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French operator Bouygues Telecom has signed an exclusive agreement with La Poste group for 100% of its subsidiary La Poste Telecom, the largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the French market. -
Patrick Drahi’s Altice Group is reported to be considering various sell-offs of its telecoms assets across Europe.
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NTT’s mobile specialist Transatel has activated its 5G internet of things (IoT) service in France and plans global expansion.
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The new president of France’s telecoms regulator has officially taken office, setting out as her priorities digital coverage of the whole country, an open internet and environmental impact of technology.
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The French Senate and the National Assembly have separately approved the nomination of Laure de la Raudière to head the country’s telecoms regulator.
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International communications company, BICS in collaboration with French mobile operator SFR is expanding the global coverage of its NB-IoT connectivity.
Forthcoming events
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Patrick Drahi has succeeded in persuading Altice Europe’s shareholders let him take the company private.
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French operator Free has joined the wholesale carrier-neutral broadband fibre project in Brittany, saying it wants to be part of the scheme for the next 40 years.
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Orange has won the broadest range of 5G spectrum in France following the country’s auction of the 3.5GHz band.
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Patrick Drahi is to take Altice Europe private, he and the company announced this morning.
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Travellers on the Paris Métro can now use 4G mobile services throughout the underground rail system.
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Alexandre Pébereau, the former Orange executive who has built up Tofane Global over the past three years, has acquired the international carrier business of Portuguese operator NOS.
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Altice Europe has confirmed that it wants to buy Israeli mobile operator Partner Communications, though it will not say for how much.
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There are now 10 million connections in France delivering more than 30Mbps, according to the regulator.
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Altice Europe is moving ahead with the planned sale of a stake in its fibre network in Portugal, according to 60% owner Patrick Drahi (pictured).
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French telco Altice Europe and private equity investor KKR have decided to call their tower company Hivory – borrowing the name of a platform game launched last year.
