http://business-review.ro/ Business Review - Links en-us Business Review Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:00:02 +0200 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html 60 http://business-review.ro/links/telecom-market-what-s-down-the-line-in-2012/13240/ 2012 could be a bitter pill to swallow for telecom companies in Romania as the auction for GSM licenses, introduction of 4G technology, a likely merger between Romtelecom and Cosmote and a possible takeover of UPC should reach completion. The coup de theatre could come from any one of these four major events which have, at least in theory, the potential to shake the telecom market to its core. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/telecom-market-what-s-down-the-line-in-2012/13240/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:24:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/a-peek-into-the-tech-future-most-anticipated-gadget-launches-this-year/13183/ The ‘apocalyptic’ 2012 is raining new launches that will shape our future, as has already been proven at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which allowed gadgeteers to take a peek through the keyhole and glimpse the technological future. But what it will look like? BR asked some industry pundits. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/a-peek-into-the-tech-future-most-anticipated-gadget-launches-this-year/13183/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:35:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/embattled-telecom-players-soldier-on/12962/ Worth EUR 3.6 billion last year, Romania’s telecom market remains dynamic and competitive. While operators’ financial indicators were hit by the crisis, the firms remain solid and fighting battles on various fronts – network coverage, landline and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile data, analog, digital cable and DTH. BR finds out how the market fared this year. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/embattled-telecom-players-soldier-on/12962/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:12:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/black-friday-shopping-spree-sharpens-retail-competition/12915/ The first mass Black Friday, the day after the US holiday of Thanksgiving, when a series of retail promotions kick off the Christmas shopping season, took Romanian IT&C retailers slightly by surprise, with a record number of visitors often jamming websites and generating unexpected sales estimated around the EUR 20 million figure overall.   Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/black-friday-shopping-spree-sharpens-retail-competition/12915/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:39:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/lack-of-updates-opens-door-to-online-attacks/12868/ Nearly half of Romanian users are exposed to online threats through mere negligence and ignorance of the importance of updates, says Teodor Cimpoesu, managing director of Kaspersky Lab Romania and Bulgaria. This failure to update the programs on their computers makes them more vulnerable to attacks. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/lack-of-updates-opens-door-to-online-attacks/12868/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:19:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/the-soft-skills-behind-the-hard-figures/12865/ Telecom operators in Romania probably have it easier than in other countries when managing their customer relations, with no shortage of applicants with the right language, computer and communication skills. Lower labor costs are also a big motivator for these players, who run businesses of hundreds of millions of euros, and must keep a sharp eye on the level of customer satisfaction. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/the-soft-skills-behind-the-hard-figures/12865/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:43:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/sap-looks-to-hire-400-people-by-2014-in-nearshore-delivery-center/12873/ SAP Romania, a subsidiary of SAP AG, has announced the opening of its nearshore delivery center in Romania, which will provide consultancy services to customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). SAP aims to employ 400 consultants at the facility by 2014. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/sap-looks-to-hire-400-people-by-2014-in-nearshore-delivery-center/12873/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/eu-legal-issues-line-up-for-romanian-telecom-authorities/12824/ As a member of the European Union, Romania needs to align its legislation in the telecom sector to a bundle of EU ‘house ground rules’. BR reviews progress in some of the regulations in an industry worth EUR 3.6 billion last year, such as the reduction of interconnection and roaming charges, number portability, the national broadband strategy, digital terrestrial switchover and personal data policy. http://business-review.ro/links/eu-legal-issues-line-up-for-romanian-telecom-authorities/12824/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:50:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/broadband-struggles-on-price-sensitive-market/12725/ In a country where 54 percent of the population does not have internet access and the government must meet its EU commitment to supply services to 3,648 areas without coverage, telecom operators need to make investments on a price-pressured market, with a very low average revenue per user (ARPU) and an array of new technologies that can make small players big and big players small. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/broadband-struggles-on-price-sensitive-market/12725/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:55:00 +0200 http://business-review.ro/links/store-refurbishment-key-to-vodafone-s-customer-strategy/12718/ Over the past few weeks, Vodafone has made free data available in the subway for its customers, launched its own MyVodafone application for the Apple and Android platforms and celebrated five years since opening its call center in Ploiesti. Inaki Berroeta, CEO of Vodafone Romania, tells BR one of the key customer-oriented programs will be store refurbishment. Otilia Haraga http://business-review.ro/links/store-refurbishment-key-to-vodafone-s-customer-strategy/12718/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:12:00 +0200