Technology &Telecoms
Court Suspends Fine Against Orange, Vodafone
The Bucharest Court of Appeals on May 19 suspended the execution of a decision by the Competition Council, whereby mobile operators Orange Romania and Vodafone Romania, are to pay fines in t...
GfK: Only 4% Of Romanians Use Internet Banking
Romania has one of the lowest penetration rates of Internet banking services in Central and Eastern Europe, just 4%, compared to 42% in the Czech Republic, 34% in Austria or 13% in Croatia,...
Sony: Romanian Laptop Market Could Match 2008 Boom
Laptop sales this year could match the record-breaking sales of the 2008 economic boom year, when Romanians bought half a million units. This comes amid a dramatic decline recorded by deskto...
Telecom Industry "Fascinatingly Difficult" Says Former Bergenbier Boss Turned Vodafone Executive
Mihai Ghyka, former chief executive of local brewer Bergenbier, becomes number two in mobile operator Vodafone Romania.
Romania To Buy 800,000 Doses Of BCG Vaccine Through UNICEF
Romania's Government has authorized the Health Ministry to buy 800,000 doses of BCG vaccine against tuberculosis, through UNICEF, because the Cantacuzino Institute is still undergoing an ove...
ANCOM Consults Public On Mobile Virtual Network Operators
Romania's telecom regulator ANCOM on Tuesday launched a public consultation on mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) on the local market.
Bergenbier Ex-CEO Ghyka Joins Vodafone Romania Top Management
Telecom operator Vodafone Romania named Mihai Ghyka as chief commercial officer of the Consumer Business Unit, replacing Karsten Wildberger, who was appointed to a new position within the Vo...
Asesoft Owners Use EUR4M Loans To Capitalize Romanian Flanco
Romanian businessmen Sebastian Ghita and Iulian Stanciu contracted two loans worth a total EUR4 million from BRD-Groupe Societe Generale and UniCredit Tiriac Bank, to capitalize electronics...
Communications Ministry Favors Romtelecom, Cosmote Merger
The Communications Ministry agrees with a proposition by Hellenic Telecommunications Organization, or OTE, for a merger between telecom operators Romtelecom and Cosmote Romania, majority own...