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Forecast: Telco network cloud spend at $24.8bn by 2030

Global spending on telco network cloud infrastructure and software is projected to grow from $17.4 billion (€14.9bn) in 2025 to $24.8 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3 per cent, according to Omdia’s Telco Network Cloud Market Tracker – 2025 Annual Forecast Report. The report highlights a significant acceleration in […]

October 27, 2025

Virgin Media O2 stores receive Stranger Things makeover

Virgin Media O2 is partnering with Netflix to bring Stranger Things to UK high streets, with an immersive pop-up experience at a selection of O2 stores from now until January. In the stores, Stranger Things fans can step back into the 1980s through immersive zones filled with nostalgic touchpoints – from posing on the famous […]

October 27, 2025By Nik Roseveare

UK altnets unveil infrastructure sharing venture

The UK Altnet sector has created a new infrastructure sharing venture to complement Openreach’s Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) framework and boost revenues of independent broadband network providers, including a slice of the huge mobile and datacentre markets. As Altnets continue to build their share of the broadband market after years of investment in full fibre […]

October 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Orange posts “solid” Q3

In the third quarter of 2025, Orange has reported that Group revenues increased 0.8 per cent YoY (+€83 million) thanks to growth in retail services (+2.6 per cent or +€192 million), partly offset by the trends in wholesale services (-5.2 per cent or -€78 million), equipment sales (-1.4 per cent or -€9 million) and other […]

October 23, 2025

Telia improves operational momentum in Q3

Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported that Q3 revenue amounted to SEK 19.9 billion (€1.82bn) and increased 1.1 per cent like for like. Service revenue increased 1 per cent driven by continued strong momentum in Sweden and the Baltics. Revenue for the first 9 months of the year amounted to SEK 59.7 billion […]

October 23, 2025

Tele2 hits 5G milestone in Q3

Tele2, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced its consolidated results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting strong equity free cash flow, and full year 2025 guidance on capex to sales lowered, while maintaining focus on growth initiatives. Highlights include: End-user service revenue of SEK 5.6 billion (€0.52bn), up 2 per cent organically compared to […]

October 21, 2025

Altice France rejects Orange, Bouygues, Free-iliad offer

Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange have submitted a joint non-binding offer to enter into negotiations with a view to acquiring a range of activities from the Altice group in France, but their offer has been immediately rejected. The offer covered most of SFR’s assets, but excluded stakes in Intelcia, UltraEdge and XP Fibre and […]

October 15, 2025

Study: Italian Piracy Shield risks outweigh intended benefits

An academic paper, prepared in advance of an international conference on network and service management, suggests that Italy’s Piracy Shield causes significant collateral damage. In the paper, 90th Minute: A First Look to Collateral Damages and Efficacy of the Italian Piracy Shield, the University of Twente researchers, Raffaele Sommese, Anna Sperotto, Antonio Prado, Jeroen van […]

October 15, 2025By Colin Mann

Ericsson signs Vodafone networks deal; Q3 solid

Ericsson and Vodafone have announced a five-year strategic partnership to modernise Vodafone’s network footprint using Ericsson’s programmable network solutions across several markets. Ericsson will be Vodafone’s sole RAN vendor in Ireland, Netherlands, and Portugal, as well as a major vendor in Germany, Romania and Egypt. The modernisation of Vodafone’s RAN infrastructure and management will lay […]

October 14, 2025

Openreach ramps up copper switch out

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has announced a further 94 new exchange locations, covering 959,904 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 Communication Providers […]

October 13, 2025By Colin Mann