Movistar, LaLiga kick off latest edition of interactive roadshow
SPAIN 12:38

Movistar, LaLiga kick off latest edition of interactive roadshow

Movistar (Telefonica) has again teamed up with LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, to launch the fifth edition of their 'Estadio Movistar LaLiga' roadshow. The interactive exhibition will offer football fans the opportunity to enjoy a series of immersive experiences when it visits a number of Spanish cities over the course of the 2026-27 season, including open urban spaces for the first time.

Digi Spain tops 5,000 VoD titles on TV platform
SPAIN 11:23

Digi Spain tops 5,000 VoD titles on TV platform

Digi Spain has confirmed that over 5,000 video-on-demand titles are now available on its Digi TV platform, with at least another 5,000 to be added before the end of the year. According to website ADSL Zone, the operator has integrated more than 1,100 AXN Now titles and 40 titles from the Somos channel since the VoD service was launched in July.

Telefonica closes sale of historic Madrid HQ for EUR 200 mln
SPAIN 3 SEP

Telefonica closes sale of historic Madrid HQ for EUR 200 mln

Telefonica has finalised the sale of its historic HQ on Madrid's Gran Via for EUR 200 million, according to an official statement from the operator that confirmed earlier reports. The 32,000 square metre former HQ located at 28 Gran Via near the centre of the Spanish capital has Level 1 protected status and was the tallest skyscraper in Europe when inaugurated back in 1929. It was also the starting point of Madrid's first telephone cable.

Telefonica to air Romance and Horror channels on Movistar Plus
SPAIN 2 SEP

Telefonica to air Romance and Horror channels on Movistar Plus

Telefonica announced the upcoming launch of two more thematic channels on its Movistar Plus pay-TV service at no extra cost to subscribers. The channels dedicated to the horror and romance genres will replace the 'Vacaciones por M+' and 'Orgullo por M+' pop-up channels starting on 07 September.

Paris named CFO of Italy's Open Fiber
SPAIN 2 SEP

Paris named CFO of Italy's Open Fiber

Italian wholesale operator Open Fiber has appointed Fabio Paris as its new Chief Financial Officer, replacing Andrea Crenna, who moved to rival Eolo in June. In a short statement, the company said Paris has substantial experience in financial governance and the management of complex corporate transformations, contributing to the strengthening and evolution of the organisations in which he has worked.

MasOrange, Ericsson test 6 GHz band ahead of 6G rollout
SPAIN 2 SEP

MasOrange, Ericsson test 6 GHz band ahead of 6G rollout

Spanish operator MasOrange has completed 6 GHz band mobile network tests with equipment partner Ericsson in what it described as a key step toward the future deployment of 6G services expected around 2030. The trials focused on a spectrum range that is viewed as central to next generation networks, offering a balance of coverage, capacity and energy efficiency similar to the role played by the 3.5 GHz band in 5G rollouts, said the partners.

Vodafone proposes 180 job cuts at VOIS Spain
SPAIN 2 SEP

Vodafone proposes 180 job cuts at VOIS Spain

The Vodafone Group has filed a collective dismissal process (ERE) in Spain affecting up to 20 percent of the workforce at its Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (VOIS) unit, reports business daily Expansion, citing union sources. The proposal could see around 180 jobs cut from a headcount of 900, although the final scope of the adjustment remains to be determined.

Vodafone Spain gifts up to 3 streaming platforms in 'back to school' promo
SPAIN 2 SEP

Vodafone Spain gifts up to 3 streaming platforms in 'back to school' promo

Vodafone Spain has launched a back-to-school campaign that bundles up to three free streaming platforms with its convergent fibre and mobile packages. The offer applies to new customers who sign up for a plan including 600 Mbps fibre broadband, mobile data and Vodafone TV (with more than 100 channels). Rather than applying short-term price discounts, Vodafone said it will be gifting flexible entertainment subscriptions that adapt to each user's profile.

Digi Spain ports 1.17 mln lines in year to date
SPAIN 1 SEP

Digi Spain ports 1.17 mln lines in year to date

Digi Spain has added a record 1.17 million new lines through number porting in the year to the end of August 2026, up 14.7 percent year on year. In total, the operator recorded more than 1,179,600 ported numbers in the first eight months of the year, including over 111,000 mobile lines and 18,700 fixed ones in August alone, the 24th straight month with more than 100,000 line changes, dating back to September 2024.

O2 Spain to slash EU roaming data
SPAIN 1 SEP

O2 Spain to slash EU roaming data

Telefonica Spain's O2 brand has informed customers of plans to substantially reduce the amount of EU roaming data bundled with its plans starting next month, reports website Banda Ancha, citing customer notifications. The move affects both mobile only, convergent and additional lines from entry-level 15GB a month bundles to 300GB ones.

Martínez Losas named chair of Catalan MVNO Parlem
SPAIN 1 SEP

Martínez Losas named chair of Catalan MVNO Parlem

The board of directors of Catalan MVNO Parlem has agreed to remove its founder, Ernest Pérez-Mas, as executive chairman of the company and replace him with Silvia Martínez Losas, reports business daily Expansion. The move comes after Spanish investment funds Inveready and Global Portfolio Investments took majority control of Parlem last month.

