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French telco consortium boosts SFR offer to €20.4bn

by Harry Baldock | Apr 17, 2026

Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Iliad have this week submitted a revised bid for rival operator SFR, valuing the business at €20.4 billon.

Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, Orange preparing new bid to carve up SFR

by Harry Baldock | Jan 22, 2026

According to reports, Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, Orange have confirmed that they are once again at the negotiating table with Altice France for the purchase of rival operator SFR.

WindTre and Iliad mull Italian merger

by Harry Baldock | Oct 31, 2025

According to multiple sources cited by Reuters, the discussions could lead to a joint venture combining CK Hutchison’s subsidiary Wind Tre and Iliad’s Italian operations, which currently operate under the Free brand.

Italian postal service grabs equity in TIM with stake swap

by Harry Baldock | Feb 17, 2025

The Italian government has approved a stake swap that will see Poste Italiane take control of the 9.8% stake in TIM currently held by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)

Iliad once again eying Italian consolidation with TIM

by Harry Baldock | Feb 7, 2025

Iliad Italia is once again looking for potential tie-ups with Italy’s incumbent operator TIM, according to reports by local Italian news agencies Corriere della Sera and La Stampa.

Free takes 5G standalone lead in France

by Harry Baldock | Sep 20, 2024

This week, French mobile network operator Free, owned by telecoms giant Iliad Group, has announced the launch of 5G SA services.

Iliad becomes one of Europe’s top five telcos

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 29, 2024

Iliad Group has claimed it is now one of Europe’s top five telecom companies upon the release of its H1 2024 accounts this week. The Group has seen a 10.3% revenue increase year-on-year, with strong subscriber growth across France, Italy, and Poland.

CK Hutchison and EQT scrap Wind Tre network infra deal

by Harry Baldock | Feb 13, 2024

In May last year, CK Hutchison announced it was carving out the fixed and mobile assets of its Italian operator WindTre, aiming to sell 60% of the newly formed company to Swedish infrastructure fund EQT.

Now, however, the sale has been cancelled, with EQT issuing only a brief statement by way of explanation.

Iliad’s Xavier Niel shows interest in Altice Portugal

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 3, 2024

Billionaire Xavier Niel, who owns French telco Iliad, has expressed an interested in purchasing Altice Portugal, according to a report from Bloomberg . Altice Portugal, which is part of Altice Group and serves customers using the brand name Meo, is owned by French billionaire Patrick Drahi, who indicated his intention to sell the unit in summer last year.

iliad proposes Vodafone Italy merger

by Georgia Sweeting | Dec 18, 2023

French-based iliad has announced today that it has submitted a proposal to Vodafone to merge their Italian units, through the creation of a new entity named NewCo. Under the deal, Vodafone would receive a 50% share of the new entity, a cash payment of €6.5 billion and a shareholder loan of EUR 2.0 billion to ensure long-term alignment.