Technology &Telecoms
Smart TVs Expected To Account For 50% Of 2014 TV Set Sales
In Romania, 30% of the 730,000 TV sets sold last year were smart TVs, and sales of such devices are expected to go up to 50% in 2014.
DCS Doesn’t Expect Takeover Soon, Continues Investment Plan
Digital Cable Systems (DCS), one of the largest cable TV, Internet and landline phone service providers in Romania, does not expect a takeover soon, so it will continue expansion, chief exec...
Cosmote Romania Extends 4G Network To Another 12 Towns
Telecom operator Cosmote Romania extended its fourth-generation (4G) network to another 12 towns, reaching a total of 20 towns, and covers approximately 40% of the urban inhabitants across t...
SoftVision Recruits Another 200 People This Year
SoftVision, one of Transylvania’s largest software application developers, is set to hire at least 200 people in 2014, getting thus to a headcount of above 1,100 people.
Ernst & Young Looking For Buyer For Cable TV Service Provider AKTA
Financial advisory firm Ernst & Young (EY) has been hired by private equity firm Pinebridge to find a buyer for Digital Cable Systems (DCS), a cable TV, Internet and landline phone service p...
Romtelecom Hires KPMG To Appraise Its Real Estate Assets
Romtelecom, one of the largest telecom operators in Romania, has chosen audit and advisory firm KPMG to appraise its real estate assets throughout the country. Romtelecom owns almost two mil...
Telecom Revolution: In-Network And Out-Of-Network Call Gap, Wiped Out
The 70% cut, starting April 1, in interconnection tariffs brings in-network and out-of-network call costs to the same level. Telecom companies in Romania should make calls cheaper, but they...
Vodafone Increases 4G Network Speeds, Launches M-Pesa Mobile Payment Service
Telecom operator Vodafone Romania Monday said it will increase data transfer speeds in its fourth-generation (4G) telecom network, starting April 1, from 100 to 150 Mbps and the next speed t...
Orange Romania To Extend 4G Network To Cover 90 Towns Starting April 7
Mobile telecom operator Orange Romania Monday said it will extend its fourth-generation (4G) telecom network, starting April 7, to cover 90 towns, accounting for over 45% of the country’s po...