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Batelco launches fixed-mobile One Plan bundle

Beyon’s rebranding of Batelco to diversify into offers like finance now sees a converged fixed mobile bundle hit the market

Robin John Andes Harries Appointed as CEO of freenet 

The German operator said it is continuing to focus on its successful digital lifestyle strategy and is aiming significant growth, particularly in the IPTV segment

Egypt launches Wi-Fi calling services

The leading mobile operators, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, e& Egypt and Orange, have already launched the service for customers

Worldwide telecom equipment sales fell 17% in H1 of the year

Dell’Oro says the slump that characterised the second half of 2023 continued into this year across the six sectors it tracks

Telefónica tops ranking in Europe and Americas for telco to techco transition

OMDIA's latest global benchmarking study puts the Spanish operator group fourth in the world behind three Asian leaders

Telefonica, Digi sign 16-year network deal and will pool 3.5GHz spectrum

The agreements gives Digi the certainty and stability it needs to build out its own infrastructure in Spain as it prepares to move into other European markets

HPE tackles 5G private network complexity head-on 

The launch of HPE Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G will help enterprises and even telcos accelerate and simplify the deployment and management of private 5G networks

Base launches fixed internet and TV in Belgium 

The Telenet-owned mobile operator is betting the discounted bundles will help it combat churn

Orange completes merger to further converged strategy in Romania

After the merger, Orange Group will hold 80% of the share capital and the voting rights and the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization 20%

Infobip and Nokia partner to help developers build telco applications faster 

Infobip and Nokia partner to help developers build telco applications faster

Broadband Forum extends 5G convergence standards

Industry body says they include “major enhancements” to resilience and support for residential customers

Proximus chooses Tech Mahindra to build a service activation hub 

The Belgian operator also intends to integrate its B2B IT activities into a dedicated affiliate to strengthen its IT position in the Benelux market

Visalia to offer telecoms and energy package to consumers in Spain

The group is also moving into the Portuguese market, opening an office in Lisbon

Orange merges mobile and fixed operations in Romania  

Government left owning 20% stake in the combined operator

Talking Telecoms Week: Is metaverse’s future with industry and enterprise?

Antonio Pita Lozano, Metaverse Product Manager at Telefónica, talks to Annie Turner about the operator's progress and how it sees the metaverse's future unfolding Watch...