Summary of international coronavirus-related telecoms and media news - week 17

Nieuws Algemeen Wereld 27 APR 2020
Summary of international coronavirus-related telecoms and media news - week 17

We have compiled the Covid-19 related news of the past week with a potential impact on the TMT sector, focusing on the telecoms and media markets. Besides our own coverage, we also provide links to some content from global sources. We categorize the news in a handful of chapters: traffic and events; demand and supply; impact; relief funds; and metadata.

Traffic up, events cancelled

Telecom traffic

Media events

Service demand and supply changes

Telecom demand & supply

Media demand & supply

Impact on telecoms and media mostly negative

Telecom impact

Media impact

Relief funds created in and for the telecoms and media sectors

Telecom relief funds

Media relief funds

Usage and location data to battle the virus

Metadata

Categories:

Algemeen

Companies:

LMT,  Orange,  Proximus,  Tele2,  Telenor,  TIM,  Apple,  Kcom,  Telenet,  Videotron,  Vodafone Group,  Microsoft,  Vodafone UK,  Amazon,  AMC

Regions:

Wereld

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Market research

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INDIA 18 MAY 2020

Vodafone Idea launches voice-based contactless recharge service at retail outlets

Vodafone Idea has introduced a contactless recharge service at its retail outlets across India. The service is powered by Vodafone Idea's Smart Connect retailer app, which allows retailers to recharge without having to hand over the phone to customers to enter their mobile number. To facilitate contactless recharges, Smart Connect is now enabled with a voice-based recharge feature and is available at all Vodafone Idea own stores and multi-branded stores.

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NIEUW-ZEELAND 28 APR 2020

Vodafone New Zealand expands 4G mobile service to 6 towns

Vodafone New Zealand has deployed additional 4G mobile services in rural areas of the country. Located in 6 towns, the new cell sites are expected to benefit 326 rural customers in Kaipara, Waitomo, Central Hawke's Bay, Tasman, Gore and Southland districts

DUITSLAND 24 APR 2020

RTL to start short-time work for 4,000 employees from May due to Covid-19 crisis

German broadcaster RTL will start short-time working for approximately 4,000 employees from May due to the Covid-19 crisis, dpa-AFX reports. The employees have already been informed by the group. The company plans to take advantage of the partial unemployment for 80 percent of its workforce, while discussions are still ongoing as to whether certain departments will be excluded from the measure, in particular the editorial and production operations. 

PORTUGAL 24 APR 2020

Altice Portugal says pandemic has 'major impact' on revenues

The CEO of Altice, Alexandre Fonseca, has told Lusa that the Covid-19 pandemic is having a "big impact" on revenues, since the increase in traffic is not reflected in the business. He explained that fixed network traffic has grown by 60 percent and TV has seen 30 percent additional growth. In addition, Altice Portugal has made significant investments of more than a dozen million euros in strengthening the networks that support people working from home.

VERENIGDE STATEN 24 APR 2020

Altice USA commits USD 10 mln to support Small Business Recovery

Altice USA created a USD 10 million Community Relief Program aimed at supporting the recovery efforts of small and medium-sized business customers (SMBs) across the company's footprint. As SMBs face economic challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, this programme will provide financial assistance and resources to customers facing financial pressure so they can recover and resume normal business operations.

NIEUW-ZEELAND 24 APR 2020

Vodafone New Zealand sees voice traffic jump 60% in week 5 lockdown

Vodafone New Zealand posted a 60 percent increase in voice traffic in its network in the country's 5 week of lockdown amid the COVID-19 crisis. Mobile and fixed data usage grew by 20 percent; while rural broadband traffic jumped 25 percent (on-peak) and 40 percent (off-peak). International roaming was down 99 percent in the period.

BELGIË 24 APR 2020

Proximus upgrades upload speeds for broadband customers

Belgian operator Proximus announced it's upgraded the upload speeds for its 1.65 million broadband customers, following increased demand. The upgrade started 16 March and was completed in the past week.

EUROPA 23 APR 2020

EU official says Apple, Google Covid-19 tracing software to be ready by 28 April

A first version of the software under development by Apple and Google for Covid-19 tracing apps should be available for developers by 28 April, according to Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market. He gave the news to French paper Les Echos after speaking with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Breton also spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki in the past week on the apps. 

VERENIGD KONINKRIJK 23 APR 2020

Gigaclear issues Coronavirus operational update

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SPANJE 23 APR 2020

Orange Spain donates 2,200 smartphones to Catalan hospitals and care homes

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BELGIË 22 APR 2020

Telenet wants money back for Belgian football games not played

Telenet has asked the Pro League for clarification regarding the unilateral discontinuation of the Belgian football league at the start of April. Telenet is formally asking the Pro League to discuss repayments of the advance for  television rights. The operator wants to see what possibilities exist for recovering funds for the matches not played, if the recommendation is endorsed by the Pro League General Assembly.

INDIA 22 APR 2020

Vodafone Idea gets USD 200 mln cash injection from Vodafone Group

Vodafone Group is giving its Indian joint venture Vodafone Idea a cash injection of USD 200 million to help the company get through the coronavirus crisis. The group said this brings forward a payment it would have had to provide under the shareholders agreement in September. 

DUITSLAND 22 APR 2020

MediaMarktSaturn reopens shops of up to 800 m2

MediaMarktSaturn said it is reopening some of its shops following decisions by the German and federal state governments to gradually relax the lockdown. Its stores will open again in Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia during the course of this week. The opening is limited to stores of a maximum of 800 squares meters, in line with the government decision. Other shops are being redesigned to m

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