Europe TMT Weekly Update articles from May 2005

Europe TMT Weekly Update archives from May 2005

By the numbers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 2, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended April 29 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 313.05 -15.84 -4.43% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... European technology, media and telecommunications shares ended last week lower as global markets declined on disappointing macroeconomic news. Technology shares came under pressure in line with the broader markets but this was compounded by...

Last week's top stories.
May 2, 2005... MONDAY Tele2 posts worse-than-expected Q1 EBITDA of 1.414 billion Swedish kronor from 1.525 billion kronor the year before. European Commission approves BT Group's acquisition of Reuters unit Radianz. TUESDAY Infineon swings to...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 2, 2005... * Option (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 range from 1.46 euros to 1.75 euros. * TDC (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 range from 15.15 euros to...

Notes and quotes.
May 2, 2005... * Bob Fuller, former chief operating officer of Orange U.K. speaking about 3G licenses said: "From the incumbents' point of view they couldn't not be in the auction. They were damned if they did and damned if they didn't. At the time they might...

By the numbers.
May 9, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended May 6 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 321.69 8.64 -1.80% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.
May 9, 2005... European technology, media and telecommunications shares ended last week higher in line with the broader markets. In the technology sector Capgemini posted a 15.9% increase in first quarter revenues to 1.708 billion euros and said it would seek...

Last week's top stories.
May 9, 2005... MONDAY London Stock Exchange closed for public holiday. Marconi says revenue during the year ended March 31 is expected to amount over 1 billion pounds. TUESDAY TDC reports Q1 EBITDA rose to 3.077 billion Danish kroner, compared...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 9, 2005... * Freenet.de (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 range from 1.02 euros to 1.22 euros. * Mobilcom (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 range from 0.90 euros...

Notes and quotes.
May 9, 2005... * Ian McLaren, chief executive of Ubiquity Software said: "Telecommunications companies don't know what the next big application will be... But with this technology [new-generation infrastructure], when something emerges, they can move...

By the numbers.
May 16, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended May 13 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 327.4 5.71 -0.05% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.
May 16, 2005... European technology, media and telecommunications shares ended last week slightly higher. In the telecoms sector Deutsche Telekom, posted a 60% rise in first-quarter net profit, buoyed by lower interest expenses and continuing growth at its...

Last week's top stories.
May 16, 2005... MONDAY TDC acquires TietoEnator's and 3i Group's Dotcom Solutions for 242 million Danish kroner. TeliaSonera expects sales of higher priced mobile phones to rise in May after a shift to lower price models in Q1. TUESDAY KPN...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 16, 2005... * Marconi (Q4 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending March 2005 range from -25.12 pence to -7.63 pence. * Telekom Austria (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 range from 0.46...

Select economic data expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 16, 2005... TUESDAY United Kingdom * Consumer Price Index (April). Last month, the CPI was up by 1.9% year-on-year. WEDNESDAY United Kingdom * Average Earnings (March). Last month, average earnings rose by 4.7% year-on-year. *...

Notes and quotes.
May 16, 2005... * David Mansfield, chief executive of newly created GCap Media, said: "Every media owner that relies on national advertising is going through a difficult period." Financial Times, 10/05/05. * Ralph Bernard, executive chairman at GCap said:...

By the numbers.
May 23, 2005... By the Numbers Week Ended May 20 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 335.80 8.40 2.51% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.
May 23, 2005... Despite a slow start, European technology, media and telecommunications stocks rose last week, tracking gains in the broad markets, which benefited from some better than expected corporate results, solid gains on Wall Street, lower oil prices...

Last week's top stories.
May 23, 2005... MONDAY STMicroelectronics unveils further cost-cutting measures to yield annual savings of US$90 million; restructuring charges estimated at US$100-US$130 million. Telefonica's Q1 net profit beats forecasts. TUESDAY Dassault...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 23, 2005... * EMI Group (Full Year Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending March 2005 range from 7.60 pence to 15.70 pence. * EMAP (Full Year Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending March 2005 range from 54.56...

Notes and quotes.
May 23, 2005... * "One of the main reasons that 3G has failed to catch the public's imagination is because its potential for e-commerce hasn't been promoted enough,"... "One of the key factors in the development of online commerce was the evolution of search...

By the numbers.
May 30, 2005... By the Numbers Week Ended May 20 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 339.18 3.38 3.54% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.
May 30, 2005... European technology, media and telecom stocks were under pressure last week even though the broad markets were mostly positive, underpinned by an upward revision to U.S. first quarter economic growth. The telecom sector was dragged down by...

Last week's top stories.
May 30, 2005... MONDAY WM-data agrees to acquire Atos Origin's Swedish and Norwegian operations. Thus Group posts 41.5 million pounds FY pre tax loss, from 26.7 million pounds loss before; turnover rises to 360 million pounds. TUESDAY Vodafone...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 30, 2005... * Infogrames (Full Year Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending March 2005 range from -0.14 euros to 0.09 euros.

Select economic data expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
May 30, 2005... TUESDAY Germany * Retail Sales (April). In the preceding month, retail sales were flat year-on-year. * Unemployment rate (May). In the preceding month, the unemployment rate stood at 12.0%. France * Unemployment rate...

Notes and quotes.
May 30, 2005... * "It is the customers who are driving the development. They want to have solutions combining mobile communications with fixed telephony and broadband at home." Kennet Raadne, a TeliaSonera vice-president, explaining why the migration from...