MVNO Monday: a guide to the week’s virtual operator developments
US satellite TV giant DISH Network – which owns MVNOs Boost Mobile, Ting and Republic Wireless – is preparing to introduce a new post-paid brand in 2022, as it seeks... more
9 Aug 2021
Mobile
WOM signs up 1m subscribers since launch
Partners Telecom Colombia, which provides mobile services under the brand name WOM, has signed up one million subscribers since its commercial launch in April. The operator’s CEO Chris Bannister made... more
Communications minister confirms bidding limits will apply to upcoming 5G spectrum auction
Australia’s communications minister Paul Fletcher has confirmed that allocation limits will apply to the amount of low-band spectrum that mobile network operators (MNOs) can acquire in the country’s upcoming 5G... more
Vodafone Romania returns licence for 2.6GHz TDD block
Romania's National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) has received a request from Vodafone Romania to waive its user rights for a 15MHz block of frequencies in the... more
Fixed Broadband
DCMS unveils plans to trial broadband rollout via UK’s water pipes
Fibre broadband cables could be fed through the UK’s water pipes as part of the government’s plan to speed up the nationwide rollout of superfast broadband and mobile coverage in... more
TIM’s FiberCop and Iliad sign co-investment agreement to speed up fibre rollout
TIM Group’s majority-owned infrastructure company FiberCop and mobile operator Iliad Italia have signed an agreement to further develop the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) access market, under which Iliad will participate in the... more
Fiberklaar to proceed with Geel FTTH rollout following successful campaign
Fiberklaar, the joint venture between Belgian full-service telecoms operator Proximus and Sweden’s EQT Infrastructure, has confirmed it will proceed with its planned fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) deployment in the municipality of Geel,... more
EC gives approval to Orange/APG fibre JV
In a decision published today (9 August 2021) the European Commission (EC) has approved the fibre infrastructure joint venture (JV) of fixed/mobile operator Orange Poland and pension fund manager APG... more
ACCC takes Telstra, Optus and TPG to court over allegations they misled customers on NBN speeds
Separate proceedings in the Federal Court have been instituted against each of Telstra, Optus and TPG Internet by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). In a press release regarding... more
Corporate/Financial
China Telecom aiming to raise upwards of USD7.3bn through Shanghai IPO
Chinese full-service provider China Telecom has finalised plans for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), through which the operator is aiming to raise CNY47.1 billion... more
6.4% sales growth for Bell in Q2
Bell Canada’s quarterly net income increased by 149.7% year-on-year to CAD734 million (USD584 million) in Q2 2021, on consolidated revenue growth of 6.4% to CAD5.698 billion. Adjusted EBITDA rose 6.2%... more