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TalkTalk in play for £3bn?

The owners of TalkTalk, the UK broadband provider, have received tentative approaches about a potential £3 billion (€3.59bn) sale of the company amid a flurry of international telecoms industry consolidation. Vodafone has been plotting an offer for TalkTalk in recent weeks, according to Sky News, whilst Sky itself – owned by Comcast – is also […]

April 11, 2022

Virgin Media O2 launches Volt campaign

Virgin Media O2 has launched a multi-million pound integrated brand campaign to drive awareness for its joint proposition, Volt. Running throughout the UK for the next five weeks across multiple touchpoints, the campaign aims to demonstrate how Virgin Media and O2 are ‘Better, connected’ by giving customers more and supercharging the nation’s connectivity. ‘Volt,’ the […]

April 8, 2022

ICASA demands 6-month data roll-overs

South Africa’s communications regulator ICASA has published draft updates to its end-user requirements for telco customers and users in the country. One major change is that the draft regulations require cellular and data operators to roll-over data bundles for a minimum of 6 months. The regulator says that companies can offer a longer roll-over period, […]

April 7, 2022By Chris Forrester

ATN acquires Axicom

Australian Tower Network (ATN), the former Singtel/Optus company, is buying Axicom for Aus$3.58 billion (€2.43bn). ATN, now co-owned by SingTel and Australian pension fund AustralianSuper, will see its stake in Axicom expand to 81 per cent. Axicom is currently majority owned by Macquarie Asset Management and runs some 2,000 tower sites located in and around […]

April 1, 2022By Chris Forrester

Survey: Brits prefer video calls to phone calls

Research from Sky Mobile has revealed 8 in 10 Brits now prefer messaging and video calls over phone calls and yet nearly one in four said it is these calls that make them the happiest (23 per cent). The study of 2,000 British adults also found 64 per cent of people can’t leave the house […]

April 1, 2022

Aschenbroich for Orange Chair

The Board of Directors of telco Orange has proposed Jacques Aschenbroich as a new Director of the Group and, from April 19th, as Chairman of the Board. The nomination of Aschenbroich as a Director will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders that will take place that day, following which the Board would […]

March 31, 2022By Colin Mann

Sky Mobile launches Ukraine data donations

Sky Mobile has announced its pledge to donate £100,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), who are providing invaluable support to those in need in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Sky Mobile customers can choose to donate their spare data, which Sky Mobile will then turn into a monetary donation to support the DEC. Customers can […]

March 29, 2022

EE, BT unveil new 5G viewing experiences

EE and BT have unveiled new ways to watch or experience sports and the performing arts using the power of 5G technology which re-imagine the experience of watching and performing sports, dance, music and theatre through virtual, augmented and mixed reality applications. Using everyday devices such as smartphones, tablets and TVs, as well as the […]

March 10, 2022By Colin Mann

Orange, MásMóvil confirm merger

Telcos Orange and MásMóvil have confirmed they are in exclusive discussions to combine their businesses in Spain. The combination would take the form of a 50-50 Joint Venture, co-controlled by Orange and MásMóvil (LORCA JVCO) with a combined enterprise valuation of €19.6 billion. Valuations are attractive for both businesses, with Orange Spain’s enterprise value at […]

March 8, 2022

BT to boost mobile coverage in UK

BT is partnering with local authorities in towns and cities across the UK, including London, Leeds and Birmingham, to boost mobile coverage by mounting small cell antennas on street furniture such as lampposts and CCTV columns. The technology and telecoms firm is also using its own assets, including phone boxes and its Street Hub 2.0 […]

March 7, 2022