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. ...

Proximus Mobile's consumer 3G launch may be late by European standards, but the new portfolio is mature, well-priced and comprehensive. A free trial until the end of the year has ...

Sympac proves it's more than just brochure-ware, with its first global reference customer. A five-year contract spanning Brazil to Australia, for both voice and data, is an impressive debut into ...

E-Plus has revamped its WAP Portal to enhance the user experience and has introduced a fixed price for video downloading. However, downloading remains expensive and alternative; better charges need ...

TIM has upped the bounty on summer promotions once again with the Maxxi TIM Web Facile offer. Cheap offers such as this will ensure that the phone replaces the ...

Movistar's new roaming announcement is loud, brash and all-encompassing. The announcement brings together a wealth of new services and promotions - what it doesn't offer is a truly original or ...

Marketing a product for children is a risky business - especially in Spain, where the media has played up the alleged health, cost and social dangers of juvenile mobile usage. ...

Amena's revision of its international calling tariff is late and not particularly innovative. Still, it goes to show the Starmap Alliance is good for something. ...