Deutsche Telekom has reported that it is “on track” despite unsteady market conditions. The German telco group exceeded its guidance for 2022, which it raised multiple times throughout the year. Total revenue increased by 6.1 per cent compared with 2021 to €114.4 billion. Service revenue increased by 10.6 per cent to €91.9 billion. Adjusted EBITDA […]
Vodafone is to expand its European collaboration with Google within the Vodafone TV platform, mobile messaging and Pixel devices. The expanded agreement between the companies will enable Vodafone customers to access new messaging experiences through the adoption of Google Jibe Cloud to power Vodafone’s use of Rich Communications Services (RCS). The agreement will also introduce […]
Consumers are keen to use digital self-service channels when interacting with their communications service provider but are being held back by a ‘broken’ digital customer journey that often requires them to switch to a human agent, according to research from communications and media software and services provider Amdocs. Refocus, a survey of nearly 10,000 consumers […]
The consolidation of the European telecom companies has been a topic of discussion for many years, and while there are potential benefits to such consolidation, there are also several significant challenges that must be overcome, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. “Investors, carrier management, and the EU have identified Europe’s relative weakness when competing […]
Asia-Pacific multichannel operators have become hybrid providers, with both traditional multichannel and virtual multichannel or OTT subscription offerings launched in recent years, according to Kagan’s 2022 survey of OTT partnerships and virtual multichannel services. The study, revealed in a Blog Post by Xiuxi Zhu, Associate Research Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Kagan unit and […]
Orange Spain has reported its total revenues fell by 1.5 per cent in 2022 to €4.47 billion with its retail revenues falling 1.9 per cent to €3.13 billion. EBITDA fell by 4 per cent to €1.11 billion with CAPEX experiencing a 9.15 per cent drop to €863 million. In the fourth quarter, however, total revenues […]
Orange has presented its new strategic plan which it says “aims to generate value from the recognised excellence of its core business and to grow sustainably in Europe, Africa and the Middle East”. Orange also announced the repositioning of its Enterprise activities in next generation connectivity solutions and the acceleration in cybersecurity. Accompanying the plan […]
South Africa’s partially state-owned telco, Telkom, has entered into a required consultation process with unions and regulators with the intention of letting go some 15 per cent of its workforce, or about 1,725 people. “The process will impact all business units and subsidiaries and is intended to ensure the sustainability of the group,” Telkom told […]
Liberty Global has acquired 1.335 billion shares in Vodafone Group PLC, representing 4.92 per cent of the outstanding share capital (excluding treasury shares). The transaction was principally funded through an attractive non-recourse financing, requiring equity funding from Liberty Global of approximately £225 million (€254m). “We believe, like many others, that Vodafone’s current share price does […]
Airties, a supplier of managed Wi-Fi solutions for service providers globally, is providing YouSee with a portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi software and services to support its broadband subscribers across Denmark. YouSee, a Nuuday company, is one of Denmark’s largest telcos, offering a range of services including Internet, TV, and mobile voice. YouSee have deployed Airties’ […]