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Europe RSS FeedsEurope?s Best Kept Secrets: Obergurgl, Austria - Obergurgl is a perfect example of why it?s important to shop around for ski resorts. While some dedicated fans of this Austrian resort love nothing better than its snowsure beginner and intermediate runs, expert skiers or those with a taste for a high level of nightlife will most likely find themselves bored here. Obergurgl?s greatest [ ]...Feed Source: news.ski-europe.com Ski Vacation in Germany - Garmisch-Partenkirchen is built around the highest mountain in Germany, the Zugspitze, with an altitude of 2,962 meters (8,832 feet). The top of the mountain is actually a glacier with amazing ski terrain for advanced skiers ranging from bowls to natural, ungroomed drops. There?s ample opportunity for leisurely, intermediate skiing on the 75 miles of trails [ ]... European Resorts for Late-season Snow - Don’t worry if you haven’t made plans for your European ski trip yet. As the season winds down in some areas it continues to go strong at high-altitude resorts, especially those with glaciers. There’s still time to book a late-season ski vacation in the Alps. Take a look at some of the European resorts with [ ]... Resort Survey: Favorite French Resorts - France has long attracted skiers to its slopes and even hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix in 1924. The skiers, and now the ?boarders, are still coming. Whether they?re looking for glamour and upscale accommodations or a more down to earth setting, the resorts of France don?t disappoint. And there?s more than skiing [ ]... Ski Vacation Deals in France - Chamonix, France Ski Trip from $1,549 per person At the foot of Mont Blanc, Chamonix offers one of the best high-mountain cocktails of the world. The mighty mount is a huge attraction in and of itself. Its spectacular scenery, some of the most extreme sites ever viewed, and its challenging ski areas make a perfect [ ]... Ski Vacations in Austria - Innsbruck, Austria Ski Trip from $1,198 per person Most visitors here ski at an intermediate level, but thrill-seekers still have some options. The amazingly daring runs of Hafelekar, Axamer Lizum, and Stubai Glacier are good for advanced skiers. The world-famous Air and Style Competition at the Olympic Ski Jump stadium attracts over 25,000 visitors in [ ]... Resorts Openings and Fresh Snow - Austrian Snow and Resorts In the last few days, the snowy white powder has been falling in Austria. The heaviest snowfall was in the western Austrian resorts but snow fell across the country, so fresh powder skiing be easily located. On Thursday, Mayrhofen (3/25cm) opened for the first time this season, thanks to the fresh [ ]... European Ski Resorts, What?s New for 2012 - In Austria, Saalbach is ready to welcome the new season with new charilists and gondola. Further upgrades and eplacement lifts are also ready to welcome visitors in Hintertux, Schladming and Kitzbühel. In France, Val d´Isère, already a top-tier resort, now boasts almost 160 ski slopes. Valpark, one of the best snow parks in Europe has [ ]... European Ski Resort Season Open Dates 2011-2012 - The ski season is closing fast and we’re all looking for a great season of endless white powder. Most of the major resorts look to be opening in the first week of December this years with a few exceptions. Chamonix (France) has already received substantial snowfall. The official resort open is the first week of [ ]... Best European Ski Resorts for Early Snow - If you’re planning a ski trip for this coming season, there is a great article in the Guardian UK which lists the top 10 ski resorts for early snow. Of the top 10 ski resorts, the first 8 listed are European: Val Thorens, France Chamonix, France Ischgl, Austria Tignes, France Hintertux, Austria Breuil-Cervina, Italy Obergurgl, [ ]... 2011-2012 Season Ski Trips Are Here! - Welcome the 2011-2012 ski season with our best ski trip prices to Europe. Prices for the new season start from $1,198 per person (Innsbruck) and include: roundtrip air, 6 or 7 nights hotel accomodation (double occupancy), buffet breakfast, transfer as specified, airline fuel surcharges and local taxes and service charges in Europe. Great European ski [ ]... Great Group Ski Deals for 2012! - Don’t miss our great selection of ski trip values for the 2012 ski season. Trips include; Switzerland from $885, Bulgaria from $899, Poland from $919 and Austria from $982 per person (double occupancy). We also have summer trips to Tuscany, Italy and the Athens, Greece and Greek Islands. Whether you’re planning a group skiing trip, [ ]... Turkcell to file claim against MTN over Irancell licence - (Telecompaper) South Africa-based MTN said Turkish operator Turkcell has informed it that it will be filing a claim in a US