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Swisscom turns off 2G as Cosmote plans to turn off 3G
However Cosmote will retain its 2G network for voice and text services
Türk Telekom uses SEBA technology for first time
Turkish private tech giant Türk Telekom has become the first company in the world to experience the Software Defined Network Enabled Broadband Access (SEBA) technology.
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Free WiFi internet at 25 museums and archaeological sites
The initiative is a collaborative effort between OTE and the Ministry of Culture
Culture ministry expands Cosmote deal for free WiFi in more sites, museums
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.
OTE launches its 5G services
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.
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Greece gets 372.26 mln euros from 5G frequencies auction
Greece has raised 372.26 million euros ($453.78 million) from granting rights for the use of different bands for the development of 5G networks, its telecoms regulator (EETT) said on Wednesday.
5G services set to come at additional cost
Wednesday sees the start of the state auction of bandwidth for the development of fifth-generation telecommunication networks (5G) in Greece, but the state-of-the-art services to subscribers will also come at an added cost.
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New voluntary redundancy schemes at OTE
OTE telecom will be implementing two new voluntary redundancy programs at the end of the month.
The programs concern more than 400 employees across the various departments and subsidiaries of the group and will cost a total of 55 million euros, or about €130,000 per departing employee on average.
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OTE Telecom Q1 profit up on strong Greek data, broadband usage
OTE Telecom, Greece's biggest telecoms operator, reported on Thursday a 3.6 percent rise in core profit thanks to increased data traffic and usage of broadband services amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Education Ministry provides zero-rating access to platforms for distance learning
Education Minister Niki Kerameus and Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis have secured zero-rating cellphone access to government platforms being used for distance learning by schools during the coronavirus pandemic, the Education Ministry announced on Monday.