Europe TMT Weekly Update articles from February 2005

Europe TMT Weekly Update archives from February 2005

By the numbers.(stock exchanges)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
February 7, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended February 4 Close Weekly Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 343.61 11.90 4.90% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.(Telecommunication companies earnings and stocks analysis)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... European technology, media and telecom stocks ended mostly higher on broad market gains. In the technology sector Tietoenator said fourth quarter operating profits totalled 37.4 million euros from 34.5 million euros last year and net sales grew...

Last week's top stories.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... MONDAY Marconi reaches agreement with Huawei Technologies on mutual distribution of products. Telecom Italia says it supplied 4 million homes with broadband access, 100% up from the previous year. TUESDAY Virgin Mobile surpasses...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
February 7, 2005... * Rofin-Sinar Technologies (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending September 2005 range from 2.29 euros to 2.48 euros. * Bouygues (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 range...

Notes and quotes.(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... * Julian Smith, European online advertising analyst at Jupiter Research said: "There was a confidence as the industry re-established itself on a much more stable footing after the dot.com crash... As more [advertisers] come online in 2005 and...

By the numbers.(Illustration)
February 14, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended February 11 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 348.90 5.29 6.51% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... European technology, media and telecom stocks ended higher as the broader markets continued to rise on some strong corporate earnings. In the telecom sector France Telecom reported full year net income after minority interests of 2.8 billion...

Last week's top stories.
February 14, 2005... MONDAY Philips expects double-digit growth in Asian earnings in 2005. European Commission says European mobile subscriptions are levelling. EMI expects music sales to be 8% to 9% lower than in 2003. TUESDAY Business Objects posts...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... * Tiscali (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 range from -0.44 euros to -0.20 euros. * Metro International (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 range from...

Notes and quotes.
February 14, 2005... * Hitoshi Hayakawa, telecoms analyst at CSFB said: "Trying to position Japan within Vodafone's global business does not work because change in the Japanese market is much faster than in other markets." Financial Times, 8/2/05. * Milena...

By the numbers; week ended February 18.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
February 21, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended February 18 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 347.14 -1.76 5.97% FTSE...

Eye on the market.(investment banks gave a mixed analysis of the European-wide sector)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... European technology, media and telecom stocks ended last week mostly lower. Among telecom news, investment banks gave a mixed analysis of the European-wide sector with one broker reiterating its 'positive' stance, while another downgraded the...

Last week's top stories.(German Electronics Industry Association )(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... MONDAY Atos Origin posts higher-than-expected Q4 sales. Telecom Italia says it holds an 85.5% stake in Telecom Italia Mobile, after completing share buys. Nokia introduces new edition of its Series 60 Platform. TUESDAY Software AG...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
February 21, 2005... * GN Store Nord (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 range from 1.53 Danish kroner to 2.01 kroner. * Cosmote (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 range from...

Notes and quotes.
February 21, 2005... * Ben Spincer, an analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston, said: "While 3G should provide almost unlimited capacity for Europe's mobile operators, there remains a question mark over whether any new services will be able to drive the uptake of...

By the numbers.(Illustration)
February 28, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended February 25 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 353.08 5.94 7.79% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... European technology, media and telecom stocks ended last week mixed, with the broader markets slipping from recent highs as oil prices surged. In the telecom sector, Telefonica's fourth quarter net profit fell 21% due to tougher competition in...

Last week's top stories.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... MONDAY Seimens set to cut 950 jobs at its Business Services unit. Telecom Italia aims to cover 17% of the German population with its broadband service. BT Group faces wage demand from employees' union. TUESDAY Wolfson...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... * Arinso (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 range from 0.36 euros to 0.66 euros. * Neways Electronics (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 is 0.53 euros....

Notes and quotes.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... * David Milne, chief executive of Wolfson Microelectronics said: "The iPod and the Sony PlayStation portable (PSP) are two of the hottest consumer products right now and we are supplying chips for them, winning deals against some of the world's...