Deutsche Telekom has lost its legal battle over its zero-rated mobile video offering, StreamOn, following a court ruling that the service violates EU rules on roaming and net neutrality. An appeals court in the city of Muenster said that because the video streaming offer – which currently has around 2 million users – was only […]
Euskaltel, Spain’s fifth largest operator, has announced 25 job cuts, 10 in R Cable, 7 in Telecable and 8 in Euskaltel. It is the first move following Zegona’s takeover of the company and will probably not be the last during the restructuring of the group. Trade unions have called on the workers for a demonstration […]
Gilat Satellite Networks, a specialist in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, has announced that Globe Telecom, a telecom company in the Philippines, has chosen Gilat for a three-year multi-million US dollar contract, to enable WiFi service over satellite to schools and hospitals, in addition to cellular backhaul throughout the Philippines. The WIFI Broadband multi-million […]
Euskaltel, the fifth largest telco in Spain, and China’s ZTE have opened a technology centre in Gijón, north of Spain, to server the telco network of the Spanish operator. With 40 staff the centre will also play an important role in Euskaltel’s 5G deployment that also includes cable operators R and Telecable. The move is […]
Following the May 2019 launch in six UK cities of 5G by its EE 5G network, UK telco BT is launching 5G this autumn. BT Plus customers will be the first BT mobile customers to benefit from the option to upgrade to 5G, making BT the first provider to offer 5G as part of a […]
Orange has confirmed that it has sold its 2.5 per cent residual participation in BT Group plc (the Share Placement) for a net amount of £486 million. Of the total sold shares, around 41 million shares have been acquired by BT Group. The settlement of the Share Placement is expected on July 2nd. Orange ended […]
UK multiplay operator EE has unveiled a new range of EE Home Broadband plans that include Apple TV 4K and access to BT Sport. With Apple TV 4K, customers can easily access TV shows and movies through the Apple TV app and by using Siri, as well as enjoy thousands of other apps, including games, […]
Reports emerged late on June 26th that formal discussions between Dish Network and its potential involvement in the $26 billion (€22.8bn) merger between US telco giants Sprint and T-Mobile are expected to continue into next week, or even beyond. Business news channel CNBC reported that T-Mobile (and its parent company Deutsche Telekom) might be resisting […]
SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have met to discuss diverse 5G business strategies, with around 100 executives from both companies in attendance, including Park Jung-ho, President and Chief Executive Officer of SK Telecom, and Timotheus Höttges, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Telekom. At the meeting, SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom agreed to establish a joint […]
UK telecoms infrastructure provider Openreach has kicked off a proposal to conduct two trials – in Salisbury and Mildenhall – to prepare the UK for the future nationwide upgrade to full fibre and ‘All-IP’ technologies. The move is part of its ongoing work with the UK’s Communications Providers (CPs) to withdraw ageing telephone and broadband […]