Belgacom reported better-than-expected core profit for the first quarter, as profit margins in its fixed and mobile businesses expanded. The Belgian telco, which offers services consumers under the Proximus brand, said revenue per user increased for its home broadband, TV and mobile products and more mobile customers chose to have a monthly contract over a […]
BT has reported a 14 per cent rise in annual profits, claiming it is outpacing its rivals in winning new broadband customers. Pre-tax profit rose to £2.645 billion for the year to the end of March but revenues at the group dipped 2 per cent to £17.85 billion. The telco said business was being driven […]
John Petter, head of BT’s consumer division, has revealed that the company plans to launch a FTA version of BT Sport. Since its launch in August 2013 BT Sport has been free for its broadband subscribers, while other viewers pay £13.50 a month. However, the arrival of the Champions League and Europa League, which is […]
Telecom Argentina has issued notice to the county’s Stock Exchange and the National Securities Commission that it is considering entering the local pay-TV and audiovisual sector. It says it will hold a General Assembly on June 22nd and then make a decision. Argentine law now provides for telcos to enter into the provision of pay-TV, […]
In the first quarter of 2015, Swisscom’s net revenue increased by CHF 72 million (€69.4m) or 2.6 per cent year-on-year to CHF 2,893 million. Adjusted for company acquisitions and on the basis of constant exchange rates, revenue increased by CHF 83 million or 2.9 per cent, of which CHF 46 million was attributable to the […]
Teliasonera reported a 5.9 per cent decline in its net profit for the first quarter. Sweden and Finland’s dominant telco’s quarterly net profit slipped to SEK3.71 billion kronor ($427 million), versus a year-ago profit of SEK3.95 billion. Earnings per share dropped to 0.86 krona versus 0.91 krona. Its revenue climbed to SEK26.04 billion from SEK23.97 […]
Ofcom is contemplating a deregulation of the television and telecoms industry to reflect shifts in how people watch, read and talk over the past decade. In her first interview since taking over as head of the UK media regulator, Sharon White said Ofcom needed to examine how competition from US Internet giants such as YouTube […]
Sky Italia’s whole package is now available on Telecom Italia’s new generation networks thanks to the IP platform and to the dedicated My Sky HD decoder. For the first time this means integrated landline and mobile, Internet and TV services. The two leading companies in their respective industries join together by sharing their assets and […]
A year after the €7.2 billion acquisition of Spain’s largest cable company ONO, Vodafone is launching its first convergent offer – including fixed and mobile telephony, broadband Internet access and TV – under the brand of ‘Vodafone One’, available from April 20th. Vodafone One will cost from €43 to €83 and will rely on both […]
Vodafone-Ono is finalising its first combined convergent package in with unconfirmed plans for very discounted prices. The group plans a heavy marketing campaign to promote the service in direct competition with Telefonica. In the last quarter of 2014, Vodafone-ONO mobile phone users amounted to a total of 5,549,000 with the company gaining 70,000 subs in […]