Cnam funds media literacy, countering disinformation projects
IRELAND 16:58

Cnam funds media literacy, countering disinformation projects

Irish broadcasting and media regulator Coimisiun na Mean (Cnam) has awarded funding of over EUR 268,000 to three Media Literacy and Countering Disinformation projects in 2026. The three projects are being run by DCU FuJo/EDMO Ireland, the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) and ESRI. The grants complement the regulator's ongoing work to tackle disinformation.

Xfinity wins three categories in US fixed broadband experience tests
UNITED STATES 16:49

Xfinity wins three categories in US fixed broadband experience tests

Comcast's Xfinity brand has won three categories in the latest 'US Fixed Broadband Experience Report' from Opensignal. Xfinity came top for Video Experience, Download Speed and Consistent Quality. Xfinity achieved consistent quality in 83.7 percent of tests; followed by Verizon (83.3%), Spectrum (81.7%), AT&T (79.7%) and T-Mobile (78.8%). 

Spectrum launches broadband services in Florida's Manatee County
UNITED STATES 16:40

Spectrum launches broadband services in Florida's Manatee County

Charter Communications' Spectrum division has launched broadband, mobile, TV and voice services in Manatee County in Florida. As a result, broadband speeds of up to 1 Gbps are now available to 275 new homes and small businesses across the county. The roll-out is part of Spectrum's USD 7 billion multi-year rural network construction programme. 

Customer growth helps Gigaclear increase 2025 revenue by 37 percent
UNITED KINGDOM 16:31

Customer growth helps Gigaclear increase 2025 revenue by 37 percent

UK rural fibre altnet Gigaclear has reported revenue of GBP 64.9 million for the 12 months to 31 December 2025, up 37 percent from GBP 47.2 million in 2024. This was driven by continued customer growth during the year. Accounts filed with Companies House show a net loss of GBP 152 million for 2025, down from a net loss of GBP 242.6 million a year earlier. This was mainly down to no impairment of property, plant and equipment (GBP 110.2 million in 2024), offset by higher finance costs. 

Uniti announces new Kinetic Fiber notes offering
UNITED STATES 16:23

Uniti announces new Kinetic Fiber notes offering

Uniti Group has launched the second Kinetic Fiber securitisation notes offering, with USD 1.14 billion of secured fibre network revenue term notes issued by Kinetic ABS Issuer. The notes will have an expected repayment date of June 2033 - and be secured by specific residential fibre network assets and related customer agreements in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment o

Pure DC secures financing of USD 2.7 billion for expansion
GLOBAL 16:13

Pure DC secures financing of USD 2.7 billion for expansion

Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC) has secured financing of USD 2.7 billion to help deliver AI data centre infrastructure across Europe and the Middle East. This includes a USD 2.15 billion facility secured against its Dublin and Amsterdam campuses; and an extension to its corporate-level financing to USD 550 million. 

TDS Telecom appoints former Comcast exec as VP of MDU Sales
UNITED STATES 15:53

TDS Telecom appoints former Comcast exec as VP of MDU Sales

TDS Telecommunications (TDS Telecom) has announced the appointment of John Cryer Jr as Vice President (VP) of Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) Sales, with immediate effect. He will lead the operator's nationwide MDU strategy with the aim of driving revenue growth, extending fibre network reach and boosting customer penetration. 

Omni Fiber expands in Pennsylvania with Citizens Fiber takeover
UNITED STATES 15:48

Omni Fiber expands in Pennsylvania with Citizens Fiber takeover

Omni Fiber, US fibre broadband provider operating across the Midwest, has acquired Citizens Fibre, which provides full-fibre broadband, TV and phone services to customers across Westmoreland County in Pennsylvania. These communities include Norvels, Youngstown, Mammoth, Pleasant Unity, Acme, Mt Pleasant, Greensburg, Latrobe and surrounding areas. The acquisition expands Omni Fiber's network presence in western Pennsylvania. 

