Spain’s Cellnex and France’s Bouygues Telecom have entered into a strategic partnership to set up a joint company (51 per cent owned by Cellnex and 49 per cent by Bouygues) that will deploy a national optic fibre network throughout France, providing fixed and mobile connectivity and boosting the roll out of 5G. The new company […]
Following the announcement of BT and Sky’s new sports bundles, multiplay operator Virgin Media says it remains the cheapest and most convenient way for UK football fans to watch all the action in one place. This is when customers bundle broadband with their TV bundle. According to Virgin Media, its Bigger + Sports bundle, currently […]
Full year results from Movistar reveal that in 2019 the Telefónica-owned telco reached 4.3 million FTTH customers, up 9.8 per cent year-on-year, but pay-TV subscribers were down 0.4 per cent to a total of 4.07 million. Movistar has already passed 23.1 million homes for FTTH, adding 449,000 in the last quarter of 2019 and 1.8 […]
Deutsche Telekom has reported record full year revenue, profit growth in all operating segments, and a further increase in investments. Revenue grew by 6.4 per cent in 2019 compared with the prior year to €80.5 billion. Adjusted EBITDA AL increased by 7.2 per cent to €24.7 billion. Free cash flow AL increased by 15.9 per […]
Public opinion data from a research report by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) shows that a majority (60 per cent) of Canadians support new regulations to promote greater wireless competition by forcing Canada’s largest carriers to share their infrastructure with smaller providers. The findings come as the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) begins […]
German regional operator NetCologne is taking legal action challenging EU approval of Vodafone’s acquisition of Unitymedia from Liberty Global. German press also reports that Deutsche Telekom and Tele Columbus have formally objected to the approval. The operators believe the deal distorted competition and threatens the German governments broadband access targets. Timo von Lepel, head of […]
UK phone, broadband and pay-TV customers must be warned when their current contract is ending, and what they could save by signing up to a new deal, under sector regulator Ofcom rules coming into force tomorrow (February 15th). Around 20 million customers are already out of contract – including 8.8 million broadband customers – and […]
Swiss multiplay telco UPC has reported that subscription decline significantly reduced by 55 per cent in 2019 compared to 2018. The company also saw its best customer satisfaction since 2009 in all areas (brand, products and customer service). UPC reported a strong performance in the business customer segment with a 5.2 per cent year-on-year revenue […]
Telekom Slovenije, the Slovenian provider of the most advanced ICT solutions, and Iskratel, the leading European solution provider for the digital transformation of industries, have launched a cooperation in the development of 5G networking solutions. The aim is to deploy 4G/5G hybrid public-private networks that are of particular interest to the smart industry. In order […]
Orange Spain had a difficult 2019. According to its latest figures, the company saw its revenues fall by 1.5 per cent to €5.2 billion and lost 120,000 convergent customers versus December 2018. In Q4 alone, Orange Spain’s revenues dropped 2.3 per cent to €1.3 billion. The company said that tough competition in the market and […]