Russia urges telcos to nurse networks
Bans on tech exports to Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine, have made it harder to maintain and upgrade the country’s comms infrastructure.
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Nokia confirms it’s replacing the ‘incumbent vendor’ in Swedish 5G deal
Nokia has announced that it will provide the equipment for some – it’s statement implies quite a lot – of Net4Mobility’s 5G rollout in Sweden.
Tele2/Com Hem CEO decides to get a life
Anders Nilsson, CEO of Swedish telco group Tele2, has decided there’s more to life than hanging out in board rooms and bossing people about.
T-Mobile’s Tele2 acquisition is not a sign of changing attitudes from Europe – Lawyer
While some might view European Commission’s decision for T-Mobile Netherlands acquisition of Tele2’s Dutch business as a softening approach to consolidation, White & Case, one of the law firms working on the deal, warned you shouldn’t get too excited.
Netherlands falls to three MNOs as Europe approves T-Mobile/Tele2 deal
The European Commission has officially approved Deutsche Telekom’s acquisition of Tele2’s Dutch business, reducing the number of MNOs in the country from four to three.
DT/Tele2 tie up could smooth path to industry consolidation
For years the telco industry has condemned the EU’s approach to competition, though green-lighting DT’s acquisition of Tele2’s Dutch business could indicate a loosening grip on the idea of four operators.
Europe approves merger of Tele2 and Com Hem, Kirkby will move to TDC
The merger of Swedish MNO Tele2 with Swedish cableco Com Hem has been approved but Tele2’s CEO Allison Kirkby isn’t hanging around.
Tele2 claims eSIM first in partnership with Microsoft
Sweden’s mobile operator Tele2 announced it will collaborate with Microsoft to enable eSIM on Windows 10 based devices.
Multiplay time in Sweden as Tele2 buys Com Hem for $3.3 billion
The global trend towards consolation across telecoms, and content has reached Sweden with the acquisition of cable player Com Hem by operator group Tele2 for $3.3 billion.
Rare European telco consolidation as T-Mobile Netherlands moves to acquire Tele2
T-Mobile Netherlands is bidding €190 million plus a quarter of the combined company to buy rival Tele2.
Tele2 CEO Mats Granryd moves to GSMA as Director General
The CEO of European challenger operator Tele2 – Mats Granryd – will leave the company to take over as Director General of mobile operator trade association the GSMA at the start of 2016.
Tele2 to launch as MVNO over T-Mobile Austria
Tele2 has announced its Austrian subsidiary will re-enter the country’s mobile market as a business-to-business MVNO over T-Mobile’s network. The Swedish operator said the move will make Tele2 one of Austria’s most diversified telecoms providers with an offer covering broadband, TV, and fixed and mobile telephony.
Tele2 and Cubic Telecom collaborate on IoT, connected cars
Scandinavian telecoms operator Tele2 and global cloud platform provider Cubic Telecom have announced a joint collaborative agreement to provide machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions to companies in both the PC OEM and automotive industries.
TeliaSonera acquires cloud & hosting outfit Ipeer
TeliaSonera has acquired Ipeer AB, a cloud and hosting service provider for the Swedish corporate sector. According to TeliaSonera, the purchase will enhance its network and access portfolio, and enable it to offer completely new solutions to customers.
Tele2 sells out of Norway
In news that will come as no great surprise, Nordic carrier group Tele2 on Monday agreed to sell its Norwegian business to TeliaSonera for an SEK5.1bn (€500m). It’s been known the company was mulling an exit from the market after failing to win any spectrum in an auction late last year.
Tele2 signs national roaming deal with Telenor in Norway
European operator group Tele2 has signed a national roaming agreement with Telenor Norway for 2G, 3G and 4G connectivity. The operator said in March that it was evaluating its strategic options in Norway after failing to win any spectrum in the country’s latest frequency auction.
Tele2 appoints group CFO
Swedish operator group Tele2 has announced the appointment of Allison Kirkby as CFO. Kirkby will succeed former CFO Lars Nilsson and begin her role on May 1st, 2014.
Tele2 doubles 2.1GHz spectrum holding in Estonia
European operator group Tele2’s Estonian subsidiary has acquired a second 2.1GHz spectrum licence from operator PGH Raadiovõrk OÜ. Tele2 said that it has doubled its 3G mobile capacity in many areas of the country as a result of the deal.
Tele2 Sweden deploys NSN customer experience management solution
European operator group Tele2’s Swedish subsidiary has called on Finnish infrastructure vendor Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) for a customer experience management solution to provide it with insight into network performance based on service quality, service usage and real-time traffic information.
Tele2 appoints Netherlands CEO
European operating group Tele2 has named Jeff Dodds as the executive vice president and CEO of its Netherlands subsidiary. He will assume the role on April 14th 2014.
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