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Discussions between Deutsche Telekom and Greek technology company Desquared lasted more than a year, but now 20% of the latter has come under the control of the German telecommunications group. Kathimerini understands the purchase price of 20% of Desquared, which has a valuation of more than 20 million euros, was set at €5 million.

Electrical goods retailer Kotsovolos is up for sale by British group Currys and is seeing the number of potential suitors growing by the week.

Interested parties should express their interest by early August, so they can gain more information on the British-owned chain in late September. Currys is said to be hoping for a conclusion by the end of the year.

Πώς οι δικαιούχοι θα κερδίσουν δωρεάν 12GB COSMOTE Mobile Internet για 1 χρόνο

The alleged wrongdoing went back even further than 2011.

MakTel once dominated the mobile market in North Macedonia, operating since 2001 as a joint venture between the state and Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Its only competitor was the far smaller Cosmote network.

However Cosmote will retain its 2G network for voice and text services

Greece's leading telecommunications company Cosmote announced on Wednesday it has designed and deployed the first campus mobile network in Greece, in partnership with Ericsson, at Calpak's fully automated solar water heater production facility in Loutraki, near Corinth.

Greece's Culture Ministry on Monday signed an agreement with Cosmote, the mobile phone unit of the country's largest telecom company OTE, to expand free WiF access to the visitors of the most prominent archaeological sites and museums around the country.

The program started several years ago but the new deal extends broadband coverage to 25 sites and museums, from the current 14.

Greece's telecoms watchdog, the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT), on Wednesday signed contracts with the country's three major telecoms providers Cosmote, Vodafone and Wind for the use of the 700MHz, 2GHz, 3400-3800 MHz and 26 GHz radio frequency band widths, which pave the way for a 5G network.

Owners of 5G-compatible portable devices, in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities with the necessary antenna networks, have already noticed an increase in connection speeds and significantly shorter internet response times.

OTE said on Thursday it had launched its 5G services in Athens and other big cities. The group, which is 46% owned and managed by Deutsche Telekom, said that its mobile business, Cosmote, was the first to provide its subscribers with 5G offerings in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities at speeds exceeding 1 gigabit per second.