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Telefonica, China Unicom in $1bn stock swap deal
News One of the world's largest telecoms companies, Telefonica, has announced a $1bn share swap with Chinese operator China Unicom. Madrid-based Telefonica, which owns UK operator O2, conducts the majority of its business in Europe and Latin America.
[September 7, 2009, 17:23]
Nortel Network Case Study: Telefonica O2 Czech Republic
White Papers Telefonica 02 Czech Republic is the largest provider of wireless voice and data services in the Czech Republic. Telefonica 02 Czech Republic needed to find a technology which deployed quickly to capture the broadband data market while leveraging...
[December 19, 2007, 0:01]
To Keep Customers Satisfied, Telefonica Brazil Makes the Call to TIBCO's BPM Software
White Papers Since 1998, Telefonica Brazil has provided extensive telecommunications services to Brazil. One way Telefonica Brazil is supporting its customers is by improving internal processes that directly affect them.
[June 9, 2007, 1:00]
Telefonica Moviles Selects Cisco IP RAN Optimization for GSM and UMTS Backhaul in Spain
White Papers This is why Telefonica Moviles teamed with Cisco and their IP RAN optimization solution for their GSM and 3G backhaul. For mobile operators, one of the greatest costs in delivering mobile services is the deployment and management of radio access...
[May 10, 2006, 0:00]
Mobile bidding may damage consumers warns Telefonica
News The latest telecommunications company to withdraw from the bidding for third generation (3G) UMTS mobile phone licences, Telefonica, has warned that sky-high bidding may leave consumers with a raw deal.
[April 19, 2000, 7:06]
Telefonica in Germany Chooses Cisco to Expand Next Generation VoIP Network for Growth in Broadband Voice and Fixed-Mobile Convergence Market
White Papers Telefonica Deutschland GmbH is a major IP carrier in Germany, concentrating its activities in the area of internet services for business customers. The company is extending and upgrading its network for Voice over IP (VoIP) services with Cisco IP...
[June 2, 2006, 0:00]
Survey: Bosses ignore IT and networks
News The report, released by telecoms firm Telefonica UK, found that 87 percent of business heads either never attend strategic review meetings with their IT and network managers, or do so only rarely. Telefonica claims that this means that the...
[May 19, 2004, 8:35]
AOL challenges BT's 'no-frills' broadband
Talkback At the moment I have Telefonica online Broadband, but the service is in Spanish. I am very interested in AOL but my telephone line is with Telefonica. Is there a way for me to use AOL to replace Telefonica Broadband?
[March 2, 2004, 9:43]
mySAP Supply Chain Management Brings Process-Industry Focus to the Telecommunications Industry
White Papers Driven by difficult market conditions, wireline operator Telefonica de Espana embarked on a program of cost reductions, efficiency, and productivity improvements. With SAP APO in place, Telefonica de Espana reduced unused network inventory by 40...
[September 14, 2007, 1:00]
Telecom Company Uses Virtual Machines to Speed New-Service Rollout and Reduce Costs
White Papers Czech telecommunications company Telefonica O2 faces intense competition and rapid market growth. Telefonica O2 can now quickly create new services needed to grow the business. To speed the rollout of new services, the company is using the Windows...
[November 12, 2008, 0:01]
O2 finalising roaming price cuts
News O2, which was recently bought by Spain's Telefonica, is putting the final touches on a new charging plan that will be announced in two to three weeks' time. At the beginning of the year, with the Telefonica deal, we said one of the immediate...
[May 9, 2006, 15:25]
Terra hits WAP scene with iobox buyout
News The move fuels the wireless Internet ambitions of telco Telefonica and Internet service provider Terra Networks. Terra Mobile was founded earlier this month by Telefonica Mobiles and Terra Networks, which recently acquired US-based Internet portal...
[July 25, 2000, 16:41]
iPhone 3G helps boost O2 sign-ups
News The mobile operator's Spanish parent, Telefonica, published its financial results on Friday, showing O2 UK had its best-ever third quarter in 2008. According to Telefonica, O2 UK's new regional sales structure also helped drive strong performance...
[November 17, 2008, 16:14]
Timofonica virus 'blown out of proportion'
News Timofonica, which is similar to the destructive 'ILOVEYOU' worm, caused infected PCs to send text messages to randomly-selected Telefonica mobile phones. Some reports have linked Telefonica to a new type of attack that spreads through mobile...
[June 8, 2000, 14:17]
EU backs ISPs over file-sharing
News The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling, which relates to a battle between the Spanish internet service provider (ISP) Telefonica and the Spanish music rights organisation Promusicae, is a blow to a content industry that has long depicted file...
[January 30, 2008, 13:55]
Have you got a bug in your ear?
News On Tuesday, anti-virus firms announced that the first text-paging worm had started spamming users of the cell phone system operated by the Spanish phone company Telefonica. The worm arrives in a file called Timofonica.txt.vbs attached to a Trojan...
[June 7, 2000, 8:54]
Mobile industry vows to fight roaming cuts
Talkback O2 for example are owned by Telefonica (a Spanish operator) so why are their prices not the same in each country. If this is due to an internal wholesale pricing structure between O2 and telefonica then this is ridiculus.
[July 13, 2006, 12:32]
Worm hits Europe's mobile phones
News It claims that an attachment contains details of alleged illegal business practices by Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica. Apparently the virus is trying to protest against the Telefonica company, and it attempts to do this by sending the...
[June 6, 2000, 14:03]
O2 slashes European roaming rates
News Simon Gordon, O2 spokesman, said that O2's recent takeover by Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica was a key factor behind the move. What's changed is that working with Telefonica, we can get better scale, pull together better resources.
[October 19, 2006, 10:35]
O2 to cut data-roaming charges
News We worked with Telefonica [O2's parent company] last year to bring down voice charges, and we're working through plans for data charges. Our partnership [with Telefonica] gives us extra muscle to negotiate wholesale deals, and we can now share more...
[March 14, 2007, 12:21]