court concerning Irancell, in which MTN has a 49 percent stake. The state-owned Iran Electronic Development Company owns the other 51 percent. Turkcell submitted a bid for Iran's second mobile network licence in 2005 but lost out to Irancell. MTN said it "understands" that Turkcell's claim will allege that MTN sought to induce the Iranian government to award the second GSM licence to MTN rather than to Turkcell by making "improper payments" to an Iranian and a South African government official. It will also allege that MTN encouraged the South African government to take a favourable position towards Iran's civil nuclear power development programme at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in November 2005, and that MTN enlisted South African government support for the provision of military equipment to Iran, the MTN statement said. MTN said it has est... 3 Austria buys Orange Austria for EUR 1.3 billion - (Telecompaper) France Telecom-Orange has entered into a binding agreement with its partner Mid Europa Partners for the sale of Orange Austria to Hutchison Whampoa's 3 Austria. France Telecom-Orange holds 35 percent in Orange Austria and MEP the remaining 65 percent. As part of the transaction, Hutchison will sell frequencies, base station sites, Orange's mobile discount brand Yesss! as well as certain intellectual property rights to Telekom Austria group, immediately after the acquisition of Orange Austria. The agreement implies an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1.3 billion for Orange Austria and is expected to provide France Telecom-Orange with cash proceeds of around EUR 70 million for its equity stake. Telekom Austria will pay EUR 390 million for the aforementioned assets, leaving a net price for 3 Austria of EUR 900 million for its rival Orange. Hutchison said this corresponds to an enterprise value of 6.9 times estimated 2011 EBITDA, excluding anticipated synergies of at le... America Movil picks Alcatel-Lucent for LTE deployment - (Telecompaper) America Movil has selected Alcatel-Lucent provide infrastructure for its LTE/4G network rollout in Latin America. The deployment will start with America Movil's Claro unit commercially launching high-speed mobile broadband services to subscribers in Puerto Rico in the coming weeks. Claro's service offering will use Alcatel-Lucent's LTE equipment, including its lightRadio product portfolio.... Ericsson, Qualcomm show LTE to WCDMA call handover - (Telecompaper) Ericsson and Qualcomm said they have completed the first successful handover of a voice call between LTE and WCDMA networks. LTE networks to date have been focused on handling data traffic only, while equipment makers work on a system to handle voice and SMS over LTE. In addition, equipment is needed to ensure calls can continue when customers move outside LTE coverage areas. The Ericsson platform is based on the 3GPP-standardized Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) protocol, which automatically hands over to WCDMA or GSM networks during the call. The test was successfully completed last December using Ericsson end-to-end network infrastructure and an LTE/3G multimode smartphone chipset from Qualcomm. The handover mechanism is supported on Ericsson's LTE/WCDMA/GSM RAN, Evolved Packet Core, MSC and IMS equipment. The first operators are expected to begin deploying SRVCC during 2012, followed by more global commercial launches in 2013.... Indian Supreme Court cancels 122 GSM licences - (Telecompaper) India's Supreme Court has cancelled 122 GSM licences issued in 2008, putting at risk the business of some of the newest entrants on the market such as Telenor joint venture Uninor and Etisalat DB as well as established operators such as Tata Teleservices and Idea Cellular. The licences have been the subject of a corruption investigation for the past year and a half, which has landed the country's former telecoms minister in jail. The faulty award process allegedly cost the state billions in missed revenue. The court said in its ruling that the award of the licences by the previous government was "totally arbitrary and unconstitutional", the Financial Times reports. The court asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to prepare an auction to redistribute the spectrum. The existing licences will remain valid for four months, after which it's unclear whether operators will be forced to halt services.... TeliaSonera Q4 sales up 1%, sees modest growth in 2012 - (Telecompaper) TeliaSonera reported fourth-quarter sales up 1.0 percent to SEK 27.12 billion, while sales excluding currency effects and acquisitions increased 2.1 percent. For the full year, organic sales were up 2.6 percent, just short of its outlook for an increase of around 3 percent. Adjusted EBITDA was up 3.2 percent on an