The Big Question: Is there room for Europe’s telecom companies to grow? Keeping consumer prices low isn’t the only priority when firms must scale to stay competitive, said Orange CEO Christel Heydemann. Euronews · Dec 29, 2025
'Immediately rejected': French telecoms firm SFR refuses rival's bid SFR's owner, Altice Group, rejected the €17bn offer made by three French groups to take over the telecoms company. But negotiations are expected to continue. Euronews · Oct 16, 2025
French telecom bid: Orange, Bouygues, and Free offer €17bn for SFR The three French groups submitted a joint non-binding offer to take over the telecom activities of the Altice Group in France, which includes most of SFR. Euronews · Oct 15, 2025
World’s largest data center gets go-ahead from Korean govt — facility to require 3 GW of power Investment firm SFR plans to spend $35 billion to put up a massive 3-GW data center in the South Jeolla province in South Korea. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 24, 2025
Investigation underway into 'mulitple acts of sabotage' on French telecom networks The French government has launched an investigation after multiple telecommunications lines were hit by acts of vandalism on Monday, affecting fibreoptic cables and phone lines as cities around France host events for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Radio France Internationale · Jul 31, 2024
French telecom networks experience disruption as malicious sabotage affects several operators — but Olympics remains unaffected Second attack on French infrastructure has affected around 10,000 customers. TechRadar · Jul 30, 2024
Overnight fiber optic sabotage disrupts telecommunications in several French regions — Paris and the Olympic Games unaffected Just days after saboteurs struck France's train network, unknown parties cut fiber optic bundles, affecting phone and internet service in several country regions. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 29, 2024
Fibre Optic Cables Targeted In New Infrastructure Attack In France France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic Games, as new sabotage acts affected fibre optic cables in several areas. International Business Times · Jul 29, 2024
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Investigators probe suspected sabotage of French fiber optic network The Paris prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation Wednesday into the suspected sabotage of fiber optic cables, which disrupted the internet in several regions around France, and said the country's domestic intelligence agency would help with the probe. Radio France Internationale · Apr 28, 2022