India, April 25 -- Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Vodafone and Orange expand network-sharing agreement in Spain; Telia's soft start to the year; Telecom Italia claims speed supremacy.
BT is looking to sell its profitable Irish operation as part of a wider dismantling of its Global Services unit prompted by an accounting scandal at its Italian division. As the Irish Times reports, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is handling the bidding process. (See Dodgy Italian Job Savages BT Earnings, Share Price Tanks and BT Cuts 4% of Jobs, Plans Global Services Overhaul.)
Vodafone and Orange have expanded their network-sharing agreement in Spain, with a new agreement between the two operators allowing for active mobile network sharing in cities ...