Sky Italia offers new fibre subs EUR 50 Amazon gift card

(Telecompaper) Satellite broadcaster Sky Italia has launched a new promotion to persuade current TV subscribers to sign up to its ‘Sky Wifi’ fixed broadband service… https://www.tele…

Dutch fibre contractor Next Level declared bankrupt

(Telecompaper) Next Level Netherlands, a Dutch installer of fibre connections on the outside of high-rise buildings, has been declared bankrupt, De Stentor reported, citing statements from the company…

Eltel to change chairman of the board of directors

(Telecompaper) Telecoms and power infrastructure provider Eltel has announced the proposal of Per Sjoestrand as new member and chairman of its board of directors at the 14 May AGM… https://www.t…

Oi receives USD 125 million boost from AHG funding agreement

(Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi announced it has secured USD 125 million in financing under the amended AHG debt purchase agreement… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/oi-receives-usd-125-mi…

SIDN appoints new member to supervisory board

(Telecompaper) Dutch domains registrar SIDN said Olaf Kolkman joined its supervisory board on 1 January… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sidn-appoints-new-member-to-supervisory-board–148…

Wyre covers less than half of intended home with fibre in 2023 – CEO

(Telecompaper) Wyre, the fibre joint venture between Telenet and Fluvius, reached less than half of the 100,000 intended Flemish homes during its fibre rollout last… https://www.telecompaper.com…

German e-commerce sales down 11.8% to EUR 79.7 billion in 2023

(Telecompaper) Total e-commerce sales in Germany fell to EUR 79.7 billion in 2023, down 11.8 percent from EUR 90.4 billion in 2022, as consumers reigned in their… https://www.telecompaper.com/ne…

South Africa’s ITAC grants customs relief for imports of fibre, electrical apparatus used for submarine cables

(Telecompaper) The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has created a rebate facility for the import of optical fibre cables and… https://www.telecompaper.com/new…

NBI expands fibre network roll-out in Galway Gaeltacht areas

(Telecompaper) National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has expanded coverage of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) full-fibre network to over 1,000 premises in the Galway… https://www.telecompaper.com/n…

German network expansion helps avert EUR 15 bln ICT sector losses during Covid from 2020-22

(Telecompaper) Efforts in Germany to expand networks that support digitisation helped the ICT industry to avoid EUR 15 billion in losses in the period 2020-2022,… https://www.telecompaper.com/ne…

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