Mary Lennighan

England

Executive Editor at Telecoms.com

I mostly write about telecoms...when I'm not throwing rocks in the sea

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Iliad hits €10 billion revenue milestone

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

Iliad generated €10 billion in revenues last year, hitting a target it had set itself and capping off a period in which it extended its geographic reach and declared itself to be Europe's fifth-largest telco. But there are indications in the French telecoms group's full-year results announcement that it is starting to operate more like the traditional telcos whose markets it has focused on disrupting over the past decade or so.
India reaches 250 million 5G users as Vi hits the market

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

There are now 250 million 5G users in India, according to new government figures that serve to highlight the extent of the challenge faced by 5G newcomer Vodafone Idea. Those users have all signed up since the launch of 5G services in India in October 2022, less than two and a half years ago, a statement from the Ministry of Communications pointed out late last week.
Telecom Argentina in turmoil as state blocks Telefonica deal

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

The Argentine government has moved to block Telecom Argentina's acquisition of Telefonica's operations in the country on competition grounds. The move is not wholly unexpected; when the deal was announced in February Argentine president Javier Milei immediately launched an antitrust investigation. But it comes as unwelcome news for Telecom Argentina, which has already bought and paid for the assets that the government clearly does not want it to have.
T-Mobile US spends another $175 million to boost ad business

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

T-Mobile US has bought another advertising solutions business, shelling out US$175 million for UK-based Blis.
FullFibre/Zzoom tie-up shows UK regulators up for M&A

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

The pair announced their intention to combine their businesses as recently as January with a view to completing the deal in short order, pending regulatory approvals. They have done exactly that, announcing the closure of the transaction on Monday, just six weeks later. The deal has created "one of the UK's largest altnets," the companies said in a joint statement. That's arguably correct.
Orange inks MEA satellite deal with Eutelsat

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

The French telecoms group, which already works with Eutelsat to provide satellite broadband services in its home market, said it will initially roll out services in Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a view to "gradually" extending its footprint to all markets in the region. We don't have a timeframe for the introduction of services, nor for the expansion plan.
Huawei insists it's going AI native... at some point

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

Huawei made the announcement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, alongside a raft of other technological revelations for the most part connected to artificial intelligence...much like every other exhibitor at the event. The AI Core Network will be an autonomous generative network capable of self-optimisation and self-O&M – that's operations and maintenance – Huawei explained.
FCC chair hits out at EU censorship of digital services

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

The head of the US telecoms regulator made quite a splash when he delivered an address at Mobile World Congress that can only be described as something of an excrement sandwich. He opened and closed with musings on the importance of spectrum and a regulatory environment that supports hefty investments into the industry, sentiments that fairly closely matched by those shared by Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's EVP for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, just moments earlier.
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile create European SatCo

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have shared plans for a new joint venture that will sell direct-to-cell satellite mobile services to European mobile operators. SatCo, as the JV is currently dubbed, will essentially make it easier for European mobile operators to access AST SpaceMobile's LEO satellites to boost their network coverage.
Telefonica lobbies EU for telco consolidation

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

Marc Murtra took to the stage at Mobile World Congress, just weeks after joining the Spanish incumbent from defence firm Indra, to bemoan the plight of European telecoms operators under the guise of concern for broader European competitiveness on the global stage.