Canal Plus has no current plans to raise DStv subscription prices
AFRICA 09:24

Canal Plus has no current plans to raise DStv subscription prices

Canal Plus Africa CEO David Mignot says the company currently has no plans to increase subscription fees for DStv packages, MyBroadband reported. Groupe Canal Plus's acquisition of Multichoice in September 2025 had raised concerns that the annual price increases for DStv might be scheduled for earlier in the year. Historically, DStv's price adjustments have been done at the start of MultiChoice's financial year on 01 April each year but its fiscal year-end is shifting to 31 December to align with its parent

KPN plans new eurobond to refinance debt due in 2026, 2029
NETHERLANDS 09:23

KPN plans new eurobond to refinance debt due in 2026, 2029

KPN announced a new debt offering for refinancing. The Dutch operator plans a EUR 500 million eurobond under its Global Medium Term Note programme. At the same time it's launching tender offers to repurchase two existing debt issues. This includes GBP 250 million outstanding on a 5 percent bond due in 2026 and up to GBP 300 million of a 5.75 percent issue due in 2029. 

WindTre revamps tourist pass portfolio
ITALY 09:12

WindTre revamps tourist pass portfolio

Italian operator WindTre has refreshed its range of passes for foreigners visiting the country ahead of the start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The plans start with 'Tourist Pass L' with 100GB data at 5G speeds, unlimited calls to national numbers plus 100 minutes to international numbers for EUR 15 for a month. Users acquiring two SIMs can sign up to 'Tourist Pass L Pack' with 200GB of data rather than 100GB.

Crunchyroll increases US subscription prices by USD 2 per month
UNITED STATES 09:11

Crunchyroll increases US subscription prices by USD 2 per month

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is updating prices for Fan, Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan subscribers in the US. From 02 February 2026, the Fan Tier will rise in price from USD 7.99 to USD 9.99 per month; with the Mega Fan Tier increasing from USD 11.99 to USD 13.99 per month, and the Ultimate Fan Tier from USD 15.99 to USD 17.99 per month. 

Vodafone Germany introduces second-generation GigaTV Home box
GERMANY 09:08

Vodafone Germany introduces second-generation GigaTV Home box

Vodafone Germany has introduced the the new GigaTV Home box for its cable customers. With a more powerful design to support features such as Dolby Vision HDR and more streaming, the box also comes with a redesigned remote control with backlit buttons and improved ergonomics. The box is available for EUR 9.99 per month for the first six months of a 24-month contract and then costs EUR 14.99 per month. The contract includes a TV package offering access to 82 channels in SD and 57 channels in HD.

AudioCodes rolls out expanded Webex Calling certifications for IP phones line-up
GLOBAL 09:07

AudioCodes rolls out expanded Webex Calling certifications for IP phones line-up

AudioCodes has announced additional certifications for Cisco's Webex Calling unified communications suite for three of its existing IP phone devices, as well as certain MediaPack analogue gateway hubs. Following this announcement, AudioCodes' C450HD, 445HD and 425 HD IP Phones have been validated for Webex Calling, adding to their existing support for public-switched telephone network (PSTN) calls through the Webex Cloud Connect portal. Certified MediaPack gateways include iterations from AudioCodes' MP-1xx

Nintendo Switch 2 sales pass 7 mln units in December quarter
GLOBAL 08:58

Nintendo Switch 2 sales pass 7 mln units in December quarter

NIntendo said its revenues doubled in the first nine months of its fiscal year, growing 99 percent year-on-year to JPY 1.906 trillion. The Switch 2 is now officially its fastest selling games console ever, passing 17.37 million units sold to date. The December quarter was its best yet, with just over 7 million units sold. 

Telia Norway and Ice agree to combine RANs
NORWAY 08:50

Telia Norway and Ice agree to combine RANs

Telia Norway and Lyse, the Norwegian energy and telecom group that owns the mobile operator Ice, have agreed to combine their mobile radio access networks (RANs) in a 50-50 joint venture. They point to competitive and cost advantages as well as benefits for the new emergency network, preparations for increasingly extreme weather and for national resilience. The RAN joint venture, set to start operations in Q2, should lead to "substantial" improvements in mobile coverage as early as 2027, the companies said.

Wom submits USD 1 bln binding offer for Movistar Chile - report
CHILE 08:44

Wom submits USD 1 bln binding offer for Movistar Chile - report

Chilean operator Wom has submitted a binding offer of around USD 1 billion to acquire Telefonica's Chilean subsidiary, according to local daily El Mercurio. The bid addressed to Juan Azcue, Director of Finance and Corporate Affairs at Telefonica Group, was signed by Wom's CEO Chris Bannister, said the report. Neither company has officially commented on the offer. 

Vantage Data Centers appoints Fitri Abdullah as country manager in Malaysia
MALAYSIA 08:41

Vantage Data Centers appoints Fitri Abdullah as country manager in Malaysia

Vantage Data Centers has appointed Fitri Abdullah as its country managing director, Malaysia. In this newly created role, he will oversee Vantage's business in Malaysia. Fitri will be part of Vantage APAC's leadership team and report directly to Jeremy Deutsch, the region's president.

