http://www.telecompaper.com/profiles/ Business information about the telecom industry, an extensive overview of telecom-related articles 600 http://www.telecompaper.com/images/Logos/logotph40w225.gif http://www.telecompaper.com/ http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R625692 This company profile combines the two company profiles of UPC Netherlands and Priority Telecom, as Priority has become an integral part of UPC Netherlands during the course of 2008. UPC Netherlands is a subsidiary of UPC Broadband that operates in 10 European countries and was established in 1999 following the merger of cable companies A2000 and Telekabel. During the following years, UPC increased its coverage by acquiring cable networks from utility providers and Dutch municipalities. UPC also founded a business customer division called Priority Telecom. The division became an independent operator and was listed on the Amsterdam exchange. It focused on the countries where UPC was active, but in 2006 started to concentrate on the Netherlands and left the stock exchange. In April 2008, Priority Telecom became Priority. This profile includes an overview of business activities of both companies and provides a market overview plus SWOT analysis. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:48:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R624281 Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (listed on NYSE), is a global IP leader and network-based partner for delivering integrated communications and information technology (IT) solutions to large-business and government customers worldwide. Verizon Communications was formed in 2000 with the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE Corp. In 2005, Verizon agreed to acquire MCI, formerly WorldCom, after SBC Communications agreed to acquire AT&T Corp. just a few weeks earlier. Products and services of Verizon Business, created in 2006 following the merger with MCI, ranges from virtual private networks (VPNs), network services and application services to security solutions and hosting. Verizon Business has coverage in 30 countries, a strong product portfolio, leading SLAs, a high customer satisfaction, and has a large and strongly growing European customer base. Verizon offers Ethernet access in 21 countries and plans to extend both VPWS and VPLS from the US to Europe in 2008. Formally the Dutch activities are registered under Verizon Nederland B.V. at the Chamber of Commerce. The Dutch entity is a whole subsidiary of Verizon European Holdings Limited, which is registered in the UK. In 2007, Verizon Communications reported total revenues of USD 93.5 billion, up 6.0 percent from 2006, and the company has nearly 235,000 employees. Total revenues of Verizon Business rose to USD 21.2 billion in 2007, serving customers in 150 countries with over 30,000 employees. This company profile outlines the most important business issues and reports a full SWOT analysis. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:29:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R624279 COLT Telecom Group S.A. (COLT) is a provider of data, voice and managed services, with a focus on medium- and large-sized businesses, multinationals, and wholesale and government customers in Europe. In total, COLT provides services to approximately 50,000 business customers across all business segments. The company was founded in 1992 by Fidelity, one of the world's largest fund management groups. Fidelity currently holds 65% of the equity. COLT is listed in the London Stock Exchange, has its headquarters in London and its registered office in Luxembourg and consequently reports its financial results in euros. COLT is in essence two businesses; a switched telephony business and a growing, non-switched (data) business. From its beginnings in London the company expanded to offer services in 13 European countries. Today COLT operates a 25,000 kilometre European fibre network, with Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) covering 34 cities, and direct connections into 15,000 buildings. In 1998, COLT Telecom Group acquired Telecom Noord West N.V. in Amsterdam, which was renamed COLT Telecom N.V. In 1999, the Dutch unit expanded to a city ring in Rotterdam and another one in The Hague in 2001. COLT has 18 data centres across Europe, of which two are in Amsterdam, one in Rotterdam and one in The Hague. COLT has around 4,000 employees. This company profile outlines the most important business issues and reports a full SWOT analysis. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:23:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R353 Scarlet is an infrastructure-based communication services provider offering fixed-line and mobile voice, internet and data services for residential, SME, corporate and wholesale customers in the Netherlands and Belgium. Scarlet was founded in 1992 and has grown its business since then organically and through strategic acquisitions. In February 2008, Belgacom announced the acquisition of Scarlet for EUR 185 million on a debt- and cash-free basis. