Following the publication of an advisory report, Fibre-to-the-Room: Is There Room for FTTR?, examining the outlook for FTTR and why adoption remains heavily concentrated in China, despite growing global operator experimentation, Yousef Almadani, Senior Analyst, Telecom Technology and Software at GlobalData, an intelligence and productivity platform, offers his view: “FTTR is the latest step in […]
BT Group has announced leadership succession within its Openreach and BT International units. Openreach Deputy CEO Katie Milligan will become the CEO on April 1st. She succeeds Clive Selley, who will become CEO of BT International. He succeeds Bas Burger who has decided to leave BT after 18 years of service, including nine years on […]
BT has reported Q3 adjusted revenue of £5 billion (€5.75bn), down 4 per cent year-on-year attributed to service revenue declines, lower equipment revenue, handset trading, in Consumer and Business and the impact of divestments. Q3 adjusted UK service revenue stood at £3.8 billion, down 2 per cent. The telco saw more than 1 million premises […]
AT&T has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire substantially all of Lumen’s Mass Markets fibre business for $5.75 billion (€4.87bn) in an all-cash transaction, subject to customary adjustments. “America’s largest network is the best positioned in our industry to serve even more consumers – both in the home and on the go,” said John […]
ANGA COM starts on May 19th with a Gigabit Summit: Dr Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, will be joined in the discussion by: Santiago Argelich Hesse (CEO, o2 Telefónica Deutschland) Marcel de Groot (CEO, Vodafone Deutschland) Timo von Lepel (Managing Director, NetCologne) Andreas Pfisterer (CEO, Deutsche Glasfaser) Federal Minister Dr Wildberger […]
London-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Community Fibre has announced a record year of annual revenue growth, up 48 per cent to £113 million (€130.5m). Following the news welcomed by investors and shareholders today, Community Fibre also reported an adjustment in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to £49.8 million, up 530 per cent […]
The FTTH Conference 2026 is Europe’s leading fibre optic event, taking place on April 14th-16th 2026 at Excel London. This premier gathering will bring together over 3.500 professionals from across the FTTH ecosystem, including telecom operators, technology providers, policy-makers, investors and innovators. Attendees can discover the latest advancements in fibre-optic technology, explore groundbreaking solutions, and […]
The FTTH Council Europe has issued a statement welcoming the Digital Networks Act as put forward by the European Commission. “The mission of the FTTH Council Europe is to see the widespread availability and use of FTTH in Europe as quickly as possible. It is therefore important to ensure that the regulatory framework incentivises investment […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has announced a further 132 new exchange locations, covering 1.23 million premises across the UK, where the business plans to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over an ultrafast Full Fibre connection. The business is giving Communication […]
Fibre rollout across Europe is falling short of operators’ financial expectations. Kearney’s latest European Telecom Health Index shows that in slow-adopter markets – Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Ireland and Denmark – returns on capital employed (ROCE) have dropped to 6 per cent, with fibre take-up closer to 45 per cent. By contrast, high-performing markets such […]