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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.... 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... 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.... Swisscom to buy rest of Fastweb for EUR 256 mln - (Telecompaper) Swisscom is preparing an offer to buy the remaining shares in Italian broadband operator Fastweb. Swisscom already owns 82.05 percent of Fastweb and wants to acquire the remaining 17.918 percent for EUR 18 per share, valuing the stake at EUR 256 million. Swisscom will offer a takeover price of EUR 18 per share in cash. This represents a premium of EUR 4.63 or 34.6 percent on the official share price on 7 September. Swisscom will finance the buy-out from its own funds or via an existing credit line. Irrespective of the deal, Swisscom will be in a position to pay a dividend in 2011 equivalent at least to the prior-year amount and will also retain the necessary financial reserves for any further deals, the company said. Swisscom intends to take over Fastweb in full and to delist the company from the Milan stock exchange. Given the dynamic market development in Italy, the full takeover will give Swisscom greater strategic and operational flexibility, it said. Swisscom will s... Vodafone to sell China Mobile stake - (Telecompaper) Vodafone Group has confirmed it will sell its 3.2 percent stake in China Mobile. The company will sell its 642.9 million shares in China Mobile in a public offering that will be led by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS. The company expects to raise around GBP 4.3 billion from the sale, before tax and transaction costs. Vodafone said about 70 percent of the proceeds of the sale will be returned to shareholders through a share buyback, with the rest being used to repay debts. Vodafone said it would continue cooperation with China Mobile in areas such as roaming and technology development.... Samsung launches Galaxy S in China - (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its Galaxy 3 phone with all three of China's mobile operators. The Galaxy S will be available on three different 3G standards, with China Telecom offering a CDMA2000 device (SCH-I909), China Mobile providing a TD-SCDMA model (GT-I9008), and China Unicom marketing a WCDMA version (GT-I9088). Starting with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S for China Telecom this September, all three phones will be launched in the Chinese market this year. Samsung made the announcement during a event at the China World Exhibition in Beijing. The Galaxy S features a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor. Samsung's Galaxy S model for China Telecom has dual-standby, supporting both CDMA and GSM networks. The China Mobile device will incorporate the Chinese CMMB mobile TV service and is powered by the Ophone 2.0 platform. Korea's JoongAng Daily reported from the event that Samsung is aiming to be the number one handset provider... Google prepares for TV launch - (Telecompaper) Google will launch its new service to bring web content to TV screens in the US this autumn and worldwide next year, CEO Eric Schmidt said at the Ifa trade show in Berlin. Google conducted a demonstration of the TV platform, which projects a search bar onto the top of the TV screen and allows users to surf the internet as well as search live TV listings. The platform will provide access to both paid and free content. Other planned features include access to Android mobile applications on the TV from early next year and channel changing using Google speech recognition technology, the Wall Street Journal reported from the event. Google will work with a variety of programme makers and electronics manufacturers to bring the TV service to consumers, but does not plan to get into content production, Schmidt told journalists after his keynote speech. According to a report from Reuters, Schmidt also said Google would announce partnerships later this year with makers of tablet co... Motorola, Ericsson to provide LTE public safety platform - (Telecompaper) Motorola Solutions and Ericsson entered an alliance to provide an LTE-based platform for public safety broadband. The unified platform will allow real-time information sharing between an integrated multimedia command centre and a collaborative portfolio of rugged radios, in-vehicle terminals, and hand-held LTE data devices. Ericsson will provide the benefit of global scale economies and proven performance across a large, globally deployed LTE base. Combined with Motorola's public safety optimised LTE core and interoperability platform, Ericsson will provide its LTE access equipment as well as parts of its packet core and related services to deliver broadband multimedia services to public safety. Motorola's advanced devices, video security and command and control products will leverage these platforms to offer public safety situational collaboration and situational awareness. In addition, Motorola will deliver the full spectrum of advanced services to the public safety co... Telenor sticks to Indian investment plan - (Telecompaper) Telenor said it will maintain its investment in Uninor, its Indian subsidiary, and denied reports that the company was under pressure from investors to exit the loss-making venture, reports the Economic Times. Uninor's target is still to secure an 8 percent market share by 2018 and cash-flow positive in five years, said director of communications for Telenor Asia, Glenn Mandelid. He added that there was no change in the company's long-term plans for India. Telenor currently has less than 1 percent market share in India's mobile market. Bloomberg reported earlier that some investors in Telenor viewed the company's plans to become profitable in India within three years as unrealistic. These investors pointed out that tariff wars in India's ultra-competitive mobile market had significantly lowered the average revenue per customer, making Telenor's earlier guidance irrelevant. Telenor said it expects additional EBITDA losses this year on Uninor of around USD 470 million and ... Brazil starts new universal service plan - (Telecompaper) Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel unveiled a new plan for achieving the country's universal service targets. The PGMU III as the plan is known will cost BRL 2.1 billion, which will be invested in infrastructure and maintenance from 2011 to 2015. The reviewed goals for universal telephony cover rural and poorer areas, with plans for the installation of public telephone booths in all rural schools and rural health posts in Brazil. Also planned is the creation of the Telephone Exchange service, at an average cost of BRL 25 for families enrolled in the Bolsa Familia programme. The plan is open to public consultation until 22 September.... Copyright © 2010, homeworkersbusiness. All Rights Reserved. |