Of Foti Fotinos The financial results for the first half of the year were published by the United Group, which owns the Greek Wind and NOVA, which are in the process of merging. According to them, the two companies contributed 31% of total revenue and 26% of adjusted operating profit after leases (EBITDAal), demonstrating the […]
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Greece’s telecommunications score: 29th in mobile, 91st in fixed worldwide
By Fotis Fotinos The Greek telecommunications market is characterized by a great contrast: The difference in performance between mobile and fixed telephony. The following figures are revealing: According to Ookla’s independent measurement body Speedext Global Index, in June Greece ranked 29th worldwide in the average mobile internet connection speed, surpassing countries such as Germany, the […]
Hellenic Open Fiber (HOF): New era for fiber optic infrastructure from Nova subsidiary – Wind
Hellenic Open Fiber (HOF), a subsidiary of Nova-Wind, a member of the United Group, the leading telecommunications and media provider in Southeast Europe, is raising capital of €80 million within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, “Greece 2.0”, with the financing of the European Union – NextGenerationEU, through a loan agreement, signed […]
‘Decisive blow’ against piracy in the match Maccabi Haifa – Olympiacos
By Fotis Fotinos An…unpleasant surprise awaited owners of pirate pay-TV on Wednesday, July 20, as most of them were unable to watch the match between Maccabi Haifa and Olympiacos for the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. The cause; Following a coordinated operation by the competent authorities, almost all pirated pay-TV connections were “down” […]
The new Board of Directors of Nova – Wind
Nova – Wind Greece, members of the United Group, the leading telecommunications and media provider in Southeast Europe, announce today the composition of the new Board of Directors of each company. The newly established Board of Directors will also retain its duties as the Board of Directors of the new corporate entity, named “Nova”, which […]
NOVA’s next steps after the Wind merger
Of Foti Fotinos The merger of Wind with NOVA is expected to be completed by the end of the year. NOVA, receiving the “inheritance” of Wind’s subscribers, will be the second largest provider of fixed and subscription TV in Greece. Having already been unified under a common management team, the implementation of the merger, according […]
Definitively ‘Nova’ the name of the company that will result from the merger of Wind and Nova
Nova and Wind Hellas, members of the United Group, a leading telecommunications and media provider in Southeast Europe, decided to give the name Nova to the new corporate entity that will result upon the completion of the merger of the two companies. The technically and operationally demanding merger project is expected to be completed by […]
The great mismatch of Greece in mobile and fixed telephony
By Fotis Fotinos The Greek telecommunications market is characterized by a major contradiction: the difference between mobile and fixed telephony. The following numbers are revealing: According to Ookla’s independent measurement body Speedext Global Index, in May Greece ranked 22nd worldwide in the average mobile Internet connection speed, surpassing countries such as Canada, France and the […]
Against 17.5 million euros, STASY’s 9-year agreement with Cosmote – Vodafone – Wind for free Wi-Fi in the metro
In an important agreement for the upgrade of the services provided to the passenger public, STASY proceeded with the companies Cosmote and Vantage Towers Greece Hellas (it is the joint company of Vodafone – Wind that manages the mobile antennas). An agreement was signed between the three parties involved to provide free wi-fi throughout the […]
To return the 10% fee to pay-TV
By Fotis Fotinos According to information from the telecommunications market, the imposition of a 10% fee on pay-TV is back. As everything shows, the Ministry of Finance did not accept the proposal of the Association of Mobile Telephony Companies (EEKT) to suspend the fee until the end of 2023. EEKT acted after consultation with COSMOTE, […]