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AGCOM clears Swisscom’s Vodafone Italia

Following the announcement of the acquisition of Vodafone Italia on March 15th, Swisscom notified the transaction to the Italian Authority for Communications (AGCOM) on September 17th. On November 6th, AGCOM cleared the transaction unconditionally. Overall, completion of the Vodafone Italia transaction is on track. Swisscom secured the financing for the purchase price of €8 billion […]

November 14, 2024

Deutsche Telekom raises FY financial guidance

Deutsche Telekom has reported that it “remained on course for success” in Q3 2024, in line with the plans recently outlined by the company at its Capital Markets Day in mid-October. Revenue increased in the period from July to September by 3.6 per cent year-on-year in organic terms – i.e., excluding exchange rate fluctuations and […]

November 14, 2024

Forecast: Telcos to prioritise emerging technologies in 2025

Juniper Research, experts in telecommunications markets, has revealed the 10 trends it predicts are poised to transform the telecommunications landscape in 2025. Juniper Research expects a year of seismic shifts, as telcos prioritise strategic investments in emerging technologies such as Wi-Fi 7, MVNO-in-a-Box, and early moves toward 6G – while technological innovations such as travel […]

November 13, 2024

Liberty Global completes Sunrise spin-off

Liberty Global has completed the previously announced spin-off of its Swiss business, Sunrise, into a separate publicly traded company. The completion follows the approval of the transaction at a special meeting of Liberty Global shareholders on October 25th. Liberty Global will continue to own and operate its Liberty Telecom businesses in Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia, the […]

November 11, 2024

BT cuts revenue guidance

BT has reported H1 2024 revenue of £10.1 billion (€12.1bn), down 3 per cent mainly attributed to challenging conditions in Business, principally driven by non-UK trading in its Global and Portfolio channels. In the rest of the Group, lower CPI benefit and continued competitive markets in Consumer were broadly offset by growth in Openreach due […]

November 7, 2024

Report: Telcos ranked best partners for subscription brands

Following the rise of subscription bundling in 2024, a peer report from Bango reveals a clear consensus among some of the leading subscription brands — telcos are the ideal partners to lead the bundling market opportunity.  One of the 20 key insights from the Bango report, Super Bundling: Inside secrets, is that senior executives at […]

November 7, 2024

Utiq launches in Austria with A1

Utiq, the European AdTech company, has officially entered the Austrian market in collaboration with telco A1. The partnership brings Utiq’s people-first Authentic Consent Service to A1’s user base, facilitating more relevant digital marketing experiences between brands, publishers and people. The Service enhances data privacy, giving consumers control and choice over their consent, whilst offering advertisers […]

November 7, 2024

Digi rolls out quad-play services in Portugal

Romanian low-cost operator Digi has entered the Portuguese market with a quad-play offer focused on “flexibility and affordability”. The company offers a range of fixed internet, mobile, TV, and landline services, allowing customers to create their own personalised packages. There is no loyalty contract for mobile services and a maximum of three months for fixed […]

November 5, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Charter shares up on less losses

Charter Communications beat Wall Street estimates with its Q3 results, reporting fewer than expected cord-cutters, sending shares up 16 per cent. The US telco’s budget connection plans – offering high-speed data – have resonated with customers and fuelled significant growth, countering competition from major wireless providers. “We have pricing and packaging that saves customers money […]

November 1, 2024

BT expands Carbon Network Dashboard

BT has expanded its Carbon Network Dashboard to give business customers visibility of electricity consumption and carbon emissions at an individual workload and application level. The insight will allow them to optimise their data-centre and network infrastructure to manage emissions as they adopt AI applications at scale. AI can have significantly different impacts on networks […]

November 1, 2024