Samsung mobile recovery suffers blow as Galaxy Notes ‘catch fire’

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – The recovery in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s 005930.KS mobile business suffered a blow on Thursday as reports of exploding batteries forced the firm to delay shipments…

RPT-Microsoft to invest $1.5 bln in Italian cloud business

[ad_1] (Repeats story from Friday, May 8, to include codes for wider distribution; no changes to text) MILAN, May 8 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would create…

REFILE-FACTBOX-How state-backed lender CDP stepped up role in Italy Inc

[ad_1] (Adds extra context on role at Telecom Italia) Nov 2 (Reuters) – What do a bid for Italy’s biggest highway operator involving Macquarie and Blackstone and a hedge fund’s…

Italy, Vivendi seek entente on single network, despite Mediaset tussle -sources

[ad_1] By Giuseppe Fonte, Elvira Pollina * Rome plans to merge TIM’s landline grid with Open Fiber * Government officials, Vivendi in talks over TIM’s new board * Italian, French…

French telco watchdog kicks off 5G spectrum sale procedure

[ad_1] By Mathieu Rosemain, Gwénaëlle Barzic PARIS (Reuters) – France’s telecoms authority Arcep kicked off a long-awaited sale of 5G spectrum on Thursday, ending months of intense debate between the…

Italy – Factors to watch on Feb. 25

[ad_1] The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For…

KPN acts swiftly to end CEO search, names insider Farwerck

[ad_1] AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Top Dutch telecoms company KPN NV KPN.AS on Tuesday named insider Joost Farwerck as its new chief executive officer and announced a wider management revamp, a…

Finnish telecom operators share new 5G spectrum

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks past a 5G advert as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley HELSINKI…

London’s Canary Wharf pioneers seamless Wi-Fi roaming

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Residents and workers in London’s Canary Wharf will be able to experience superfast Wi-Fi broadband across the site without the hassle of logging into different networks…

Altice’s SFR to cut up to 11% of staff in France in 2021

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Altice Europe’s French telecoms operator SFR plans to could cut up to 1,700 jobs or about 11% of its staff this year in France, it said…