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Europe RSS FeedsSarajevo Gets Two Six-Seaters - The 1984 Winter Olympic venue of Sarajevo which became a war zone in the 1990s during the Balkan conflict has at last seen an upgrade to its life network. The ski area of Jahorina, which is located in the Republika Srpska sector of Bosnia Herzegovina has installed two new six-seater detachable chairlifts at a cost of [ ]...Feed Source: news.ski-europe.com Two Big New Lifts For Kitzbühel In 2010-11 - Lift manufacturer Leitner has reported that the leading Austrian resort of Kitzbühel has ordered two new lifts for next winter ? a 10 passenger cable car and another eight-seater chairlift.
The new Maierl gondola will be Austria?s first ten-seat gondola, and will replace a double chairlift and a drag lift on the route.
The 2.7km long lift [ ]... Huge Expansion of Avoriaz Gets Underway - A massive expansion of Avoriaz ski resort in France gets underway this month that will create two totally new resort districts, ach with several new accommodation complexes.
Perhaps more exciting for guests staying in the existing resort, Avoriaz is also building a large new water park and a spectacular new lift to replace the cable car [ ]... Best Ski Club Trip Deals are Here! - SkiEurope’s Best Ski Club Deals for the 2010/ 2011 ski season are now posted online. Best group trip pricing includes Canada from $345 and Europe from $734!
Whether you’re planning a group ski trip, club ski vacation, alumni ski trip or corporate incentive travel, we can assist you in creating a travel plan that [ ]... Super Skiing Vacation Deal in the Italian Alps! - Nowhere is more picturesque than chic Cortina, the most up-market of Italian resorts. Dramatic pink-tinged peaks rise from the top of the slopes, giving picture-postcard views from wherever you are. Cortina personifies Italian vivacity and the nation's passion for "la dolce vita".... Ski Now! SuperSki Week in Bansko, Bulgaria! - Until recently, Bansko was not one of the best known ski areas in Bulgaria. But heavy investment across the ski area and the resort have utterly transformed this quaint medieval town and its ski area into a year-round, international destination resort. Not yet well-known in North America, prices remain, for the moment, relatively low, making it the best value in European skiing.... Olympic Innsbruck. A Great Ski Vacation Destination! - Innsbruck is one of Europe's oldest and most beautiful ski centers. Nestled in the Tyrolean Alps, the area has some 200 trails covering 500 kilometers (310 miles) and is perfect for beginner and intermediate skiers. It's located three miles from the airport and six ski areas are within one hour of the city.... SuperSki Week Deal in the Italian Alps! - Nestled in between the truly breathtaking scenery of more than 14 peaks and tucked under the magnificent Mount Blanc, Courmayeur is a charming village with cobblestone streets and a car-free center. There is an easygoing friendliness in town, and Courmayeur has an international feel.... World Snow Report 10 February: Another Few Feet For Europe As North America Experiences ?Snowmaggeddon? - * Whistler is ?Games ready?
* Olympic Snowboard venue Cyprus Mountain to host events as planned despite warm weather.
* US overtakes Europe For Deepest Snowbase in the world
* Another few feet in the Alps.
* More than 40 die worldwide in avalanches in the past week.
Heavy snow across North America, dubbed ?Snowmaggeddon? [ ]... Skiing Germany?s Winter Sports Capital! - Garmisch-Partenkirchen is Germany?s undisputed ?Winter Sports Capital,? located only a short distance from the Austrian border. Once the host of the Winter Olympics, Garmisch is a large, cosmopolitan town with plenty to see and do both on and off the slopes.... World Snow Report 3 February 2010: Cold Temperatures and Heavy Snow Across Europe Continues - * Germany ?drowning in powder?
* Up to a metre of snow in 48 hours in the Pyrenees
* Up to a metre of new snow for resorts in Norway
* Belgian snow causes traffic chaos and powder heaven.
