Airtel eyes fintech IPO spin off in $10bn boost for London market Fintech British telecommunications giant Airtel is mulling listing its mobile money business on the London Stock Market in what could be one of the largest public debuts on a European exchange in years. Airtel Money – a digital commerce service that allows users to store money, transfer funds and buy mobile data – is said to [...]
Telecom Plus: Utility Warehouse provider continues growth streak Energy Multi-service utility, internet and insurance firm Telecom Plus has reported a third consecutive year of double-digit growth. The FTSE 250 listed company, which provides energy, broadband, mobile and insurance services through one account, said that just over 1m households were now taking their essential home services from the firm. Telecoms Plus said that its customer [...]
Telecom Plus lays out plans to double customer numbers as profit surges Telecoms Telecom Plus has laid out plans to reach 2m customers after a bumper period of growth.
Broadband challenger Telecom Plus looks set to take on the big boys April 30, 2024 Telecom Plus grew its customer base by 14 per cent in the full year 2024, surpassing one million customers in the fourth quarter.
Telecom Plus has no plans to slow down after signing up millionth customer March 6, 2024 The FTSE 250 listed company, which provides energy, broadband, mobile and insurance services through one account, made the announcement to markets this morning.
Smartphones are the new laptops with 60 per cent of UK firms now mobile only – BT January 16, 2023 Almost 60 per cent of business owners now rely solely on using mobile phones to run their operations, telecoms giant BT has revealed. The investigation by BT business showed more than half of entrepreneurs have embraced flexible working, and use mobiles rather than laptops or desktops. According to BT 59 per cent of British business [...]
Vodafone CEO frontrunner critical of telecoms sector January 2, 2023 Vodafone’s former non-executive director and ex-EE chief has publicly criticised the bureaucracy of European telecoms. Olaf Swantee, a Dutch businessman and key figure in the continent’s telecom sector has stated that the sector’s biggest companies are too complex and centralised. He stated that the sector needs to listen to customers. Swantee is rumoured to be [...]
Truphone sale jeopardised, founder puts in last-minute bid to buy back company December 19, 2022 A last minute bid from Alexander Straub, has jeopardized the sale of Truphone. Straub is one of the founders of Truphone. The company is a GSMA accredited global mobile network headquartered in London that operates its service internationally. It has an annual revenue of £45.62 m. Shares in the company were put up for a [...]
Liberty Global’s Andrea Salvato may be new Vodafone Chief December 19, 2022 Andrea Salvato is a contender for the top job at Vodafone according to latest reports from London’s telecom sources. Nick Read, Vodafone’s current CEO will step down at the end of the year after a financially turbulent quarter for the telecommunication giant. Beginning of December, the company had seen a 44 per cent decline in [...]
Telecom Plus shares surge as customers snap up bargain deals October 3, 2022 Telecom Plus shares surged over 20 per cent this afternoon after the utility services giant hiked full-year profit guidance after posting record customer growth during the first half of the year. The company nabbed 86,004 new customers in the six months to September, taking its total customer base to 814,684 and representing an annualised growth rate of [...]