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What went wrong at telecoms group TalkTalk?
TalkTalk's rescue takeover comes after a difficult past five years that almost led to the complete collapse of the more than 20-year-old firm. The UK's fourth biggest broadband provider was founded by Sir Charles Dunstone in 2003 as a subsidiary to…
What went wrong at telecoms group TalkTalk?
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. TalkTalk's rescue takeover comes after a difficult past…
SK Telecom: Eyes On New Data Center Arms (NYSE:SKM)
SK Telecom (SKM) is rated 'Buy' as it accelerates margin-accretive AI Data Center (AIDC) exposure via new units SK Hyper and SK Horizon. SKM monetized its existing AIDC assets by selling a 49% stake in Horizon for ₩3.1T, unlocking value…
Ciena, A Former Telecom Bust, Now In The Early Stages Of A Bona Fide Mega Boom (NYSE:CIEN)
This time it's different—How scary a suggestion is that! It sounds like a green light to jump into situations that have, in the past, been disastrous. Yikes! Our habit of recoiling here reflects a tendency to presume past performance does…
BT buys huge telecoms company on brink of administration as customers issued message
BT said it has agreed a deal to buy TalkTalk BT said it has agreed a deal to buy TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications out of administration to rescue the telecoms group from collapse. Get personal finance news, money saving…
From Telecom To AI: How Solution Providers Are Reinventing Their Growth Strategies
The playbook for partner growth is evolving. At AppDirect's Thrive event, executives from Savvy Technologies, Bluewave Technology Group and Renodis discussed how telecom-focused solution providers are following customers into AI, cybersecurity…
BT acquires struggling telecoms rival TalkTalk for £400m
‘Immediate priority is to stabilise the business,' says BT Group CEO Allison Kirkby. BT Group has acquired the consumer and wholesale operations of its struggling UK rival TalkTalk for roughly £400m. The company said that it will…
British telecom BT acquires TalkTalk businesses out of administration
BT Group has acquired TalkTalk's struggling consumer and wholesale businesses out of administration, a process similar to bankruptcy, stepping in to maintain broadband, pay television and phone service for nearly 2.5 million customers while the…
What went wrong at telecoms group TalkTalk?
The UK's fourth biggest broadband provider was founded by Sir Charles Dunstone in 2003 as a subsidiary to his Carphone Warehouse empire. In 2010, it was spun out of Carphone Warehouse and floated on the London stock market, at first enjoying an…
10-minute operation highlights China's decisive crackdown on northern Myanmar telecom fraud, new documentary shows
The first batch of 200 Chinese telecom fraud suspects are repatriated from Myanmar to China, via Thailand, on a chartered plane on February 20, 2025. Photo: Guo Yuandan/GT After key members of the so-called 'four major families' in northern…
Cable lobby to sue Trump FCC over repeal of national TV ownership cap
Cable lobby groups notified the Federal Communications Commission that they will sue the agency to block its controversial repeal of the National Television Ownership Rule, which limits the number of broadcast TV stations a single company may own.
Russian drones strike Ukraine's data centers by exploiting air defense gaps
A surge in Russian jet-powered drone strikes on Ukrainian data centers has increasingly disrupted mobile phone and Internet services for thousands of people. Now Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other government officials are warning of…
BT Group has acquired TalkTalk Telecommunications and PlatformX Communications
LONDON: BT Group today announced that it has acquired TalkTalk Telecommunications Limited and PlatformX Communications Limited out of the administration of TalkTalk Group on a debt-free basis. The estimate of the total cash impact in FY27 is…
BT strikes deal to rescue troubled TalkTalk from administration
BT Group has agreed a takeover rescue deal to buy TalkTalk 's consumer and wholesale divisions out of administration, safeguarding roughly 900 jobs alongside telecommunications supply for millions of subscribers and vital public services. The…
Sony skipping CES as focus shifts to entertainment | Fongmula | Francis Fong
Sony Group will not exhibit at CES 2027, ending a continuous presence since the inaugural show in 1967. The Japanese conglomerate confirmed that neither the group nor its affiliates will have a booth at the Las Vegas technology showcase in January…
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