France Telecom's smaller rivals are pressurizing the French government to limit the amount of 4G spectrum le grand fromage of French telecom can buy in this summer's 4G spectrum auction, reports Reuters. Their fear is that France Telecom will gain an unassailable lead in the 4G race if it is allowed to buy up as much spectrum as it likes. (See France Telecom Updates on LTE, FTTH.)
Vodafone is searching for a new group technology strategy director following the departure of Jai Menon after only a couple of months. (See Vodafone Seeks New Tech Strategy Guru.)