The multinational-targeting cloud platform is currently based on in-house technology, but France Telecom's business services arm is considering options such as OpenStack for the future.…
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Fighting the capacity crunch, Orange and Alcatel-Lucent set 400 Gbps fiber link live
The link between Paris and Lyon is the first operational deployment of long-distance 400 Gbps wavelength fiber connectivity, with its first tester being France's educational and research network, Renater.…
Read MoreAustrian mobile operators consolidate, but a new player is on the horizon
The country's smallest operator, 3, just grew significantly through the acquisition of number-three player Orange. However, regulatory approval was conditional on a new entrant taking hold later this year, and number-two player T-Mobile is also deeply unhappy about aspects of the takeover.…
Read MoreVideo star Dailymotion relaunches white label service
Global No2 video service Dailymotion is expanding its white label streaming service to try and capture a greater share of the market. Can its new features draw in more users and help the company meet its targets?…
Read MoreCrazy: Orange censors all blogs, not just GigaOM
After weeks of trying to find out why Orange mobile censored GigaOM for millions of mobile users in Britain, we finally have an answer: it's because the company's crude child protection blocks anything that looks like a blog by default.…
Read MoreOrange explains why it overblocked GigaOM… sort of
British mobile operators have come in for criticism recently for 'overblocking' -- incorrectly identifying sites as adult content and censoring them from ordinary web users. After GigaOM fell foul of one network's filters, we asked for answers. And now they're trickling in.…
Read MoreVoda-O2 pact may help UK get 4G faster than expected
Vodafone and O2 are joining forces in Britain to share their grid and try to roll out 4G services faster than planned. It's being painted as a great deal for consumers -- but it's actually being driven by the actions of their rivals.…
Read MoreOrange stops overblocking GigaOM – but won’t say why
British mobile firms are often accused of "overblocking" -- censoring the web for their users in the name of child protection. But after GigaOM was blocked, we've discovered first hand how dangerous bad filters can be… and how hard it is to get answers from operators.…
Read MoreAre users defecting from France’s Free Mobile?
France's mobile market has been upset by the innovative approach of Xavier Niel's low-cost operator, Free. But after an initial boost of customers, rivals say the company's growth is slowing. Is its momentum in danger of draining away before it's even really started?…
Read MoreOrange Fancies Itself As GetGlue, Miso Social TV Rival
Orange is having a run at the nascent second-screen social-TV space already occupied by the likes of GetGlue, Miso, Zeebox and Intonow.…
Read MoreIntel’s Atom chip debuts in Orange smartphone
Mobile World Congress just became Intel’s mobile coming out party. On Monday Orange will debut the first smartphone powered by Intel’s Atom processor at the show, giving Intel a key foothold in the European market as well as a critical endorsement from a major carrier.…
Read MoreOrange To Provide Wikipedia Free In Middle East And Africa
Orange has struck a deal with Wikipedia to make its digital encyclopaedia available free of data charges to millions of mobile phone users a……
Read MoreCarriers Have Only Around 100 Million Pay-TV Users, Less Than 60% Via IPTV
Some numbers out today that underscore the challenge telecoms operators have had in attracting customers to their pay-TV platforms, includin……
Read MoreFree Mobile starts a wireless French Revolution
When Free.fr launched its revolutionary new wireless service last week, it put French mobile operators on notice, and they have all responded. The problem is they've come nowhere near close to matching the deep data and voice discounts Free is offering.…
Read MoreLet's Try This Again: UK Regulator Revises 4G Auction Terms For Q4 2012
While some operators in some countries (like the U.S. and Japan) have already celebrated birthdays for their LTE services, 4G in the UK hasn……
Read MoreApple Event In New York This Month Will Focus On Education
As expected, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has started to send out invitations to an event in New York, and now we know what it will be about: educatio……
Read MoreWho Says There Are Too Many Android Tablets! Orange/Huawei Add One More
CES, currently in full swing in Las Vegas, promises to bring out another wave of Android tablets, to add to the 40+ that were on the market……
Read MoreT-Mobile Parent Deutsche Telekom Inks Multiscreen Deal With MobiTV
MobiTV, one of the more established mobile TV companies in the market today with deals in place with several major U.S. mobile operators, to……
Read MoreMeet Europe's (And The U.S.'s?) Newest Mobile Operator: China Telecom
China presents one of the single biggest opportunities for mobile companies looking for more growth, and it's no surprise that companies lik……
Read MoreFrance Telecom's Orange Looks To 3D And Xbox For New TV Bells And Whistles
With the growth of over-the-top services that let users access the video they want over the internet (and often, for free), those companies……
Read MoreMore Carrier IQ: Nokia, Google, Verizon Say No Dice, Sprint, AT&T Say Yes
Several days into the Carrier IQ story -- which raised privacy concerns around software that claims to be an innocent diagnostics tool -- an……
Read MoreHow Will Facebook's Buffy Phone Look? There's An App For That
Facebook has not approached anything resembling a confirmation of the reports that it is developing its own phone with HTC, code-named "Buff……
Read MoreTo Buy Or Not To Buy: Nokia Struggles To Manage Lumia 800 Sales Message
So much hope has been pinned on Nokia's comeback strategy -- in which it has pivoted in the space of less than a year to develop a new line……
Read MoreThree Cries Foul To EU Regulators Over British Mobile Commerce JV
We have seen this one brewing for some time already, and now it appears to be bubbling over: the Hutchison-owned UK mobile operator Three is……
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