BT and global information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei are to undertake research into how ‘network slicing’ – a method of carving out specific ‘slices’ of an IP-based network for dedicated purposes – may be used to support services delivered over tomorrow’s 5G networks. The announcement builds on the wide-ranging 5G collaboration agreement signed […]
Telefónica has reached agreement with global investment firm KKR Group for the sale of up to 40 per cent of Telxius Telecom, its global telecommunications infrastructure company, for a total amount of €1.275 billion. Under the agreement, which is subject to regulatory approvals, Telefónica and KKR aim to develop and grow one of the leading […]
Brazilian telco Oi says that it has now enrolled more than 1 million quad-play subscribers to its ‘Oi Total’ bundle of fixed line, cellular, broadband and pay-TV service. Bernardo Winik, Oi’s retail director, told newspaper Globo that the company’s target was to reach 2 million quad-play subs by the end of this year. Oi Total […]
Time Warner shareholders have voted to adopt the merger agreement between AT&T and Time Warner, with 78 per cent of the outstanding shares of common stock voting in favour; and of the shares voted, 99 per cent were cast in favour of the proposal. Having obtained shareholder approval of the $85.4 billion (€78.5bn) transaction, first […]
Orange Belgium has launched its ‘LOVE’ package to support its convergent positioning. LOVE allows Orange customers to access what is essential to them by offering them flexible combinations of mobile, internet and TV. This convergent umbrella with the message “all you need is LOVE” offers customers the flexibility choose the number of SIM cards and […]
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has opened proceedings against Telecom Italia and Fastweb for possible uncompetitive practices regarding their joint fibre optic venture Flash Fiber. Flash Fiber aims to build fibre-optic networks in FTTH architecture in Italy’s 29 biggest cities already covered by FTTC by 2020. The two companies plan to invest over €1 billion in the […]
Australia’s national broadband network (nbn) has reached a significant roll-out milestone, with four million premises now Ready for Service (RFS). This landmark means that the nbn network is now available to more than one third of all Australian premises. By the end of December 2014 nbn had made 778,824 premises RFS. In the following two […]
TalkTalk says its customers are reaping the rewards of the value for money provider’s radical changes to its business. Revealing its Q3 results, the UK telco said it made “an unquestionable return to its challenger roots last year by offering a new range of plans, which guarantee no broadband price increases for the entirety of […]
Openreach – the infrastructure arm of BT – has appointed Sir Brendan Barber and Edward Astle as independent members of a newly formed Board to oversee strategy, investment and service delivery at the UK’s leading digital infrastructure company. BT is currently under pressure from regulator Ofcom to divest the unit completely. Barber, former General Secretary […]
Swedish cable TV firm Com Hem has reported Q4 revenues of SEK 1,780 million (€188.4m), up 40 per cent. Operating profits were at SEK 228 million, up 20 per cent. Com Hem reported strong volume growth in broadband, up 13,000 to 702,000 RGUs.cDigital-TV RGU’s totalled 644,000, with a continued growth of 6,000 TiVo customers (penetration […]