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Europe RSS FeedsEuropean resorts get stuck into improvements - From new lifts and runs to snowmaking and terrain park upgrades, summer is a busy time for the ski resorts of Europe!...Feed Source: news.ski-europe.com New summit walk at CairnGorm Mountain - A guided walk launching in July will allow visitors to CairnGorm Mountain to appreciate the peak?s full height as well as the surrounding area... Sarajevo 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 [ ]... 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 [ ]... 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 [ ]... 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 will [ ]... 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.... Dutch operators, banks to bring mobile payments to checkouts - (Telecompaper) Dutch mobile operators KPN, T-Mobile Netherlands and Vodafone Netherlands, as well as banking groups ABN Amro, ING, and Rabobank have signed a letter of intent to jointly introduce mobile payments at checkouts in the Netherlands, after conducting a technical and commercial feasibility study. The companies claim it is the first time that major banks and mobile operators in a European country have joined forces with regard to mobile payments. The six companies plan to set up a joint venture to facilitate mobile payments in an easy and safe manner. The group wants to create a single uniform system for mobile transactions in the country, based on international standards.They said that they expect checkout payments via the mobile will be available in the course of 2012. Instead of paying with their bank card, customers will hold their mobile phone against the store's point-of-sale terminal and the payment will be made within seconds. The payment software will be located in a ... Telenor among operators eyeing Wind Hellas - report - (Telecompaper) Telenor is one of the six parties interested in Wind Hellas, the Greek operator controlled by Egyptian entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris, The Financial Times writes. Wind Hellas, which could fall into new ownership as part of a debt restructuring, announced a strategic review, and last month the mobile operator said it had received preliminary expressions of interest from several potential investors. Six parties are conducting due diligence and binding offers for Wind Hellas are due by 15 September. Weather Investments, Sawiris' private investment vehicle and Wind Hellas' controlling shareholder, is among those parties that have submitted offers for the mobile operator. Other interested parties in Wind Hellas include Saban Capital, the US private equity firm mainly focused on the media sector, and two Greek companies. A group of Wind Hellas' senior secured bondholders, which include Anchorage Advisors, Angelo Gordon, Eton Park, Mount Kellet and Taconic Capital, are also workin... Swiss mobile operators to reduce MTA fees by 50% - (Telecompaper) Swisscom is further reducing its mobile termination charges starting 1 October, when they will decrease from CHF 0.14 to CHF 0.08 per minute. From the beginning of 2011, the rate will fall further to CHF 0.07 per minute. Swisscom has also reached an agreement with fixed network operators VTX and Verizon Business and with mobile operators Sunrise and Orange Switzerland. Swisscom started negotiating with the operators following a complaint filed by VTX with the Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) in February. Sunrise and Orange are also reducing their charges from CHF 0.17 to CHF 0.10 per 1 October and to CHF 0.0875 per minute as of 1 January 2011. Following the reduction in MTA charges, Swisscom will also cut prices for residential and business customers. The future prices are currently being worked out. Lowering the MTA charges will reduce Swisscom's annual revenue by around CHF 80 million. Because the fees charged by other mobile providers will also decrease, it ... Google offers search-as-you-type with Instant launch - (Telecompaper) Google has introduced a new search engine technology that can display results before users finish typing a keyword. With Google Instant, the search engine can serve up a local weather forecast as soon as a user types the letter 'W' in the search box. If the user continues typing a word other than 'weather', the search results on the page instantly refresh and change accordingly. Google already offered a feature that suggested popular search queries as a user typed a word in the search box, but the new feature actually delivers a complete page of search results as a search term is being typed. Google estimates the new service will save users 2-5 seconds per search. Google Instant will be added to Chrome, Firefox, Safari and IE 8 browsers and initially be available in the US. It will also roll out to France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the UK for users who are signed in and later to other countries.... T-Mobile USA unveils G2 with Google - (Telecompaper) T-Mobile USA unveiled the T-Mobile G2 with Google, the first handset designed for its HSPA+ network. Designed by HTC, the Android 2.2 phone features a 3.7-inch screen with a hinge design that opens to reveal a full qwerrty keyboard. It runs a Snapdragon MSM7230 800MHz processor from Qualcomm and comes loaded with 4 GB internal memory, Swype for text input, Google Voice and Voice Actions and dedicated quick keys for access to Google services. Other features include