organic basis and 2.1 percent on a reported basis to SEK 9.19 billion in Q4, and the margin rose to 33.9 percent from 33.5. Net profit still fell 6.3 percent to SEK 4.97 billion, and EPS dropped to SEK 1.15 from 1.18 a year earlier. The company added a net 2.4 million new subscribers at consolidated companies and 3.3 million new lines at associated companies in the quarter, for a total base of 170.0 million at year-end. Despite a drop in annual net profit and free cash flow, TeliaSonera increased its dividend to SEK 2.85 per share from SEK 2.75 a year ago. Free cash flow fell to SEK 9.63 billion from SEK 12.90 billion in 2010 due to higher capex for network exp... Facebook files for IPO - (Telecompaper) Facebook has filed for an initial public offering of shares in the US, aiming to raise USD 5 billion. The filing with the SEC reveals details on the continued growth at the world's largest social network. The number of active users reached 845 million in December 2011, up 39 percent from a year earlier. Active daily users numbered 483 million in December, up 48 percent from a year earlier, and Facebook said over 425 million users were accessing the network from their mobile phone in December. The company generated revenues of USD 3.71 billion in 2011, up from USD 1.97 billion in 2010, and its net profit improved to USD 1.00 billion from USD 606 million. It had accumulated cash of over USD 3.9 billion by the end of 2011. Facebook said it did not have a specific use in mind for the proceeds of the IPO. The offering is expected to open a public market for fund-raising and may provide funds for settling tax coming due and possible acquisitions. The SEC filing shows that Face... Qualcomm raises outlook again after strong Q4 - (Telecompaper) Qualcomm reported record revenues for its fiscal first quarter to 25 December of USD 4.68 billion, up 40 percent from the year-earlier period thanks to strong demand for its chips in smartphones. Operating profit rose 24 percent to USD 1.55 billion, net profit was up 20 percent to USD 1.40 billion, and EPS improved 14 percent to USD 0.81. The company shipped 156 million MSM in the quarter, equal to growth of 32 percent year-on-year and 23 percent sequentially. Qualcomm finished the quarter with USD 22 billion in cash. For fiscal Q2, the company forecast sales up 19-29 percent from a year earlier to USD 4.6-5.0 billion and a more than doubling in EPS to USD 1.20-1.26. MSM shipments are expected to grow 24-31 percent to 146-154 million. Qualcomm also increased its guidance for the full year. It now expects sales of USD 18.7-19.7 billion, versus its previous outlook of USD 18.0-18.7 billion, and the EPS forecast rises to USD 3.36-3.56 from USD 2.80-3.00. The market outlook ... EU Parliament proposes steeper cuts in roaming prices - (Telecompaper) The EU Parliament is pushing for much steeper reductions in roaming fees than those proposed last year by European Commissioner Neelie Kroes. According to a draft proposal seen by Reuters, the parliament is aiming for a rate of EUR 0.15 per minute, compared with Kroes's plan for a one-third cut to EUR 0.24. Mobile data would be capped at EUR 0.20 per MB, rather than EUR 0.50 under the European Commission's proposal. Angelika Niebler, a German politician steering the proposed regulation through parliament, said mobile operators should not charge customers differently depending on where they are. "There should really be no roaming (fees) at a time when we are supposed to have a single market," Niebler said in an interview. The two sides are set to debate the measures in the coming months with the aim of arriving at a compromise law that would be phased in over three years. Under the parliament's proposal, the caps proposed by Kroes would come into force in July 2012, with ... Sony names Playstation head Hirai as new CEO - (Telecompaper) Sony announced the appointment of Kazuo Hirai as its new president and CEO, effective 01 April. He replaces Howard Stringer, who will continue as chairman of the company and take over as board chair from June, when Yotaro Kobayashi retires. Hirai is currently executive deputy president of Sony, in charge of consumer products and services, and chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment, the division for Sony's Playstation gaming activities. Before working on Playstation he spent several years at Sony Music. Sony also promoted Tadashi Saito to chief strategy officer and executive VP, also from April. He is currently president of the semiconductors division and the Professional, Device and Solutions group. Hiroshi Yoshioka was also moved from executive deputy president for the professional division to executive responsible for the medical equipment business.... Copyright © 2012, Pinellas County Real Estate. All Rights Reserved. |