Zen Internet reports 52% increase in monthly Fibre Hub demand
UNITED KINGDOM 15:13

Zen Internet reports 52% increase in monthly Fibre Hub demand

UK ISP Zen Internet has seen a 52 percent increase in gross monthly demand through The Fibre Hub altnet aggregation platform in the last 12 months. The growth reflects rising adoption of full-fibre services by Zen partners. Zen has Fibre Hub partnerships with CityFibre, Freedom Fibre, Trooli, ITS Technology and MS3 Networks. The Fibre Hub and partner programme will be extended further over the coming year. 

Crown Castle completes sale of fibre, small cell businesses
UNITED STATES 15:05

Crown Castle completes sale of fibre, small cell businesses

Crown Castle has completed the sale of its Fibre Solutions business to Zayo and Small Cell business to Arium Networks for USD 8.5 billion. Net proceeds from the sale are around USD 8.4 billion, with Crown Castle using some of this to repurchase USD 1 billion of shares and reduce outstanding debt by over USD 7 billion. The sale allows Crown Castle to focus on its wireless tower business. 

Telus launches 21st annual Days of Giving volunteering campaign
CANADA 14:39

Telus launches 21st annual Days of Giving volunteering campaign

Telus has launched the 21st annual 'Telus Days of Giving' campaign to mobilise over 100,000 volunteers in more than 30 countries worldwide. This will see corporate volunteers come together in May to work in their local communities. In 2025, 90,000 volunteers contributed 1.5 million hours in 34 countries. Telus team members have volunteered 2.5 million days and contributed CAD 1.85 billion since 2000. 

VodafoneThree upgrades eliminate 16,500 sq km of mobile notspots
UNITED KINGDOM 14:32

VodafoneThree upgrades eliminate 16,500 sq km of mobile notspots

VodafoneThree has upgraded its mobile networks to eliminate 16,500 sq km of mobile notspots across the UK. Analysis of the network upgrades and government car park data suggest that this could now improve mobile connectivity in up to 1,400 car parks across the UK - at an average of 16 car parks per county. The network improvements, completed ahead of the early May bank holiday, cover many popular tourist destinations - including the Yorkshire Dales, Exmoor National Park, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park an

Yas Tanzania launches nationwide campaign to promote network quality and coverage
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 14:13

Yas Tanzania launches nationwide campaign to promote network quality and coverage

Yas Tanzania has launched a nationwide campaign, 'Zingatia Mtandao wa Viwango' (Experience a quality network), focusing on enhancing customer experience, network reliability and speed. The initiative shifts focus from infrastructure construction to maximizing customer benefits, covering 4G expansion and 5G rollout in key locations.

T-Mobile Czechia withdraws old plans, migrates customers to Next tariffs
CZECH REPUBLIC 14:11

T-Mobile Czechia withdraws old plans, migrates customers to Next tariffs

T-Mobile Czech Republic is withdrawing older rate plans and transferring customers to its Next tariffs first introduced in 2024. The operator said it wants to simplify and clarify the service offer. Customers may see a small increase in price but will be allowed to retain certain value-added services to offset the difference. Most should also benefit from faster speeds and greater data allowances.

MTN South Sudan launches mobile money agent forum to restore customer confidence
SOUTH SUDAN 14:07

MTN South Sudan launches mobile money agent forum to restore customer confidence

MTN MoMo South Sudan's CEO and executive team have launched a nationwide agent forum to rebuild trust and stabilize their digital finance network. This strategic initiative focuses on aligning with frontline agents to improve service reliability and address operational hurdles for the mobile money platform. A primary goal is ensuring consistent access to cash withdrawals, which remain a vital service for customers in South Sudan's cash-heavy economy.

