The Vodafone and Three merger highlights UK telecom innovation, with major investments planned to boost network quality and deliver advanced technology for customers. In light of this, Sopro, the  B2B prospecting service, has analysed government data to reveal the telecoms industry is one of the most innovative in the UK. The industries engaging in innovation […]

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has hit local telco One NZ (the former Vodafone NZ) with criminal charges alleging false representations of its Starlink Direct-To-Cell service, and breaching the country’s Fair Trade Act. One NZ had seemingly jumped the gun with its Starlink publicity and marketing campaign and talked about 100 percent national coverage but failed […]

The first publicly funded Shared Rural Network (SRN) Total Not Spot site has been switched on. The new site delivers 4G to areas that previously had no mobile broadband coverage from any operator. The development provides 4G coverage from all UK mobile operators, significantly enhancing connectivity for residents, businesses, and tourists. The mast on South […]

Utiq, the European AdTech company, has officially entered the Austrian market in collaboration with telco A1. The partnership brings Utiq’s people-first Authentic Consent Service to A1’s user base, facilitating more relevant digital marketing experiences between brands, publishers and people. The Service enhances data privacy, giving consumers control and choice over their consent, whilst offering advertisers […]

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that a multi-billion-pound commitment to upgrade the merged company’s network across the UK, including the roll-out of 5G, combined with short-term customer protections could solve competition concerns identified in September 2024 and allow the merger to go ahead. The CMA investigation – led by an […]

BBC Studios has announced that three BBC-branded channels are now available to the Romanian market through Vodafone Romania. The European telco will offer these channels through its Vodafone TV service and the Vodafone TV+ platform to residential and corporate subscribers. The partnership between BBC Studios and Vodafone Romania entails a multiyear inclusion of BBC Earth, […]

Swisscom has reported that Q3 group revenue fell slightly by 0.4 per cent to CHF 8,173 million (€8,686m), which translates to a minor increase of 0.3 per cent at constant exchange rates. In the Swiss core business, revenue fell by 1.7 per cent to CHF 5,966 million. Revenue from telecom services decreased by 1.9 per […]

Telco MasOrange and trade unions have reached an agreement over a workforce reduction, affecting 650 employees instead of the initial plan of 795. Both parties have been negotiating in recent weeks following protests from workers. MasOrange has undertaken not to reduce its workforce any further until at least June 2026. Following this move, the three […]

UK digital infrastructure provider Openreach has  announced a further 79 new exchange locations, covering more than 900k premises across the UK, where the business plans to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over an ultrafast Full Fibre connection. The business is giving […]

Vodafone and Google have announced a ten year strategic expansion of their existing partnership to bring new services, devices, and TV experiences to millions of Vodafone’s customers across Europe and Africa, supported by Google Cloud and Google’s Gemini models. The agreement will bring storage, security, and AI assistance to Vodafone’s customers in 15 countries, as […]