European Market news from FierceWireless:Europe

Europe's mobile industry is cutting back spending on new networks and services as a growing regulatory burden from the European Union puts profitability under pressure. To justify the imposition of Read more...

The cost of data roaming across Europe will fall dramatically from July 1, at least for some customers. T-Mobile has announced it will slash roaming rates for Internet access and mobile broadband Read more...

EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding has sent shivers up the backs of European mobile operators by suggesting that she was not opposed to the called-party-pays business model. In an interview with Read more...

Having backed away from acquiring a Spanish mobile licence three years ago, the owner of America Movil, Carlos Slim, has again declared an interest in entering the Spanish market. Speaking at a press Read more...

Despite some analyst support for France Telecom's (FT) bid for TeliaSonera, there are growing signs that it might need to look elsewhere, with Brussels-based Belgacom being put forward as a more Read more...

Having finally made a bid for TeliaSonera, France Telecom (FT) is now being lambasted by the analyst community for pitching the price much too low. The offer of SKr56.22 for each TeliaSonera share is Read more...

A new study into who is watching digital media claims that twice as many sports fans watch mobile video compared with the average mobile user (12 per cent vs. six per cent). The study, which involved Read more...

Pointing at the lack of price competition, the European Regulators Group (ERG), an independent body which groups all the European Union member states' telecoms regulators, has stated that there is an Read more...

Despite repeated denials that it is not talking to TeliaSonera, France Telecom (FT) has approached a group of five banks to raise US$10 billion to finance a large acquisition. However, analysts are Read more...

The enforced cut in roaming fees imposed on European operators by the EU has seen roaming calls into Europe increased by a massive 163 per cent. Operators are said to have lifted call tariffs in an Read more...