MegaFon has announced the commercial launch of the fibre-optic trunk line Dream.

Telefonica has stated that it is “exploring strategic options” that may lead to the sale of its Czech operations.

Deutsche Bank has partnered with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to acquire a 2.7% stake in the Russian fixed-line operator Rostelecom for RUB7.7 billion ($240 million).

Russian private lender Bank Rossiya is reportedly looking to acquire a 50% stake of operator Tele2 Russia.

The largest operator in Slovakia, Slovak Telekom, is updating its legacy charging system with a new solution from Oracle.

One of Russia’s largest operators, TTK, has launched its 100G Ultra Long Haul (ULH) DWDM network in the St. Petersburg-Moscow and Moscow-Chelyabinsk-Ekaterinburg segments.

Slovenian operator Telemach has selected packet-optical solutions provider Transmode to upgrade its core infrastructure with a high capacity optical network running from Ljubljana to Maribor and Vienna in Austria.

Orange Moldova has selected Astellia to support its 4G mobile network quality enhancements, starting at the early field trials throughout the current commercial deployment.

Russian operator MTS has selected Nokia Solutions and Networks to modernise and expand its networks in Ukraine and Turkmenistan.

Slovakia has begun auctioning 4G spectrum in multiple bands.

Two Turkish companies have reportedly expressed an interest in acquiring a stake in Serbia’s incumbent operator, Telekom Srbija.

Having cancelled its previous licensing process due to concerns over escalating prices, the Czech telecoms regulator has restarted the country’s 4G spectrum auction process.

The Russian fixed-line operator Rostelecom is implementing a “strategic change of direction” which will incorporate a strong shift towards mobile.

The Fitch Ratings agency has expressed the opinion that MegaFon will be “at the top of a three-tier market in the provision of next-generation mobile services in Russia” if its proposed acquisition of Scartel goes ahead...

Russian operator MegaFon is looking to purchase a 100% in Scartel/Yota, the country’s only operator currently running a multicity 4G/LTE network. MegaFon will acquire the stake from controlling shareholder Garsdale, which has expressed its support for the deal.

Two major operators in the Czech Republic could be on the verge of entering into a network-sharing agreement.

T-Mobile Poland is introducing cloud services across the country using a software package provided by Comarch...

The Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media has made an official proposal to revoke the 4G licences acquired by privately-owned mobile operators and create a state-owned LTE network...

A major Central European operator has selected Ciena’s converged packet optical solutions to upgrade its international network to 100G...

A NFC-based mobile payments system will be launched in Hungary in early 2014 by all three of the country’s major mobile operators...

Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy FDD LTE for Russian operator MTS during the third quarter of 2013...

Rumours abound that the Russian state-owned operator Rostelecom could be on the verge of acquiring a stake in the Russian operations of Tele2...

Ericsson and MTS have entered into a partnership for the development of ICT infrastructure on which to deploy an LTE network...

A new partnership between Croatian operator Vipnet and cloud enabler Neostratus will provide a range of cloud solutions for messaging, communication and collaboration to businesses across the country...

A holding group owned by Ukraine’s richest man has acquired a 92.79% stake in Ukrtelecom...

Estonia has been referred to the EU Court of Justice after failing to update its national law concerning the impartiality of its telecoms regulator...

The increase in mobile broadband users in Poland over the last few years has challenged network operators to continuously launch new offerings and services to meet demands of subscribers...

The first 100G link between Russia and Western Europe is being deployed by Russian carrier Rascom...

As part of its preparation to upgrade its network capacity for LTE, Russian operator MegaFon has acquired new optical networking equipment from NEC and Transmode...

Scandinavian operating group Telenor has stated that it will acquire the number two Bulgarian operator, Globul, for €717 million...

Turk Telecom is acquiring two Bulgarian companies being sold by the Greek operator OTE...