Telefonica sells Chilean unit to Millicom and NJJ for USD 1.215 bln
Millicom, owner of Tigo-branded operations across Latin America, and French investment firm NJJ Holding announced the joint acquisition of 100 percent of Telefonica's Chilean subsidiary for a total of USD 1.215 billion (equivalent to EUR 1.030 billion), confirming earlier reports. The deal marks Millicom's entry into a new market following its acquisition of Telefonica's units in Ecuador and Uruguay at the end of last year and the Spanish group's Colombian assets earlier this month.
Telefonica sells Chilean unit to Millicom and NJJ for USD 1.215 bln
Millicom, owner of Tigo-branded operations across Latin America, and French investment firm NJJ Holding announced the joint acquisition of 100 percent of Telefonica's Chilean subsidiary for a total of USD 1.215 billion (equivalent to EUR 1.030 billion), confirming earlier reports. The deal marks Millicom's entry into a new market following its acquisition of Telefonica's units in Ecuador and Uruguay at the end of last year and the Spanish group's Colombian assets earlier this month.
Cisco's G300-powered network switches with 102.4 Tbps capacity to launch later this year
Cisco announced the launch of its latest-generation silicon chip for switching applications, the Silicon One G300, along with two G300-powered Ethernet product families. Switches from Cisco's N9000 and N8000 line-ups provide up to 102.4 Tbps switching throughput thanks to the G300's integrated circuits, which are optimised for deployment in AI cluster networks. Cisco claims the chip has enough horsepower to run gigawatt-scale clusters, and enough flexibility to operate in AI training, inference or real-time
Cisco's G300-powered network switches with 102.4 Tbps capacity to launch later this year
Cisco announced the launch of its latest-generation silicon chip for switching applications, the Silicon One G300, along with two G300-powered Ethernet product families. Switches from Cisco's N9000 and N8000 line-ups provide up to 102.4 Tbps switching throughput thanks to the G300's integrated circuits, which are optimised for deployment in AI cluster networks. Cisco claims the chip has enough horsepower to run gigawatt-scale clusters, and enough flexibility to operate in AI training, inference or real-time
Openreach CEO to take over as CEO of BT International
BT Group announced leadership changes at Openreach and BT International. From 01 April, Katie Milligan, currently Deputy CEO at Openreach, will take over from Clive Selley as CEO of Openreach. Selley will become CEO of BT International, replacing Bas Burger, who is leaving BT Group after 18 years.
Openreach CEO to take over as CEO of BT International
Ooredoo Group revenue, EBITDA up 8% in Q4
Ooredoo Group said its revenue increased 8 percent year-on-year to QAR 6.43 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. EBITDA also grew by 8 percent, to QAR 2.52 billion, for a stable EBITDA margin of 39.2 percent. Reported net profit rose by 51 percent to QAR 776 million, while normalized net profit surged by 24 percent QAR 960 million. Capex reached QAR 1.73 billion, up 40 percent from QAR 1.23 billion a year ago, while the customer base grew by 3 percent to reach 53.3 million. Including IOH, the customer bas
Ooredoo Group revenue, EBITDA up 8% in Q4
Mobile UK launches new national SMS fraud tracker
Industry trade group Mobile UK has announced a new national SMS fraud tracker. Launched to coincide with Safer Internet Day (10 February), this will track how many scam SMS messages were blocked in the previous month, and how many have been blocked in total by UK mobile networks. To date, mobile networks have blocked 2.7 billion scam SMS messages, including 97 million in January 2026.
Mobile UK launches new national SMS fraud tracker
UK govt seeks evidence for Mobile Market Review
The UK government has published a call for evidence to support the new Mobile Market Review. The call for evidence closes on 21 April 2026 and will help inform the government's policy and regulatory framework. It is seeking views on the impact of market and technology developments on investment, competition, innovation and customers; policy actions that could help unlock additional mobile network investment; what coverage and service-quality levels are needed to achieve the full benefits of Standalone 5G m
UK govt seeks evidence for Mobile Market Review
Odido suspends IPO plans after weak investor interest - report
Dutch telecom operator Odido has shelved plans for an initial public offering of shares, following a timid reception from investors, Reuters reports. A lack of strong investor interest and concerns about the current stock market volatility led the company's shareholders to suspend the IPO plans, according to people familiar with the matter.
Odido suspends IPO plans after weak investor interest - report
Beeline Kazakhstan disconnects 3G network
Beeline Kazakhstan has informed its customers that it started the gradual disconnection of its 3G network. Released radio frequencies will be allocated to LTE services to increase 4G capacity. The operator offers a free replacement of 3G SIMs with SIMs supporting LTE in all its service centres.
Beeline Kazakhstan disconnects 3G network
Lifecell signs agreement with Ericsson on 5G core network upgrade
Ukrainian operator Lifecell has signed an agreement with Ericsson on the upgrade of its core mobile network. Lifecell will switch to a cloud-native architecture for its core network on the basis of Ericsson products, allowing the company to phase out obsolete equipment and create a more agile infrastructure, ready for 5G standalone and services such as network slicing. Lifecell will also implement the cloud-native Unified Data Management (UDM) solution from Ericsson.
Lifecell signs agreement with Ericsson on 5G core network upgrade
Orange Business offers quantum-safe network services based on Cisco routers
Orange Business said that it has become Europe's first provider of global network services combining Cisco's 8000 series routers with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) protection. This represents further progress in the commercial roadmap of the Orange Quantum Defender portfolio, which helps protect clients against future cyber attacks enabled by quantum computing. The collaboration with Cisco has been made possible by the PQC‑ready capabilities of the 8000 series. As a result, Quantum Defender customers can
Orange Business offers quantum-safe network services based on Cisco routers
UK govt launches new harmful online content campaign for parents
The UK government has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of harmful online content to help parents talk to their children and keep them safe online. The 'You Won't Know until You Ask' campaign encourages parents to talk to their children about online content, highlighting the dangers of misogynistic, body-shaming and other harmful content. The campaign is supported by expert groups such as Internet Matters and Parent Zone; and will include TV ads and social media content on Facebook, TikTok and Inst
