Sony mulls mobile options | Altice bids for another 20 per cent in SFR

DAILY EDITION 18 FEBRUARY 2015 Share:      TOP NEWS Sony mulling mobile options, as market dubbed “volatile”  Sony said it will “place the highest priority on curtailing risk and securing profits” in its Mobile Communications business, with reports indicating that a sale of the business is an option it would consider. ADVERTORIAL The Global Benchmark For Interoperability Certification for mobile phones, tablets, connected devices, M2M & IoT defined by Operators and Manufacturers #TestOnceUseAnywhere @GCF_Certified                                          Find out more or meet us at MWC  Altice set to buy Numericable-SFR stake from Vivendi Altice made a bid to acquire the 20 per cent stake in its French business (Numericable-SFR) held by Vivendi for €3.9 billion.  ADVERTORIAL Dolby: Register for our industry forum, “The Art and Science of Storytelling in 2020.” Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today. Telefonica spreads M2M programme to Latin America Telefonica’s M2M Global Partner Programme, already present in US and Europe, will be extended in Latin America in 2015 as it reaches the final stage of its rollout.  ADVERTORIAL Mobile World Live TweetWall  TweetWall is the social networking channel of Mobile World Live TV (MWL TV) at Mobile World Congress 2015. Brought to you in partnership with our TweetWall Gold Sponsor YotaPhone, it provides attendees and exhibitors the opportunity to broadcast tweets on MWL TV.  Tweet to #mwlive to get involved! LATEST Hutch, VimpelCom set to restart Italian merger talks – report Hutchison Whampoa and VimpelCom are back in contact about merging their respective Italian units, according to Il Giornale. Facebook would consider partnering with Google on connectivity projects Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would “love to work with Google” to help connect more people to the internet, in an interview with Bloomberg. 4G will be available to 35% of global population by end 2015 — report According to new data from GSMA Intelligence, 4G-LTE networks will cover more than a third of the global population by year-end, up from 27 per cent at the end of last year. NCC fines Taiwan Mobile, APT over 4G roamingTaiwan’s telecoms regulator has fined Taiwan Mobile and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) each TWD300,000 (about $9,500) for not informing it about their 4G roaming partnership within the required timeframe. Indosat expects surge in data usage after network upgrade Indonesia’s third largest operator Indosat expects data traffic to surge at least 50 per cent after completing a two-year network upgrade last November. VIDEO MWC 2015 previewThe countdown is on until the world’s biggest ever mobile industry event opens its doors.Mobile World Live takes a sneak peek at what to expect from this year’s show. BLOG 5 years of MWL TV – and 10 reasons to watch this year’s broadcast Mobile World Live can’t wait to bring the buzz of MWC15 to all attendees throughout the event and the city of Barcelona via our dedicated TV channel.  ANALYSIS Cellular M2M forecasts: unlocking growthCellular M2M connections are forecast to reach one billion by 2020, according to new research by GSMA Intelligence.