Belgian provider EDPnet is in dire financial straits
Belgian provider EDPnet is in financial trouble, according to website Data News. The provider was granted temporary creditor protection by a Belgian court. The company is said to have debts with network operator Proximus, among others.
Data News stated that EDPnet obtained creditor protection fr... Read more
‘European telecom providers prepare for power outages’
Several European telecom companies told Reuters that the energy crisis could lead to network outages in the coming winter.
Russia's gas supply has been cut off. Putin blocked one of the main European pipelines after the European Union imposed sanctions for invading Ukraine. The supply of energy... Read more
Two big European mobile network operators discuss potential merger
Vodafone and Orange were talking about a potential merger without reaching an agreement. The merger can still happen.
French opposition
French authorities aren’t in favor of a proposed merger between Vodafone and Orange, Europe’s largest mobile provider. The companies had been in talks a... Read more
AWS Private 5G competes with telecom providers
During AWS Re:Invent, Amazon Web Services opened the competition with telecom providers. AWS introduced a new service called AWS Private 5G. This allows companies to set up their own private 5G network on their industrial complex or campus.
More and more companies need connectivity in places whe... Read more
Italian government considering new cap on broadband contracts
Italian telecoms regulator AgCom introduces new rules in a bid to break up oligopolies in the country's broadband market.
Italy is set to invest almost 7 billion euros in ultra-fast connectivity, and Innovation Minister Vittorio Colao has considered the move. He hopes it will promote competition... Read more
KPN brands lose customers and revenue due to phasing out Telfort, Yes and XS4ALL
Telfort Business and Yes Telecom, two of KPN's subsidiary brands, lost both customers and revenue in the first quarter of this year. The cause is the phasing out of the brands.
In January of this year, we announced that we would discontinue the brands Telfort, Yes Telecom and XS4ALL. All custome... Read more
At least three telecom providers are allowed to buy and use 5G frequencies.
At least three telecom providers are allowed to purchase and use frequencies for the faster mobile internet connection 5G. This is evident from the Mobile Communication Policy Document by State Secretary Mona Keijzer of Economic Affairs and Climate Change. Healthy competition must be maintained by a... Read more
ACM wants to limit the number of available frequencies per provider
Providers should be allowed to license up to 40% of the available frequencies. The Consumer and Market Authority (ACM) gives this advice to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, writes Tweakers. By limiting the number of frequencies per provider, the Dutch mobile market must remain competiti... Read more