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10 Feb 2023

Mobile

EE outlines rural 5G expansion plans

British mobile network operator (MNO) EE has unveiled new details of its planned investment in rolling out 5G nationwide, saying it expects to reach ‘hundreds of rural communities across the... more

Fixed Broadband

Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments

WIOCC has landed the 2Africa submarine cable system in the carrier-neutral data centre OADC Durban, located in Amanzimtoti (KwaZulu-Natal [KZN], South Africa). The facility – owned and operated by WIOCC’s... more

Comcast plans DOCSIS 4.0 upgrade for ten million homes this month

US cable giant Comcast has announced that it will implement a DOCSIS 4.0 network upgrade for ten million homes and businesses by the end of this month. The press release... more

Poland’s Netia reaches 3.2m households

Polish telco Netia, which is part of Polsat Plus Group, has revealed that it now has 3.2 million households covered by its fixed broadband network, with 69% of these (2.2... more

Corporate/Financial

Vodafone Spain’s fixed network targeted by Macquarie and Ardian

El Economista reports that Australian investment group Macquarie Capital, which is the largest shareholder in Spanish broadband provider Onivia, and private equity firm Ardian (owner of Spanish regional telco Adamo... more

Beyond ONE buys VMMEA

Beyond ONE, an investment firm which is part of Priora Management Holding Dubai, has acquired regional MVNO group Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa (VMMEA). VMMEA has MVNO operations in... more

Miscellaneous

Ofcom to review inflation-linked, mid-contract price rises

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review to examine whether inflation-linked, mid-contract price rises give subscribers of both fixed and mobile services ‘sufficient certainty and clarity about what they... more

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