nLighten buys data centre from oXya to strengthen presence in Paris region
FRANCE 16:16

nLighten buys data centre from oXya to strengthen presence in Paris region

Data centre company nLighten, backed by I Squared Capital, announced the expansion of its footprint in France through the integration of a new site east of Paris. Acquired from oXya, the data centre is located in Emerainville (Seine‑et‑Marne department), and has been primarily dedicated to hosting mission‑critical SAP applications. As part of the agreement, nLighten has signed oXya as an anchor customer under a long‑term master services contract.

Azerbaijan passes 5 mln users for e-govt ID platform
AZERBAIJAN 16:02

Azerbaijan passes 5 mln users for e-govt ID platform

The user base of the myGov ID platform in Azerbaijan exceeded 5 million in 2025, representing 19 percent growth over the past year, said Farid Osmanov, Chairman of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA), Trend reports. In 2025, more than 1 million new users joined the myGov platform.

Yealink picks F9 Distribution as partner to expand video conferencing reach in Finland and Baltics
EUROPE 15:33

Yealink picks F9 Distribution as partner to expand video conferencing reach in Finland and Baltics

Yealink, a provider of video conferencing and collaboration services, has announced a strategic distribution partnership with F9 Distribution, a Finnish IT distributor. Under this new agreement, F9 Distribution is appointed as an authorised distributor for Yealink's complete line of video conferencing services across Finland and the Baltic region.

AMS-IX traffic up 4% in 2025, passes 900 connected networks
NETHERLANDS 15:30

AMS-IX traffic up 4% in 2025, passes 900 connected networks

Internet traffic over AMS-IX rose 4 percent in 2025 to 35.66 exabytes, equal to a four-fold increase compared to ten years ago. The Amsterdam internet exchange said the last month of the year was the busiest, with 3.21 EB of traffic, and it set a new record in peak traffic at over 14.2 Tbps early in 2025.

Orange Poland sponsors IEM Krakow esport competition broadcasts
POLAND 15:28

Orange Poland sponsors IEM Krakow esport competition broadcasts

Orange Poland said it will be sponsoring broadcasts of the esports competition IEM Krakow. The main live transmissions  will take place on 06 to 08 February.

Openreach expands UK-wide fibre network roll-out
UNITED KINGDOM 15:24

Openreach expands UK-wide fibre network roll-out

Openreach confirmed that full-fibre broadband is now available to over 200,000 homes and businesses in Edinburgh (over 70% of premises in the area), over 400,000 in Birmingham (around 75%) and more than 48,000 premises in Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham (around 50% of local premises). It has also started build work on a new full-fibre broadband network in Farnworth in Bolton, Greater Manchester. 

Fiberlink starts network deployment in Solec-Zdroj
POLAND 15:20

Fiberlink starts network deployment in Solec-Zdroj

Polish ISP Fiberlink, a subsidiary of the operator Toya, has started deployinh a fibre-optic network in Solec-Zdroj municipality in Lesser Poland region. The project is being carried out under the National Recovery and Resilience Programme. Fiberlink will deploy a 270 kilometre network and will cover over 2,500 households under the project, of which 60 km will be built in Solec-Zdroj.

Voneus reports full-year revenue up 43% to GBP 6.33 million
UNITED KINGDOM 15:13

Voneus reports full-year revenue up 43% to GBP 6.33 million

Voneus, UK rural broadband provider, has reported revenue of GBP 6.33 million for the year to 31 March 2025, up more than 43 percent from GBP 4.42 million a year earlier. Gross profit was up to GBP 800,388, from GBP 768,674; with the gross profit margin down year-on-year from 17 to 13 percent due a a higher number of build sites were operating costs are incurred upfront before anticipated revenue.

Orange Poland fined PLN 34 mln for unfair prepaid number fee
POLAND 15:09

Orange Poland fined PLN 34 mln for unfair prepaid number fee

Polish competition watchdog UOKiK said it has imposed a PLN 34.03 million fine on Orange Poland for using illegal clauses in contracts with customers. Between May 2022 and January 2024, it applied a fee for prepaid customers to reserve a telephone number on its network. Customers were not informed of this charge during the purchase process. The operator applied a PLN 5 payment if customers did not actively use the service for 30 days.

Virgin Media O2 launches O2 Blue Monday offers for February
UNITED KINGDOM 15:03

Virgin Media O2 launches O2 Blue Monday offers for February

Virgin Media O2 has announced the latest O2 offers through the Blue Mondays initiative for Priority loyalty customers. This includes the chance for O2 customers to win a year of free gigs at one of 19 O2 Academy venues across the UK, GBP 3 Vue cinema tickets and a free 60-day Peloton subscription (usually GBP 28.99 per month). The February offers will be available every Monday during the month, from 02 February. 

Dutch Household Connected 2025-Q4
NETHERLANDS 15:00

Dutch Household Connected 2025-Q4

Dutch Household Connected provides insight into the Dutch household with an internet and bundle subscription. It shows which providers and services are used, demographic characteristics, why people have chosen a particular service, etc. The Connected Household report is published every quarter, it highlights significant differences across various segments. These differences are indicated with arrows, where larger arrows represent a more significant difference.

O2 Slovakia lets customers add Pohodova O2 to O2 Spolu group loyalty benefits scheme
SLOVAKIA 14:55

O2 Slovakia lets customers add Pohodova O2 to O2 Spolu group loyalty benefits scheme

O2 Slovakia will allow subscribers to add its Pohodova O2 TV service to its O2 Spolu loyalty programme from 03 February. O2 Spolu is a system that allows the combination of different people's various plans into one group through the O2 application, so they can receive joint benefits. The user base of O2 Spolu now exceeds 192,000.

