12 May 2022

In one of his first acts since assuming power earlier this month, President Rodrigo Chaves Robles has ordered Marco Acuna Mora, the executive president of Grupo ICE, to return all... more

British cellco Three UK has announced that it plans to switch off its 3G network at the end of 2024 as its investments in 4G and 5G technology gather pace.... more

Hungary’s telecoms regulator, the National Media & Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Media- es Hirkozlesi Hatosag, NMHH), began a second phase of its mobile phone replacement subsidy scheme on 9 May, under... more

Singtel announced this week that it has extended the reach of its in-deployment 5G network to the underground MRT tunnels of the North East Line (NEL) from Harbour Front to... more

Japan’s NTT has announced the launch of its ‘IoT Services for Sustainability’, an end-to-end stack of solutions aimed at helping businesses advance progress against global sustainability initiatives and make data-driven... more

The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (Post & Telestyrelsen, PTS) has opened applications for its 2022 broadband support scheme. The regulator has almost SEK1.3 billion (USD130 million) funding available to... more

UK-based Vodafone Group is reported to be in discussions over the possible merger of its domestic unit, Vodafone UK, with rival British cellco Three UK, which is owned by Hong... more

Alloha Fibra, the ISP holding company backed by Brazilian private equity firm EB Capital, has hired Lazard to orchestrate a sale of its fibre-optic assets. The group currently presides over... more

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica has reported revenues of EUR9.410 billion (USD9.915 billion) for the three months ended 31 March 2022, down 9.0% year-on-year on a reported basis. Group OIBDA for... more

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT Corp), Japan’s largest telecoms group by subscriptions and revenue, reported net profit attributable to shareholders of JPY1.181 trillion (USD9.17 billion) for the twelve months... more

UK-based cable group Liberty Global has reported total revenue of USD1.85 billion for the first three months of 2022, down 47.0% from USD3.50 billion in Q1 2021 but an increase... more

Hungarian fixed and mobile operator Magyar Telekom reported that its total revenue increased by 8.4% year-on-year to HUF175.9 billion (USD487 million) in the first quarter of 2022, supported by strong... more