France Tlcom
Summary
France Telecom S.A. (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people (half outside of France) and has 192.7 million customers worldwide (2010). In 2008 the group had revenue of €53.5 billion. Its head office is in Place d'Alleray in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, and the current CEO is Stéphane Richard.In 1792, under the French Revolution, the first communication network was developed to enable the quick transporting of information in a warring and unsafe country. That was the optical telegraphy network of Claude Chappe.
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Second-screen hopefuls hard-pressed to disrupt Hollywood ‘cabal’
You can’t move these days for new research indicating the rise of of “second-screeners” — those of us who watch television while using a handheld device.
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Ex-France Telecom chief Lombard faces suicide probe
Didier Lombard, the former chief executive of France Telecom, was put under investigation over his alleged role in a wave of staff suicides, accused of advocating tough management practices amounting to psychological harassment, his lawyer said.
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Nordic start-ups follow Skype with low-cost calls
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Europe's traditional phone companies, already under pressure from cheap internet-based services like Skype, are about to face more competition from a group of Nordic start-ups that will offer low-cost mobile calls and other services.
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How mobile networks are policing the web — badly
While the British government considers forcing internet providers to censor the web, it turns out that many European mobile operators are happily acting as censors themselves already — and mistakenly blocking lots of legitimate sites along the way.
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Zeebox plots first screen integration with TV manufacturers
Zeebox, the social TV app, is working with hardware manufacturers to integrate its technology into TV devices before the end of this year.
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Spotify to launch in Germany this week
Spotify is to open its doors in Germany this week in the digital music service’s biggest launch since coming to the US last year. It is the latest example of a digital music firm growing its global footprint as record …Continue reading: "Spotify to launch in Germany this week".
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Channel tunnel to break mobile-free silence in July
Signal technology breakthrough and reported telecoms deals mean passengers will have mobile phone coverage in tunnel.
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SugarSync raises $15 million to keep users’ files in sync
SugarSync, the developer of a free service that syncs files across a user's computers and devices, said on Wednesday it has raised $15 million in its fourth round of funding, which the company will use to grow its team and expand its datacenter footprint.
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MWC 2012: the smartphone stars come out to play
One of the more dramatic moments at this year's Mobile World Congress – the industry's monster annual get together in Barcelona – came when Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao had to be evacuated, along with a room full of journalists, from the company's pavilion.
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Boss of Everything Everywhere owner says name should be scrapped
Everything Everywhere is facing another embarrassment over its name after the boss of France Telecom, which owns half of the company, said it should be scrapped.
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