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Orange Spain Q1 revenues down 7.4%

Tough market competition, along with low cost offers and promotions, have driven Orange Spain to experience a 7.4 per cent fall in its revenues to €1.1 billion in the first quarter of the year. In retail services, the fall was even worse, with a 10.2 per cent decline to €818 million. ARPU in convergent packages […]

April 22, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

SoftAtHome delivers latest Disney+ app to Orange

SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, has played a strategic role in the launch of Disney+ service on Orange France’s set-top boxes. After Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and OCS (Orange Cinema Series), Orange’s worldwide subscribers now have access to the newest version of the Disney+ app through their Livebox TV offer. […]

April 20, 2021

Spain: FTTH reaches 11.7m lines

FTTH continues its rapid expansion in Spain adding 107,651 lines in February to reach a total of 11.7 million lines. In one year, the FTTH market has gained 1.3 million lines, according to latest CNMC data, versus a 0.7 million loss of DSL lines. Overall, 81.8 per cent of FTTH lines belonged to the three […]

April 16, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Orange France launches Wi-Fi 6 Repeater powered by SoftAtHome

SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, has played an active role in Orange France’s successful Wi-Fi 6 repeater launch. The new Wi-Fi 6 repeater, available at Orange shops in France starting April 8th, is backwards compatible with the two latest generations of Livebox. With it, Orange subscribers can easily extend their […]

April 15, 2021

Spanish telcos criticise TV tax regime

During the Wake Up! Spain forum, Orange and Vodafone, the second and the third telco operators in the country, have asked the Administration to clarify the 5G regulation, reduce the price of 5G licences and alleviate the local taxes. “Spain is one of the countries with the least return of investment in Europe and this […]

April 13, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Pay-TV in over 8m homes

Pay-TV in Spain has surpassed the 8 million subscriber mark for the first time, after a 13.6 per cent rise in one year reaching 8.2 million customers at the end of 2020. A report from the regulatory body CNMC reveals that 78 per cent of all subscribers are enjoying TV in a convergent package with […]

April 12, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Poland: Orange, APG partner for FTTH deployment

Orange Polska has announced the creation of a FiberCo co-owned (50-50) with APG. This joint venture aims to support the rollout of fibre in Poland in areas where access to high-speed broadband infrastructure is limited or inexistent. The FiberCo integrates 2.4 million lines, including 1.7 million households that will be deployed over the next five […]

April 12, 2021

Spain: 5G tests to prove no DTT interference

The Spanish government and telco operators are carrying out tests on the 700MHz frequency band to check that 5G services do not have any interference on DTT transmissions. The tests are taking place in the Spanish city of Ciudad Real with Movistar, Vodafone and Orange using their own infrastructure specifically created for this purpose. Tech […]

April 1, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Orange launches House Premiere

Subscribers to Orange TV in Spain are now able to watch newly released movies titles through House Premiere. The service will offer titles in advance of, or simultaneously with, the cinema release. Through the Orange video store, subscribers can this week watch titles including Wonder Woman 1984, Rifkin’s Festival, The Mauritain, Paydirt and The Little […]

March 23, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Bank reviews Eutelsat vs SES

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have compared and contrasted Europe’s two satellite giants SES and Eutelsat in a detailed report. SES has a balance sheet that is in good shape says Berenberg but, despite its larger size, will generate much less cash flow than Eutelsat in 2021 and 2022, and, given uncertainty about the long-term future […]

March 18, 2021