Analysis: Latest Financial Results Coverage – Page 10
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Financial & PerformanceBT ‘pulling levers’ to account for UK Budget burden
CFO Simon Lowth puts annual additional cost at £100m for the Group, with transformation plans to be ‘brought forward’ to compensate.
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Financial & PerformanceKirkby: multinational B2B ‘ripe for consolidation’ as BT pursues exit
BT H1: mutlinational corporate segment no longer a telco’s game, says CEO Allison Kirkby, and a divestment will accelerate turnaround plans. Talks ongoing with several parties, with both Global and Portfolio channels up for sale. UK business not immune to decline in the meantime…
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Network & InfraINWIT explores RAN-as-as-service in challenging Italian market
Italian infra player INWIT is looking at new services to drive continued revenue growth, and has kept the faith that recent consolidation will “unleash” mobile operator spending.
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Financial & PerformanceCommunity Fibre keeps focus on customer connections with £125m funding windfall
London-based fibre altnet Community Fibre has secured £125m in debt financing but does not plan to ramp up network build, will instead use funds to support customer acquisition drive.
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Financial & PerformanceGrain claims to beat Openreach connection costs as EBITDA breakeven nears
UK fibre altnet frontloads capex to build to property boundaries, making for cheap connections when customers sign up, but Grain may be playing a high-risk game…
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Financial & PerformanceOrange shrugs off concerns over rivals’ convergent offers
Orange France aims to stabilise its convergent customer base in Q4, although bats away talk of a turnaround.
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Financial & PerformanceCityFibre on the hunt for more cash to fund capital-intensive fibre rollout
UK altnet’s debt and equity funding due to dry up next year, but talks ongoing with prospective investors for new cash.
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Financial & PerformanceTesco–VM O2 MVNO cracks £1bn sales nut
Tesco Mobile reaches ten-digit revenue milestone for the first time, as premium handset and postpaid sales continue to grow, though profitability proving more challenging in UK’s cutthroat MVNO market…
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Financial & PerformanceVi plugs 4G network gaps to stem subscriber losses
Vi gets on the road to recovery in Q1 FY24–25 with spending on network upgrades and preparing for 5G after recent fundraising.
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Partnerships & AlliancesGermany’s Freenet rejigs MNO partnerships as discount competition hots up
The German player has signed new agreements with all three MNOs but says O2 deal offers greater revenue-share benefits.
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Network & InfraUS majors first, Vodafone next as SpaceMobile readies for launch
AST SpaceMobile backers AT&T and Verizon will beta test space-based cellular broadband initially, with Vodafone and Rakuten next on the list for commercial services.
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Financial & PerformanceDT Q2 FY24 Highlights: ‘Flawless’ Q2 enhances the feel-good factor at DT
Q2 FY24: All major divisions record growth to keep DT’s ‘flywheel’ spinning as it approaches major strategy refresh.
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Financial & PerformanceDT Q2 FY24 In-depth: Four-sided forward movement
Revenue and earnings remain in forward gear across all four main divisions.
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Financial & PerformanceDT Q2 FY24 Spend: ‘AI still an ally’
End-Q2 financial and personnel numbers reflect Group onus on efficiency and cost control.
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Financial & PerformanceDT Q2 FY24 Guidance: Everything on point
Upgrade in US cash flow outlook puts DT in line to over-perform on flagship €18bn target for FY24.
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Financial & PerformanceDT re-opens to European M&A ahead of strategy refresh
Q2 FY24: Regional giant suggests all the deal-making action will not just focus on its dominant, fast-growing American business when it lays out a new medium-term strategy in a few weeks’ time…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica gets to plugging Core Market wholesale gaps
Operator seeks to lock in key wholesale clients and create new revenue sources after management affirms wholesale will “be a drag” on 2024 performance.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Tech reaches €2bn sales mark
Q2 FY24: Digital B2B services unit hits revenue milestone in last twelve-month period, and reported another solid quarterly performance. Read more…
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Financial & Performance1&1 claims build momentum despite more network snags
German operator has now installed antennas and fibre connectivity at 546 sites, although supply challenges remain. Read more…
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Network & InfraGreek fibre: OTE lines up wholesale deals with rivals Vodafone and Nova
Incumbent’s new CEO Kostas Nebis flags pair of strategically significant wholesale tie-ups are imminent, as OTE seeks to accelerate commercialisation of flagship, €3bn fibre investment programme.