Telecom operators press for Brussel’s scrutiny
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In order to to scrutinise the proposed merger of their UK mobile phone businesses, France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom are pressing for regulators in Brussels rather than London. The telecoms groups are
hopeful that European Commission’s inquiry would be shorter than one by UK competition authorities.
On the other hand, consumers feel that the proposed merger of France Telecom’s Orange UK and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile UK, Britain’s third and fourth-largest mobile operators respectively will have a negative impact on the competition.
The two groups hope that Brussels will hold on to the case and the final say is of Brussels even if the UK authorities could ask the Commission to send the case to London. France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom are preparing the documents about the merger are under preparation and the companies may submit it to the Commission before Christmas, although it may not happen until January.
The length of the regulatory scrutiny will partly depend on whether France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom are willing to make concessions. Last month the two groups said they saw no need for major concessions, such as giving up valuable radio spectrum.
Friday is the top time for mobile chat in Britain; reveals Orange
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: British mobile users love to take their call at 4.30 in the evening, especially on Fridays. The fact has been revealed by France operator Orange. Almost 6 million Orange customers in Britain are finding 4.30 pm to be the best time to chat, making sure that they keep in touch. However, the same time over the weekend and especially on Sunday is the time when the fewest calls are made.
Since, Friday is the last working day of the week; people select this time either to wrap up the week’s work activities and ensure all tasks are completed before the weekend, or to arrange a post-work drink.
According to behavourial expert, Judi James, Friday is the transitional day of the week in terms of behaviour and communication. It is also the time when people are most extrovert and communicative, finishing off their workload very efficiently but still buzzing with adrenaline-powered energy in anticipation of the weekend.
Orange also said that Tuesdays are the quietest day of the week. Every day, the call volumes increases gradually before culminating at their busiest point on Friday afternoon, suggesting that workers become more productive as the week progresses.
Samsung to introduce new mobile phone range on German market
Berlin – South Korean electronics concern Samsung plans to introduce a new series of mobile phones on the German market in a bid to catch up with its rivals, the company said Sunday.
‘We’ll soon be launching new models, which we hope will help us increase our share of the market,’ said Samsung’s head of German operations, Seung Kak Kang.
‘The new models are already available in some countries such as Britain and we can already detect an improvement there,’ the manager said at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.
Samsung, the third-biggest producer of mobile phones, saw its second-quarter turnover grow at a slower pace than that of rivals Nokia and Sony-Ericsson, causing its market share to shrink.
Unlike its main competitors Nokia and Motorola, the South Korean company is banking on medium-priced and top-of-the-market mobile phone models.
The company also hopes to benefit from the introduction of cellphones with television capability, although sales for this sector have yet to take off in Germany, Kang said.
‘Maybe mobile phone television will gain popularity in the coming year,’ he added.
Kang said he was happy with television sales in Germany, which received a huge boost from this summer’s World Cup, cementing Samsung’s position as market leader.
The World Cup helped sales of flat screen televisions, but figures were below market expectations and the industry was hoping for an improvement in the fourth quarter because of the Christmas trade.
The world’s major consumer electronics retailers usually order their Christmas stocks at the IFA.
Samsung says it has a annual turnover of 2 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars) in Germany. In addition to consumer electronics in also manufactures white goods like refrigerators and ovens.
Source- http://tech.monstersandcritics.com
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