traffic has already overtaken SMS equivalent

Daily OTT messaging traffic overtook daily peer-to-peer SMS traffic in terms of volume last year, according to new research.