Speculation grows after spate of damage to European comms cables
Incidents in the North Atlantic and southern France have led to speculation of deliberate sabotage of European communications links.
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Drahi’s increased BT stake gets UK government blessing
Speculation over BT’s future can begin again in earnest after Altice’s stake-building was given the all-clear from the UK government.
France, Italy and Spain reportedly repeat calls for big tech to pay for EU networks
Three EU countries have made fresh calls that big tech firms such as Google, Meta and Netflix should help pay for European network infrastructure, according to Reuters.
Bouygues taps Ericsson for 5G SA core
France’s Bouygues Telecom aims to unlock a whole host of advanced 5G use cases with the deployment of an Ericsson 5G standalone (SA) core network.
Orange contests the legitimacy of French antitrust investigation
French telecoms group Orange had several of its offices visited by French antirust officials recently but it’s not clear why.
Orange is still struggling in Spain
French telecoms group Orange hit its targets for the full year but a closer look at the numbers shows it’s still not having an easy ride in its home market, nor in neighbouring Spain.
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.
Orange CEO steps down after French appeals court ruling
Stéphane Richard, who has been Chairman and CEO of French operator group Orange for almost a decade, has been forced to throw in the towel by a recent court ruling.
Orange unveils its very own OpenRAN lab
French operator group Orange is the latest telco to open a facility devoted to working out whether OpenRAN is a waste of time or not.
Orange launches its towerco, stressing how independent it is
French operator group Orange has placed its passive infrastructure assets into a new company called Totem so it can flog access to other telcos.
Orange hooks up Chinese subsea cable in Marseille
The latest subsea cable designed to ease capacity constraints in East Africa has landed in Marseille, according to Orange, which will operate the landing station in the French city.
Eutelsat rejects takeover bid from Altice owner
Eutelsat has turned down a takeover offer from French businessman Patrick Drahi, probably because his bid was not large enough to warrant further discussion.
Paris transport firm wins €500m fibre deal
The operator of public transport in Paris has netted a contract worth €500 million to roll out and run fibre in and around the French capital.
Eurobites: Telecom Italia sees earnings slide 5.8% in Q2
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Arcep consults on 5G interference; Vodafone ads rapped; Spotify hits bum note on MAUs.
Orange assembles magnificent seven for fully automated network trial
French operator group Orange got some of its mates together to build what it claims is Europe’s first 5G SA fully end-to-end experimental cloud network.
Orange invests €30 million in worthy start-ups
Orange Ventures has set up a new investment vehicle to back what could probably best be described as ‘worthy cause’ start-ups, giving it €30 million of funding to dole out.
French rail operator latest to get into fibre
French rail network operator SNCF has officially launched a new subsidiary that will see it break into the market for wholesale fibre connectivity.
Altice buys half a French MVNO
Altice France plans to acquire Afone Participations, a provider of telecoms and electronic payments services that holds a 50% stake in a medium-sized MVNO.
Orange mulls buying back infrastructure assets to boost TOTEM
Orange is reportedly considering buying back an infrastructure asset it sold almost two decades ago to boost its recently-created TOTEM towers business.
Orange launches affordable satellite broadband service in France
Nordnet, the satellite broadband business owned by Orange, has officially launched its satellite broadband service in France.
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