Iliad

Iliad is the parent company of Free, the inventor of the Freebox, the first multiservice box on ADSL. Free is behind numerous innovations in the Broadband and Ultra-Fast Broadband access segment.

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Iliad makes a €1.53 billion play for UPC Poland

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iliad Group to acquire cable operator UPC Poland

© Flickr/CC-licence/Barta IV

Access Evolution Analysis

Plotting a fixed market entry, Iliad signs its second fibre deal in Italy

5G

What’s up with… Ericsson in China, Eutelsat, Iliad

Iliad founder Xavier Niel: Picture by @Romuald Meigneux

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Iliad founder offers €3.1B to set his baby Free (of other shareholders)

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What’s up with… KORE, Huawei, McAfee, Telus + DZS

Digital Platforms & Services

What’s up with… EU’s Big Tech Acts, 5G in France, M&A in Brazil, Ericsson UK jobs

5G

Cellnex to add Play's towers to its portfolio in €800M deal

Europe's new mobile operator landscape. Source Iliad

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France’s Iliad buys Polish mobile operator Play

5G

What’s up with… Vodafone, Openet, Nokia

5G

5G: A deployment framework to take the different national imperatives into account

Picture courtesy of Vodafone

Mobile

What’s up with… Vodafone, Iliad, Telia Carrier

via Flickr © Nenad Stojkovic (CC BY 2.0)

Coronavirus

Coronavirus competition curb hits Iliad in Italy, but helps at home

via Flickr © Wiktor Dabkowski (CC BY-ND 2.0)

5G

Vodafone, TIM get EU go-ahead for towers tie-up

via Flickr © Dano (CC BY 2.0)

5G

France defies US pressure, will not ban Huawei from 5G

via Flickr © Giorgio Minguzzi (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mobile

TIM, Vodafone contributing to mobile pricing squeeze in Italy

via Flickr © Leonardo Rizzi (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Broadband

Iliad partners up to accelerate fibre rollout

via Flickr © Tim Green (CC BY 2.0)

FTTx

Free's fibre figures show French market marching on

via Flickr © verkeorg (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Blockchain

Facebook strikes a vital balance with cryptocurrency launch

via Flickr © YouFlavio (CC BY-SA 2.0)

5G

TIM chief extends the olive branch of network sharing to Iliad

via Flickr © Images Money (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Iliad's €2bn towers deal shows being cheap doesn't come cheap

via Flickr © Dennis Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0)

5G

France claims no demand for private 5G spectrum

Optical

Iliad Launches 5G Ready IP Network Architecture with Segment Routing IPv6 in Italy

via Flickr © Giulio (CC BY-ND 2.0)

Broadband

Sky falling in for Italian telcos