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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Orange group has announcesd the appointment of Jean-François Fallacher as CEO of Orange France from April 3rd. He will replace Fabienne Dulac, who after eight years at the helm, has chosen to take on new challenges within the Group. Dulac will remain on the Executive Committee and will contribute to the deployment of the […]

The acquisition of Vodafone Hungary Telecommunications has now been completed upon payment of the purchase price. According to the sale and purchase agreement signed on January 8th, 4iG, the telecommunications and IT group, has acquired 51 per cent and the Hungarian State has acquired 49 per cent indirect influence in the second largest telecommunications company […]

As a response to market speculation, the Board of Directors of Latin America multiplay operator Millicom International Cellular S.A. has confirmed that a potential acquisition of all outstanding shares in the company is being discussed with Apollo Global Management and Claure Group. “There is no certainty that a transaction will materialise nor as to the […]

Millions of BT and EE broadband customers will be hit with price hikes of up to 14.4 per cent this spring as the cost of living crisis continues to take hold. ISPs can increase prices mid-contract by the rate of inflation plus an extra amount on top, as set out in their terms and conditions. […]

Sunrise has acquired the telecom business of its long-standing partner, EBL, with retroactive effect from January 1st 2023. The takeover is the result of many years of cooperation between the two companies in Switzerland. A total of 60,000 telecom customers currently connected in the regions of Liestal, Laufen, Romandy, and Bern as well as in […]

Spanish telcos Movistar, Vodafone and Orange are raising their subscription fees to mitigate declining revenues. On average, Movistar and Vodafone are increasing their monthly fees by 6.8 per cent and 6.5 per cent, respectively. Moving with the tide, Orange is also set to rise its fees between €2 and €5 a month from March. Movistar […]

BT has announced new digital tools to help multinational customers measure and optimise the carbon impact of running applications and cloud workloads across their network. While the Carbon Network Dashboard gives a real-time view of power consumption, the Digital Carbon Calculator helps customers estimate their network’s carbon footprint. The Dashboard uses machine learning to detect […]