Orange lays out plans for growth in cash flow, dividends as capex falls in years ahead
Orange has forecast steady growth in cash flow and dividends in the years ahead, thanks to a combination of acquisitions, organic growth and savings on capex following completion of its fibre build and 5G roll-out in most of Europe. Under the new 'Trust the future' plan, organic cash flow is expected to grow from EUR 3.65 billion last year to at least EUR 4 billion in 2026 and EUR 5.2 billion in 2028. The dividend will increase accordingly, from EUR 0.75 share for 2025 to EUR 0.79 for 2026 and a minimum EUR
Orange lays out plans for growth in cash flow, dividends as capex falls in years ahead
Orange has forecast steady growth in cash flow and dividends in the years ahead, thanks to a combination of acquisitions, organic growth and savings on capex following completion of its fibre build and 5G roll-out in most of Europe. Under the new 'Trust the future' plan, organic cash flow is expected to grow from EUR 3.65 billion last year to at least EUR 4 billion in 2026 and EUR 5.2 billion in 2028. The dividend will increase accordingly, from EUR 0.75 share for 2025 to EUR 0.79 for 2026 and a minimum EUR
BBC Board Deputy Chair to step down at end-June
The BBC has announced that Sir Damon Buffini will stand down as Deputy Chair of the BBC Board, as a non-executive director (NED) and Chair of the Commercial Board at the end of his current term on 30 June 2026. He joined the BBC in January 2022, with a recruitment process for his successor now underway.
BBC Board Deputy Chair to step down at end-June
The BBC has announced that Sir Damon Buffini will stand down as Deputy Chair of the BBC Board, as a non-executive director (NED) and Chair of the Commercial Board at the end of his current term on 30 June 2026. He joined the BBC in January 2022, with a recruitment process for his successor now underway.
Apple to open new permanent office in Dublin, expands Cork facility
Apple will open a new office in Dublin with space for up to 300 employees, reports the Irish Times. Based at Park Place, this will be the company's first permanent office in the Irish capital. It will complement Apple's existing European headquarters in Cork, which has over 6,000 employees. An existing sales team in Dublin will move into the new office from a temporary office, with Apple now recruiting for development, engineering, marketing and legal roles in Dublin.
Apple to open new permanent office in Dublin, expands Cork facility
Videotron selects Samsung for 5G NSA, 4G LTE core upgrade
Canadian telecoms operator Videotron has appointed Samsung to upgrade its mobile network infrastructure with 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) and 4G LTE Core Gateway technology. Samsung will provide Videotron with a turnkey solution using its cloud-native 5G and 4G Core on Dell PowerEdge servers, with AMD EPYC 9005 Server CPUs and the Red Hat OpenShift platform. Samsung has previously deployed a Radio Access Network (RAN) for Videotron through a partnership started in 2019.
Videotron selects Samsung for 5G NSA, 4G LTE core upgrade
Ezee Fiber acquires DayNet; expands network in Detroit, Oregon
US fibre broadband provider Ezee Fiber has announced the acquisition of Dayton, Texas-based DayNet, provider of fibre-based residential telecoms services. Ezee Fiber has acquired DayNet's assets and network, including 76 miles of installed fibre infrastructure. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dayton is an area identified by Ezee Fiber for expansion, and the acquisition will enable it to accelerate FTTH network deployment in the Greater Houston area.
Ezee Fiber acquires DayNet; expands network in Detroit, Oregon
Uniti Wholesale plans accelerated network expansion in 2026
Uniti Wholesale has announced an accelerated expansion plan for 2026, including upgrades on key routes, new data centre on-ramps, and the launch of FastWaves. The latter is a pre-deployed optical capacity programme designed to reduce deliver intervals for 100G/400G wavelength services from months to under three weeks on select routes. Phase 1 of FastWaves will be completed by start-March, activating 40 high-demand routes. The second phase in Q2 2026 will add 15 further routes.
Uniti Wholesale plans accelerated network expansion in 2026
Serbia's ETV selects Rohde & Schwarz for 5G broadcast transmitter
Rohde & Schwarz is partnering with Serbian broadcasting network operator ETV to upgrade the main transmitter site in Avala, Belgrade, by introducing Serbia's first 5G Broadcast transmitter. The upgrade involves installing four 4.5kW TH1 transmitters for DVB-T2 broadcasting and a 1kW R&STH1 transmitter specifically for 5G Broadcast services. The 5G Broadcast transmitter is expected to be operational in Q3, becoming ETV's fifth operational TH1 transmitter.
Serbia's ETV selects Rohde & Schwarz for 5G broadcast transmitter
Arrcus claims triple bookings in FY25 and launches new AI inferencing fabric
Arrcus has revealed FY25 bookings were up threefold across data centre, telco and enterprise deployments of its switching and routing software products, including the network operating system ArcOS and software-defined networking solution Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE). The Californian vendor is also announcing the launch of its new data fabric targeted at AI inferencing use cases. The Arrcus Inferencing Network Fabric (AINF) caters to an explosion in agentic and physical AI traffic that has been hindered by s
Arrcus claims triple bookings in FY25 and launches new AI inferencing fabric
Orange Slovakia revenues up slightly in 2025, mobile base shrinks
Revenues of Orange Slovakia totaled EUR 581 million in 2025, up by EUR 6.7 million year-on-year, according to figures from the company provided to Zive.sk. The retail services revenue rose 3.2 percent to EUR 427.9 million, supported by expansion in broadband services.
Orange Slovakia revenues up slightly in 2025, mobile base shrinks
Lumen to implement OSS AI agents in new deal with Ciena's Blue Planet
Lumen Technologies will implement AI agents across its network operations after agreeing a partnership with Ciena's Blue Planet division. The partnership allows Lumen to implement AI agents directly into operating support system (OSS) workflows, leveraging Blue Planet AI Studio's low-code, OSS-native environment. Lumen will additionally leverage agentic AI to enhance its digital network twin operations model, providing real-time insights across its global telecoms backbone, data centres, and on-net faciliti
Lumen to implement OSS AI agents in new deal with Ciena's Blue Planet
Lithuanian telecom revenues up 5% in 2025, capex at 5-year low
Revenues on the Lithuanian telecommunications market totaled EUR 921.3 million in 2025, up by 5.1 percent year-on-year, according to a study from the national telecommunications regulator RRT. Telia Lithuania led the market with a 39.0 percent share of revenues, followed by Tele2 Lithuania (28.4 percent) and Bite Lithuania (21.1 percent).