Dazn secures expanded Uefa rights in Portugal until 2031
PORTUGAL 14:05

Dazn secures expanded Uefa rights in Portugal until 2031

Dazn has secured rights to more than 500 matches per season of Uefa men's club competitions for the 2027–2031 cycle in Portugal. In this new agreement, Dazn will show over 80 percent of the Champions League, once again broadcasting Portuguese clubs in Europe's premier competition. It has also secured exclusive rights to the Uefa Europa League and Uefa Conference League, guaranteeing coverage of all 342 matches per season, including every Portuguese team involved.

Beeline Kyrgyzstan refreshes pay-TV service
KYRGYZSTAN 14:03

Beeline Kyrgyzstan refreshes pay-TV service

Beeline Kyrgyzstan has refreshed its pay-TV service Ushmush TV. Customers have been offered an opportunity to watch up to 200 channels for a daily rate starting from KGS 3. Five online video-services (Megogo, Start, Wink, RizaNova and Etnomedia) has been offered for a daily rate starting from KGS 7. The service also includes a VOD catalogue including more than 3,000 films.

Zaaz targets 1 million fibre customers by end-2026
BRAZIL 14:02

Zaaz targets 1 million fibre customers by end-2026

Zaaz, the broadband arm of the Waiken ILW group, aims to surpass 1 million subscribers in Brazil by the end of 2026, relying primarily on acquisitions of regional providers. The company sees limited room for rapid organic growth in the highly competitive fibre market, making consolidation its main strategy.

Version 1 acquires CreateFuture; announces executive appointments
IRELAND 13:19

Version 1 acquires CreateFuture; announces executive appointments

Irish IT services provider Version 1 has signed a definitive agreement to acquire technology services provider CreateFuture, which works with customers in highly-regulated sectors including financial services, iGaming and utilities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. CreateFuture has 550 employees and the deal will create a combined group with 4,250 employees and revenues of over EUR 500 million per year. The CreateFuture management team will stay in place, with closing of the deal subject to c

MTN South Sudan holds meeting with youth ministry to enhance collaboration
SOUTH SUDAN 13:12

MTN South Sudan holds meeting with youth ministry to enhance collaboration

MTN South Sudan's leadership held a meeting with the minister for youth and sports, Mary Nawai Martin, centered on building a strategic partnership to address the socio-economic challenges facing South Sudanese youth through digital inclusion and talent development. During the engagement, MTN South Sudan CEO, Mapula Bodibe, expressed MTN's continued commitment to advancing digital inclusion and skills development for young people.

SERBIA 13:10

Mts extends 1 TB add-on for 5G network

Serbian mobile operator Mts has renewed its offer a prepaid internet add‑on with 1 TB of data on the 5G network. The add‑on is valid for six months. To keep it active for the full period, users must top-up at least RSD 1,000 each month before 30 days expire from the last top-up. The add‑on can be activated with the My Prepaid and All Cool prepaid tariffs at a one‑time price of RSD 2,026.

UNITED STATES 13:09

Shentel revenue grows 4.8% to USD 92.2 million in Q1

US regional telecoms operator Shentel has reported total revenue of USD 92.2 million for Q1 2026, up 4.8 percent from a year earlier; with Glo Fiber Expansion Markets revenue up 34.6 percent to USD 24.8 million. The net loss from operations increased to USD 15.8 million, from USD 9.1 million a year earlier; with adjusted EBITDA up 15 percent to USD 31.7 million. 

POLAND 13:08

PSO completes acquisition of Elsat network from Vectra

Polish wholesale operator Polski Swiatlowod Otwarty (PSO) has acquired the company Elsat from the Vectra Group. Elsat owns the fibre-optic infrastructure covering around 2.3 million households across the country. The takeover is based on an agreement concluded in 2025, after fulfilling all the conditions and receiving clearance from the competition watchdog.

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 13:05

Airtel Tanzania holds strategy meeting to grow business

Airtel Tanzania said it convened a strategic planning session to chart its 2026/2027 roadmap focusing on technological innovation and elevating service standards for its customers. Under the banner 'Step Up', the company is aligning internal teams around key priorities for the upcoming period and enhancing overall operational performance.

