Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2025 – T-Mobile is selling its 800 MegaHertz spectrum licenses to investment firm Grain Management in exchange for cash and the investment firm’s 600 MHz holdings, the companies announced Thursday. Grain is looking to market the 800 MHz airwaves to utility companies for private networks.

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VoIP Review

APRIL 3, 2025

T-Mobile and EQT have successfully finalized their joint venture to acquire the US fiber provider Lumos. This strategic move marks an effort by the mobile operator to expand its fixed broadband offerings. As part of this comprehensive effort, T-Mobile plans to invest $950 million into the joint venture.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Press Release UK leading full fibre broadband provider, brsk, has announced that work is underway to upgrade connectivity to 11,000 homes and businesses in Colne, Lancashire to world-class infrastructure that will provide symmetrical speeds up to 2Gbps.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 — As demand for global connectivity increases, low-Earth orbit satellite broadband is emerging as a key player in bridging the digital divide. "Broadband revenue and subscribers grew by 40% and 27% respectively [.] "I think that we are in a much different place," Schwarz said. "What

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 10, 2024

LONDON, December 9th, 2024 – Gigs , the operating system for mobile services, has partnered with Vodafone UK to empower startups and large tech companies across the UK to launch their own mobile services. Our services span mobile, fixed-line connections, home and office broadband, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Total Telecom

APRIL 24, 2025

The expansion will further strengthen Retelit’s coverage of the Italian corporate market, providing a more comprehensive suite of ICT infrastructure and services to support the innovation and the digital transformation of Italian enterprises, said Retelit in a press release.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Telecom Argentina has said that it will continue to develop the country’s digital infrastructure and increase fixed and mobile broadband coverage, and accelerate the deployment of fibre optics and 5G. Keep up to date with the latest international telecoms news direct to your inbox with our newsletter!

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Latvian mobile operator LMT’s President, Juris Binde (pictured, second from right), has stated that price increases will be inevitable if a merger with fixed broadband provider Tet goes ahead—a move that has faced strong opposition from rivals concerned about its impact on market competition.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 – Comcast reported 199,000 lost broadband subscribers in the first quarter of 2025, worse than the 150,000 analysts had been expecting. The new plan offers a five-year price lock, after which a customer’s monthly bill would increase by $28, plus a free mobile line for the first year.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 5, 2025

.” As one of the largest telecom operators in Spain, MasOrange has built a leading optical network to deliver the premium experience for consumers, enterprises, and home broadband users, while accelerating digital and intelligent transformation. 1 customer satisfaction.

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VoIP Review

APRIL 15, 2025

Vodafone and Three are reportedly considering launching a Pay-TV service as part of a wider bundle with fixed broadband , phone, and mobile plans. However, they face challenges as market preferences shift from conventional TV to streaming platforms. The competitive nature of the Pay-TV sector means success isnt guaranteed.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 24, 2025

In this legislative period, we have made great progress in fibee optic expansion – thanks to the high dynamics in the market and our targeted funding, said Federal Minister Dr. Volker Wissing in a press release (translated). Fiber optic technology enables particularly fast, energy-efficient and reliable data communication.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Italian mobile market has been crying out for consolidation for years. Iliad entered the already competitive market in 2018 and rapidly initiated a brutal price war that has seen the operators profit margins slashed.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Contributed Article [Paris, France, October 9, 2024] During Network X 2024 — Broadband World Forum (BBWF), Huawei teamed up with carriers and Informa to hold the All-Optical Access Innovation Summit, bringing together heavyweight analysts, carrier customers, and Huawei experts. all-optical intelligent access networks.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 3, 2024

News The operator says it will soon be able to offer fibre optic broadband to more than 11 million homes and businesses across the country Vodafone Germany is set to offer its fibre broadband packages to 11 million premises across the country, a move it says will make it the largest fibre network in the country. million premises.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

News The agreement will allow Vodafone to offer space-based cellular broadband in both its home and partner markets AST SpaceMobile has entered into a long-term commercial agreement with Vodafone to provide global broadband access in underserved areas, enabling users to access broadband services directly through their phones.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

28, 2025 – Cable One lost 4,200 broadband subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024, the company announced Thursday. The cable operator ended the year with 1,055,200 residential and business broadband customers. Liberty Liberty Broadband shareholders approved on Wednesday their company’s acquisition by Charter.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 13, 2025

The agreement aligns with Jio’s mission to provide reliable broadband internet to small businesses, enterprises, and communities in the country. Mathew Oommen, CEO at Reliance Jio, remarked, “Ensuring that every Indian, no matter where they live, has access to affordable and high-speed broadband remains Jio’s top priority.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 – Charter Communications has officially acquired Bardstown Connect, the city-owned broadband and cable utility, for $49.5 Bardstown Connect had roughly 9,500 broadband and 5,000 cable TV customers at the time. million, ending nearly four decades of municipal ownership. ” Bardstown has about 14,000 residents.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 6, 2024

News The mobile operator will now communicate pricing changes to customer in ‘pounds and pence’, rather than via esoteric inflation price indexes This week, Three UK has announced that it will simplify the way in which it communicates mid-contract price rises to its customers.

