South Korea’s multiplay services market is set for steady growth between 2023 and 2028, driven primarily by tripleplay and quadrupleplay bundles. Increased demand for high-speed fibre broadband and value-added services like IPTV and OTT video will boost household spending on these packages. While doubleplay remains dominant, quadrupleplay is projected to see the fastest growth, supported […]
Telco MasOrange and trade unions have reached an agreement over a workforce reduction, affecting 650 employees instead of the initial plan of 795. Both parties have been negotiating in recent weeks following protests from workers. MasOrange has undertaken not to reduce its workforce any further until at least June 2026. Following this move, the three […]
Virgin Media O2 has signed a commitment to invest in a new office space in central Manchester, agreeing a contract with Island that will see the new, net zero carbon workspace become the company’s central Manchester office location from late 2025. The lease of its Wythenshawe office due to expire in early 2026. Island, a […]
Deutsche Telekom subsidiary, T-Systems, and Broadcom have expanded their nearly 20-year long collaboration. T-Systems is now a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle tier partner, the highest level in the Broadcom Advantage Partner Programme. Holding Pinnacle status signifies a partner’s deep technological know-how and proficiency, and Pinnacle partners work closely with Broadcom to help customers […]
UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has announced a further 79 new exchange locations, covering more than 900k premises across the UK, where the business plans to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over an ultrafast Full Fibre connection. The business is giving […]
Virgin Media has become the first major UK telecoms provider to enable digital methods such as Apple Pay and Google Pay for recurring contract payments, providing an alternative to traditional direct debits. The launch, which follows a successful trial period, will mean that new customers signing up for Virgin Media broadband, landline or TV services […]
The telco industry is leading the way in generative AI (GenAI) adoption, according to a study of global senior key decision makers including in the UK & Ireland. The study, conducted earlier this year by Coleman Parkes Research and commissioned by SAS, surveyed 1,600 GenAI strategy and data analytics decision-makers globally to pulse check major areas […]
Deutsche Telekom has outlined its growth plans for the next few years. Global economies of scale and the systematic use of artificial intelligence (AI) are to play a key role, as well as a data-driven business model. Specifically, based on the financial figures for 2023, the Group expects average annual growth of around 4 per […]
The European Wireless Infrastructure Association (EWIA) has welcomed its newest members, Vantage Towers, a pan-European tower company, and INWIT, a tower company in Italy. “In EWIA’s drive for sustainable growth across our industry, including additional pan European neutral-host infrastructure providers was seen as a crucial enabler to ensure that our sector speaks with a stronger […]
A report from GSMA Intelligence launched ahead of MWC Las Vegas – The opportunity for operators in B2B technology services – sizing prospects for growth in financial services, manufacturing, automotive and aviation – highlights an addressable market of more than $400 billion (€363.8bn) for telcos looking to grow revenues in the enterprise space. This equates […]