French operator Iliad – which just lately agreed to amass a few of rival SFR’s belongings alongside Orange and Bouygues Telecom – noticed its H1 consolidated EBITDAaL (earnings earlier than curiosity, tax, depreciation and amortization, after leases) rise 2.2% year-over-year to €2.09 billion (US$2.43 billion), on revenues that have been up 3% to €5.24 billion ($6.10 billion). Subscriber numbers for each cell and broadband remained roughly flat, nevertheless. When it comes to territories, Italy was the standout – there, EBITDAaL was up 20.2% on revenues that climbed by 10.2%.
Salt surges in Switzerland
In Switzerland, Salt loved a 9.2% enhance in EBITDAaL to 267.5 million Swiss francs ($331.9 million) within the first six months of 2026. Working income was up 5% to CHF522.3 million ($648.1 million). The operator’s Salt Residence fiber broadband bundle is now obtainable to greater than 3 million households – round 60% of the Swiss market. Earlier this month, Salt signed a memorandum of understanding with rival operator Dawn to discover the growth of their present cell network-sharing association. (See Eurobites: Switzerland’s Salt assessments Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite tv for pc tech.)
MTN eyes information middle growth
South Africa’s MTN has teamed up with a UAE-based information middle funding platform based by Tarek Al Ashram to develop AI-ready digital infrastructure platforms throughout Africa. The companions will pursue this partnership by Africa Information Hub Holding Restricted, which is able to function the platform by which digital infrastructure tasks will likely be developed throughout key African markets, with an preliminary concentrate on South Africa and Nigeria.
Name-blocker vendor fined in irony overload
Eurobites’ irony klaxon has been activated as information comes that the UK’s Data Commissioner’s Workplace (ICO) has fined an organization promoting name blockers for making too many nuisance calls to plug its wares. Aged Aids Restricted (EAL) made 758,053 unsolicited direct advertising and marketing calls to folks registered with the Phone Choice Service – which is meant to guard folks from such calls – between Might 2024 and February 2025. EAL should now hand over £190,000 ($258,000) to the ICO and presumably cling its head in disgrace.
Boldyn heads right down to the farm
In udder information, Boldyn is supplying a personal 5G community for a connected-cows undertaking within the southern English county of West Sussex. An environmental monitoring system developed by Pneumonitor connects to Boldyn’s community through 5G Lowered Functionality (RedCap) know-how, giving farmers close to real-time perception into situations inside livestock buildings and serving to them reply quicker to issues which will come up there. (See Boldyn to go completely tubular in 4G and 5G for London commuters.)
Finnish children become familiar with AI
Elisa and Nokia have joined forces with non-profit initiative Basis PostScriptum to launch a undertaking that goals to show major faculty kids in Finland about AI – what it’s, the way it works and, maybe most importantly, the way it impacts the world round them. The undertaking will use an AI studying robotic, “Bella,” which mixes robotics, digital instruments and teacher-led actions to advertise understanding of the know-how in a protected method. (See AI ‘scandal’ dangers pulling telecom down with it.)
