Euronews: AlcaLu Rules Out NSN-Style Cuts

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), T-Mobile Hungary , Telefónica SA (NYSE: TEF) and KPN Telecom NV (NYSE: KPN) help shake us out of our post-holiday grogginess in today's roundup of EMEA telecom tidbits.

Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen has ruled out Nokia Networks -style job cuts, according to a Reuters report that cites Les Echos, a French newspaper. In November NSN announced the axing of nearly a quarter of its global workforce. (See AlcaLu Could Restructure Even More, AlcaLu Chairman: We Back Ben!, AlcaLu CFO: We're 'P*ssed' and NSN Could Lose More Than 17,000 Staff.)

T-Mobile Hungary has become the first operator to launch a Long Term Evolution (LTE) service in the country, with 10 districts in the capital city of Budapest being at the front of the queue to feel the benefit. (See T-Mobile Hungary Launches LTE.)

Spanish giant Telefónica has conducted 400-Gbit/s tests between Granada and Jaen using Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC) DWDM equipment (the MHL 3000), reports El Mundo (in Spanish).

The CFO of Dutch incumbent KPN has resigned. Carla Smits-Nusteling told the operator's supervisory board that she does not agree with the way internal governance is to be carried out following a recent restructuring at the company. (See KPN CFO Resigns and Euronews: KPN's Slide Continues.)

Orange France has announced it will launch LTE services commercially in 2013, making it the first operator to do so on French soil, according to Telecompaper (subscription required), citing a report in Le Figaro. Last week Orange France, along with rivals SFR and Bouygues Telecom , received an 800MHz license from French regulator Arcep for the rollout of LTE services. (See French Award More LTE Spectrum .)

— Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, Light Reading