POLAND 14:41

Atman uses DDoS protection platform from Redge Technologies

Redge Technologies said it has completed the deployment of a network protection system for Polish data centre operator Atman. The project was implemented using Redge Guardian technology and the GenieATM product supplied by Redge Technologies' partner, Genie Networks. The project covered architecture design, delivery and configuration of devices, acceptance testing and training, as well as deployment and post-deployment support.

NORTH MACEDONIA 14:31

Travelxp signs distribution deal with Makedonski Telekom

Travel and lifestyle broadcaster Travelxp has expanded its reach in North Macedonia by launching Travelxp HD and Travelxp 4K on Makedonski Telekom. This partnership significantly boosts Travelxp's presence in the Balkans, now reaching over 65 percent of pay-TV households in North Macedonia. Travelxp's schedule consists of travel, culture, food, and lifestyle content, in both HD and 4K HDR. Travelxp HD is available on channel 119, and Travelxp 4K on channel 123.

UNITED KINGDOM 14:26

Grain Connect launches new 2 Gbps full-fibre broadband package

UK fibre  altnet Grain Connect has announced the launch of a new Full Fibre 2000 broadband package, offering symmetrical download/upload speeds of 2 Gbps. The top-tier speed is available to tends of thousands of homes and will be rolled out across the rest of the network during 2026. 

GERMANY 14:25

Deutsche Telekom to expand public cloud platform to create European alternatives to US hyperscalers

Deutsche Telekom said it is expanding the functionalities of the T Cloud Public platform in a bid to create a European alternative to a market dominated by US hyperscalers. The public cloud platform will offer automated migration tools, professional services, compute power, storage, managed databases and preconfigured developer tools, and the possibility to integrate with the German company's Industrial AI Cloud, which officially goes live on 04 February. On that date, its subsidiary T-Systems will open the

GLOBAL 14:17

BT International completes sale of Radianz unit

BT has completed the sale of its Radianz unit to Transaction Network Services (TNS), global provider of ultra-low latency trading infrastructure, market data and connectivity services. The deal was announced in September 2025 and allows BT International to focus on its core multi-cloud connectivity service offering. Radianz provides financial information exchange networks, connecting a network of exchanges, financial institutions, brokers and and settlement houses worldwide. 

PORTUGAL 14:16

Vodafone Portugal wins 'Best TV Experience' award from ConsumerChoice

Vodafone Portugal's TV service has been recognised by Portuguese consumers as offering the "Best TV Experience," earning the "Consumer Choice" seal in the 14th annual study by ConsumerChoice. Achieving a final score of 90.4 percent from 1,500 consumers, Vodafone surpassed competitors due to its focus on user satisfaction. Consumers praised several key attributes, including ease of use, performance, quality, and customer service. The Consumer Choice Award 2026 study saw a record 260,000 evaluations from over

CROATIA (HRVATSKA) 14:12

Croatian IPTV usage falls to 35% in 2025 from 44% in 2023, mobile internet use rises

A survey by the Croatian Regulatory Agency for Network Activities (Hakom) reveals that IPTV service usage declined from 44 percent in 2023 to 35 percent in 2025, while household use of mobile internet grew from 34 percent to 40 percent over three years. Fixed voice services continued their downward trend, decreasing in use from 56 percent of homes to 48 percent.

PERU 14:11

Peru telecom complaints up 9% in 2025 - watchdog

The number of complaints from telecom customers reported by Peruvian regulator Osiptel came to 785,284 in 2025 as a whole, up 8.51 percent year on year. Well over seven in ten (73.1%) of the complaints referred to problems with user mobile services, followed by general complaints (18.7%), issues with fixed internet (3.0%) and bundled services (2.0%).

QATAR 14:05

Ooredoo Qatar uses Microsoft Azure OpenAI GPT for sales calls

Ooredoo Qatar has announced the launch of an artificial intelligence-based outbound sales calling capability built on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. It uses real-time GPT voice technology to enhance customer engagement, improve telesales productivity and accelerate revenue growth. It applies intelligent, natural language conversations for personalised interactions that adapt to customer intent, preferences and responses.

NETHERLANDS 13:49

KPN results show little bother from the competition

Dutch operator KPN reported solid results for the last quarter of 2025. Revenues rose 2.7 percent, and EBITDA was up 5.1 percent, showing the company is holding up well in a very competitive market. Its main rival VodafoneZiggo is in the midst of a major turnaround plan while Odido's owners are working on boosting the company's value for an IPO. KPN meanwhile is reaping the benefits of its significant network investments. 

UNITED KINGDOM 13:33

Telefonica to open UK Office to boost VMO2 ties and oversight

Telefonica announced plans to open a new UK office in London to enhance coordination with its subsidiary Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) and strengthen oversight of operations in one of its four key markets. The move is part of the company's 2026-30 "Transform & Grow" strategic plan, aimed at reinforcing Europe's role as a core pillar of the Spanish telecom group's global business. 

DENMARK 13:31

Danish schools could be in breach of GDPR when using Google products

The Danish Data Protection Agency says it has serious criticism of the way that 51 municipalities in Denmark use Google's products in primary schools. They could be in breach of GDPR, it warns. This is known as the Chromebook case.

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