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Orange takes full ownership of MasOrange

Orange has signed a binding agreement with Lorca to acquire full ownership of MasOrange, Spain’s leading telco in terms of customer base, through the acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent stake in its Spanish joint venture for a price of €4.25 billion in cash. This announcement confirms the  non-binding agreement that was announced earlier […]

December 15, 2025

Forecast: 5G, FTTH to fuel Indonesia telco growth

The total telco services revenue in Indonesia is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7 per cent during 2024-2029, led by rising mobile data usage and accelerating fibre adoption. The shift from traditional voice to data-centric consumption underscores operators’ push toward higher-value 5G and FTTH services, signaling a competitive phase […]

December 12, 2025

Analysis: AI alone won’t save telcos

A report from Omnisperience, titled Telecoms Customer 2035, dismantles three decades of failed orthodoxy in the telecoms industry. According to the report, hundreds of billions spent on 5G, full fibre, cloud and generative AI have delivered flat revenues, stubbornly high churn, and customers who switch the moment a cheaper deal appears. The real crisis isn’t […]

December 11, 2025By Colin Mann

BT launches digital sovereignty platform

BT has announced the launch of a sovereign platform which will deliver a suite of new digital sovereignty services for the UK private and public sector.   Assuring the control and management of operations, systems and data within a UK infrastructure platform – supported exclusively by UK-based staff where required – is key to providing digital […]

December 4, 2025

Ofcom fines Virgin Media £23.8m for telecare failiures

Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £23.8 million (€27.1m), after it disconnected telecare customers during its programme to migrate customers to digital landlines. Virgin Media notified Ofcom about a number of incidents related to the migration of telecare customers in November and December 2023. As a result, the media regulator launched an investigation to establish whether […]

December 1, 2025

Exchange closure signals Openreach digital milestone

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has exited the Deddington Exchange in Oxfordshire, making it the first of 4,600 exchanges across the UK to be fully de-commissioned as part of a nationwide shift from copper networks to digital full fibre infrastructure. Deddington also becomes the first UK location to see the closure of BT’s copper based […]

November 26, 2025By Colin Mann

Virgin Media O2 enhances 4G, 5G coverage on UK motorways

Virgin Media O2 has  announced 4G and 5G coverage improvements on more than 40 major UK motorways and A roads, supporting the digital infrastructure needed to help boost electric vehicle adoption. The improvements cover 590 miles of road, which is roughly the equivalent of driving from Exeter to Inverness.  Mobile coverage has been optimised on […]

November 20, 2025

Telenor consolidates IoT ops under Telenor Connexion

Telenor has announced the next step in its Internet of Things (IoT) strategy by consolidating its Nordic IoT operations under Telenor Connexion, creating a unified global IoT brand. “This consolidation is about unlocking scale and accelerating growth. By bringing our IoT capabilities together under Telenor Connexion and our portfolio brand, Telenor IoT, we are creating […]

November 13, 2025

Foercast: China fixed comms service revenue growth stagnant

The total fixed communications services revenue in China is expected to see sluggish compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent in its revenue from $303 billion (€261.6bn) in 2025 to $314 billion in 2030, mainly due to drop in average revenue per user (ARPU) levels, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s […]

November 12, 2025

Report: Telcos turn to AI to boost EBITDA margins

Worldwide spending on telecommunication and pay-TV services will reach $1.53 billion (€1.32bn) in 2025, representing an increase of +1.7 per cent year-on-year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast is slightly more optimistic compared to the forecast published earlier this year, as it assumes a 0.1 percentage […]

November 10, 2025