America Movil nears 40% EBITDA margin as revenue, customer numbers improve in Q1
America Movil reported a strong start to 2026, adding over 3 million new postpaid customers and almost 600,000 fixed broadband subscribers. The operator reported revenues up 2.1 percent year-on-year to MXN 237 billion, and EBITDA rose 3.8 percent to MXN 95 billion. Excluding currency effects, revenues jumped 6.1 percent, including 4.6 percent growth in service revenue and 11.3 percent higher equipment revenue, while EBITDA was up 8.0 percent excluding forex.
America Movil nears 40% EBITDA margin as revenue, customer numbers improve in Q1
America Movil reported a strong start to 2026, adding over 3 million new postpaid customers and almost 600,000 fixed broadband subscribers. The operator reported revenues up 2.1 percent year-on-year to MXN 237 billion, and EBITDA rose 3.8 percent to MXN 95 billion. Excluding currency effects, revenues jumped 6.1 percent, including 4.6 percent growth in service revenue and 11.3 percent higher equipment revenue, while EBITDA was up 8.0 percent excluding forex.
Deutsche Telekom considers full merger with T-Mobile US - report
Deutsche Telekom is considering merging with its American arm T-Mobile US, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. The German operator already owns around 53 percent of T-Mobile US, and is reportedly looking at creating a new holding company that would make a stock bid for shares of both Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile. The combined entity may then seek a listing in the US and on a major European exchange.
Deutsche Telekom considers full merger with T-Mobile US - report
Deutsche Telekom is considering merging with its American arm T-Mobile US, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. The German operator already owns around 53 percent of T-Mobile US, and is reportedly looking at creating a new holding company that would make a stock bid for shares of both Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile. The combined entity may then seek a listing in the US and on a major European exchange.
Apple TV streaming service arrives on Prime Video in France
Amazon Prime Video has expanded its catalogue of subscription services for customers in France by adding Apple TV at the standard price of EUR 9.99/month. A seven-day free trial is currently available to new sign-ups. The service, formerly branded Apple TV+, has now joined rivals such as HBO Max, Paramount+ and Universal+ on the Amazon platform. France follows other European countries, including Italy, Germany, Spain, and The Netherlands, where Apple's subscription service arrived on Prime Video just over a
Apple TV streaming service arrives on Prime Video in France
Calix meets Q1 growth forecast as memory prices put pressure on margins
Calix reported first-quarter results up in line with its guidance and has announced another USD 100 million for share buybacks ahead of an investors day in New York. Quarterly revenues were up 27 percent year-on-year to USD 280.0 million and rose 3 percent from the previous quarter as the company on-boarded another 14 customers. The gross margin improved 120 basis points year-on-year to 56.9 percent, and the net result was a profit of USD 11.2 million compared to a loss of USD 4.8 million a year ago.
Calix meets Q1 growth forecast as memory prices put pressure on margins
EQT announces AI strategy underpinned by EdgeConneX
Swedish investment company EQT has announced an Artificial Intelligence strategy seeded by data centre operator EdgeConneX. EQT will use its platform of digital and energy infrastructure to coordinate chips, data centre capacity, energy and connectivity, as power access constraints form a particular bottleneck to satisfying higher demand.
EQT announces AI strategy underpinned by EdgeConneX
Claro Colombia adds over 507K mobile subs in Q1, profit surges 23%
Claro Colombia, a subsidiary of America Movil, reported a 5.9 percent year on year rise in revenues to COP 4.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, compared to a 1.6 percent decline in the previous quarter. Total service revenues were up 7.4 percent to COP 3.3 trillion, driven by a double-digit (10.2%) growth in mobile revenues, its strongest performance in a decade. Fixed-line service revenue also increased by 3.2 percent, up from 2.2 percent in Q4.
Claro Colombia adds over 507K mobile subs in Q1, profit surges 23%
Open Dutch Fiber starts marketing push with pop-up shop, tour buses
Open Dutch Fiber (ODF) announced plans to open neighbourhood service centres. Started five years ago, the fibre network operator has reached over 1.5 million households covered by its FTTH network, and is now working on improving service take-up. The first shop opens in the Amsterdam Oud-West area, with a temporary outlet on the Kinkerstraat, and buses will be deployed to the cities of Hoorn and Roosendaal to serve local residents. Additional locations will follow.
Open Dutch Fiber starts marketing push with pop-up shop, tour buses
Dutch parliament wants Solvinity DigiD contract ended if takeover goes ahead
The Dutch parliament approved a resolution calling on the government to not renew a contract with IT services provider Solvinity if the latter's takeover by a US-based company goes ahead. The broadly supported motion concerns the contract for running the DigiD national digital ID platform, which comes up for renewal in 2028.
Dutch parliament wants Solvinity DigiD contract ended if takeover goes ahead
Tele2 reports 3% organic growth in Q1 turnover and 11% rise in underlying EBITDAaL
Tele2 has reported a 3 percent year-on-year rise in turnover in the first quarter of 2026, citing an ability to offer the right product at the right time in the right way. Underlying EBITDAaL grew 11 percent amid strict cost control and higher end-user service revenue growth. Net profit from total operations was boosted by a capital gain of SEK 5.1 billion from the transaction to create the Baltic tower company.
Tele2 reports 3% organic growth in Q1 turnover and 11% rise in underlying EBITDAaL
America Movil Q1 sales up 5% in Mexico on higher postpay subs and ARPU
America Movil reported first-quarter revenues for its domestic market of Mexico of MXN 86.3 billion, up 5.1 percent year on year, thanks to growth in both prepay and postpay, coupled with a 5.3 percent increase in ARPU. The company's total service revenues were up 3.5 percent year on year, driven by 5.7 percent rise in mobile revenues (7.1% in postpay), the best performance in two years, offsetting a 0.8 percent dip in fixed line sales.
America Movil Q1 sales up 5% in Mexico on higher postpay subs and ARPU
Vivo partners with Credit Direct to finance phones in Nigeria
Vivo and Credit Direct have launched a device financing scheme to make smartphones more affordable in Nigeria, ITWeb reported. Through this new partnership, customers can pick up a Vivo device by paying a 20 percent deposit, with the remaining balance spread over six monthly installments.
