The importance of 4G networks continued to grow in the second quarter of 2019 with over 95% of mobile Internet traffic and 17% of domestic call traffic already on 4G , showing an increase of 1.4 percentage points and 5 percentage points, respectively, compared to the end of 2018, says the latest mobile market report […]
The UPC brand currently used by Vodafone Hungary will be phased out from the Hungarian market from April, hwsw.hu reports, citing Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Amanda Nelson. The move comes nearly one year after the British telecommunications giant acquired Liberty Global's cable business in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Romania. Liberty was present in […]
The number of smartphone users in Hungary is 5.3 million, which equals 89% of all internet users in the country. The number of people using a mobile internet connection has increased by 1.7 million to almost 4.5 million between 2017 and May 2019. The major role that smartphones play in our lives is proven by […]
European Commission Clears Vodafone's Bid to Buy Liberty Global Units The European Commission granted approval for Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global's cable business in Czechia, Germany, Hungary and Romania in exchange for full compliance with commitments previously undertaken by Vodafone. As a result, the U.K.-based telecommunications giant will become the new owner of UPC Hungary. […]
Magyar Telekom, the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider, has announced that it has signed Heads of Terms with Hungarian company 4iG about the sale of its fully-owned subsidiary T-Systems Hungary, which offers a full range of ICT solutions. Under the Heads of Terms, 4iG will purchase all the shares of T-Systems by the close of […]
US television and broadband company Liberty Global entered into a definitive agreement to sell its operations in Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Germany to Vodafone Group, the world's second-largest mobile carrier, for EUR 18.4 billion.
Telecommunications service provider UPC Hungary saw its sales of digital services boosted in the third quarter of 2017. During this period, UPC Hungary surpassed the 2 million subscriptions milestone and delivered an impressive revenue growth of 10,2%.
Ericsson and Magyar Telekom have held a demonstration of the first 5G New Radio at the Ericsson R&D centre in Budapest on Thursday. The first implementation of its kind in Hungary achieved download speeds of 22 gigabits per second (Gbps).
Romanian telecom operator Digi Communications is to buy Invitel Telecommunications Co. Ltd., one of the key operators on Hungary’s telecom market, for EUR 140 million. The transaction will be carried out through Digi’s Hungarian subsidiary.
Hungarian telecoms group Magyar Telekom has signed an agreement with Hrvatski Telekom d.d. for the sale of its majority (76.53%) stake in Crnogorski Telekom A.D. Podgorica. The value of the package is about HUF 38 billion (some EUR 123.5).
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which marks its 150th anniversary this year, has began a four-day World Congress in the Hungarian capital. The event focuses on the solutions, policies, projects and initiatives accelerating ICT innovation worldwide.
Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company Huawei has been awarded, without a public procurement tender, the job of setting up Hungary’s fourth mobile network in the 450 MHz frequency band.
In 2014 and 2015, all Hungarian state institutions will use Vodafone as their mobile service provider. The net value of the framework contract is HUF 4.5 billion (EUR 15 million), three times higher as Telenor received for the previous two years of services.
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary concerning a levy on phone calls and text messages introduced in 2012, the Hungarian news agency MTI learned from unnamed sources.
Three Hungarian companies and a consortium comprising three local enterprises have won frequency blocks in the 900 MHz frequency band in a tender for the country’s fourth mobile service provider. Winning bids total HUF 43.9 billion + VAT.
