Zayo Group, a provider of network infrastructure, has appointed Colman Deegan as its new CEO of Zayo Europe to drive the business’ growth as cloud and AI adoption continues across the continent. This appointment is effective immediately. Steve Smith, CEO Zayo Group, commented: “Colman’s experience and proven track record as a CEO leading large teams […]

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred the anticipated joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited concerning Vodafone Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited for an in-depth investigation, on the basis that, on the information currently available to it, it is or may be the case that this merger […]

Vodafone Portugal’s attempt to buy Portuguese telecom operator Nowo, first announced in September 2022, has been thwarted by Portugal’s Competition Authority (AdC). The AdC issued a draft decision opposing the deal due to concerns it would stifle competition in the telecommunications sector. The AdC believes Nowo puts pressure on existing operators to offer competitive prices. […]

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has suggested that a proposed Vodafone/Three merger, which seeks to combine two of the four UK mobile network operators, could lead to higher prices for customers and affect investment in UK mobile networks. The CMA launched its initial Phase 1 investigation in January 2024 after it was notified […]

Swisscom has entered into binding agreements with Vodafone Group for the acquisition of 100 per cent of Vodafone Italia for €8 billion on a debt and cash free basis with the aim of merging it with Fastweb, Swisscom’s subsidiary in Italy. The transaction consideration will be 100 per cent cash and will be fully debt-financed. […]

FTTH connections continues to grow in Spain with 101,869 lines added in January 2024, reaching a new total of over 14.9 million, according to the latest stats from CNMC. Year-on-year, FTTH lines increased by 1.1 million versus 400,000 DSL losses. Telefónica controls 35.9 per cent of the Spanish FTTH market. Overall, broadband is dominated by […]

Portugal ended 2023 with 4.6 million pay-TV subscribers, an increase of 96,000 (2.1 per cent) on the previous year, marking the lowest annual growth rate since 2013. The penetration rate for pay-TV services amounted to 98.3 per cent, up 1.6 per cent on 202, according to data published by the National Communications Authority (Anacom). Subscriber […]

Vodafone Spain and sports streaming service DAZN have signed a deal that will see Vodafone offer its subscribers content packages from DAZN including La Liga football, F1 and Moto GP. Vodafone subscribers will have access to three possible DAZN options “with complete flexibility and without any permanent commitment to any convergent package,” said a joint […]

Spain is nearing the 15 million FTTH milestone after the country ended 2023 with over 14.8 million lines, according to the latest CNMC report. Movistar maintained its position as the market leader taking 36 per cent (5.3 million) of all FTTH lines. Year-on-year FTTH gained 1.1 million lines, up 7.3 per cent, versus a loss […]

Following similar moves by Movistar and Vodafone in the country, Orange Spain is set to raise its subscription prices by up to €3 a month this April. The company says the price hike are a necessity as a result of huge investments in high capacity networks and its mass deployment that requires significant financial resources. […]