Vodafone and TPG win appeal for $15bn mega merger
The Australian Federal Court has overturned a decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), paving the way for Vodafone and TPG to create a converged telco giant.
The Australian Federal Court has overturned a decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), paving the way for Vodafone and TPG to create a converged telco giant.
Huawei has announced it has filed a patent lawsuit against Verizon with the District Courts of both East and Western Texas districts, covering several applications in its fixed line business unit.
The World Bank has selected Progressus to head-up the second phase of its ambitious African Regulatory Watch Initiative (RWI).
BT is running ads in Bristol dissing Virgin Media’s fibre offerings and Virgin is having none of it.
The government must continue to play its vital role as a catalyst for full-fibre deployment, and it has made positive steps via funding schemes as well as addressing policies/regulations that acted as a bottleneck in deployment.
Ofcom has released data detailing the complaints lodged for each telco in the UK, and Vodafone almost clean sweeps the awards.
A decade ago, Orange started trialling convergence in the Slovakian market, but today the success proves it should be the foundation of every successful business.
CityFibre has announced it will acquire FibreNation from TalkTalk for £200 million, as the latter has struggled to source funds to help it meet the three million FTTH connections it targeted.
UK fixed line infrastructure provider Openreach will now offer to connect new houses to full fibre for free on developments of 20 plots or more.
US operator group Verizon has unveiled a ‘Mix and Match’ offering as part of its drive towards service bundling.
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed a four-point plan to accelerate investment in fibre networks at interest continues to gather momentum in the UK.
With 2019 drawing to a close, it’s only fair to have a look at how the industry has been shaped over the last few months, and what to expect in the build up to Mobile World Congress.
Brookfield Infrastructure has continued its Christmas spending spree with the acquisition of Cincinnati Bell for $2.6 Billion.
Cox Communications has found itself on the wrong wide of a $1 billion cheque after a court ruled it did not do enough to prevent illegal download of content across its network.
Ofcom has proposed new rules which would stop UK telcos from strong-arming customers into renewed or extended contracts.
Altice has struck a deal with US investment bank Morgan Stanley which will see its Portuguese unit create a nationwide wholesale business.
Consumer advice organisation Which has done some research into the 4G and broadband connectivity in the 650 UK parliamentary constituencies.
Vodafone has announced the launch of a new converged offer, bundling together its mobile and CityFibre-fuelled broadband services with a 12-month Apple TV+ subscription.
Jamie takes the helm this week as the filling in a Light Reading sandwich completed by Ray and Iain. They start by reflecting on the Private Networks in the 5G Era event they all recently attended, which naturally leads to a discussion of whether systems integrators are allies or competitors to operators in this space and others. To finish off Jamie dares to tackle the topic of Huawei allegedly suing people who say things it doesn’t like.
Full fibre has become a political hot potato but increasing competition in the sector is far more likely to move things along.
US reportedly moves to restrict all Huawei access to US chip tech https://t.co/8Z9luWFSXj #Components #China
18 February 2020 @ 13:41:06 UTC
Unlocking the potential of in-building wireless service https://t.co/J1j3oBbocj #5G #commScope
18 February 2020 @ 11:28:32 UTC
BT finally unveils its reimagined TV proposition https://t.co/VX34zsqmrP #4GLTE #4K8KVideo
18 February 2020 @ 11:05:32 UTC
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