Daily Archives: 10, October 2014

Rio Tinto confirms no discussions taking place with Glencore

The board of Rio Tinto notes the recent press speculation regarding a possible combination of Rio Tinto and Glencore. The Rio Tinto board confirms that no discussions are taking place with Glencore. In July 2014, Glencore contacted Rio Tinto regarding … Read the full press release

Rio Tinto completes sale of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique to International Coal Ventures Private Limited

LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has completed the sale of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique to International Coal Ventures Private Limited following the fulfilment of all conditions precedent and receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals. The sale, announced on … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera: Ice Communication Norge will acquire parts of Tele2’s mobile infrastructure

Tele2-owned Mobile Norway, which TeliaSonera is acquiring, has signed an agreement on leasing frequencies from Ice Communication Norge. As part of the agreement, Ice will acquire parts of Tele2’s mobile infrastructure. STOCKHOLM, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “This has a very positive … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera’s Interim report January-September 2014 to be announced on Friday October 17, 2014

STOCKHOLM, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TeliaSonera’s Interim report January-September 2014, will be announced on Friday October 17, 2014 at around 7:00 (CET) and a presentation will be available at www.teliasonera.com before the press and analyst conference. Friday October 17, 2014 Press … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera acquires corporate supplier of cloud and hosting services in Sweden Ipeer AB from Applewise AB

TeliaSonera has today signed an agreement on the acquisition of Ipeer AB, a leading corporate supplier of cloud and hosting services in Sweden, from Applewise AB. As a result of the transaction, TeliaSonera supplements its product portfolio of network and … Read the full press release

VimpelCom Ltd. appoints Gennady Gazin as member of the Company’s Supervisory Board in place of Leonid Novoselsky

Amsterdam, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ: VIP) announced today that its Supervisory Board has approved the appointment of Gennady Gazin as a member of the Company’s Supervisory Board in place of Leonid Novoselsky. Alexey Reznikovich, … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer to present the Megatron® sputtering system at the glasstec trade fair in Düsseldorf from October 21 to 24

Thin-film coatings impart new properties to glass in applications as diverse as window glazing, solar cells and touchscreens. With the Megatron® sputtering system, it is now possible for the first time to vary the materials in these coatings in any … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer to showcase the MAGNUS technique at the EuroBLECH 2014 trade fair in Hannover, October 21-25

High-strength steels are in demand as lightweight construction materials. Now Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new inspection system that allows them to examine the materials contact-free. They will be showcasing the MAGNUS technique at the EuroBLECH 2014 trade fair in … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer to present new glass imprints that do not contain any toxic elements at the glasstec tradefair, October 21-24 in Düsseldorf

Whether on baby bottles, beer mugs or perfume bottles, imprints on glass consist mainly of lead oxide. Fraunhofer researchers have developed printing inks for glass that do not contain any toxic elements. At the glasstec tradefair from October 21st to … Read the full press release

BT and Huawei announced field trial speeds of up to 3Tbps, equivalent to transmitting around 100 HD films in a single second

Speed achieved over a fully-managed core Flexgrid optical network Record spectral efficiency of 5.97bit/s/Hz Equivalent to transmitting around 100 HD movies per second LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Huawei today announced field trial speeds of up to three … Read the full press release

BT announces new wave of innovative products and services designed for large enterprises and public sector organisations

Expanded reach, enhanced performance in the cloud and new services to address the opportunities of the future LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT today announced a new wave of innovative products and services designed to encourage large organisations to use … Read the full press release

BT launches its new Next Generation Text (NGT) service helping people with hearing and speech impairment to make phone calls

Making using the phone easier for people with speech and hearing impairment LONDON, 10-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT has today launched its new Next Generation Text (NGT) service, which will make it much easier for people with hearing and speech … Read the full press release