Mary Lennighan

2 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

The Spanish operator announced that it has hammered out the package with almost 20 banks, which it is taking as a sign of strong support from both national and international capital markets. The package is split into two parts: up to €6.5 billion at the MasOrange level and €4.7 billion in infrastructure financing at FiberCo, the fibre-to-the-home joint venture it formally agreed with Vodafone Spain in January.

3 weeks ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

However, while the satellite offer will bring very basic connectivity to people in areas where mobile coverage might not reach, it is not yet at a stage where it could be relied upon in an emergency. For now, Telstra is pitching it as a "just in case" connectivity layer. Indeed, the Australian incumbent is taking great pains to set expectations from the start. It published a lengthy statement essentially explaining the limitations of direct-to-cell.

1 month ago | telecoms.com | Mary Lennighan

Operators in the UK capital have experienced a set of challenges when rolling out 5G that are not unique to the city, but are particularly pronounced there: the impact of building regulations on indoor coverage; issues with leasing rooftop space for network densification; and the use of 3.5 GHz spectrum. Taken together, these issues pose a serious hurdle to decent 5G experiences for London residents, and their impact is clearly visible in Ookla's latest market analysis.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.