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BT workers vote to strike amid ‘culture of fear’

Members of the Communications Workers Union working for BT have voted to strike after an ongoing dispute over pay, BT calls the result ‘a disappointment’.

• 01 Jul 2022

ATOM to spend big on Myanmar 5G launch

ATOM, the operator formerly known as Telenor, has unveiled plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Myanmar in the coming years, one of its goals being to launch the market’s first 5G service.

• 09 Jun 2022

UK regulator launches probe into BT and Warner Bros merger

The UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority is investigating the proposed joint venture between BT and Warner Bros Discovery, which would to merge their sports content into a new entity.

• 01 Jun 2022

New telco alliance wants to turn 5G start-ups into global powerhouses

A group of five operators plus one towerco have joined forces to give budding young companies the ability to reach a worldwide audience.

• 29 Apr 2022

Deutsche Telekom reportedly fielding multiple bids for tower business

German operator Deutsche Telekom is apparently reviewing bids for its tower business from multiple suitors including Vodafone’s Vantage Towers, KKR, GIP, Cellnex and America Tower Corp.

• 12 Apr 2022

Vodafone and Sky reportedly eyeing up TalkTalk M&A

Owners of broadband provider TalkTalk have apparently have received ‘tentative approaches’ about a sale worth £3 billion, with Vodafone and Sky among the suitors.

• 11 Apr 2022

AT&T’s WarnerMedia exit merger with Discovery completes

AT&T and Discovery have closed the transaction to merge Warner Business Media with Discovery to create a new entertainment entity leveraging all the properties owned by both firms.

• 11 Apr 2022

Operators collaborate to keep Ukrainian refugees connected

European and Ukrainian operators have signed a Joint Statement in collaboration with the EU to nail down continued measures to make sure people fleeing the war in Ukraine have mobile connectivity.

• 08 Apr 2022

PLDT reportedly in talks to sell 6000 Philippines towers for $1.5 billion

Philippines telco PLDT has entered talks with Edgepoint and Edotco to sell 6000 towers in the Manilla area for a sum of $1.5 billion, according to reports.

• 06 Apr 2022

Singtel’s ATN pays a high price for Australian towers

Australian Tower Network has agreed to acquire Axicom and its 2,000 telco towers for A$3.58 billion, over a billion dollars more than its own similarly-sized business was apparently worth just six months ago.

• 04 Apr 2022

UK government asks telecoms firms to ‘raise awareness’ of cheaper tariffs

UK Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries has written to BT, Virgin Media O2, KCom and others to ask them to ‘outline plans for promoting low-cost social tariffs’ for people on benefits.

• 04 Apr 2022

Vodafone donates 3,000 active smartphones to refugees

UK MNO Vodafone says it is donating 3,000 connected smartphones and 1,000 portable chargers to refuges including those fleeing Ukraine

• 31 Mar 2022

Turkey now has just one privately-owned operator

The stage is set for a dramatic reshaping of Turkey’s telecoms market.

• 15 Mar 2022

Vocus and 2degrees merger to reshape NZ broadband market

New Zealand’s competition body has given the go-ahead for a merger between 2degrees and Vocus, creating a stronger third player in the country’s telecoms market.

• 15 Mar 2022

Bharti Airtel to purchase a 4.7% stake in Indus Towers

Indian MNO Bharti Airtel has said it will snap up a 4.7 percent stake in cell tower firm Indus Towers from Vodafone Idea.

• 25 Feb 2022

Cellnex and BT sign new multi-decade partnership

Spanish infrastructure specialist Cellnex and UK telecoms group BT have extended their current MSSA (Master Site Services Agreement) with a new multi-decade deal.

• 25 Feb 2022

TIM is reportedly going to decide on KKR bid by mid-March

A special committee within the artist formerly known as Telecoms Italia is expected to make a call on the KKR takeover bid by mid-March, a source has told Reuters.

• 23 Feb 2022

AT&T throws its weight behind Ericsson’s 5G Startup Program

US MNO AT&T has joined Swedish kit vendor Ericsson’s 5G Startup Program, which claims to help operators make more money out of 5G.

• 22 Feb 2022

Vodafone recruits Oracle cloud platform to bolster 5G core

UK operator Vodafone has signed to deal with enterprise tech giant Oracle to implement its cloud native network policy management platform into its 5G core.

• 14 Feb 2022

European telcos say big tech should help fund network infrastructure (again)

Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and Orange have reiterated claims that big tech should help fund network infrastructure development, which they are apparently struggling to get ROI on.

• 14 Feb 2022