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Research: Subscription services say bundling is the future

Bango research reveals subscription leaders are betting on cross-industry bundling as the future for their fast-growing industry. The research highlights a focus on ‘Super Bundling’ — a model that provides integrated management of subscriptions through a centralised content hub, delivered through aggregators like telcos. With data from over 100 executives across leading music, video, and […]

November 20, 2023

Optus boss quits

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, the CEO of Australia’s second-largest telco Optus, has resigned with immediate effect after a nationwide outage earlier this month which left some 26 million people without phone or internet for 12 hours. “Having now had time for some personal reflection, I have come to the decision that my resignation is in the […]

November 20, 2023

Zegona wants García to run Vodafone Spain

UK’s Zegona is reportedly negotiating with MásMóvil over the appointment of José Miguel García as CEO of Vodafone Spain, according to El País. The former CEO of Euskaltel, García signed a non-competition agreement with MásMóvil when it acquired Euskaltel, whereby García cannot take an executive role in a rival operator until the end of 2024. […]

November 16, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Carraun takes 6% stake in Proximus

Xavier Niel-controlled Carraun, the parent company of Irish telco Eir, has confirmed that it holds an approximately 6 per cent interest in Belgian multiplay operator Proximus. Carraun says it is making the investment in Proximus to get exposure to the Belgian leader in connectivity, describing it as “the undisputed domestic leader” in fixed and mobile, […]

November 15, 2023By Colin Mann

Digi now Spain’s fourth largest telco

Romanian telco Digi is performing well in Spain. significantly increasing its number of customers and revenues. The company has announced that it now has 6.1 customers after gaining 337,000 in the third quarter, making it the fourth largest telco in the country. Year-on-year Digi’s customer basis has grown by 32 per cent, over 1.5 million, […]

November 15, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Vodafone Spain: Massive job cuts

Following the UK fund Zegona’s takeover of Vodafone Spain, trade unions fear a massive wave of job cuts affecting up to half of its 4,000 workers. Zegona is looking to mimic MásMóvil which, with just 2,000 workers, is producing firm results – and also the example of Euskaltel. Vodafone’s financial results show that revenues fell […]

November 14, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Digital Connectivity Forum publishes sustainable guidance

With the growing impact of climate change worldwide and a collective commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050, the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF) has published new guidelines for the telecoms sector to reach net zero targets: the Telco SME Net Zero Guidance. Telecommunications in the UK currently connect 97 per cent of homes and serve […]

November 14, 2023

BEUC, ecta voice telecoms regulation concerns

BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation and ecta, the European competitive telecommunications association, have expressed their concerns and observations on the current discussions regarding the future regulatory framework governing the EU telecoms sector. In an open letter, they say they are worried by statements made by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union […]

November 10, 2023By Colin Mann

Orange: €26m FTTH non-compliance fine

French telecom regulatory body Arcep has sanctioned telco Orange, fining it €26 million for non-compliance with the first deadline of its FTTH commitments in the AMII zone, which comprises private initiatives in moderately dense zones. Orange has responded by planning to take the State Council to court in order to overrule a sanction it deems […]

November 9, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Deutsche Telekom raises guidance on strong Q3

Deutsche Telekom has reported it continues to grow in all key performance indicators, and has raised its guidance for the full year and plans to pay out a higher dividend. In Q3 revenue increased by 0.7 per cent year-on-year in organic terms – i.e., excluding exchange rate fluctuations and changes in the composition of the […]

November 9, 2023