Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced the appointment of Tim Pennington as interim Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Group Executive Management team, effective from September. Pennington replaces Per Christian Mørland, who, as previously announced, will leave Telia at the end of September. Pennington will serve as […]

Ofcom and the UK’s biggest telecoms companies have come together to sign a new pledge, committing to help get more women build technology careers across the industry. The telecoms sector has been historically male-dominated – particularly in more senior technology-based positions. However, Ofcom and seven of the biggest companies in the sector – BT Group, […]

UK consumers are calling on broadband providers to abandon lengthy contracts of 18 months or more in favour of more flexible deals, according to new research by broadband comparison site Broadband Genie. Demand for shorter-term packages is growing, as two in five broadband users (40 per cent) say they would prefer monthly deals, similar to […]

KPN has acquired the Dutch activities of Youfone. Youfone is already active on KPN’s networks with more than 540k Youfone customers already using the mobile and fixed networks in the Netherlands. They will continue to do so after the acquisition. In a press statement, KPN said: “Youfone is a fast-growing and challenging telecom operator with […]

BT has secured a major new networks contract with the British Army – paving the way for the rollout of smart bases across the UK. The company’s Business unit has won the five-year contract with the Army to deliver a managed Wi-Fi service, referred to as MOD Wi-Fi. The deal will see BT provide managed […]

With 21 per cent of UK adults now only accessing the Internet using a smartphone, according to Ofcom, a report into digital exclusion by Mobile UK, the industry body for the UK’s Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), is highlighting the growing importance of mobile connectivity and the need for better Government policy. The report, From Exclusion to Inclusion […]

BT Group’s Digital Unit is accelerating the Group’s cloud transformation with the successful completion of an assessment conducted by ProjectiveGroup, covering all key aspects of managing data for increased value and reduced risk. The assessment was based on the EDM Council’s Cloud Data Management Capabilities (CDMC) Framework, a comprehensive set of industry standard guidelines, standards […]

As heavily anticipated, Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings (CKHGT) have entered into binding agreements in relation to a combination of their UK telecommunication businesses, respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK. Vodafone will own 51 per cent of the combined business (MergeCo) and CKHGT 49 per cent. From day one, the pair say […]

When it comes to connectivity, there is no contest: Fibre Internet beats non-fibre service hands down, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Telecommunications Study 2022-2023. The former outpaces the latter by 9 points — 75 to 66 — for customer satisfaction (on a scale of 0 to 100. “Across the entire customer experience, […]

Orange Belgium has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in telco operator, VOO. The closing of this deal will give Orange Belgium a 75 per cent stake minus 1 share in VOO, with the remaining 25 per cent plus one share retained by Nethys. This transaction values VOO at an enterprise value of €1.8 […]