Liberty Global bets $1 billion on Belgium
Liberty Global wants to take full control of its Belgian subsidiary Telenet and is willing to spend US$1 billion to do so.
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Orange seeks to win over regulators with Belgium network deal
Orange Belgium has brokered a pair of fixed network wholesale deals with rival Telenet that it clearly hopes will help push through its acquisition of smaller player VOO.
Telenet snaps up Eltrona
Belgian operator Telenet has expanded its operations into Luxembourg with the acquisition of Eltrona.
Telenet and Fluvius launch new fibre entity NetCo in Belgium
Liberty Global owned Telenet has teamed up with fellow Belgian operator Fluvius to launch a new firm called NetCo – ‘a new self-funding independent infrastructure company’ in Belgium.
DigitalBridge enters Belgium via $820m Telenet tower deal
Belgium will become the newest member of the independent towerco crowd after Telenet struck a deal to offload its passive infrastructure.
Telenet dips a toe in 5G market
Belgian operator Telenet plans to launch its first 5G service on Monday, but – understandably – it will be a very limited service in terms of both coverage and availability.
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.
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.
Liberty Global makes another big European R&D investment
The Telenet Innovation Center in Brussels joins and equivalent R&D hub in Amsterdam as Liberty Global tries to get ahead of emerging tech trends.
ZTE and Telenet partner on IoT and 5G
ZTE has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement focusing on 5G and IoT with Telenet.
ZTE bags 5G success and sizeable network transformation deal
In yet another incremental step towards 5G, ZTE has claimed the completion of the first major phase of testing for 5G wireless technology in China. The tests, ran in partnership with the Chinese government as part of its “5G China” initiative, looked to verify a variety of key enabling technologies required of the next generation […]
Liberty Global acquisition of BASE approved as Mobistar becomes Orange
After a four-month investigation the European Commission has approved the acquisition of Belgian MNO BASE by multinational cableco Liberty Global, subject to conditions.
Liberty Belgian subsidiary Telenet acquires BASE from KPN for €1.3 bn
US telco multinational Liberty Global has announced its Telenet Belgian subsidiary is acquiring Belgian mobile network operator BASE Company from Dutch telco KPN for €1.325 billion. Liberty has positioned the acquisition as a “unique opportunity to drive mobile services on attractive financial terms”.
Smaller European operators oppose EU roaming directive
A coalition of 14 European mobile operators has warned of the damaging effects that the European Commission’s plans regarding the abolition of roaming charges could have on competition in the region.
Belgian consortium scoops up spectrum
Belgium’s fourth 3G licence has been granted to the sole bidder for it, Telenet Tecteo Bidco. The consortium, made up of cable operators Telenet and Tecteo, paid €71.5m for the licence, which also gives options on GSM spectrum.
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