BROWSING: Romania
Europe on fire – an €8.5bn problem with a €900k solution (the case for IoT in wildfires)
Some of the most interesting IoT use cases on the conference circuit in the past months have been about wildfire monitoring. Through the heat of summer, as parts of Europe burned, smart people from clever companies took to the stage at various events to...
Orange to accelerate fixed and mobile service convergence in Romania with acquisition
Orange will take control of about 881,000 customers buying fixed and mobile service bundles
French mobile operator Orange is purchasing a 54% stake in Telekom Romania Communications (TRC) from Deutsche Telekom’s OTE. As a result, Orange has bought its way into a business that serves...
Orange goes live with 5G in three Romanian cities
The network will offer internet download speeds of up to 1.2 Gbps
Orange has launched its first commercial 5G network in Romania. The initial launch is located in three of its main cities – Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi. Other cities are expected to follow throughout...
Vodafone’s $21.8bn Liberty deal sets it up as European multi-play champ
British telecoms group Vodafone finally completes €18.4 billion ($21.8bn) monster deal for Liberty Global cable and broadband assets in Germany and eastern Europe to complete its decade-long journey from mobile-only carrier to the region's multi-play champ.
Vodafone has struck a deal to purchase Liberty Global’s...