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Vodafone to pay €55m to former ONO execs

The bill for Vodafone’s acquisition of ONO continues to increase following the Spanish Courts decision obliging Vodafone to pay huge bonuses to ONO’s former executives. The Courts have ruled that Vodafone must pay up to €55 million to the former directive board of ONO in compensation for the executives bonuses that the company refused to […]

December 3, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

Vodafone Together adds Apple TV 4K

Starting immediately, Vodafone Together customers will receive Apple TV 4K with unlimited broadband and unlimited data. Customers can enjoy unlimited streaming both in and out of the home with superfast broadband, unlimited mobile data and Apple TV 4K in one package. Customers receiving an Apple TV 4K will also enjoy a limited time offer of […]

December 3, 2019

Thaicom opens up to satellite competition

Thailand’s Thaicom has confirmed it is to free up its C-band spectrum (3400-3700 MHz range) and to allow the bandwidth to be auctioned for use by the country’s 5G networks. The nation is also to welcome foreign satellite operators to manage and operate Thaicom’s existing satellites and broadcast frequencies. A presentation last week organised by […]

November 27, 2019By Chris Forrester

MobiTV expands across US with Telia

Telia Carrier has announced that MobiTV, a global player in app-based TV video delivery solutions, will utilise Telia Carrier’s global IP backbone to provide scalable capacity and connectivity for MobiTV’s pay-TV operator customers across the US. With Telia Carrier’s substantial US network footprint, MobiTV customers can now get direct access to the MobiTV data centre […]

November 20, 2019

Forecast: US telco & pay-TV service revenue $420bn by 2024

Total telecommunications and pay-TV service revenue will reach $404.5 billion (€365.4bn) by the end of 2019, representing a 0.5 per cent decline over 2018, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Ivan Maldonado, Technology Analyst at GlobalData, commented: “Despite this decline, which is mainly due to declining revenues from mobile and fixed-voice data communications, […]

November 19, 2019

UK broadband makes election bow

Who’d have predicted that broadband would take centre stage in the UK election in such spectacular fashion? But then, who would have predicted much at all about the shambles that is British politics just now. The parties are united in recognising a market failure that has seen the UK languish at the bottom of developed […]

November 15, 2019

Report: EU cable hits €24bn

Driven by rising consumer demand for broadband services, European Union cable market revenue rose to a record high of €24 billion in 2018, up 3 per cent from €23.3 billion in 2017, according to the European Broadband Cable Yearbook from trade body Cable Europe and research firm IHS Markit | Technology, now a part of Informa Tech. […]

November 14, 2019

Telia’s $957m acquisition of Bonnier approved

The European Commission has approved Telia Company’s $957 million (€868.6m) acquisition of Bonnier Broadcasting, including TV4, MTV and C More. Telia, the Swedish telco, says its networks and broad sales channels combined with Bonnier Broadcasting’s popular media content creates the possibility to give customers and viewers new experiences and services to enjoy wherever they are. […]

November 12, 2019

Vodafone, Openreach full-fibre broadband deal

UK multiplay telco Vodafone is expanding its Gigafast Broadband roll-out to bring full fibre services to many more consumers and small businesses in the UK after striking a new commercial deal with network infrastructure provider Openreach. From spring 2020, Vodafone will start making Vodafone Gigafast Broadband available to customers in Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool on […]

November 11, 2019By Colin Mann

United acquires Vivacom for €1.2bn

United Group, the South Eastern European telco, has agreed to acquire Vivacom, the largest telecoms operator in Bulgaria, for €1.2 billion. This acquisition marks the second transaction since New York and London headquartered investment firm BC Partners’ March 2019 acquisition of United Group, in what was one of the largest ever transactions for the region. […]

November 8, 2019