Ofcom blocks proposed Openreach wholesale full-fibre discount offer
UK regulator Ofcom has published its decisions relating to proposed commercial offers from Openreach. Following a consultation, Ofcom has decided to intervene and order Openreach to withdraw the 'Incremental New to Openreach' offer. It has concluded that the charges are not reasonable and fair, and could damage the development of network competition. The offer would have given ISPs a monthly discount for adding new full-fibre customers onto the Openreach network.
Ofcom blocks proposed Openreach wholesale full-fibre discount offer
UK regulator Ofcom has published its decisions relating to proposed commercial offers from Openreach. Following a consultation, Ofcom has decided to intervene and order Openreach to withdraw the 'Incremental New to Openreach' offer. It has concluded that the charges are not reasonable and fair, and could damage the development of network competition. The offer would have given ISPs a monthly discount for adding new full-fibre customers onto the Openreach network.
Poste Italiane ups TIM stake to nearly 86%
Poste Italiane has increased its stake in Telecom Italia (TIM) to 85.82 percent after reopening its takeover bid for another five trading sessions from 21 to 25 September. According to preliminary data from Poste itself, the result means the state-backed firm has failed to reach the 90 percent ownership threshold that would have allowed it to take TIM private.
Poste Italiane ups TIM stake to nearly 86%
Poste Italiane has increased its stake in Telecom Italia (TIM) to 85.82 percent after reopening its takeover bid for another five trading sessions from 21 to 25 September. According to preliminary data from Poste itself, the result means the state-backed firm has failed to reach the 90 percent ownership threshold that would have allowed it to take TIM private.
Netflix to start ads subscription tier in Europe in March 2027
Netflix said its cheaper, ad-supported subscription will launch in nine more countries from 01 March 2027. These are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. The announcement came at its 'Upfront UK' presentation to advertisers there, where it said over 14 million already use the ad-supported subscription.
Netflix to start ads subscription tier in Europe in March 2027
The week in telecom: Paramount sews up Warner takeover, Google tries AI laptops and mobile money IPOs
Meta and Google continue to look for new ways to bring their services to the masses, with both presenting new computing devices last week. Paramount meanwhile appears on track to finally complete the Warner takeover, and Airtel and Globe Telecom are testing investor demand for mobile money stocks.
The week in telecom: Paramount sews up Warner takeover, Google tries AI laptops and mobile money IPOs
T2 launches 5G in Moscow and St Petersburg Metros, Megafon covers train stations
Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of the national operator Rostelecom, said that it has started providing 5G services in the main stations of the Moscow Metro and St Petersburg Metro. 5G services from the operator are available in 172 stations of Moscow Metro (62% of all Moscow Metro stations) and in 24 stations of the St Peterburg Metro (34%). The maximum speed reaches 635 Mbps.
T2 launches 5G in Moscow and St Petersburg Metros, Megafon covers train stations
OVHcloud ordered to block pirated content in French court challenge
A Paris court has sided with a group of rights holders by ordering OVHcloud to block Tekfullfilmizle and Fullhdfilmizlesene in France, reports UniversFreebox. The two sites, hosted on OVHcloud infrastructure, were found to provide illegal access to copyrighted movies and TV series, based on analysis carried out by French anti-piracy association ALPA. The group, which includes Columbia Pictures, Disney, Netflix and Universal, successfully obtained an injunction against OVHcloud, which the court recognised as
OVHcloud ordered to block pirated content in French court challenge
Turbo Cloud launches pay-as-you-go WAF service
Russian cloud services provider Turbo Cloud, a subsidiary of Rostelecom-Data Centre, expanded its information security lineup with a new Web Application Firewall (WAF) service. The solution monitors incoming traffic to detect suspicious activity and threats, while also blocking malicious requests and preventing unauthorised data access attempts. The WAF service can be activated via the cloud platform's user dashboard, where users can also manage the service and monitor resources. This approach allows users
Turbo Cloud launches pay-as-you-go WAF service
MeetKai takes sovereign AI built on Nvidia to Veon markets
The AI company MeetKai announced a six-country rollout of its sovereign AI stack, built on Nvidia AI infrastructure. The AI platform and locally trained models will run on Nvidia accelerated computing working with Veon and its telecom operators in Ukraine, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh, beginning with Ukrainian operator Kyivstar. MeetKai Brasil will work with Serpro.
MeetKai takes sovereign AI built on Nvidia to Veon markets
Slovak Telekom updates fibre internet prices and speeds
Slovak Telekom is raising prices for its fixed broadband services over fibre from 30 September, reports ZIve. The operator will completely revamp its broadand lineup for B2C customers, introducing higher speeds across all plans and a new speed tier. The existing OptikNet Start, Ideal, Extra, and Max plans will be replaced by new OptikNet S, M, L, and XL variants. The cheapest plan sees the biggest price hike: the current OptikNet Start plan offers 80/30 Mbps for EUR 13.21 per month, while the new OptikNet S
Slovak Telekom updates fibre internet prices and speeds
UKE to serve as digital services coordinator in Poland
The President of Poland has signed an amendment to the Act on the provision of telecommunications services and certain other acts that establishes the national framework for the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in the country. Under the new regulations, the the national telecommunications regulator UKE will serve as the Digital Services Coordinator in Poland and will be granted the powers necessary to carry out tasks arising from the DSA regulation.
UKE to serve as digital services coordinator in Poland
Kcell lauches VoLTE when roaming
Kazakhstan mobile operator Kcell said that it has started providing VoLTE services when roaming. The services are available on Turk Telekom and Georgian operator Magticom's networks. Kcell had announced the implementation of VoLTE technology earlier this June, making the voice service available for customers using services under its Kcell and Activ brands.