Vodafone Spain hikes TV bundle prices, adds ad-supported tiers
SPAIN 1 SEP

Vodafone Spain hikes TV bundle prices, adds ad-supported tiers

Vodafone Spain has raised prices on several of its television bundles and introduced advertising-supported tiers for some streaming services as part of back-to-school changes taking effect on 01 September. According to website Banda Ancha, the adjustments are set to apply to new customers and to existing users who modify their plans, with those who keep their current contracts unchanged retaining their existing pricing and ad-free benefits.

SPAIN 31 AUG

Spain completes EUR 180 mln AI business and health call

Spain's Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration has finalised a tender launched last year that made available a total of EUR 180 million in subsidies to AI-backed business and health projects. The RedIA and RedIA Salud calls distributed the funds to 372 projects out of well over 1,000 proposals, allowing the winners to develop smart assistants, digital twins, advanced robotics, artificial vision, cybersecurity and predictive systems. Some 70 percent of the selected RedIA projects will

SPAIN 31 AUG

Vodafone Spain offers a month's free access to new crime channel

Vodafone Spain said it has partnered with AMC Global Media to launch a new temporary channel dubbed 'Crimes in Spain by AMC Crime'. The channel offers a more detailed look at some of the most well-known criminal cases in recent Spanish history.

SPAIN 31 AUG

Satellite D2D plugged mobile coverage gaps during Spain wildfires - study

Spain's largest recorded wildfire, which burned more than 60,000 hectares across Avila, Madrid and Toledo in late July 2026, knocked out mobile coverage in dozens of rural communities and prompted MasOrange and Starlink to open their five-month-old satellite direct-to-device (D2D) pilot in northern Spain to Movistar (Telefonica) and MasOrange customers under an exceptional permit from the government. The move successfully plugged gaps in areas where terrestrial service had degraded most, according to an ana

SPAIN 31 AUG

Digi Spain introduces instant eSIM activation

Digi Spain has launched immediate eSIM activation for new customers signing up online, allowing them to receive a QR code by email and activate their line within minutes by scanning it with their device. The move eliminates the previous requirement to order a physical SIM first and then migrate to an eSIM.

SPAIN 28 AUG

Vodafone Spain returns 26 GHz spectrum to state to cut costs

Vodafone Spain (Zegona) is returning a large portion of its 26 GHz millimetre-wave spectrum to the state as part of plans to streamline operations and cut non-productive costs, reports BandaAncha. The operator confirmed the move after being contacted by the site, citing no current plans to deploy antennas in the band and the need to reduce expenses, a decision in line with its rejection of a 10 MHz tranche in the 3.6 GHz band offered for free by Orange back in 2024.

SPAIN 27 AUG

Amazon marks 15 years in Spain with September promos

Amazon is marking its 15th anniversary in Spain with a series of customer-focused promotions throughout September, beginning with a three-day event from 01 September featuring discounts on products from brands including Samsung, HP, Oral-B, Gillette and Cecotec. Shoppers can also save EUR 15 on eligible orders over EUR 75 by applying thousands of available coupons during the event.

SPAIN 26 AUG

Digi and Pepephone post fewest telecom complaints in Spain, Vodafone most improved

Digi Spain and Pepephone maintained their position as the operators with the lowest complaint rates per subscriber in Spain in 2025, while Vodafone posted by far the sharpest improvement among MNOs, according to the latest annual report published by the Ministry for Digital Transformation's dedicated telecom user attention office (OAUT).

SPAIN 26 AUG

Exa debuts Barcelona to Bilbao long-haul route

Exa Infrastructure has expanded its long-haul terrestrial network with a new route linking Barcelona to Bilbao, creating a direct corridor that channels traffic between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa and Asia. The development will serve to transform Barcelona from a primarily Mediterranean exchange hub into an east-west gateway with access to transatlantic cable systems, said Exa.

SPAIN 26 AUG

Orange Spain tests self-managing 'Optical Doctor' system

Orange Spain (MasOrange) said it has completed testing of a self-managing network technology that enables remote, real-time monitoring and optimisation of its long-distance fibre optic transmission network without having to send technicians to the field. The system, dubbed Optical Doctor, is integrated into the operator's wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment and uses embedded virtual spectrum analysers to measure optical signal quality, detect faults and automatically adjust power levels across

SPAIN 26 AUG

Spain to require 80% hourly renewable power for new data centres

Spain's government has approved a draft royal secree that would impose strict sustainability, resilience and digital-sovereignty rules on new large data centres, according to sources cited by El Economista. The proposed regulation, now in public consultation, targets facilities with more than 1 MW of power capacity that are not yet connected to the grid, with existing centres set to be exempted.

SPAIN 26 AUG

Vodafone Spain handed EUR 1.8 mln fine over GDPR breaches

Spain's data protection authority (AEPD) has fined Vodafone Spain (Zegona) a total of EUR 1.8 million for two separate GDPR breaches involving insecure telephone customer-service procedures and a 2023 cyberattack on its Super WiFi platform. According to sources cited by Cinco Dias, the operator has already paid the fines but is appealing both sanctions to the Audiencia Nacional on the grounds that both incidents were caused by third-party suppliers rather than direct company failings.

SPAIN 25 AUG

Spain watchdog updates speed test app

Spain's communications regulator CNMC has announced a major update to its official internet speed test app less than a year on from its launch. New features include Android 16 compatibility, performance enhancements and a redesigned, more visual interface.

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