Europe Wireless News
Europe has traditionally been the heartland of the mobile industry, especially when the GSM standard became dominant worldwide. This propelled European vendors like Ericsson, Nokia and Alcatel into the front line and they continue to be hugely influential, despite the challenges from Chinese vendors in infrastructure, and American ones in handsets. With the acquisitions of Lucent, Motorola Networks and most of Nortel by European suppliers, the region’s importance on the infrastructure side remains huge. Europe also boasts some of the biggest global operators, including the largest by revenues, Vodafone, and other influential players like Telefonica, Orange and T-Mobile. However, as their markets saturate, these carriers are expanding into emerging economies and into new web and content services, as well as consolidating many of their operations to save cost.
Click for Apple marshals EC authorities against Motorola
The patent hearings of the past few months have largely resulted in a stalemate between Apple and its antagonists, and Apple suffered several defeats around the turn of the year. But now the tide has ...
- Apple broadens attacks on MOT and Samsung
- Google will play nice with MOT patents, it insists
- Apple suffers two legal blows in Germany
- Europe to probe Samsung's use of patents
- Yet more US lawsuits added in Apple-Android war
Europe and ITU pledge more broadband spectrum
20 February, 2012
ITU will formulate plan for new radio bands in time for 2015, while European Parliament passes rules for digital dividend
Deutsche Telekom could exit UK
17 February, 2012
Having failed to sell T-Mobile USA, German giant needs new sources of cash, and could offload 50% stake in Everything Everywhere
Motorola Defy Mini heading to the UK late March
15 February, 2012
Budget device destined for British shores next month
ZTE Tania gets a delay and a price cut
13 February, 2012
Latest Windows Phone for UK pushed back but there's a silver lining
iPad 3 in March, but Apple can't shake off Samsung
10 February, 2012
As the new tablet looms, Apple loses another German court case, failing in its bid to ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1N
Southern Europe crisis hits Vodafone results
9 February, 2012
Revenue growth slows amid deterioration in Italy and Spain, but emerging markets and data keep the firm robust
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