The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it will launch a detailed Phase 2 investigation into the proposed merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three. The competition regulator had previously raised concerns that the £11 billion ($13.92 billion) transaction could lead to higher consumer prices and reduced investment in the UK’s mobile networks. … Read more

Lumine Group, a division of Volaris Group dedicated to the communications and media sector, has acquired TOMIA, a leading provider of global connectivity monetisation solutions. TOMIA’s software streamlines and orchestrates essential inter-carrier business processes, including data and financial clearing, network roaming, real-time campaign management, and interconnect solutions. Major service providers across the industry rely on … Read more

Telecom networks are central to how people connect, pay, travel, and work. When a network outage occurs, disruption spreads quickly. What used to be a limited problem caused by a faulty update or a single routing error can now slow or halt major services because so many systems depend on the same shared infrastructure. Telecom … Read more

British mobile operator EE has announced it will reintroduce charges for roaming within the EU beginning next year, while several other UK carriers are instead tightening the limits of their existing fair use policies. This marks a notable shift after years during which operators publicly pledged not to bring back roaming fees following the end … Read more

Cisco has released expanded analysis of the wide-ranging cyber espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon, which has compromised multiple telecommunications providers. The actor behind Salt Typhoon, suspected to have links to Beijing, has shown advanced capabilities: prolonged persistence on victim networks, extensive collection and exfiltration of sensitive data, and sophisticated techniques for evading detection. Cisco … Read more

A batch of GuoWang satellites was launched aboard a Long March-5B rocket from the Wenchang spaceport in southern China. After reaching orbit, the satellites were successfully maneuvered into their planned low-Earth orbit. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported the mission as a success, confirming that 10 GuoWang satellites reached their predetermined orbital positions. GuoWang: A … Read more

Vodafone has weighed in on whether the UK government should ban Huawei 5G equipment from national networks. About one third of Vodafone’s UK base stations currently use Huawei equipment. A government ban on the Chinese vendor’s gear would require Vodafone to replace that equipment across a substantial portion of its network. Speaking to Reuters, Vodafone … Read more

Bouygues Telecom has reported a data breach that exposed personal and financial information belonging to approximately 6.4 million customers. The compromised records include names, contact details, subscription information, and bank account identifiers (IBANs). Bouygues says that passwords and credit card numbers were not part of the leak. The company’s internal security team discovered the breach … Read more

The UK’s alternative network providers (altnets) emerged around 2018 and, supported by billions in investment, dramatically accelerated the country’s fibre rollout. Today, superfast fibre is available to over 40% of homes and businesses, bringing the sector closer to the government’s 96% coverage goal for 2027. However, major incumbents—prompted by competition and government pressure—are launching their … Read more

5G will transform how broadcasters distribute content and significantly improve customer experiences, says Caroline Chan, vice president of the Network Platforms Group at Intel. Speaking at the IBC Conference in Amsterdam, Chan urged industry professionals to start planning for how upcoming 5G developments will impact their businesses, noting that early adopters are already preparing launches. … Read more