Türk Telekom International (TTI) has selected NTT Communications to supply wholesale IP transit services across its operations.

Leading Russian operator MTS has tapped Intracom to supply its mmWave outdoor Ethernet radios.

The Slovakian government has shelved the scheduled IPO for Slovak Telekom after receiving an offer from an unnamed bidder.

VimpelCom is expanding its use of Openmind’s SMS traffic control solution in Moscow and Central Russia.

Orange Polska has selected Ericsson as its OSS transformation partner.

UPC Hungary has appointed Dimoco as its partner for the technical implementation of Mobile Payment services across its mobile offering.

Astellia has signed a 4G network contract with Orange Slovensko, the largest mobile operator in Slovakia.

T-Mobile Poland is increasing network visibility and performance with Accedian’s V-NID Performance Platform.

Slovenia’s regulator AKOS has deemed the country’s two biggest operators - Telekom Slovenije and Si.mobil – guilty of contravening net neutrality legislation set out by the Electronic Communications Act.

State-owned Slovenian operator Telekom Slovenije will be privatised next month.

The Czech unit of O2 is creating a new entity to handle its mobile and fixed infrastructure.

Russian operator MTS and Netherlands-based VimpelCom have agreed to collaborate on their LTE deployments in the Russia and CIS region.

Polish operator P4 is launching LTE roaming over its network through BICS’ IPX platform.

Polish operator Polkomtel has commissioned a new PCRF Policy Control solution from PCRF provider DigitalRoute and BSS consultancy firm Computaris.

The Polish Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has confirmed six bidders for its upcoming 4G spectrum auctions, including the country’s 4 largest operators.

Telekom Romania Communications has selected RAD’s Carrier Ethernet CE 2.0 MEF-certified demarcation devices to facilitate the delivery of wholesale broadband connectivity to international service providers.

Hungary’s draft internet tax has been shelved by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following widespread public protests against the proposals.

Slovakian operator SWAN has selected Cerillion to deliver a complete business support system (BSS) solution for its 4G launch.

Televõrgu AS has deployed the ADVA Optical Networking’s 100G Core to connect Northern and Eastern European countries to Central Europe over a route running through the Baltic States and Poland.

The Hungarian telecom authority NMHH has sold 4G spectrum licences to 4 operators in the country, raising HUF130.6 billion ($530.25 million).

Mobile messaging software solutions provider Anam Technologies has been selected to provide its Anti-Spam solution to Russian mobile operator Tele2. 

Virgin Mobile’s new MVNO, Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe (VMCEE), has attracted €40 million of investment from new backers.

Two major Romanian operators are rebranding to reflect their parent company, Deutsche Telekom.

Slovakian operator Swan has commissioned Chinese vendor ZTE for its nationwide LTE network deployment.

The new government of Slovenia, which is expected to come into power in September, must approve the privatisation of incumbent operator Telekom Slovenije before it can continue.

Cosmote Romania has selected Chinese vendor ZTE to transform its existing 2G/3G network and build a new LTE network in southern Romania.