TalkTalk CEO steps back as three-way separation confirmed
Tristia Harrison’s almost seven-year tenure as chief executive of TalkTalk Group is coming to an end as the company splits into three standalone businesses.
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Sky keen to buy TalkTalk’s business arm
Sky has joined the race for TalkTalk’s business services arm, according to a UK media report this week, which claims a deal could be imminent.
TalkTalk and BT top Ofcom’s most complained-about providers
In a quarterly report covering January to March 2023, Ofcom has published data on customer complaints about telecom and Pay-TV services, stating a slight quarterly increase overall.
TalkTalk to use CityFibre for business customers
UK telco TalkTalk has announced that it will use CityFibre’s network to serve business customers, a move that is naturally being viewed as a blow to incumbent supplier BT.
TalkTalk reportedly mulling £200 million sale of B2B unit
Rumours regarding TalkTalk’s future have a become a semi-regular occurrence, and a fresh batch of them was served up this week.
VMO2 reportedly cans £3 billion TalkTalk deal
Virgin Media O2 is apparently no longer working towards a £3 billion takeover of broadband rival TalkTalk, the deal apparently derailed by macro-economic issues and regulatory uncertainty.
TalkTalk bolsters wholesale ops with two new divisions
Following its recent shopping spree, UK ISP TalkTalk is having a reshuffle in an effort to tap growing demand for high-bandwidth fibre and Ethernet services.
TalkTalk to buy rival SSE Phone & Broadband
TalkTalk has brokered a deal to acquire SSE Phone & Broadband from Ovo Energy, a move that could add around 100,000 customers to its portfolio.
VMO2 reportedly offers £3 billion for TalkTalk
Virgin Media O2 is eyeing up inorganic growth in the UK, having reportedly tabled a £3 billion bid for TalkTalk.
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.
Virgin and TalkTalk top Ofcom’s latest complaints list
Telco customer service has bounced back from a Covid-19-related dip, but UK consumers are still finding reasons to complain, according to the latest data from Ofcom.
Eurobites: KPN turns a corner in Q2
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: T-Systems heads deeper into the Google Cloud; customer satisfaction (or not) in France; Telefónica Tech takes up with CrowdStrike.
TalkTalk in £1.1 billion private takeover, Dunstone stays
TalkTalk has agreed to a £1.1 billion takeover bid from a pair of investment firms that will see it delisted from the stock exchange.
Hedge fund launches £1.1 billion bid to take TalkTalk private
UK ISP TalkTalk has agreed to discuss a takeover bid from its second-biggest shareholder.
Think-tank sounds alarm over UK’s full fibre future
Radical policy changes are needed if the UK is to achieve nationwide FTTP coverage, according to a new report.
CityFibre completes £200mn FibreNation acquisition
With TalkTalk shareholders approving the sale of FibreNation to CityFibre for £200 million, the wholesale infrastructure challenger has increased its rollout target to 8 million premises.
CityFibre buys FibreNation from debt-laden TalkTalk for £200 million
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.
Which pans UK broadband leaders for woeful service
Consumer publication Which has slammed the UK broadband scene, pointing towards the unacceptable and consistently poor performance of market share leaders for customer service and performance.
Mesh wifi goes mainstream as Amazon acquires Eero
Amazon’s push into the connected home took another step with the acquisition of mesh wifi specialist Eero.
TalkTalk launches subsidiary devoted to fibre roll out
UK ISP TalkTalk is so devoted to rolling out fibre that it has launched a new company – FibreNation – devoted entirely to that.
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