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  • Thursday, 21 May, 2026
    Companies
    Lex. BT is finally getting on top of its altnet threat

    UK telecom has put up a fight as its rivals slow their rate of sprawl

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    The BT Group Plc Tower rises above nearby buildings, with a Pearson Square street sign in the foreground.
  • Thursday, 21 May, 2026
    BT Group Plc
    BT chief warns AI boom will push up mobile phone prices

    Allison Kirkby expects the likes of Apple to react to chip shortages by raising handset prices

    Allison Kirkby speaks during an interview, appearing focused against a dark blue background.
  • Thursday, 21 May, 2026
    European companies
    The benefits of an investment bubble

    UK telecoms sector shows how splurge of money can destroy shareholder value but deliver consumer gains

    Kieran Smith
    A person wearing purple gloves attaches fibre optic cables inside a control unit. Handwritten numbers are visible on the white trays.
  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026
    Infrastructure investment
    ‘BT is back’ as telecoms group revives its consumer brand

    FTSE 100 group launches push to capitalise on its ‘heritage’ after years of prioritising EE and Plusnet

    Claire Gillies and Jon James standing together in an office, both smiling, with a city skyline visible through the window behind them.
  • Wednesday, 6 May, 2026
    Companies
    Lex. Vodafone’s slow-burn strategy is starting to pay off

    The share price has picked up and its valuation as a multiple of forecast earnings has risen to the top of European telcos

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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    World
    Vodafone to take full control of UK mobile operator in £4.3bn deal

    CK Hutchison’s decision to sell 49% stake is latest in series of Hong Kong conglomerate’s asset disposals

    Logos of Vodafone and Three outside a building
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    UK Broadband
    Private equity firms face reckoning as £31bn broadband push turns sour

    Significant losses and consumer ‘inertia’ drive expectations of consolidation among the ‘altnet’ UK providers

    The high cost of building out networks left altnets such as G.Network saddled with debts
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    European companies
    Deutsche Telekom boss braces for battle to land US mega-merger

    Tim Höttges must win support from the German government to secure landmark $267bn deal for T-Mobile US

    Tim Hoettges and Teresa Ribera in black and white, with EU stars and a stylised US flag in the background.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    European companies
    Lex. Drahi’s €20bn SFR deal is a masterclass in hardball negotiation

    Rivals may prefer to just watch him get into ever hotter water but buying his company outright gives them more certainty

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  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Deutsche Telekom AG
    Deutsche Telekom examines merger with T-Mobile US

    Combined company might seek a listing in the US and Europe

    Two magenta banners with white T-Mobile logos hang from the corner of a building under decorative molding.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    European companies
    EQT and Omers offer to lift funding for broadband group Deutsche Glasfaser to €5bn

    Plan follows failure by investors to find new backer to inject cash into debt-laden German provider

    Yellow fibre optic cables connected to ports in a distribution point at Deutsche Glasfaser
  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    European companies
    French telecoms groups in advanced talks over €20bn deal for Drahi’s SFR

    Operators enter exclusive negotiations over deal that would be a key test of regulators’ views on in-market consolidation

    The Altice logo and company name displayed on a sign at the Altice campus office building.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Satellites
    Lex. Amazon satellite deal takes battle of the billionaires into orbit

    Bezos and Musk compete for extraterrestrial dominance

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    A communication satellite with large solar panels orbits above Earth's surface, showing land and cloud formations below.
  • Monday, 13 April, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Boss of state-controlled postal group defends €10.8bn bid for Telecom Italia

    Matteo Del Fante: ‘We have demonstrated that we are a market company’

    Telecom Italia store with TIM branding seen through glass windows, with several people walking past and entering the store.
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    European companies
    Lidl stirs up mobile market with discount phone plans

    Chain to expand beyond Germany, Austria and Switzerland with service that could be available in up to 30 countries

    Lidl logo sign displayed on the exterior wall of a supermarket.
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    The CEO
    Interview. Virgin Media O2 boss: before prostate cancer, ‘I thought I was a bit invincible’

    Telecoms boss has juggled personal challenges with the competing priorities of two sides in a high-stakes merger

    Lutz Schüler stands in front of a red wall with vertical light strips at the Virgin Media O2 offices in Paddington.
  • Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
    UK Broadband
    Haircut for UK taxpayers after lenders take control of struggling broadband provider

    National Wealth Fund gave Gigaclear £240mn guarantee three years ago and is now the biggest shareholder 

    A Gigaclear van with branding for ultrafast full fibre broadband for rural homes and businesses is parked outside a brick building.
  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2026
    European companies
    KKR and GIP among bidders for Drahi’s multibillion French fibre network

    Bids for XpFibre have come in between €6bn and €8bn as telecoms tycoon pursues asset sales to ease debt burden

    Patrick Drahi smiles while wearing a dark suit and blue tie at a hearing on media ownership at the French Senate.
  • Monday, 23 March, 2026
    Telecom Italia SpA
    Lex. Italy’s mail-to-telecoms national champion gets a thumbs down

    Poste Italiane’s €10.8bn bid looks unenticing for Telecom Italia’s investors — it should try harder to bring them onside

    Premium content
    People walk past a Telecom Italia (TIM) store with glass doors and electronic accessories visible inside.
  • Sunday, 22 March, 2026
    Telecom Italia SpA
    Poste Italiane launches €10.8bn bid for Telecom Italia

    Italy’s state-controlled postal service hopes to become big player in Italian and Brazilian telecoms markets

    The TIM logo, with three red horizontal bars and the letters "TIM" in white, displayed on glass at company headquarters.
  • Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
    India Business Briefing
    India cuts telecom spectrum prices as operator interest dries up

    Also in this newsletter: States move to ban social media for minors

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    Pedestrians walk past a Reliance Communications Ltd. Mobile Store in Mumbai, India
  • Monday, 9 March, 2026
    UK Broadband
    Virgin Media O2 owner eyes broadband deals to take on BT Openreach

    Telefónica’s Marc Murtra vows to ‘help’ UK subsidiary better compete with Openreach network

    Marc Murtra
  • Monday, 2 March, 2026
    TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC
    Ares to inject £115mn into TalkTalk as potential bidders explore options

    Capital infusion into UK broadband provider will partly replace £47mn debt facility which was due to be redeemed in March

    A woman holding a phone walks past a large metallic TalkTalk logo mounted on a concrete wall.
  • Saturday, 21 February, 2026
    European companies
    Altice France liabilities add about €1bn to debt pile

    Rival telecoms groups are considering new bid for Patrick Drahi’s French business

    Patrick Drahi smiles while standing in a formal room with blue chairs and wood paneling before a parliamentary enquiry.
  • Friday, 20 February, 2026
    Satellites
    Musk’s Starlink to be tested against Eutelsat on French shipping fleet

    Move by CMA CGM comes amid European efforts to support OneWeb as a rival to SpaceX’s satellite network

    CMA CGM’s Montmartre container ship departs a brightly lit port terminal at dawn, stacked high with shipping containers
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