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R391 Telfort was founded in September 1996 as a 50-50 joint venture between BT and the Dutch railway operator NS. Initially, the business provided fixed-line services only, but in February 1998, it was awarded a mobile licence in the Netherlands and in October 1998 it launched its GSM mobile network operations. In 2005, KPN officially acquired Telfort. Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R381 Orange Breedband is the only ISP in the Netherlands to offer its customers three different access technologies: dial-up via the normal telephone network, ADSL via the KPN or its own network, and cable via the Casema network. Until 27 June 2006, Orange Breedband Netherlands was called Wanadoo Netherlands, but as part of its parent company France Telecom's strategy to rebrand all services to Orange, the name was dropped. On 28 September 2007, Deutsche Telekom agreed to acquire Orange Netherlands from France Telecom for EUR 1.33 billion. During the month of October 2007, T-Mobile Netherlands completed the acquisition of Orange Netherlands and unveiled the new management structure; it also said that it does not expect any forced redundancies among staff as a result of its takeover. The brand name Orange is expected to be discontinued in the course of 2008. T-Mobile does not know yet if Orange's broadband activities will be sold off separately or that the company will hold on to these activities, but sold the around 140,000 Orange cable customers to Dutch cable network operator Ziggo in May 2008. This profile offers an overview of Orange Breedband's activities, services and products plus market analysis and SWOT. Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R621561 The Dutch cable operators Casema, Multikabel and Kabelcom have been brought under in the same holding company. The merger follows the completion of the takeover by Warburg Pincus and Cinven. Zesko Holding was the working name for the merged cable operators. On 25 January 2008, the new name Ziggo was officially introduced. The company profile of Ziggo also includes a Swot analysis. Mon, 26 May 2008 16:57:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R620551 Tele2 Netherlands is part of Swedish company Tele2 AB, founded in 1993. The company offers products and services in fixed and mobile telephony, broadband and (IPTV) television. Tele2 entered the Dutch market in 1997 as an alternative telecom operator for the fixed-line market. In 2001 Tele2 launched the first Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in The Netherlands by signing an agreement with Telfort. In 2003, Tele2 Netherlands also added internet services to its service portfolio. In 2007, Versatel and Tele2 entered into an agreement where Versatel acquired the Dutch and Belgian businesses of Tele2. After a reversed take-over, Tele2 and Versatel merged into one company. Later on, Versatel sold their Belgian operations to KPN. The brand Versatel on the business market was replaced by Tele2 Zakelijk and the consumer activities are marketed under the Tele2 brand. Tele2 re-branded its logo and started to position itself as a full service telecom provider offering quality services and introduced a new pay-off: "Why pay more" replacing "The company that brings you small bills". This company profile outlines the most important business issues and reports a full SWOT analysis. Mon, 26 May 2008 08:37:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R379 Founded in May 1993, XS4ALL was the first organisation to provide internet access to private consumers in the Netherlands, adding a range of business products to its portfolio in 1997. The company was acquired by KPN and became a 100 percent subsidiary of Royal KPN in December 1998. XS4ALL was not incorporated in the KPN organisation, but continues as an independent subsidiary. XS4ALL has a strong professional, socially responsible and innovative image with a long history of introducing new technologies to the market, recently adding e-mail via IMAP and VoIP via Wi-Fi hotspots. The company is also the first KPN ISP to introduce ADSL2+, VoIP and HSDPA services. Meanwhile, XS4ALL is changing its focus to SME customers by introducing new services like 12 Mbps business DSL and Small Rack colocation services. XS4ALL's DSL customer base decreased from 288,000 customers on 31 December 2007 to 285,000 on 31 March 2008. This profile includes an overview of XS4ALL's activities, products and services plus a SWOT analysis. Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.telecompaper.com/order/addtocart.aspx?id=R376 T-Mobile Netherlands is part of the T-Mobile International Group. T-Mobile entered the Dutch market in the first quarter of 1999 under the brand name Ben. In February 2003, the company changed its name to T-Mobile. In Q3 2007, T-Mobile took over Orange Netherlands. Through the acquisition of Orange Netherlands, T-Mobile had 4.9 million mobile customers in the Netherlands as of December 2007. This company profile outlines the most important business issues and reports a full SWOT analysis. Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100