It?s cold across Europe and it?s been snowing, often heavily, right across the continent, with hundreds of [ ]... Scenic, Stunning, Skiing in Zermatt, Switzerland! - Zermatt is a scenic, car-free village with a medieval center and provides a great base for some of the best skiing in the Alps. Three main ski areas, the Sunnegga, the Gornergrat, and the Klein Matterhorn, offer world-class excitement for every level of skier.
Zermatt, Switzerland from $1,229 per person... Best Buy to use Clearwire network for Connect service - (Telecompaper) US retailer Best Buy has agreed to resell Clearwire's Wimax service as part of its recently launched Best Buy Connect mobile internet service. Best Buy will launch the service based on a wholesale deal with Clearwire in 2011. This is Clearwire's first wholesale agreement beyond those with its shareholders - Sprint, Bright House, Time Warner Cable and Comcast already sell the Wimax service under their own names. The Best Buy Connect service currently uses the Sprint mobile network. Best Buy said the deal will help it develop a 'one-stop shop' for mobile phones, accesories and services.... India amends licences for network equipment security checks - (Telecompaper) The Indian government has issued changes to telecom operator licences requiring them to address security concenrs among their foreign network equipment suppliers. According to a report from the Economic Times, the government can impose penalties of up to 100 percent of the contract value if any spyware or malware is found in their imported equipment. International manufacturers who want to do business in India will have to deposit source codes and detailed designs of all products and services they sell in an escrow account in encrypted form. This can be accessed by security agencies and operators in case of an emergency. The new rules will be incorporated into the licence agreements of all telecommunication companies with immediate effect. The new norms published by the department of telecom were issued after security agencies and the home ministry raised concerns about imported equipment, especially those sourced from Chinese companies. They also equipment makers who ma... HTC poaches CTO, product chief from Sony Ericsson - (Telecompaper) Smartphone maker HTC has named Ron Louks as Chief Strategy Officer. In the new position, Ron Louks will be responsible for driving new strategic initiatives, technology incubation and will work closely with HTC's engineering and operation departments. Prior to joining HTC, Louks was the CTO at Sony Ericsson. Kouji Kodera has been appointed as chief product officer. As HTC's newly created chief product officer, Kouji Kodera will be responsible for HTC's global product portfolio planning and management. Kodera has a track record of building device portfolio strategies. Prior to joining HTC, he worked for Sony Ericsson as its head of products. Previously vice president of product development, David Chen has been promoted to chief engineering officer. Chen, who is one of HTC's first employees, will continue to drive HTC's product development and engineering. Under his leadership HTC has created many smartphones. HTC's chief innovation officer Horace Luke and HTC's chief mark... DST hires banks for IPO in 2011 - report - (Telecompaper) Russian internet company Digital Sky Technologies has hired investment banks to organize an initial public offering in 2011, a person familiar with the plans told the Wall Street Journal. DST chose Goldman Sachs, which has a stake in the company, and two other investment banks for an IPO on a global stock exchange, most likely in London, the paper reports. In the offering, DST investors may sell stakes and the company may also issue new shares. The exact timing and the target market valuation are unknown. DST, which is valued at about USD 4 billion, owns Russian internet portal Mail.ru and is buying the ICQ instant-messaging system. DST's affiliated international investment vehicle, DST Global, has also invested in Facebook, gaming company Zynga and other internet firms. A spokesman for DST said that "an IPO was always in DST's strategic agenda" but that "no details or timetable of the possible transaction have been agreed upon."