Telecom Italia trumpets signs of recovery | Gemalto responds to hacking report

DAILY EDITION 20 FEBRUARY 2015 Share:      TOP NEWS Telecom Italia trumpets signs of recovery, but revenue still pressured Telecom Italia said it had seen a recovery in its domestic business “thanks to the constant improvement of both the fixed and mobile components”, although it is continuing to see its revenue and profitability pressured.  ADVERTORIAL Is your internet protected from DNS attack?  The number one impact of DNS attack is loss of internet. Learn how to protect your internet.Free whitepaper: DNS Resource Exhaustion Europe needs to matter beyond MWC, urges DT board member Mobile World Congress is the focal point of the industry, but then most of the major trendsetters head back to the US or Asia, argues a Deutsche Telekom board member calling for Europe to compete better in the digital economy. LATEST Gemalto responds to hacking reportMobile security firm Gemalto is investigating a media report that US and UK security services hacked its internal network and stole encryption keys for SIM cards. Sprint launches $1.5B senior notes offering to boost network Sprint unveiled an offering of $1.5 billion in senior notes, which would be used for “network expansion and modernisation”. Telstra appoints insider to replace Thodey as CEOTelstra named CFO Andrew Penn to replace David Thodey as CEO, who announced his retirement after six years at the helm of Australia’s incumbent operator. 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. LATEST MWC15 Show Daily Preview The Mobile World Live team has produced a special Show Daily Preview edition, highlighting all the key trends we expect to see at the event. ANALYSIS 4G deployments and connections gather pace According to GSMA Intelligence, there are more than 350 4G operators, as 4G connections approach 500 million.