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IEEE ComSoc

MARCH 22, 2025

Despite the telecom industrys hopes that 2025 will usher in a turnaround for the global network equipment market, theres no hint of that happening considering how bad 2024 was. According to DellOro Group , worldwide telecom equipment market revenues in 2024 dropped 11% year-over-year marking the steepest annual decline in more than 20 years.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 2, 2025

The move will reduce the number of mobile players in the market from five to four and create a new converged (i.e., fixed broadband and mobile services) operator to take on the incumbent, TIM. The merger positions the combined entity as Italys second-largest fixed-line broadband operator behind Telecom Italia (TIM).

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VoIP Review

MARCH 24, 2025

A mobile app guides users to the optimal placement for installation. Dirk Verhaegen, General Manager of Broadband Devices at Nokia, emphasized that the companys extensive FWA portfolio allows operators to deliver fast and reliable broadband to diverse customer needs. The FWA market has grown significantly in recent years.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The merger of Fastweb and Vodafone Italia is expected to deliver substantial benefits to Italian consumers and businesses by combining their strong fixed and mobile infrastructures and expanding their range of services. The merger will create Italys second-largest fixed-line broadband operator behind Telecom Italia (TIM).

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 16, 2024 – T-Mobile’s purchase of the nation’s fourth largest wireless carrier won’t hurt consumers, the company told federal regulators Friday. billion deal would see T-Mobile acquire all 4 million of UScellular’s customers and about a third of the company's spectrum.

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VoIP Review

APRIL 28, 2025

Octopus Group, famous for revolutionizing the energy sector, is preparing to enter the UK mobile market. According to The Telegraph, the company plans to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). By launching mobile services, Octopus intends to augment its telecommunications offerings.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Once completed, Swisscom plans to merge Vodafone Italia with its Italian subsidiary, Fastweb, creating Italy’s second-largest fixed-line broadband provider, behind market leader Telecom Italia. The deal will see Swisscom acquire Vodafone’s Italian business unit for €8 billion.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

News Sale discussions have been ongoing since January Investment company Waterland Private Equity has acquired Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MNVO) Lebara for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2001, the company offers SIM-only mobile phone plans to around 4.4 million subscribers UK, France, Germany, Netherlands and Denmark.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 8, 2024

News The deal will see Google’s generative AI models enhance Vodafone’s mobile, fixed broadband, and TV offerings Vodafone and Google have agreed to expand their existing partnership for the next ten years, in a move that aims bring new services, devices, and TV experiences to millions of Vodafone customers across Europe and Africa.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

5G-A, the next step 5G in 5G’s evolution, has already started to be deployed in markets around the world and is delivering new benefits for homes, businesses, and industries through improved network performance, sustainability, and AI integration.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Vodafones broadband business in Germany has also struggled, with a reduced customer base and pricing pressures causing a 10.7% Competition in the mobile market has also intensified. While Vodafone has managed to retain 49% of affected households, the shift has impacted on revenue. decline in fixed service revenue.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 2, 2025

The deal will see Ukraine become one of the first countries to benefit from Starlinks direct-to-cell services, with T-Mobile in the US the only other operator that has agreed to roll out the technology so far. At the World Communication Awards held last month in London, VEON Kyivstar won the Crisis Response Award.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Through Light Blue Fibre, a joint venture between Cambridgeshire County Council and the University of Cambridge to commercially market the fibre assets of both the University and the Council, this forward-thinking approach is helping to yield substantial environmental and economic benefits.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Back in 2021, India’s Department of Telecoms (DoT) announced that it was considering auctioning spectrum for satellite broadband players , going against the industry standard of simply allocating the frequencies. Both Jio and Airtel have major satellite ambitions for India, with the market estimated to be worth $1.9 billion by 2030.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

million people without access to mobile internet Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced it will begin its 3G shutdown in the city of Durham in April, before expanding to the rest of the UK by the end of the year. million people without mobile broadband following the 3G sunsetting.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Verizon – alongside its competitors AT&T and T-Mobile – has been attempting to slimline its workforce for a number of years now, citing a highly competitive marketplace and a struggle for organic growth. million broadband subscribers to its footprint in 25 states. The deal, the largest in Verizon’s history, will add around 2.2

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Berlin-based start-up Vay Technology was founded in 2019 with the idea of introducing a ‘new approach to driverless mobility’. Vay’s unique operational model shows the importance of mobile connectivity for the future of transportation. How is the US connectivity landscape changing in 2024?

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