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Euro telco majors form ad tech JV

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are to form a joint venture for the implementation of a privacy-by-design digital marketing technology platform in Europe that they say could benefit consumers, advertisers and publishers alike. The creation of this new entity has been approved by the European Commission, pursuant to the European Union Merger Regulation. The […]

February 13, 2023By Colin Mann

Structural changes hit Thaicom profit

Satellite operator Thaicom has announced its financial results the year 2022. During the year, the company saw the core profit (profit attributable to owner of the company before unrealised gain (loss) on exchange rate of the company and joint ventures and before extra items) at Baht 527 million (€14.5m), increased by 995.3 per cent compared […]

February 13, 2023

Report: Internet access impacts US CE ownership

While availability of Internet and speed of that service can vary widely from state to state, or even county to county, there are a number of technology devices that have reached parity levels among connected households in rural and urban US markets. Those include, TVs, video game consoles, smartwatches, activity trackers, and tablets, according to […]

February 10, 2023

Millicom Q4 revenue up 10.1%

Millicom, the LatAm telco, has released its Q4 2022 results. Revenue was up 10.1 per cent YoY to $1.38 billion (€1.29bn) and operating profit increased 17.2 per cent to $203 million, reflecting the Guatemala acquisition. Service revenue was up 2.3 per cent to $1.15 billion, organically fueled by broad-based growth across business lines and countries. […]

February 10, 2023

Macquarie, Ardian eye Vodafone Spain

Australian Fund Macquarie Capital, the main shareholder in telco Onivia, and French company Ardian, owner of regional telco Adamo Telecom, are both seeking to buy Vodafone Spain’s network that covers 10.5 million households (out of which 7 million are cable deployments and 3.5 million FTTH lines), and is currently valued at €4 billion, according to […]

February 9, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

EE expands 5G into rural populations

EE has revealed new details of its nationwide investment to connect the UK to 5G, with the technology reaching hundreds of rural communities across the UK for the first time. A series of new innovations that will boost the range, resilience and energy efficiency of mobile connectivity in the years ahead have also been unveiled. […]

February 9, 2023

Research reveals tech savvy tweens

Research reveals almost half (47 per cent) of parents and carers feel their children know more than them when it comes to digital technology, with 60 per cent claiming they wish they were more digitally savvy. The study, conducted by multiplay telco Vodafone, reveals a digital knowledge gap between the generations, citing 12 as the […]

February 7, 2023

BT revenue flat; board changes

BT has reported revenue in the three quarters to the end of December was up slightly at £15.6 billion (€14.2bn), a 1 per cent decline on last year which the telco attributed to inflationary headwinds and legacy product declines. Profit after tax was at £1.3 billion, with capex spend of £3.8 billion. Philip Jansen, Chief […]

February 2, 2023

Vodafone Spain: Revenues & customers down

Vodafone Spain suffered a 8.7 per cent fall in revenues in the third quarter of the fiscal year (October-December 2022) to €858 million; the telco also saw a loss of customers across all businesses – mobile, broadband and convergent packages. The reasons for the poor financial performance, according to the company, are the competitive nature […]

February 2, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

ecta condemns EC Gigabit Connectivity proposals

ecta, the European Competitive Telecommunications Association, has analysed the leaked text of the proposed EC Recommendation on the regulatory promotion of Gigabit Connectivity, which is currently in interservice consultation within the European Commission. ecta says it is “stunned” by its content, and denounces this text, given: the absence of a public consultation on a text […]

February 1, 2023By Colin Mann