a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD 720p video recording, Microsoft Exchange support, up to 32GB external memory and a music player. Current T-Mobile customers will be able to preorder the G2 starting later this month. Further launch and pricing details will be released later, T-Mobile said.... Crown Fibre begins negotiations on fibre roll-out - (Telecompaper) New Zealand's Crown Fibre Holdings has begun negotiating binding offers with three regional fibre providers. The company managing New Zealand's Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) Initiative has picked NorthPower (covering the Whangarei area), the Central North Island Fibre Consortium (covering Hamilton, Tauranga, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Tokoroa, New Plymouth, Hawera and Wanganui), and Alpine Energy (covering Timaru) for initial negotiations for the first stage roll-out, out of its shortlist of fourteen. Telecom New Zealand has issued a statement in response to the announcement emphasising that it has submitted a nation-wide proposal. Telecom has been shortlisted in all regions of the Ultra-fast Broadband initiative. Telecom estimates the areas covered by these three parties represents around 12 percent of the population of New Zealand. Telecom emphasised its proposal is national and its proposal would see structural separation of the company. Telecom said it remains open to partn... Vodafone loses appeal against Indian tax bill - (Telecompaper) Vodafone has lost its appeal against an Indian tax bill for its takeover of Hutchison's Indian mobile operation in 2007. The Bombay High Court ruled that Vodafone must pay capital gains tax on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar. The mobile operator could face a total tax bill of more than USD 2 billion. Vodafone is expected to appeal the verdict to India's Supreme Court in New Delhi, as it argues the transaction should not be taxable in India because it took place overseas. Des Webb, global tax executive at Vodafone, told the Financial Times outside the Mumbai High Court that it would take the Indian tax department "eight weeks before they pass any order or demand for tax. At the moment it's not clear how much we would have to pay." He said the company would look at the judgement in detail before deciding on further action, but it would "seriously consider" an appeal to the Supreme Court. Under the Hutchison Essar sale, a Dutch company controlled b... Bharti Airtel leads with 2.6 mln subscriber adds in July - (Telecompaper) The number of telephone subscribers in India increased 2.49 percent to 688.38 million in July, from 671.69 million in June, according to data from telecoms regulator Trai. Teledensity reached 58.17 percent versus 56.83 percent in the previous month. The wireless and mobile (GSM, CDMA, fixed wireless phone) subscriber base grew to 652.42 million, up 2.66 percent from 635.51 million in the previous month. Bharti Airtel remained market leader with a market share of 21.34 percent and had 139.2 million customers against 136.6 million in June. It also had the highest net additions, of 2.6 million customers. Airtel was followed by Reliance with 113.3 million subscribers against 110.8 million subscribers in June, and a 17.37 percent market share. Vodafone Essar was third with 17.08 percent market share and 111.46 million customers, versus 109.06 million subscribers in the previous month. Tata Teleservices had 74.85 million subscribers against 72.53 million in June, and BSNL's s... IDC raises smartphone growth forecast - (Telecompaper) The worldwide converged mobile devices market is expected to grow 55.4 percent this year compared to 2009 amid greater-than-expected demand for smartphones. This is 10 percent higher than the previous forecast from IDC. IDC now expects mobile phone vendors to ship 269.6 million converged mobile devices this year compared to the 173.5 million units shipped in 2009. The increased market forecast for smartphones comes amid the launch of several new models, such as the BlackBerry Torch, EVO 4G and the iPhone 4, in recent months. Additional product introductions and an expected flurry of smartphone buying activity in the second half of the year will push the market well above previous expectations. IDC now expects this year's overall mobile phone market to grow 14.1 percent, or 1.5 percent higher than its previous forecast. The outlook for 2011 is also very strong, according to the market researchers. Despite uncertainty about the economy, the smartphone market is expected to... Centernet, Mobyland launch LTE network in 1800MHz band - (Telecompaper) Polish mobile operator Mobyland and its partner Centernet have launched the first commercial LTE network in the 1800MHz band. The network offers initial speeds of up to 153Mbps download and 48Mbps, and the operators said this will eventually rise to 326/86Mbps. The LTE network is available across the operators' existing GSM1800 footprint, and they expect to shortly receive permits for another 355 sites. By the end of 2010, the network is expected to have 700 base stations and cover over 7 million people. Mobyland and CenterNet won the 1800MHz frequency rights in late 2007. Centernet has been offering services since May 2009 and has around 130,000 customers. Mobyland, acquired by Aero2 last year, started commercial services in August 2009. Huawei is the equipment supplier for the LTE network.... Copyright © 2010, JayKay's Link Exchange. All Rights Reserved. |