Telstra names new retail head as Kevin Russell departs
Vicki Brady to step up as Australian operator bids farewell to consumer and small business head after just 18 months.
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Author: Mary Lennighan
Vodafone NZ working on float
New Zealand telco could seek valuation of around NZ$2 billion (€1.2 billion), according to local news outlet
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UK govt takes first full fibre step
State to spend £10 million out of £200 million budget on six pilot projects, but details of what those projects will entail are scarce
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Telecom Argentina shareholders OK Cablevision deal
Merged entity will create a more credible competitor in Argentine telecoms and TV markets.
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Cellnex boosts Dutch footprint with Alticom buy
€133 million deal will help Spanish towers company with migration to 5G
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EU following Vivendi/TIM situation ‘very closely’ – Vestager
European competition commissioner keen to maintain customer choice and sustainable pricing in Italian telecoms market
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What do numbers really mean in the mobile market?
As the summer holidays draw to a close, we look at new tariff options in the U.K., while 1H figures in France are like comparing apples and oranges.
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Voda UK targets youth market with Voxi
U.K. mobile operator launches new brand aimed at under 25s that allows unlimited usage of key social networking and messaging apps.
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Give America Movil pay TV OK – OECD
Allowing the Mexican telecoms market’s dominant operator into the pay TV space would bring benefits to consumers and to the wholesale space, according to new OECD report.
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T-Mobile US launches 600 MHz LTE device
U.S. operator unveils first smartphone that will run on its new network.
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India holds back on BSNL sale
Government wants to concentrate on Air India privatisation, sources say, while telco’s CEO says sale should wait until it returns to profit.
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Smartphone prices to rise by 7% this year
High-end smartphone market still growing strong, with demand for phablets helping ASPs, according to IDC.
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Bouygues claims to lead French market in mobile net adds
French telco added 645,000 new mobile customers in six months, but M2M proved a key growth driver.
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AT&T extends 5G trials
U.S. telco names three new locations for trials of fixed wireless 5G services using mmWave spectrum.
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Telco debts, M&A make immediate India auction unlikely
TRAI opens consultation into forthcoming spectrum auctions, but heavily-indebted telcos are unlikely to be in a hurry to spend more.
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NBN scuttles Telstra’s A$5.5bn securitisation plan
Australian telco’s plan to return money to shareholders and pay down debt blocked by national broadband firm, which says deal would not be in its best interests.
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Axiata spends close to $1bn on Pakistan towers
Malaysian company further builds up its towers portfolio as Veon sheds more assets.
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Elisa to complete Tampere 5G build by early-2018
Finnish operator involved in smart cities project in Tampere, working with Huawei and Nokia on 5G.
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Saudi Telecom in talks on Turk Telekom takeover
A number of Gulf companies are interested in Turkish operator, but STC is the only one holding talks, sources say.
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Hutch disputes €4bn India tax demand
Hong Kong firm shares details of latest tax bill from Indian authorities linked to 2007 unit sale to Vodafone, insists it will not pay up.
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