Safaricom Ethiopia active subscriber base grows 72% in 2025
ETHIOPIA 08:38

Safaricom Ethiopia active subscriber base grows 72% in 2025

Safaricom Ethiopia's number of active customers increased by 71.7 percent year-on-year to 12.2 million at the end of 2025, supported by expanding network coverage and enhanced customer experience. One-month active customers reached 9.6 million, while the 4G network now covers 57.1 percent of Ethiopia's population with 3,483 sites. Mobile data usage continued to rise, with three-month active data customers reaching 9.8 million and average data consumption per user increasing to 6.8GB during the operator's fi

Mango Telecom appoints new CCO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 08:33

Mango Telecom appoints new CCO

Russian operator Mango Telecom, providing services under the Mango Office brand, has appointed Aleksey Rubtsov the CCO of the company. Rubtsov will take over responsibility for the commercial strategy of the group, as well as development of products for unified communication and marketing technologies. Rubtsov has 12-year experience in the telecom industry and has worked in various management positions at Beeline Russia since 2020.

GLOBAL 08:29

NXP Semiconductors posts higher profits for Q4 as sales growth strengthens to 7%

NXP Semiconductors reported a strong finish to 2025, with fourth-quarter revenues up 7 percent year-on-year to USD 3.34 billion. The sales were above the midpoint of the group's guidance, thanks to strength in the industrial IoT and mobile markets and the acquisitions of Aviva Links and Kinara in October. Operating profit increased 10 percent to USD 744 million, and adjusted EPS rose 5 percent to USD 3.35. 

INDONESIA 08:27

Telkomsel launches IndiHome Gamer pack with Nuon

Indonesian operator Telkomsel, through its IndiHome brand, has introduced an updated version of its IndiHome Gamer service, specifically engineered to meet the technical demands of Indonesia's growing gaming community. Developed in partnership with gaming publisher Nuon Digital Indonesia, the new packages offers connectivity and in-game content.

ITALY 08:20

Italian police shut down 'industrial-scale' illegal streaming operation

Global anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed the success of Operation Switch Off, a coordinated law-enforcement operation led by the District Prosecutor's Office of Catania and Italy's Postal and Cybercrime Police that has taken down an "industrial-scale" illegal IPTV service. According to ACE, the coordinated enforcement action identified 31 suspects following 29 raids in 11 Italian cities and 14 countries worldwide, including Spain, Romania, the United King

INDIA 08:16

Tata Communications launches AI-powered services suite for enterprises

Tata Communications has introduced an AI-ready suite of platforms and services for enterprises. The suite comprises three independent, complementary offerings, dubbed Tata Communications IZO+ Multi Cloud Network, Tata Communications Edge Distribution Platform, and ThreadSpan.

UNITED STATES 08:12

Verizon starts search for new consumer chief - report

Verizon has started a search for a new consumer chief, to replace Sowmyanarayan Sampath, the Financial Times reports. The US operator has begun to tap potential replacements for Sampath in recent weeks, two people familiar with the matter said. 

GLOBAL 08:00

Disney quarterly profit falls 9% as costs rise faster than revenues

Disney reported higher revenues but lower profits for its fiscal first quarter to December, as growth in streaming and popular film releases was offset by higher costs for content and marketing. Revenues were up 5 percent year-on-year to USD 26.0 billion, while operating profit fell 9 percent to USD 4.6 billion and pretax profit was flat at USD 3.7 billion.

SPAIN 07:57

Telefonica to offer Goya and Oscars pop-up channels on Movistar Plus+

Telefonica has announced the details of two new movie-focused pop-up channels on its Movistar Plus+ IPTV platform. The first, dubbed 'Los Goya por Movistar Plus+', will air several of the Spanish language films nominated for the Goya 2026 awards, including 'La Cena' and 'Los Domingos', among others.

EUROPE 07:35

Liberty Global signs 5-year Google Cloud deal to drive AI adoption

Liberty Global has signed a five-year contract with Google Cloud to help accelerate its digital transformation and adoption of AI at its European operations. The company will use Google's Gemini AI models to develop new services and devices for its customers across Europe, as well as drive cost savings in its operations. The companies will also look at allowing Google Cloud access to Liberty Global data centres to serve excess customer demand.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:33

Korea leads US in post-quantum cryptography patents as govt readies deployment

South Korea holds more than twice as many patents related to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) as the United States, according to government data, as it moves to deploy Korean-developed quantum-resistant encryption on a national online intellectual property system. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) said it will apply Korean post-quantum cryptography (KpqC) on its forthcoming Intellectual Property Information Analysis Platform (IPOP), which is scheduled to launch in February 2027.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 06:31

LG Uplus joins Korean police voice phishing reporting campaign

LG Uplus has joined the Korean National Police Agency's public reporting campaign, Voice Wanted, aimed at collecting voice recordings of suspected voice phishing calls to support criminal investigations and fraud prevention. The Voice Wanted campaign encourages members of the public to submit recordings of suspected voice phishing calls to the police, where the audio is analysed using voice pattern analysis to help identify offenders and classify fraud types. LG Uplus said information on how to participate

JAPAN 06:29

NTT and Proofpoint launch cybersecurity portal for business leaders

NTT Security Japan and Proofpoint Japan have jointly launched an online security knowledge portal aimed at strengthening cyber resilience among senior executives across Japan. The portal, hosted on NTT Security Japan's website, is designed to provide business leaders with concise, practical cybersecurity guidance. It includes three short videos of around two minutes each explaining common cyber risks and countermeasures, alongside a simple self-assessment tool that allows executives to check their own secur

JAPAN 06:27

KDDI trials remote drone operations for automated mine inspection

KDDI Smart Drone has completed a pilot project using drone ports and remote operations to carry out automated inspection and surveying at a limestone mine operated by Sumitomo Osaka Cement in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The trial was conducted at the Gifu Mine between October 2025 and January 2026 and used two types of drone port, Skydio Dock for X10 and DJI Dock 3. 

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Crunchyroll increases US subscription prices by USD 2 per month

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Background

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