A quick roundup of the news in Telecoms | Week #20

Eircom Fined €2.5 Million Due to Overcharging Its Customers The Irish Commission For Communications Regulation (ComReg) fined Eircom, owner of Eir mobile operator, €2.5 million for overcharging approximately 76,000 customers from 2015 to 2021. ComReg ruled that Eir must refund affected customers, totaling an estimated €6.7 million, equating to around €88 per customer. Eircom acknowledged…

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Connecting Europe and Middle East: ANDROMEDA Subsea Fiber Cable System Unveiled

Tamares Telecom, a prominent fiber-based international communications and data service provider and network operator, has partnered with Grid Telecom, a subsidiary of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece, to build ANDROMEDA, a subsea optical fiber cable system connecting Greece, Cyprus, and Israel. The strategic partnership aims to create a new telecommunications corridor between…

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BT’s Workforce Reduction for Agility Amid Expanding Telecom Services

BT, a major UK operator group, announced plans to cut over 40% of its workforce in pursuit of increased agility. This information was disclosed in the company’s full-year results, and highlights BT’s transformation initiatives throughout the rest of the decade. Part of these plans includes expanding Openreach’s FTTP network to encompass up to 30 million…

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