Eurobites: Xavier Niel bids €3.1 billion to take Iliad private
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Proximus earnings slip in Q2; Sparkle teams up with Google on subsea links; Orange sets targets.
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Proximus buys all of BICS, consolidation on the cards
Proximus is taking sole control of international carrier business BICS, 15 years after it created the company via a merger with Swisscom.
Belgium to get new fixed and mobile player in April
Youfone will launch fixed and mobile services in Belgium in April, having brokered a wholesale deal with incumbent operator Proximus.
Proximus picks Nokia to replace Huawei in its Luxembourg 5G RAN
Nokia has nabbed another 5G contract with Proximus, securing a deal to supply RAN equipment for the operator’s 5G network in Luxembourg, replacing Huawei in the process.
Proximus boosts multi-brand strategy via €130m MVNO deal
Proximus has agreed to spend €130 million to acquire virtual player Mobile Vikings, a move that will further its strategy of targeting various market segments with multiple brands.
Nokia picked to swap out Huawei at Finland’s shared networks
The telecoms kit maker Nokia is chosen by Finnish Shared Networks to deploy 5G RAN in Northern and Eastern Finland, as well as replacing the existing 2G, 3G, and 4G networks deployed by Huawei five years ago.
Orange, Proximus and KPN feature in a tsunami of financial results
Today has seen an avalanche of financials fall on the industry, as Orange, Proximus, Millicom, Ooredoo, Swisscom, Telenet and KPN all release earnings statements.
Proximus is halting some 5G deployment to calm health fears
Belgian telco Proximus will halt 5G network deployment in the city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to hold a Town Hall to address all health concerns of citizens.
Proximus cuts dividend to fund #inspire2022 strategy
Belgian telco Proximus unveiled its four-pillar transformation strategy at its Capital Markets Day, which will partly be funded by a 20% cut to dividend payments.
Belgian watchdog puts the brakes on Orange and Proximus JV
The proposed network sharing joint venture between Orange and Proximus has been slowed as the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) launches an investigation.
KPN cancels CEO appointment following insider trading investigation
Dominique Leroy was due to switch from Proximus to KPN but now she’s CEO of neither following an investigation into insider trading.
KPN poaches Proximus CEO
Dominique Leroy has played Benelux musical chairs by moving from Belgian Proximus to become Dutch KPN’s new CEO.
Coopetition is becoming permanent fixture of 5G world
It might be a management consultant phrase, enough to have some clawing their eyes out, but coopetition is quickly becoming the norm as telcos drive towards the elusive goal of ROI.
Proximus bags €400mn loan for fibre rollout
Proximus has announced it will be the recipient of a €400 million loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out and upgrading of its fixed broadband infrastructure in Belgium.
Proximus tests the boundaries of data privacy with reselling tool
Belgian telco Proximus has launched a new market research tool which is bound to irritate data privacy advocates before too long.
BICS claims Asia Europe VoLTE first
BICS, the international wholesale arm of Belgian operator Proximus, reckons it’s successfully launched the first fully end-to-end international VoLTE call between Europe and Asia.
VDSL2 access tech booms as Alcatel-Lucent shipments pass 10 million
Alcatel-Lucent has confirmed shipments of its VDSL2 vectoring line equipment have surpassed 10 million, as the technology becomes increasingly popular among global service providers. The announcement was made alongside Proximus, formerly known as Belgacom, at a ceremony in Brussels.
Belgacom to brand all domestic Belgian services as Proximus
Belgian operator Belgacom has chosen to drop the Belgacom brand name for the services it offers in the country, choosing instead to brand all mobile, fixed and IT services under the Proximus brand. The change will come into effect at the end of 2014.
Proximus makes LTE free in Belgium
Belgian carrier Proximus has made LTE access available to all customers at no extra cost, going against the grain of operators charging a premium for the service.
Vodafone sells off Proximus stake
Embattled telecoms giant, Vodafone, today announced its decision to sell its 25 per cent stake in Belgium’s dominant telecoms group, Proximus, to Belgacom. The sale, which will go towards reducing Vodafone’s recent heavy losses, is worth Eur2bn (£1.35bn). Belgacom is 50 per cent owned by the Belgian government and already owns 75 per cent of […]
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