Telefonica takes Q4 hit but is upbeat on future sales | Gemalto admits it was "probably" hacked

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TOP NEWS Telefonica Q4 hit by Venezuela exchange rate; upbeat on future sales Telefonica's Q4 results were impacted by adjustment of Venezuela’s exchange rate, which lopped off €2.18 billion from revenue, but the Spanish and Latin American giant maintained its transformation strategy was still on track. ADVERTORIAL The Global Benchmark For Interoperability GCF Certification empowers Manufacturers of connected devices & M2M to address global markets #TestOnceUseAnywhere @GCF_Certified                                          Find out more or meet us at MWC  Gemalto admits it was “probably” hacked but downplays impact Following its own investigation, SIM card vendor Gemalto admitted it was “probably” hacked by US and UK security services but said the attacks “could not have resulted in a massive theft of SIM encryption keys”. ADVERTORIAL  Dolby: Register for our industry forum, “The Art and Science of Storytelling in 2020.” Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today. Mobily shares suspended after revision of 2014 results Saudi Arabia’s financial regulator, Capital Market Authority, suspended the trading of operator Mobily’s shares on the country’s stock exchange, following a revision of the company’s 2014 financial results.    ADVERTORIAL Core RF Solutions   - Extensive portfolio of high-performance RF filters  - Enabling next-gen smartphones and tablets New Products VimpelCom hit by currency falls in Russia, Ukraine Jo Lunder, CEO of Amsterdam-headquartered VimpelCom, which operates in 14 countries, said he expected the “operating environment to remain difficult in 2015” as the operator presented a bruised set of Q4 and full-year financial results.   ADVERTORIAL Join our sector specialists for exclusive workshops covering  topics from the mobile business-to-business payments landscape, regulatory impacts on the mobile sector to issues surrounding the net neutrality debate. Register Now!   LATEST Bouygues soldiers on, despite revenue and profit fall Bouygues Telecom, the under-pressure French operator which has been the subject of takeover interest, saw both revenue and net profit fall in 2014 but nevertheless sounded a defiant note. Aircel, Tata DoCoMo can’t bid in new Indian spectrum bandsIndian operators Aircel and Tata Teleservices will only be allowed to add to their existing spectrum holdings and can’t bid for new bands because they don’t meet the financial requirements set by the Telecom Department (DoT) for next week’s auction. Thai 4G spectrum auctions delayed once againThailand’s telecoms regulator has confirmed that the already delayed 4G spectrum auctions scheduled for August will have to be pushed back because of delays in setting up the country’s digital economy committee. SK Telecom, Nokia claim 600Mb/s data ratesSouth Korea’s leading operator SK Telecom demoed a data download speed of 600Mb/s using Nokia Networks’ 4X4 MIMO technology combined with carrier aggregation. ANALYSIS The global MVNO footprint is changing — surveyThe number of MVNOs in operation worldwide rose to almost one thousand by the end of last year, according to new research from GSMA Intelligence.

VIDEO 20th Global Mobile AwardsThe GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards celebrates a milestone this year, as Mobile World Live reports. This feature video reflects on the event’s growth and previews the 2015 ceremony.  MWC 2015 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.