Zong increases Weekly Pro package price to PKR 650
PAKISTAN 15:27

Zong increases Weekly Pro package price to PKR 650

Pakistani operator Zong has increased the price for its Weekly Pro package from PKR 460 to PKR 650. The package includes 40GB for mobile data traffic, as well as 5000 Zong-to-Zong minutes, 250 minutes for calls to other networks, and 5,000 SMS. The pack is valid for 7 days. Customers can activate this bundle by dialing a special short code or by sending an SMS to a short number.

RTL closes Sky Deutschland acquisition
GERMANY 14:17

RTL closes Sky Deutschland acquisition

RTL has announced the closing of the transaction to acquire Sky Deutschland, following the unconditional approval received from the European Commission on 22 April. At closing, RTL has fully acquired Sky's businesses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, including customer relationships in Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol on a cash-free and debt-free basis.

Telefonica Germany to shut down 2G in H2 2028
GERMANY 14:15

Telefonica Germany to shut down 2G in H2 2028

Telefonica Germany has announced that it will switch off its 2G mobile standard network during the second half of 2028. In future, the company will use the freed-up frequencies for 4G and 5G mobile coverage instead, thereby creating more capacity for mobile telephony, data traffic and connected applications.

T-Systems signs AI cloud infrastructure partnership with Scheer Group companies
GERMANY 14:12

T-Systems signs AI cloud infrastructure partnership with Scheer Group companies

Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems said it has signed a strategic partnership with companies of the Scheer Group for the use of its T Cloud Public and Industrial AI Cloud infrastructure, and consulting services. Scheer PAS, a company within the Scheer Group, will use its Agentic Process Orchestration Platform to leverage T Cloud Public and Industrial AI Cloud infrastructure from T-Systems in Munich. The Agentic Orchestration Platform enables the integration and control of artificial intelligence agents a

POLAND 14:00

Consortium led by ESOI signs PLN 910 mln military contract

A consortium led by Polish company Enigma Systemy Ochrony Informacji (ESOI), a subsidiary of Comp, has signed two contracts with the Cybersecurity Resources Centre of the Polish Armed Forces (CZCSZ), reports Bankier.pl. The consortium includes the companies Atende, Siltec and API. The size of the contracts under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme totals PLN 910.5 million.

POLAND 13:34

Orange Poland sells prepaid starters packs with eSIMs online, runs International Children's Day offer

Orange Poland has begun selling prepaid starter packages with eSIMs on its corporate website. The price of an eSIM is PLN 5. Customers buying one of the embedded SIM cars are being offered PLN 5 in handset credit, as well as a 6 GB data traffic package as a bonus.

FRANCE 13:23

Ardian, Verne unveil data centre project contributing to bid for French gigafactory

Private equity firm Ardian and its portfolio company Verne, a data centre operator headquartered in the UK, have announced their intention to invest up to EUR 5 billion in a digital infrastructure campus located in the Ile-de-France region. The planned site will be part of the facilities supporting the AION consortium's bid for a French gigafactory, which has also attracted support from Orange and Capgemini, among others. The announcement coincided with the latest edition of the Choose France summit, hosted

UNITED STATES 13:17

Dish TV customers lose access to 54 local stations owned by Scripps

DirecTV confirmed that Scripps Local Media has pulled 54 local broadcast stations in 36 Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMAs) from its streaming, satellite and U-verse customers with effect from 31 May. In a statement, DirecTV said that Scripps had asked for "highest rates" it had "ever received from a station group". DirecTV rejected the demands as they would have resulted in significantly higher costs for customers, resulting in Scripps pulling the stations in several major markets across the US.

POLAND 13:10

Polsat Box offers 7 children's TV channels in open window in June

Polish pay-TV company Polsat Box, run by the Polsat Plus Group, is offering seven children's television channels in an open window until 30 June. They are CBeebies, Da Vinci, Disney Channel, Disney Jr, Disney XD, MiniMini+ and Nick Jr. The promotion is available for both IPTV and satellite TV subscribers, as well as customer using the application Polsat Box Go.

