IT & Telecoms market in Poland

TP SA fined PLN 1.6bn

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200

A Vienna-based arbitration court fined TP SA around PLN 1.6bn (€405m) in a dispute about traffic volume over a fibre-optic network in Poland built by the Danish Polish Telecommunications ...

Internet network based on LTE technology appearing in Poland

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Mobyland, controlled by Aero2 and CenterNet, has launched a new Internet access network based on LTE technology in 1800 MHz band. LTE is a fourth-generation network that can provide ...

Asseco close to finalising a takeover on American market

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The IT company Asseco Poland plans to finalise the acquisition of an American technology company listed on Nasdaq by 15 September 2010. Asseco has not yet revealed the name of the firm ...

Nasza Klasa has a new owner

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The American investment fund Tiger Global is the new owner of Nasza Klasa (Nk.pl), the largest social networking portal in Poland, according to Rzeczpospolita. From January 2008, ...

Polkomtel to be put up for sale in October

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Polkomtel, the mobile phone operator that manages Plus and Sami Swoi networks, will be put up for sale in October 2010. The vendor due diligence process, which is currently being carried ...

Polsat channels available in Cyfra+

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Seven TV channels belonging to Polsat are available in Cyfra+, a digital television platform owned by Canal+ Cyfrowy, and have been since 1 September 2010. These are Polsat, Polsat2, ...

Hawe continues fibre-optic project

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Hawe, a company which specialises in network construction for telecommunications operators, has commenced, in August 2010, construction of the third phase of fiber-optic nationwide network. ...

SoftM still in the red

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Despite ongoing restructuring, SoftM, a German listed software producer belonging to Comarch, has not managed to escape from the red in H1 2010. Sales revenues totalled to €18.2m, ...

Fewer contracts in Infovide-Matrix portfolio

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

In H1 2010, Infovide-Matrix, an IT services provider, posted PLN 0.78m (€0.2m) of net profit in contrast to PLN 5.7m (€1.4m) in H1 2009, while sales revenues totaled to ...

MCI Management continues investments

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

MCI Management investment fund will introduce Telecom Media, a company operating in the media and advertisement segments, on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The fund is the main shareholder ...

K2 Internet posted healthy results in H1 2010

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

K2 Internet, the e-marketing company, increased its sales revenues by 41% to PLN 25.5m (€6.4m) in H1 2010, as compared to the analogous period of 2009. Net profit totaled to PLN ...

Internet Group declares bankruptcy

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Internet Group, a holding of companies offering marketing solutions based on new technologies, filed for bankruptcy, leaving the door open for arrangements with the creditors. ...

mPunkt stores sold to Polkomtel

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Cyfrowy Polsat digital television platform sold 57 mPunkt points of sale to Polkomtel, the operator of Plus and Sami Swoi mobile networks. After the transaction, the platform owns ...

Sygnity merging with its subsidiaries

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Sygnity, a listed IT company, has decided to merge with its subsidiary Winuel. The consolidation is to bring cost reduction and increase the effectiveness of the company’s ...

Ogicom to acquire Netia’s hosting customers

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Netia, the alternative fixed-line operator in Poland, has decided to give up hosting services and focus on voice services and the development of Internet access provision instead. ...