... Zynga, Softbank form social games JV in Japan - (Telecompaper) Social gaming website Zynga and Japanese operator Softbank have formed a joint venture Zynga Japan that will develop and distribute social games across Japan. The new joint venture Zynga Japan, brings together companies in social games and consumer technology to offer new users the ability to play social games anytime and anywhere. In conjunction with this JV, Softbank has completed a USD 150 million investment in Zynga. The joint venture extends Zynga's reach to a wider global audience and marks the company's first foray into the internet and mobile market in Japan. Based in Tokyo, Zynga Japan will use Softbank's mobile and web technology to offer social games.... France Telecom reports smaller revenue decline in Q2 - (Telecompaper) France Telecom reported first-half revenues down 1.2 percent from a year earlier to EUR 22.14 billion. On a comparable basis, excluding foreign exchange effects and changes in consolidation, revenues were down 2.2 percent. This was led by a 7.5 percent drop in Poland and a 6.0 percent decline in Enterprise, while France was down 2.0 percent. The company blamed the drop in group revenues on regulatory effects, saying revenues were stable when excluding this. The group reported an improved revenue trend in the second quarter, up 0.3 percent compared with a decrease of 0.3 percent in the first quarter, after excluding regulatory measures. This improvement was evident across most of the company's operations, France Telecom said. Overall regulatory effects are expected to take around EUR 1 billion off revenues this year, but excluding this, France Telecom expects stable sales for 2010. The company finished June with 182.0 million customers, up by 3.8 percent or 6.7 million fr... Telefonica revenues accelerate in Q2, profits improve - (Telecompaper) Telefonica reported second-quarter revenues up 9.0 percent from a year earlier to EUR 15.12 billion, helped by a pick-up in organic growth, positive exchange rate effects and the takeover of Hansenet in Germany. The drop in revenues in its home market Spain slowed to 3.2 percent to EUR 4.69 billion, while Latin America accelerated to 16.0 percent growth to EUR 6.44 billion in revenues, and Telefonica O2 Europe grew 14.0 percent to EUR 3.79 billion. The operator added a net 4.7 million new customers in the quarter, for a total 277.8 million at the end of June, up 5.2 percent from a year earlier. Mobile net adds reached 3.5 million, of which 59 percent were postpaid, for a total base of 211.0 million, and the number of mobile broadband users was up 87 percent year-on-year to 17 million. OIBDA rose a slower 4.0 percent to EUR 5.79 1 billion, and the OIBDA margin dropped 1.8 percent points to 38.3 percent. Telefonica blamed the lower profitability on higher interconnection ... MTS launches commercial LTE network in Uzbekistan - (Telecompaper) Mobile TeleSystems has commercially launched a network based on LTE technology in Uzbekistan. The network operates in the 2.5-2.7 GHz band and covers the downtown area of Tashkent. MTS plans to expand coverage significantly in future, using the 2.5-2.7 GHz frequencies in major cities and the 850 MHz band in smaller towns. MTS subscribers can now access data transfer rates of up to 100 Mbps using LTE-enabled modems. The equipment for the 4G network was provided by Huawei.... Iinet to buy AAPT's retail business - report - (Telecompaper) Australian ISP iiNet is thought to be the preferred buyer of AAPT's retail unit, after rival TPG Telecom failed to acquire the whole business. Iinet entered a trading halt on 29 June as it is preparing an announcement. Telecom New Zealand has been hoping to sell the whole Australian unit in a AUD 300 million-plus deal, but has decided to split the business in a wholesale and retail unit instead. Telecom could hold on to the wholesale unit for a possible sell off into the national broadband network, the Australian reports. Iinet did not comment.... Thailand plans 3G auction for end-September - (Telecompaper) The Thai telecommunications regulator plans hold a 3G licence auction in the last week of September. The board of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has approved the time frame. The NTC plans to auction off three 3G licences in the 2.1 GHz spectrum, each with a 15-year term. The licences are in 15 MHz blocks and the starting price has been set at THB 12.8 billion. However, the government has earlier said that the 2G concessions should be converted to licences ahead of the 3G auction. The joint committee that is developing the plan to terminate the concessions will meet with the NTC shortly to discuss its plans and meet with private concession holders as well. Furthermore, the house of representatives and the Thai senate will establish a joint committee to vet the amended bill on the formation of a new regulator, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The bill is expected to become law at the end of this and the selection process... Copyright © 2010, Donna's List. All Rights Reserved. |