A new service name and loyalty-driving extras will only go so far in revitalizing Orange's tired prepaid proposition. The value-added benefits are good, but the "new' voice tariff is identical ...

E-Plus is offering new subscribers of Free&Easy 150 inclusive minutes for intra-mobile calls and top-up bonuses. The offer is okay, but doesn't match rivals' offers in the prepaid space ...

Movistar is planning a competitive response to Vodafone Spain's "3G Router' in the coming weeks. New business models for 3G are starting to appear in Spain, both in the home ...

The Avaya-Juniper partnership has been given more shape, including several joint communications solutions that strengthen Avaya's IP telephony security story and deliver a new channel for Juniper in Europe. ...

O2 turns to eBay to refresh i-mode services in the UK. Adding eBay should drive additional interest in i-mode since eBay is addictive. However, whilst users can participate in auctions, ...

Telindus has accepted Belgacom's take-over offer, efficiently ending the prospect of a prolonged period of uncertainty and in the process negotiating favourable terms with regard to the continuance of the ...

Cisco's Linksys division is leveraging recently acquired technology to deliver a low-end, SIP-based PBX to reach customers in the European very small business market. The growing number of ITSPs are ...

If pure-play MVNOs are threatening, bundled service providers are worse. A small army of digital TV, DSL resellers and alternative fixed telephony providers are lining up in the competitive wings; ...

SBC has finalised its acquisition of AT&T and has a "business as usual' message. There are no changes to its EMEA operations. With a preoccupation with integration issues ...

Telefonica de Espana closes WiFi roaming agreements with Telecom Italia and Portugal Telecom. This positive move should be used to enhance Telefonica's enterprise mobility and deliver business services over secured ...

Avaya's plan to discontinue the INDeX key system and entice customers with steep trade-in discounts is certainly an expected and necessary step. The move helps streamline the company's SME product ...

Telefonica's cash offer for O2 is accepted by their Boards of Directors. The acquisition of O2 gives Telefonica access to two major markets in Germany and the UK, and a ...

Telefonica completes its free ADSL speed-increase program, upgrading 3.48 million lines. The move allows Telefonica to deploy more compelling broadband content (e.g., Dual and Triple Play offers) for a strengthened ...

Interoute completes its acquisition of VIA's remaining BeNeLux assets, and while its service capability is enhanced with the addition of the PSINet Europe portfolio, Interoute will still struggle to poach ...

Cisco's support for dual-mode wireless telephony technology from Nokia adds more credibility to an emerging market that rival Avaya has been most vocal about. It remains to be seen, however, ...

The addition of Cisco to Nokia's budding "one-stop-shop' roll-call gives the Eseries another key reference, and the whole fixed-mobile convergence industry important credibility. ...

Vodafone Germany offers an Internet-only prepaid card, with tariffs as low as EUR 0.15 per minute. But the complete offering is not as cheap as "no frills' providers and ...

"Speak for an hour, pay for just three minutes' - the headline message of Vodafone NL's new prepaid tariff revision speaks for itself. This is a major prepaid offensive. ...

Vodafone flattens the competition with an OpenEnd promotion for Call Ya customers. Free calling after the second minute makes Call Ya prepaid cheaper than any existing "no frills' Internet ...

Serial, hit-and-run promotions are proving to be the hottest competitive response tool in France. SFR's two newest Serie Limitee offers for students test this strategy in the higher-value 3G market. ...