TIM gets new CEO as Italy eyes new telco
The news that Pietro Labriola will be TIM’s new CEO is hardly a surprise, but rumours of M&A in the Italian telecoms market are perhaps more unexpected.
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Schneider’s Christel Heydemann frontrunner for Orange CEO job
With the end of January fast approaching, time is running out for Orange to find a successor to Stephane Richard.
BT whacks up prices but offers EE customers Apple freebies too
UK telecoms group BT takes with one hand in the form of a price increase and gives with the other thanks to some generous Apple content subs through its mobile arm EE.
Telia Carrier basks in the warm glow of a corporate rebrand
Telia Carrier basks in the warm glow of a corporate rebrand
Telenor dives further into the public cloud with new AWS deal
Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has signed a new public cloud deal with AWS to help it expand its 5G and edge computing offering.
Verizon and AT&T defer 5G deployment near US airports
US telco giants Verizon and AT&T have both announced they will not turn on 5G networks in C-band spectrum near airports for now, amid an ongoing dispute with aviation authorities.
Italian government wants control of TIM’s assets after any takeover
As the KKR takeover bid for Telecom Italia hangs in the air, the Italian government has signalled that it wants to control key strategic assets.
Vodafone promises free data to 200,000 ‘digitally excluded’ Britons
UK MNO Vodafone has pledged 24 million GB of data to the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank.
Telenor Myanmar to hike prices following regressive tax
Myanmar’s authoritarian regime has taken steps to wind the clock back to a time when mobile services were barely affordable.
Vodafone Idea CEO insists government won’t control company
Following the news that Indian government is set to become the largest single shareholder on troubled operator Vodafone Idea, its boss reckons he’ll still be calling the shots.
Indian government continues its shakedown of Vodafone Idea shareholders
Struggling Indian telco Vodafone Idea is handing over a third of the company to the government in return for deferring its debts for four years.
Fastweb plans to spend big on its network
Italian Telco Fastweb has unveiled its latest strategic plan that will see it spend €3 billion on network expansion, including 5G and FWA, over the next three or so years.
T-Mobile US hoovered up 5.5m postpaid customers in 2021
US MNO T-Mobile is once again patting itself on the back by revealing 2021 was a record year for customer additions.
Free Mobile turns 10 but has yet to hit market share target
Free Mobile is celebrating its tenth birthday, but while it has undoubtedly changed the face of the French mobile sector in the past decade, it has yet to hit its core market share target.
Indonesia’s new telco launches with big coverage goals
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has started life as a merged entity in Indonesia and from the outset is tasked with some fairly weighty mobile coverage obligations.
Dish promotes wireless president to COO
With pressure mounting on Dish to hurry up with its 5G network, the US operator has given wireless president John Swieringa additional responsibilities and a new job title.
Q&A with Steve Bailey of Standard Bank on becoming an MVNO
By operating an MVNO, a bank becomes able to directly package connectivity for the use of its digital services.
T-Mobile limits presence at CES but the show goes on
US operator T-Mobile says the vast majority of its team will no longer be attending CES, while Amazon, Meta, Twitter and Pintrest have reportedly pulled out entirely.
AT&T agrees to sell Xandr ad unit to Microsoft
US network operator AT&T has agreed to sell its programmatic advertising operation Xandr, launched just 3 years ago, to Microsoft.
China Mobile could raise almost $9 billion from Shanghai IPO
Having been booted out of the New York Stock Exchange, China Mobile is doing the sensible thing and offering its shares in China.
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