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Telecoms

  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
    India Business Briefing
    India cuts telecom spectrum prices as operator interest dries up

    Also in this newsletter: States move to ban social media for minors

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    Pedestrians walk past a Reliance Communications Ltd. Mobile Store in Mumbai, India
  • Monday, 9 March, 2026
    UK Broadband
    Virgin Media O2 owner eyes broadband deals to take on BT Openreach

    Telefónica’s Marc Murtra vows to ‘help’ UK subsidiary better compete with Openreach network

    Marc Murtra
  • Monday, 2 March, 2026
    TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC
    Ares to inject £115mn into TalkTalk as potential bidders explore options

    Capital infusion into UK broadband provider will partly replace £47mn debt facility which was due to be redeemed in March

    A woman holding a phone walks past a large metallic TalkTalk logo mounted on a concrete wall.
  • Saturday, 21 February, 2026
    European companies
    Altice France liabilities add about €1bn to debt pile

    Rival telecoms groups are considering new bid for Patrick Drahi’s French business

    Patrick Drahi smiles while standing in a formal room with blue chairs and wood paneling before a parliamentary enquiry.
  • Friday, 20 February, 2026
    Satellites
    Musk’s Starlink to be tested against Eutelsat on French shipping fleet

    Move by CMA CGM comes amid European efforts to support OneWeb as a rival to SpaceX’s satellite network

    CMA CGM’s Montmartre container ship departs a brightly lit port terminal at dawn, stacked high with shipping containers
  • Thursday, 19 February, 2026
    EU business regulation
    Orange CEO warns there is ‘no incentive for investment’ in Europe

    French telecoms group will prioritise growth in Middle East and Africa, says Christel Heydemann

    Christel Heydemann looks to the side during the Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France conference in Paris.
  • Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
    Companies
    Liberty Global agrees to buy out Vodafone in Dutch joint venture for €1bn

    The telecoms and media company aims to list planned ‘Ziggo Group’ in Amsterdam next year

    Vodafone and Ziggo store sign with red Vodafone logo and orange Ziggo logo on a glass storefront.
  • Thursday, 12 February, 2026
    EU business regulation
    The fading hopes of Europe’s telcos

    Sector companies are struggling to win Brussels’ backing for consolidation

    ImageBarbara Moens
    Teresa Ribera Rodriguez speaks at a microphone during her confirmation hearing at the European parliament.
  • Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
    BT Openreach
    BT replaces Openreach boss in latest top-level reshuffle

    Deputy chief Katie Milligan must now decide whether to expand fibre coverage to millions more homes

    Katie Milligan
  • Saturday, 7 February, 2026
    Apple Inc
    ‘Hermès orange’ iPhone sparks Apple comeback in China 

    Vivid redesign and social media buzz lure Chinese buyers back after a prolonged slump

    A customer holds an orange iPhone 17 Pro Max in an Apple store
  • Friday, 6 February, 2026
    World
    Japan’s KDDI finds up to $1.5bn in fictitious revenues

    Telecoms group postpones third-quarter results amid probe into ‘suspicions regarding inappropriate transactions’

    KDDI Corporation logo and the slogan "Life Transformation: Enhancing the power to connect" displayed on a pavilion at an event
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    BT Group Plc
    BT stems customer losses as broadband competition abates

    Chief executive Allison Kirkby says she tends to ignore ‘noise’ of short sellers betting against company

    Allison Kirkby speaks at a microphone, gesturing with one hand, during Telia Company AB's annual general assembly.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    European companies
    Patrick Drahi shifts assets worth billions away from creditors

    New filings reveal the full extent to which the tycoon has weakened the position of lenders to his telecoms business

    Patrick Drahi smiles while wearing a dark suit and blue tie at a hearing on media ownership concentration.
  • Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
    Satellites
    Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites, officials believe

    Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow

    An Intelsat satellite with large blue solar panels and multiple dish antennas floats in space
  • Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
    Companies
    Virgin Media O2 owners to seal £2bn acquisition of UK broadband rival

    Telefónica and Liberty Global are leading a takeover of Netomnia in a deal to close gap with BT’s Openreach

    Virgin Media O2 service van
  • Monday, 2 February, 2026
    Verizon Communications Inc
    Verizon taps candidates to replace executive once seen as next chief

    Leadership instability at largest US mobile carrier comes amid gains by competitors and customer frustration

    A person with an umbrella walks past a Verizon store on a rainy day in San Francisco, near a street sign for Pierce Street.
  • Friday, 30 January, 2026
    Eutelsat SA
    French government blocks Eutelsat asset sale to EQT

    Satellite operator says €550mn sale of ground-antenna business to private equity firm is off

    Large satellite dishes with "Eutelsat Madeira" logos are positioned outside the Eutelsat headquarters building in Madeira, Portugal.
  • Friday, 30 January, 2026
    World
    Syria plots mobile phone auction to lure international investors

    New licence part of plan by Damascus to revamp dated infrastructure affected by 14 years of civil war

    The storefront of a SyriaTel service centre is closed with metal shutters. Several people stand outside under umbrellas.
  • Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
    UK companies
    Goldman-backed broadband provider set to axe third of jobs

    UK’s third-largest fibre network looks to streamline operations amid widespread cost-cutting in indebted sector

    A person in a high-visibility CityFibre jacket uses testing equipment on an open fibre cabinet.
  • Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
    Altice Group
    Kirkland & Ellis quits as counsel to Altice USA amid Wall Street pressure

    Investors including Apollo and Ares had been upset by an antitrust lawsuit

    Signage for Kirkland & Ellis LLP is displayed on glass, with people visible in silhouette inside the building.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    UK Broadband
    Lex. UK’s broadband ‘altnets’ need some serious rewiring

    Even with the benefits of merging, it is hard to see the numbers stacking up

    Premium content
    A worker in a high-visibility vest sets up blue fencing marked “100% fibre broadband” around a street installation site.
  • Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
    CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
    Three Ireland owner in talks over sale to Liberty Global

    Offloading mobile operator would be CK Hutchison’s latest disposal of European telecoms interests

    Modern glass office building with the Liberty Global logo on the top corner, surrounded by city streets and other buildings.
  • Monday, 19 January, 2026
    Gigaclear Ltd
    UK taxpayers exposed with creditors set to take over struggling broadband provider

    National Wealth Fund, NatWest and Lloyds make move after unsuccessful attempt to sell Gigaclear

    Several workers repair fibre network  on a rural road
  • Saturday, 17 January, 2026
    EU tech regulation
    Brussels in move to bar Chinese suppliers from EU’s critical infrastructure

    Proposed Cybersecurity Act would phase out groups such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar energy systems

    The left side shows a large illuminated ZTE sign above a group of people. The right side shows the Huawei logo on a screen.
  • Thursday, 15 January, 2026
    US companies
    Lex. SpaceX partner EchoStar struggles to reach escape velocity

    Charlie Ergen’s future will probably be guided by what happens to Elon Musk’s company

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    Charlie Ergen speaks on stage, gesturing with his right hand, while wearing a dark suit and white shirt.
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