France Telecom chief financial officer Gervais Pellissier has denied rumours that job cuts are afoot.
Speaking on a conference call of the company's Q1 results on Wednesday Pellissier said, as quoted by Dow Jones Newswires: "We have no plans to cut jobs, contrary to what some press reports said."
The French incumbent posted a decline in earnings and in revenue for the first quarter, but cheered investors by reiterating its full-year guidance. A detailed look at France Telecom's latest results can be found here:
France Telecom confirms guidance as Q1 EBITDA slips
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
No job cuts at France Telecom
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Egyptian intrigue
The public spat between France Telecom and Orascom Telecom over their jointly owned Egyptian mobile unit Mobinil has had us all tearing our hair out over the past few weeks, largely because Mobinil's uber-complex ownership structure made the situation so difficult to follow.
But Total Telecom has untangled the complexities and stripped out the legalese, to bring you a comprehensive timeline of events and analysis of the situation.
The Mobinil debacle is the central focus of this week's Regional Review (suggestions for a sexier title gratefully received!), a new service from Total Telecom. Each week we will round up the key stories from one of our coverage regions - we started with the Middle East & Africa - to provide our readers with a better understanding of what's happening where.
It's a free service... and you don't even need to log in to read it (if you check it out in the next seven days).
Total Telecom has always been a global publication. Now we're using that base to bring you better insight into world news and events than ever before.
Monday, 27 April 2009
Mirror mirror on the wall - who's the greenest of them all
Interesting study from Computer World as clearly most if not all of these companies also play in the telco space...
Top 12 Green-IT Vendors: "12 Green-IT Vendors"
Monday, 20 April 2009
MTS launches Armenia 3G network
MTS on Monday launched Armenia's first 3G network.
The network will initially provide HSPA coverage in the country's three largest cities Guymri, Vanadzor and the capital Yerevan, although MTS plans to extend the network to additional cities throughout 2009.
"We are keen on playing our part in developing the telecommunications infrastructure in [Armenia] and offering consumers new products and services," said a statement from Oleg Raspopov, VP of foreign subsidiaries at MTS.
MTS said Armenia has low fixed-line penetration and lacks extensive infrastructure, so it's hoping its 3G network will tap into some pent-up demand for Internet services.
"We view our 3G network as an ideal vehicle to meet growing mobile broadband demand in Armenia and help stimulate further uptake in data and content services.
Thursday, 9 April 2009
The year to be inspired
The 2009 World Communication Awards are open for entries.
A couple of new categories join the list: Best Device Strategy and The Users' Choice, whilst the Most Influential Person is replaced by CEO of the Year.
Entries must be recieved by 2nd of July 2009 - this is later than in previous years as the traditional extension has been removed - being unfair on those who did get their entries in on time!
The Awards will be presented at the London Hilton on Park Lane on the 25 November 2009.
Confirmed sponsors include: TeliaSonera International Carrier, Orange, PCCW Global, Rogers Communications, and Deutsche Telekom ICSS. The World Communication Awards are organised by Total Telecom.
For more information visit the website: www.worldcommsawards.com
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
AT&T's enterprise business sees upside to recession
AT&T this week said some aspects of its enterprise services business are seeing an upside from the ongoing recession.
"Enterprise customers are starting to rethink their businesses," said Keith Cambron, president and CEO of AT&T Labs.
Speaking to Total Telecom in London, he said that some corporations are making greater use of managed services to defer capital expenditure on application hosting and data centres.
"That side of the business is benefitting," said Cambron.
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Who's afraid of the G20 protestors?
Walking down Bishopsgate this morning clearly not many people, except it seems our friends at the Carphone Warehouse - securely boarded up, but open.
Maybe it's nothing to do with the G20, maybe it's to fend off the rush for an exciting new handset? They were after all the only boarded up shop in sight.
I thought of asking some of the wannabe mob if Carphone was a key target, but since they were carrying the torso of a dress makers dummy, I thought better of it...
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