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Nokia’s failings cut CEO’s pay packet in half
Sluggish sales of Windows phones to blame
Finnish manufacturer Nokia has slashed in half the earnings of its CEO Stephen Elop as it battles to restore its fortunes. The former Microsoft executive received €4.3 million in cash and stock options last year [2012], according to US regulatory filings, down by 45 per cent from €7.9 million in 2011 when he received a €2 million “golden handshake” to join the phone giant. Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft, Vodafone, WP8, mobile news, nokia, symbian
Tagged deutsche telekom, nokia, pay cut, rene obermann, Stephen Elop, WP8, Ziggo
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O2 revenues continue to spiral down
Britain’s second biggest mobile carrier O2 witnessed an 8.5 per cent drop in revenues in Q4 2012, despite signing up 282,000 new customers over the period – more than either of its main two rivals.
It’s the second successive drop for the carrier, owned by Spain’s Telefonica, which blamed the Q3 drop on customers delaying renewal of contracts ahead of Apple’s iPhone 5 launch. Continue reading
Posted in Everything Everywhere, Vodafone, mobile news, o2, telefonica
Tagged deutsche telekom, EE, o2, Q4 2012 sales, telefonica
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EE to ‘be floated’ on London market by end of 2013
Britain’s largest mobile network EE is being primed for flotation at the end of this year in what could prove to be London’s biggest stock market listing in over two years.
If the IPO succeeds it would raise billions for owners Deutsche Telekom and France Telekom, both of whom are in need of a cash injection to invest in expanding their home networks, acquire new spectrum and pay off debts. Continue reading
Posted in 3, 4G, Everything Everywhere, LTE, Vodafone, at&t, mobile news, o2, orange, t-mobile, telefonica, verizon
Tagged 3, deutsche telekom, EE, flotation, France Telekom, o2, Vodafone
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Deutsche Telekom shares plunge as it cuts future dividends
Wants to pour money into better broadband instead
EE joint-owner Deutsche Telekom is to slash its dividend payouts in coming years in a bid redirect cash into new broadband investments. The German operator is to pay a dividend of € 0.50 per share for 2013 and 2014, down from € 0.70 last year as revenues are expected to fall to € 5 billion in 2013 from an estimated EUR 6 billion this year. Continue reading
Posted in Everything Everywhere, mobile news, t-mobile
Tagged Broadband, deutsche telekom, dividend, Vodafone
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Britain’s EE geared for possible flotation by end 2013
French and German owners need the cash
The parent firms of Britain’s largest mobile group, EE, have revealed they could soon float part of it off, following similar moves by Russia’s MegaFon and Spain’s Telefonica recently. Gervais Pellissier, deputy CEO of France Telecom which owns EE jointly with Deutsche Telekom, has disclosed an IPO could take place at the end of 2013, although he says the parent companies would remain majority shareholders. Continue reading
Posted in Everything Everywhere, Vodafone, mobile news, o2, orange, t-mobile, telefonica
Tagged deutsche telekom, EE, france telecom, Gervais Pellissier, IPO, Megafon, orange, t-mobile, telefonica
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Seven carrier alliance upsets the M2M applecart
Rating: Industry reaction to the Jasper Wireless realted announcement
Whoa! There has been massive industry reaction to the seven mobile network operator alliance for M2M which we wrote about previously here. Not al of it has been positive with Frost & Sullivan questioning whether another partnership will defragment the M2M ecosystem. The one common factor which these seven carriers share is that they are all customers of Jasper Wireless. However, there are multiple suppliers for such solutions including Ericsson. Plus this is not the only alliance over M2M in existence. Significantly, this announcement has also draw attention to the fact that M2M is on the verge of exploding as a potential revenue source for mobile network operators. Continue reading
Posted in Ericsson, M2M, Mobile Operators
Tagged Analysys Mason, Connexxion, deutsche telekom, DTAG, ericsson, everything everywhere, france telecom, frost & sullivan, Informa Telecoms & Media, Informa-SAP, Jamie Moss, Jasper Wireless, m2m, sprint, telenor, teliasonera, verizon, Vodafone, Yiru Zhong
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Mozilla introduces a brand new mobile OS – Firefox
Rating: Yet another mobile OS enters the market
Just when you thought the mobile OS sector was fragmented enough – with the likes of BlackBerry, bada and Windows Phone 7 (W7 Mango) already struggling, here comes another completely new mobile OS. Enter Firefox mobile OS brought to you by popular browser supplier, Mozilla. Unfortunately for native mobile app developers, this one stands a very good chance of succeeding. The reasons? Well, firstly this OS is based around HTML5 technology and unless GoMobile News is hallucinating, that means all existing mobile apps written using HTML5 will run on it. Secondly, Firefox OS has a whole bunch of Tier One mobile network operators behind it. Thirdly, two prominent Chinese handset manufacturers – ZTE and TCL, have already committed to it. Finally, this OS is attacking a very clearly defined niche – namely entry-level (read low cost) handsets built for emerging markets. Continue reading
Posted in BlackBerry, HTML5, Mobile OS, Mobile Operators, WP7, ZTE, bada
Tagged deutsche telekom, Etisalat, firefox, Mobile OS, mozilla, SMART, sprint, telecom italia, telefonica, telenor
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AT&T and T-Mobile merger not going smoothly. Surprised?
