New year, new telecoms round-up

As Total Telecom returns from its winter break, we thought it appropriate to test the theory that it is never too early in the year to have a news round-up. With that in mind, there follows below a brief look at some of the big stories that broke during the festive period. 3 Italia/Wind JV launches combined operations Wind Tre, the joint venture between 3 Italia and VimpelCom's Wind unit, announced in early January that it has been operating as a combined entity since 31 December. The 50…