Operator Strategy
Cross-border opportunities are there, but Telenor has work to do in Bulgaria
Pan-European operating group Telenor is making another move into Eastern Europe, this time buying Bulgaria’s Globul. The move makes sense for several reasons, but success won’t come easy in a country with high mobile penetration and a sluggish economy. On April 26, Telenor agreed to buy Bulgarian telecoms operator Globul from Greek operating group OTE… Read more
Broadband operators must beware of the dangers of FTTH ‘speed race’
The news last month that Japanese ISP So-Net was launching the Nuro 2Gbps FTTH service for residential users – the fastest residential service in the world – was greeted with envy by bandwidth-starved users the world over. Although it must be wonderful for Japanese consumers to choose between rival 1Gbps services from the likes of… Read more
Bleak budgetary outlook will show how much Australian government values the NBN
With a budget deficit of $19 billion now announced – and forecast budget revenues slumping by tens of billions of dollars – Australia’s politicians have some tough spending decisions to make – not least over the funding of the controversial $37.4 billion National Broadband Network (NBN). The real question now is whether politicians – Labor… Read more
