Viasat takes space play to Azerbaijan
Viasat teamed with Azerbaijan’s satellite operator Azercosmos to provide space-based connectivity for a range of industrial applications covering Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Central and South Asia.
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Telenor appoints banking boss to replace retiring Brekke
Sigve Brekke, president and CEO of Telenor, will retire at the end of 2024, ending more than nine years at the helm of the Nordic operator, with banking executive Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer named as his replacement.
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Google commits €1B to Finland data centre
Google outlined plans to invest €1 billion to expand its data centre campus in Finland, as it attempts to tap into the country’s access to renewable energy and meet its wider sustainability goals.
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Deutsche Telekom boosted by record profit in Europe
Deutsche Telekom was buoyed by Q1 2024 growth in home market Germany and its European segment, which hit an-all time profit high for the period.
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Vodafone Spain sale gets nod from regulators
Vodafone Group’s proposed sale of its Spain operations to Zegona Communications was approved by the country’s regulators, putting the deal on track to complete imminently.
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Telefonica highlights 2026 strategic plan progress
Telefonica CEO Jose Maria Alvarez Pallete pointed to initial success in implementing its new strategic plan through to 2026, as the operator’s net income soared by 79 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of the year.
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Pakistan regulator flags PTCL, Telenor deal concerns
Pakistan Telecommunication Company’s (PTCL) proposed takeover of Telenor’s local business will substantially reduce competition in the mobile market, the country’s antitrust regulator has warned.
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Analysis: Do legacy satcos have to merge to compete with Musk?
Following SES' agreement to acquire rival Intelsat for $3 billion, Kavit Majithia asks satellite experts if legacy players need to merge to survive.
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Huawei consumer boss shifts from CEO to chairman
Huawei reportedly conducted a reshuffle at the top of its consumer business unit, with Richard Yu shifting from CEO to chairman and current COO He Gang taking the helm.
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Telia boss gets lay of the land after first quarter
Telia's recently appointed CEO Patrik Hofbauer used his first quarter at the helm of the company to flesh out the operator’s mid-term plans, as the company recorded a decrease in revenue for Q1 2024.
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