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Spain: Euskaltel to double size in 5 years

Euskaltel, the fifth largest telco operator in Spain, owned by UK investment house Zegona, aims to double its revenues to €1.3 billion in 2025 after expanding into the whole territory under the Virgin brand. The company has announced its strategic plan aiming to reach 85 per cent of the Spanish market covering 18 million homes. […]

March 10, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

US: 2.5m 2019 broadband additions

Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 96 per cent of the market – acquired about 2.5 million net additional broadband Internet subscribers in 2019, compared to a pro forma gain of about 2.5 million subscribers in 2018. These top broadband […]

March 10, 2020

CityFibre ramps up full fibre rollout

CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, has revealed 36 additional locations to benefit from full fibre as part of its up to £4 billion (€4.6bn) Gigabit City Investment Programme, targeting up to 8 million premises. In parallel, CityFibre has also accelerated the mobilisation of its network build capabilities, with a process underway to […]

March 6, 2020By Colin Mann

HomeHub Plus Netflix bundle from StarHub

Suggesting it is starting the decade off with a bang, Singapore multiplay operator StarHub has teamed up with Netflix to deliver what it says is the best of entertainment and superb connectivity. The HomeHub Plus bundle is a first in Singapore, featuring all-in-one broadband, TV entertainment and Netflix subscription, offering top-class entertainment at home and […]

March 6, 2020

Kirkby to lead Telia from May

Allison Kirkby will  assume the position of President and CEO of Telia Company, Swedish-Finnish multinational telco, in May. Telia Company’s Board of Directors appointed Kirkby as the next President and CEO of Telia Company on October 24th 2019, with the expectancy that she would start the role in Q2 2020. “I remain super excited about […]

March 4, 2020

BT, Cisco bring intelligent connectivity to UK businesses

BT has launched a new managed software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service for UK business customers, as it continues to develop its portfolio of converged business networking products. BT says the new Managed SD-WAN offering enables secure, high-bandwidth connections across multiple sites using fixed and mobile networks. As part of the launch, BT is […]

March 4, 2020

Virgin Media insources all in-home engineers

Virgin Media has announced that it will be insourcing all of its customer-facing install and service activity to further enhance the experience given to its customers. This change, made following direct customer feedback, will see Virgin Media increase its directly employed engineer workforce by more than 700 taking its total number to 1,800. This will […]

March 3, 2020

SES/O3b win major Orange contract

O3b, the Medium Earth orbiting satellite system owned by SES, has won a major contract from telco Orange to serve its 18 African countries with connectivity. O3b’s mPOWER satellite system will help Orange to exponentially ramp up its consumer and business services, starting in the Central African Republic. The current O3b constellation comprises 20 satellites, […]

February 27, 2020By Chris Forrester

Hyperoptic tops UK broadband speed charts

Fibre-to-the-building Internet Service Provider Hyperoptic has been named the fastest broadband provider in the UK in the annual Broadband Genie home broadband awards. Comparison site Broadband Genie’s analysis of 91,000 speed tests carried out in 2019 found Hyperoptic had an average download speed of 211Mbps and an average upload speed of 166Mbps. But Hyperoptic wasn’t […]

February 26, 2020

Euskaltel ups TV subs as it readies for Virgin launch

The Euskaltel Group – comprising the Euskaltel, R and Telecable brands – has published its Q4 results, which it says “confirms the positive results achieved in both customer base and profitability growth as a result of the efficient management initiatives implemented as part of the company’s strategic roadmap”. The fifth largest Spanish telco has met […]

February 26, 2020