Full-fibre broadband is on course to become available to almost the entire country by 2027, UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced, as it sets out how it plans to continue to drive industry momentum for the final phase of the rollout. Building on its cornerstone regulations introduced in 2021, Ofcom is publishing proposals to further […]

ANGA COM, which runs from June 3rd to 5th in Cologne, has published a preview of its conference programme with a high participation of CEOs. The exhibition is also on course to break records with already 480 exhibitor registrations from 40 countries and bookings for more stand space than last year. In 2024, the Exhibition […]

Portugal closed 2024 with 4.7 million pay-TV subscribers, a net addition of only 69,000 over the past year (+1.5 per cent), the slowest growth rate since 2006. The penetration rate for the service among Portugal’s households reached 97.1 per cent, according to data from the National Communications Authority (Anacom). Residential subscribers make up 88.5 per […]

Zayo, the communications infrastructure provider backed by DigitalBridge and EQT, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crown Castle’s Fibre Solutions business in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.25 billion (€3.92bn). Additionally, EQT has announced that the EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund has agreed a deal to acquire Crown Castle’s Small Cells […]

Alternative full-fibre broadband provider Hyperoptic has appointed Mark Barlett as its new Chief Operating Officer. According to Hyperoptic, Barlett’s extensive operational experience gained in senior leadership positions at Openreach, BT and, more recently, at Cellnex provides him with the ideal credentials to lead on key strategic initiatives, drive operational excellence and governance, and deliver a […]

Fixed communication services revenue in Japan is forevcast to grow marginally from $25.4 billion (€23.3bn) in 2024 to $26.6 billion in 2029, maintaining a sluggish CAGR of 0.9 per cent. The decline in fixed voice services will continue, while broadband growth remains moderate, driven by increasing fibre adoption but offset by falling cable and xDSL […]

Openreach has announced the pricing and commercial terms for its new symmetric 1Gbps broadband FTTP speed tier service – due to launch on April 1st. The new service will be available at premises, including both homes and businesses, where FTTP has been built under its £800 million partnership with the Government’s Project Gigabit programme – […]

CityFibre has reported record revenues and its first year of profitability. The UK fibre broadband player delivered a record 34 per cent increase in revenue to £134 million in 2024. Consumer revenues increased by 73 per cent, and djusted EBITDA stood at £5 million. The company added over 181,000 net new customers, reaching 518,000 total […]

The joint-venture between Telefónica and Vodafone to provide combined fibre optic services in Spain will operate under the new brand Fiberpass. The former operations director at Telefonica, Pablo Ledesma, will be the CEO of the company that will cover some 3.5 million homes. Telefónica is the largest shareholder in Fiberpass with a 63 per cent […]

Point Topic has provided an update on fixed broadband availability in the UK, tracking the progress between the end of 2023 and 2024. The analysis is based on the Thinkpoint broadband availability dataset which includes 1.7 million postcodes. At the end of 2024, the FTTP coverage was 72.9 per cent of the UK total premises, […]