EVENTS

[TelCo.]

The Mobile Operator Cluster Fuck – The Saga Continues

Dec 12, 2012 by
Clusterfuck
It seems like the four major Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) can’t stay out of the news these days, as Challenges reported yesterday that Bouygues Telecom (3rd largest operator in France) is suing Iliad ( parent company of Free Mobile, the 4th largest mobile operator in France, launched earlier this year)...
[European StartUp Scene]

Xavier Niel interviews Nest founder Tony Fadell

Dec 4, 2012 by
Nest
LeWeb is in full swing today, and the event kicked off powerfully with Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad (the company behind 4th biggest Telecom giant Free Mobile), interviewing Nest founder Tony Fadell. Prior to founding Nest, Tony Fadell worked at Apple, where he was deeply involved with the development of...
[European StartUp Scene]

Despite Delays, SFR launches 3G in RATP

Oct 4, 2012 by
SFR RATP Ad
After an agreement signed between French telecom provider SFR and the Paris region transport authority (RATP), SFR brought up the 1st iteration of their 3G network in the RATP – specifically in two main stations, Chatelet & Gare De Lyon. SFR customers in these areas finally have access the 3G...
[.Gov][TelCo.]

Orange bribes the Assembly with a Cheap Phone Plan

Aug 13, 2012 by
Orange Logo
The Assembly announced this week that Orange has won the contract with the assembly, which will put all members of the Assembly (about 3,000 lines) on the same phone plan, which will be paid for by the Assembly. According to Le Figaro, The Assembly had previously been subsidizing individual phone...
[European StartUp Scene]

Did Free even pierce Orange’s peel?

Feb 23, 2012 by
peel
When Xavier Niel announced the launch of Free Mobile about six weeks ago, he invited not only comparisons to Steve Jobs but also the attention of the global tech world. Free’s approach to the French market — to build a mobile network on the back on its substantial consumer wifi...

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