GLOBAL 13:02

Enghouse, Invidi partner to offer targeted advertising in IP-based video content

Enghouse Systems has announced a commercial agreement with Invidi Technologies, provider of addressable TV advertising tools used to pitch advertisements to specific demographics. Under the collaboration, Enghouse and Invidi Technologies aim to build a new integration bringing addressable advertising to IP video environments, including live and on-demand content.

UNITED STATES 13:01

FuboTV to launch Multiview feature on select LG TV models

FuboTV is developing a user-configured Multiview feature for the Fubo streaming TV service on select LG TV models - including the 2024, 2025 and newer 4K/8K models. It will become the first virtual MVPD to launch Multiview with LG before the start of the 2026 American football season. The Multiview feature will allow Fubo customers to stream up to four live channels at the same time. Fubo launched Multiview in 2020, with the feature currently available on Apple TV and select Roku devices.

GLOBAL 12:57

Palo Alto expands agentic AI pitch with deal to buy Portkey Agent Gateway

Palo Alto Networks has struck a deal to acquire the California-based startup Portkey, developers of a centralised control plane to manage, route and protect autonomous AI agents operating in enterprise-grade networks. The deal builds on Palo Alto's earlier acquisition activity in the agentic AI domain, namely purchases of agentic endpoint safeguard developer Koi and identity security vendor CyberArk, intended to strengthen the market appeal of its Prisma Airs platform, which incorporates tools to operate AI

NETHERLANDS 12:56

VodafoneZiggo results down again in Q1 after customer losses on fixed market

VodafoneZiggo posted revenues down 1.8 percent year-on-year to EUR 981 million in the first quarter, hurt by targeted price cuts last year and fewer fixed customers. Adjusted EBITDA fell 6.4 percent to EUR 412 million, leaving the margin 2 points lower year-on-year at 42.0 percent. 

GLOBAL 12:54

Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to authenticate human artists

Spotify has announced the launch of the 'Verified by Spotify' badge in beta to help customers distinguish between human music artists and AI-generated music. The new badge will be added to artists' profiles to show they meet Spotify's criteria for trust and authenticity, showing as a light green checkmark icon. At launch, it will ensure that over 99 percent of artists actively searched for by Spotify users will be verified. 

GLOBAL 12:49

Berg Insight says cellular connections reach 53% of point-of-sale terminals shipped globally in 2025

More than half of electronic point of sale (PoS) terminals shipped in 2025 came equipped with cellular connectivity, illustrating growing adoption of mobile POS particularly in scenarios involving fixed telecoms challenges, according to the latest figures from Berg Insight. It said the installed base of cellular POS terminals reached 184 million in 2025. The segment is predicted to grow at a 7.6 percent compound annual rate from 2025 to 2029, with 247 million cellular POS terminals deployed at the end of th

BELGIUM 12:48

Telenet maintains outlook as broadband numbers improve in Q1

Belgian operator Telenet reported a positive first quarter, driven by improving growth in the broadband market and better margins following restructuring. While revenues were still down 0.5 percent on an organic basis to EUR 663.4 million, adjusted EBITDA after leases rose 0.9 percent to EUR 302.7 million. The operator added a net 17,000 broadband subscribers, the best performance in over 10 years, which it attributed to cross-selling to TV customers and expansion of the Base flanker brand.

ICELAND 12:35

Nova heralds AI-based white label telecoms business as Q1 EBITDA drops but FY outlook remains in sight

Icelandic operator Nova has reported a 34 percent year-on-year decline in first quarter EBITDA but says its Q1 results support its forecast for the year, following an overhaul to cut costs and after the creation of its RAN joint venture Sendafelagid with Syn at the end of 2025. In February, Nova predicted EBITDA of between ISK 3.2 billion and ISK 3.4 billion in the 2026 financial year, up by between 3 percent and 9 percent from ISK 3.10 billion in FY 2025. Nova has also announced plans to set up a new, AI-b

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