Spain: FTTH tops 13.4m FTTH take-up continues growing significantly in Spain. In a year, the number of FTTH lines grew by 1.1 million to over 13.4 million, according to the latest data from CNMC. In one month (August) it gained 79,514 lines. Movistar is the market leader with 37.1 per cent, 4.96 million of the […]

Canada’s industry minister has said he will not approve the planned C$26 billion (€19.1bn) merger between multiplay telcos Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications but suggested a revised agreement may be possible. In a statement, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, noted that later in the week, the parties to the transaction will begin […]

As European legislators make progress on the landmark EU Data Act, a study commissioned by ETNO and authored by LE Europe brings a fresh perspective on the impact of the draft regulation on European telecom operators and their business models. The study mentions European Commission figures underlining that the Data Act can unlock a series of major […]

Telenor, the Norwegian multinational telco, has reported Q3 revenues were NOK 28.4 billion (€2.75bn), an increase of NOK 1 billion compared to the same period last year. Service revenues increased by 2.5 per cent on an organic basis. “We see positive trends for mobile service revenues in the Nordic region, with a growth of 4 […]

Jean-François Fallacher, CEO of Orange Spain, has said that the telco’s merger with MásMóvil should be approved without conditions, on the grounds that Spanish market is highly competitive, and that the operation will not have a negative impact on competition. The Spanish telco market currently has eight operators with revenues of over €100 million. “It […]

Orange has reported that revenues for Q3 2022 rose 1 per cent year on year, driven by Europe – which performed well (+3.2 per cent) with Spain returning to growth, and Africa & Middle East, which grew 4.2 per cent and remains on course to meet its annual growth target of around 6 per cent. […]

UK comms regulator Ofcom is proposing to revise its guidance on how the ‘net neutrality’ rules should apply in the UK. This follows the announcement of its new programme of work to ensure that digital communications markets are working well for people and businesses in the UK. Ofcom is responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance […]

TIP (Telecom Infra Project) has established a new project group that addresses one of the central topics in today’s telecommunications industry, metaverse-ready networks. The metaverse aims to transform how people interact by delivering immersive experiences that will require better network performance, for both fixed and mobile networks. According to TIP – a global community of […]

Ensuring people are able to use mobile Internet, rather than focusing purely on network coverage, is the key to driving digital inclusion for 3.2 billion people worldwide, according to statistics released by the mobile industry trade body the GSMA. The organisation’s annual State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report shows that 95 per cent of the […]

Customer experience, billing and payments solutions specialist CSG has launched CSG Xponent Ignite, a customer engagement solution built from industry-specific expertise that it says enables businesses quickly to deploy, engage and deliver quantifiable experiences aligned with their goals. “Companies are frustrated with spending millions of dollars on generic CX tools that don’t produce the outcomes […]