The Polish city of Rzeszow has launched an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to enhance smart city capabilities...

Telekom Srbija is deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s mobile device management technology to improve its customer experience.

The Czech Educational and Scientific Network (CESNET) has successfully trialled ECI’s Apollo 400G flex-grid blade solution.

The government of Serbia has rejected all 6 binding offers that it received for the 58% majority stake in Telekom Srbija.

Russia’s MTS is launching a new app offering several communications services across Moscow.

Intracom Telecom has announced it will supply the Warsaw Metropolitan Police (KSP Warsaw) with its OmniBAS platform.

Alcatel-Lucent is upgrading Orange Romania’s existing long-haul microwave transport network, allowing Orange to enhance its 4G network capacity and performance.

Bulgarian number three Vivacom has been bought at auction for €730 million by the businessman and fellow Bulgarian Spas Roussev.

Serbia’s government has announced that 6 companies have lodged binding bids for the available 58% stake in the state-owned operator Telekom Srbija.

MTS is now offering mobile services in Ukraine under the Vodafone brand.

Russian operator MTS has partnered with Vodafone to deploy 3G and begin offering new services in Ukraine.

Ericsson has concluded a preliminary share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Ericpol's operations in Poland and Ukraine.

Poland’s 4G auctions have finally closed after raising PLN9.23 billion ($2.5 billion) in bids.

The operator has commissioned net mobile AG (net-m) to provide subscribers with the means to pay for apps and other digital goods quickly and securely via their mobile phone bill.

Intracom Telecom has signed an agreement with Slovanet, a leading fixed line operator in Slovakia, to supply its latest Point-to-Multipoint wireless system.

Poland has approved the imposition of a deadline on its ongoing 4G auctions by the country’s regulators.

NEC subsidiary NEC Neva is deploying its microwave radio system for MegaFon in Siberia.

T-Mobile and SimpleCell Networks (formerly Blue Cell Networks) have decided to jointly cover the Czech Republic with a SIGFOX network for the Internet of Things.

Two Polish operators have struck out against the country’s government for attempting to amend the rules of its ongoing 4G spectrum auctions.

A new Vodafone initiative is delivering digital books to schools in Romania via wallpaper that can be scanned with smartphones.

The conferencing services market across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is seeing a significant shift to packaged services apparent in demand and vendor offerings.

Telekom Austria has reportedly expressed an interest in buying the 58% stake in Telekom Srbija that the government of Serbia has made available for purchase.

A controlling stake in Telekom Srbija has been made publicly available by the country’s privatisation agency.

Turkcell has bolstered its holding in Ukraine following its $100 million acquisition of a 44.96% stake in Euroasia Telecommunications.

T-Mobile Poland has selected Wipro to provide integrated Applications and Infrastructure services.

Cinven’s bid for Telekom Slovenije has been rejected due to a proposed amendment, but the investor group is reportedly still interested in an acquisition.

The investment group Cinven has specified to Telekom Slovenije that its takeover bid for the state-owned operator is only valid until June 10^th.