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  • Rocket Internet’s Africa Internet Group raises $326M from Goldman Sachs and others

    GERMANY, 2016/07/24 Fresh from pulling in $83 million from European insurance giant AXA last month, Africa Internet Group (AIG) — the Rocket Internet-backed company behind e-commerce site Jumia — has announced that it has raised a much larger €300 million ($326 million) in fresh funding. That sum includes that before disclosed chunk of money from AXA — which valued AIG at over $1 billion, by the way, making it Africa’s initial tech unicorn — and participation from existing stakeholders MTN, an Africa mobile operator, and Rocket Internet inclunding new backer Goldman Sachs. (Rocket Internet watchers will recall Goldman invested in Food Panda last year, and Rocket Internet tends to attract repeat investors once they buy into its philosophy.)

  • Lufthansa movies on smartphones

    GERMANY, 2014/03/06 Germany's Lufthansa on Wednesday announced plans to offer wirelessly streamed movies to passengers on trans-European flights, sparking a clash over the next of traditional seatback systems at the world's major travel equitable. Europe's major traditional network carrier said passengers on some medium-haul flights would be able to stream movies, TV programs, music or games from an onboard server to their own portable devices or smartphones starting from the summer.

  • Microsoft and Lufthansa Systems take mobile services airborne

    GERMANY, 2014/02/11 Tuesday at the Singapore Airshow 2014, Microsoft Corp and Lufthansa Systems are showcasing the new BoardConnect app for Windows 8. The app allows airlines to create a incomparable experience for their in-flight passenger entertainment systems. The interactive solution will allow users to watch the new movies, order food, shop, find data about their destinations and much additional. The entertainment platform can be quickly customized for new airline customers and allows them to configure devices to offer a uniquely branded product to their passengers. "We are making BoardConnect available on Windows 8 to give passengers even additional choices to use the platform," said Norbert Muller, senior vice president of BoardConnect at Lufthansa Systems. "This makes it easy for airlines to give their passengers a superior in-flight entertainment experience that allows them to watch a wide range of movies, look at flight data and shop, all from their seat."

  • German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom

    GERMANY, 2013/08/11 German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom on Thursday dialled down its estimate for the year due to outlays tied to an aggressive US marketing offensive.

  • Deutsche Telekom, Metro PCS Set Takeover Deal 2012-10-04

    GERMANY, 2012/10/04 更多     Deutsche Telekom, Metro PCS Set Takeover Deal The move would allow T-Mobile USA, of Bellevue, Wash., a unit of Deutsche Telekom, to fold into Metro PCS, of Richardson, Tex., in a new company called T-Mobile. The new company would remain public, allowing the German company to sell its 75 % share over time. "The new company will be the price leader in wireless with the scale, spectrum and financial and other resources to expand its geographic coverage," said Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann.
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