eir, the Irish telco, has announced that all eir TV customers are now upgraded to full Amazon Prime membership at no extra cost, making eir the only provider in Ireland to offer this benefit. This follows the recent launch of Amazon’s dedicated Irish platform, Amazon.ie. Previously, eir TV customers had access to Prime Video, but […]

Movistar’s low cost O2 service in Spain is adding Movistar Plus+ and Netflix in an integrated offer that also includes broadband at 600 Mbps for €45 a month in an attempt to boost subscriptions and compete with the likes of Digi and other low cost platforms. The news comes as Pepehone, a brand owned by […]

French media giant Vivendi has signed an agreement which will see the sale of the majority of its shares in Poste Italiane’s TIM equal to 15 per cent of the company, for €684 million. Vivendi will hold onto a small stake in TIM, of 2.51 per cent of the telco’s ordinary shares which come with […]

A consortium led by Actis, an investor in sustainable infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Swiftnet, a telecom tower portfolio in South Africa. The Actis-led consortium, which includes international and local investors including the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC), a 100 per cent black-owned broad-based South African investment holding company, […]

Virgin Media O2 has created a new specialist team of more than 500 multiskilled and fully converged customer care agents to support UK customers with issues across both fixed (broadband, landline and TV) and mobile services. Comprised of around 250 new hires and 280 existing care agents who have received additional training, this new team […]

Full-fibre broadband is on course to become available to almost the entire country by 2027, UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced, as it sets out how it plans to continue to drive industry momentum for the final phase of the rollout. Building on its cornerstone regulations introduced in 2021, Ofcom is publishing proposals to further […]

New Zealand’s mobile services revenue is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6 per cent from $1.5 billion (€1.3bn) in 2024 to $1.8 billion in 2029, driven by the nationwide network expansion by operators to support the rising demand for high-speed connectivity and data-centric services and the subsequent increasing 5G […]

Telco giant Liberty Global has reportedly sent a proposal to Vodafone Group regarding the acquisition of its stake in the Dutch joint venture, fixed-line and mobile operator VodafoneZiggo. Liberty Global has already held negotiations with Vodafone over the last few weeks, according to a Bloomberg report, with a potential deal worth around €2 billion. Liberty […]

Alternative full-fibre broadband provider Hyperoptic has appointed Mark Barlett as its new Chief Operating Officer. According to Hyperoptic, Barlett’s extensive operational experience gained in senior leadership positions at Openreach, BT and, more recently, at Cellnex provides him with the ideal credentials to lead on key strategic initiatives, drive operational excellence and governance, and deliver a […]

The Board of Directors of Telefónica has approved – following the favourable recommendation of the Nomination, Remuneration and Good Governance Committee at the proposal of its Executive Chairman, Marc Murtra – the following changes: The Board has approved the appointment by co-optation of Emilio Gayo as Executive Director of Telefónica and has also appointed him […]