A consortium composed of Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free-iliad Group has confirmed ongoing discussions with the Altice Group in connection with a potential transaction to acquire a large part of the telecommunications activities of the Altice Group in France. “Due diligence works have been initiated in early January 2026,” the consortium said in a statement […]
Mobile connectivity is the fundamental backbone of everyday life, according to trade body Mobile UK. From how we work and learn to how we access an increasing number of public services, our reliance on high-speed networks continues to grow, it notes. “As we progress into the AI era, the UK stands at a critical juncture, […]
Millions of UK households are facing telco price rises up to four times the rate of inflation this April, as the industry marks one year since the launch of Ofcom’s ‘pounds and pence’ pricing rules. Analysis from Uswitch, the comparison and switching service, reveals that while inflation currently sits at 3.2 per cent, some mobile […]
Telia has achieved both the highest overall score and a win in every category in umlaut’s latest annual benchmark of Swedish mobile networks. It’s the sixth consecutive year that the company’s network has been recognised as the best in the country by umlaut’s independent and internationally recognised assessment. In the 2025 benchmark, Telia’s mobile network […]
O2 has upgraded its mobile network in and around Stamford Bridge – home of Premier League football club Chelsea – strengthening connectivity for customers attending fixtures and events at the stadium. With more than 40,000 fans attending home games during the football season, the capacity boost offers a more reliable experience at peak times – […]
More stations and tunnelled sections of the Tube network across London now have high-speed mobile coverage, Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks have announced, including the first sections of the Circle and District line. Alongside the whole of the Elizabeth line, which was completed in December 2024, 62 out of 121 Tube stations that […]
Teresa Cottam, founder and Chief Analyst at Omnisperience and author of Telecoms Customer 2035, has issued a ruthless wake-up call for the telecoms industry: if telcos want to thrive in 2035, they urgently need to rethink customer relationships. According to Cottam, the evidence is stark. Hundreds of billions spent on 5G networks, fibre-to-the-home, digital transformation […]
The Philippines telecom and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8 per cent from $8 billion (€6.8bn) in 2024 to $9.7 billion in 2029, mainly supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband service segments, reveals intelligence and productivity platform Global Data. GlobalData’s Philippines Telecom Operators […]
A report from Omnisperience, titled Telecoms Customer 2035, dismantles three decades of failed orthodoxy in the telecoms industry. According to the report, hundreds of billions spent on 5G, full fibre, cloud and generative AI have delivered flat revenues, stubbornly high churn, and customers who switch the moment a cheaper deal appears. The real crisis isn’t […]
A study by global tech strategist Juniper Research has found satellite provider revenue from direct-to-cell (D2C) will exceed $370 million (€279.9m) in 2026, up from $100 million this year. This substantial single-year growth of more than 260 per cent is fuelled by growing partnerships between mobile network operators (MNOs) and satellite operators, which are rolling out […]