UNITED STATES 13:07

Cogeco plans CAD 1.7 bln impairment charge for US telecoms operations

Cogeco expects to register a non-cash impairment charge of around CAD 1.7 billion (USD 1.2 billion) related to its US telecoms business. This reflects the competitive market in which is operates in the US, and will be finalised in the group's consolidated financial accounts for Q3 of FY26. The non-cash impairment of goodwill and intangible assets will have no impact on cash flow or day-to-day operations. 

SLOVAKIA 13:03

Orange Slovakia offers 9 TV channels in open window in June

Orange Slovakia is offering its customers an opportunity to watch nine children's television channels in an open window in June, reports Zive. The TV channels in question are Disney Junior, Nickelodeon, Nick Junior, NickToons, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Baby TV, JimJam and Minimax. The promotion is available for both IPTV and OTT customers.

UNITED STATES 13:02

Optimum reorganises capital structure for enhanced shareholder value

US-based Optimum Communications has announced various transactions to reorganise its capital structure and provide value for shareholders. It it setting up a new unrestricted subsidiary to hold Optimum East Cable (which includes broadband, voice and TV operations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania) and the group's 50.01 percent stake in Lightpath. It is also implementing an internal restructure to make the new holdco group operationally and financially independent from its parent, CSC Hol

BRAZIL 12:56

Anatel clears Ligga acquisition by Brasil TecPar

Brazil's National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved the transfer of control of Ligga to the Brasil TecPar Group, following a thorough regulatory and tax compliance review of the operation, which was first announced in February. A crucial condition of Anatel's approval requires Brasil TecPar to streamline its network infrastructure on electricity distribution poles. Within 24 months of the corporate transaction's completion, with a possible extension subject to Anatel's approval, the group must

MACAU 12:51

Macau telecom subscribers decline in April

Macau's telecommunications sector saw a contraction in April 2026, with both mobile and fixed-line subscriber numbers decreasing, according to regulator CTT. The mobile market continued its negative trend, with active lines falling from 1.45 million in March to 1.44 million in April. Postpaid 5G services dominated with 912,134 users, followed by prepaid 5G at 266,091 subscribers. LTE services accounted for the remaining users, with 175,118 on postpaid and 93,616 on prepaid plans in April.

UNITED KINGDOM 12:49

City of London Police, Sky shut down illegal streaming data centre

The City of London Police has worked with broadcaster Sky to shut down a major illegal streaming data centre in Farnborough, disrupting thousands of illegal streams across the UK and seizing equipment worth over GBP 1.2 million. The operation was led by the police force's Police Intellectual Property Crimes Unit (PIPCU). 

SPAIN 12:45

Vodafone Spain to broadcast all 2026 FIFA World Cup games via Dazn

Vodafone Spain has followed rivals MasOrange and Telefonica with a deal to ensure its pay-TV subscribers can view all 104 games of the 2026 Fifa World Cup from 11 June to 19 July via Dazn's feed. To promote the deal, customers can sign up to the Dazn Futbol plan at the discounted rate of EUR 9.99 a month for 12 months (down from EUR 19.99).

Just In

16:58

Cnam funds media literacy, countering disinformation projects

16:49

Xfinity wins three categories in US fixed broadband experience tests

16:40

Spectrum launches broadband services in Florida's Manatee County

16:31

Customer growth helps Gigaclear increase 2025 revenue by 37 percent

Commentary

5 MEI 10:55

KPN: the art of making one-offs structural

4 MEI 14:25

Open Dutch Fiber outlook: time to restart roll-out?

20 APR 10:36

Netflix back to organic growth and doing just fine

11 FEB 12:29

Odido shareholders face tricky exit after abandoned IPO

Background

00:13

The week in telecom: EU telcos push sovereign services as governments question foreign tech investors

23 MEI 23:42

The week in telecom: Starlink ready to go public, Singapore telco M&A and Google courts AI subscribers at I/O

18 MEI 00:31

The week in telecom: US operators mount rural satellite challenge, Cisco cashes in on AI boom

11 MEI 00:53

The week in telecom: Lumen, NTT turn to data centre market to revive growth, Hutchison exits UK