The potential merger of AT&T and T-Mobile in the US could be a truly huge deal. Somewhat like the creation of Everything Everywhere in the UK, a joint-venture between T-Mobile UK and Orange, there are fears it could result in an operator so large (80% of the wireless market) it would stifle competition. We catch up on the latest news about the merger. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news
Tagged at&t, deutsche telekom, merger, mobile, mobile network, mobile operator, t-mobile
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Deutsche Telekom profit drop is no big deal
Today, multi-national telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (DT) released it’s financial results from the first quarter of 2011. And while revenue is certainly down, that doesn’t necessarily mean doom and gloom for the operator group. Continue reading
Dangerous SMS exploits revealed
Rating: Germans show how Android OS is vulnerable
Dangerous stuff this. It seems that two German researchers – Collin Mulliner and Nico Golde – have decided to go public with the news that the majority of mobile phones – and featurephones in particular -are vulnerable to attacks via SMS. This news was revealed in a talk to the infamous Chaos Computer Club Congress in Berlin. It included the mention of the so-called ‘SMS of Death’. The pair work at the Technical University in Berlin. However, Mulliner has links to Charlie Miller of Security Evaluators and Charlie is acknowledged as proving there are exploits in the Android OS which leave handsets vulnerable. Continue reading
Posted in SMS, android, mobile security
Tagged attack!, Berlin, Chaos Computer Club, Charlie Miller, Collin Mulliner, deutsche telekom, exploit, Nico Golde, SECT Security, Security Evaluators, SMS, TU
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Things looking up for Deutsche Telekom, thanks to mobile
Despite flagging fixed line sales at home, as well as trouble with its subsidiaries abroad, German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom has announced a tidy profit for the first three months of 2010. Where did it come from? Mobile customers! Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news
Tagged deutsche telekom, mobile, mobile carrier, mobile device, mobile network, mobile operator, mobile phone
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Everything Everywhere – Orange and T-Mobile take first steps together
Long awaited details are finally emerging about the controversial new mobile operator coming to the UK. As T-Mobile and Orange merge into a single joint-venture, we have at long last gotten a look at what kind of services subscribers can expect. And, of course, of the name of the new company: Everything Everywhere. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news, orange, t-mobile
Tagged deutsche telekom, everything everywhere, france telecom, mobile, mobile carrier, mobile network, mobile operator, orange, t-mobile, UK
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“Affiliate app network” apprupt gets major backer in Deutsche Telekom
German application service apprupt has an interesting business model. It proposes a “decentralised network” of small app stores that can better target applications at users (more detail after the break). And now it has announced its first major network backer, from the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom. Continue reading
Can 4G save T-Mobile USA?
In early February this year, we got another bit of bad news from Deutsche Telekom (DT) – owner of the T-Mobile operator brand. The USA arm of T-Mobile has been underperforming to the extent that DT was expected to announce a partial spin-out of the operator. Perhaps suprisingly then, today has seen the revelation that DT is considering a massive investment in 4G in the US through hedge fund Harbinger. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news, t-mobile
Tagged 4G, deutsche telekom, harbinger, mobile carrier, mobile network, mobile operator, t-mobile, t-mobile usa
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T-mobile and Orange mobile operator merger is finally complete: everything you need to know
They picked a hell of a day for it, but Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have formally announced the completion of their merger in the UK. As of today, T-Mobile and Orange are a Joint Venture, with a merged board of directors and management structure – but they’ll continue to operate as separate networks for a while yet. Though you do have to question the wisdom of announcing this massive deal on April Fools Day! Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news
Tagged deutsche telekom, france telecom, joint venture, merger, mobile carrier, mobile network, mobile operator, orange, t-mobile
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