On July 27, one of the biggest French mobile operators, Bouygues Telecom, generalized a €5 ($5.74) fee across all previously penalty-free Bouygues mobile plans and Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) partnerships, according to Les Numériques. The no-commitment mobile promised users the freedom to leave whenever they want, at no cost. Now, France’s third-largest mobile network operator (MNO) formally generalized the termination […]
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Europe’s space sales rebounded in 2025, as military demand for Earth observation satellites.
Commercial drones create telecom revenue as demand grows connectivity, data processing, airspace management, and drones as a service.
EU telecom operators beat revenue expectations, but weaker profit growth and mixed guidance are raising investor concerns across sector.
With Huawei banned in Europe, operators warn costs could hit $45.63 billion, delaying 5G and widening the digital divide.
Google launched its subsea fiber optic cable project in Lisbon, connecting Portugal and the US through Bermuda and the Azores.
Danish defense startup, Triton Depth, will deploy acoustic CCTV-like underwater defense to monitor European subsea cables in Baltic Sea.
On June 6, Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad agreed to divide SFR, testing consolidation in European telecom market.
China’s telecom operators are turning to AI Tokens package and agent services to offset weakening mobile data income, betting that costly tools such as OpenClaw can create a new growth engine as traditional traffic businesses rapidly lose pricing power. At the 2026 China Internet Conference, China Telecom executive Luan Xiaowei said AI had become a […]
6G standards could drive the AI future, but operators fear power struggles, patent control, and rival rules may fracture it.
