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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.

Telefónica UK selects BT’s managed network solution for O2 4G LTE roll out

Telefónica UK has chosen BT Wholesale to build a new high capacity transmission network for O2’s 4G LTE roll out.

Telenor acquires Bulgarian mobile operator Globul from OTE

Telenor is spending €717 million to acquire Bulgarian mobile operator Globul from OTE.

Ericsson wins infrastructure deal with Icelandic operator Síminn

Iceland’s largest operator has commissioned Ericsson to upgrade its 3G network and prepare for the roll out of 4G LTE services.