Vodafone share price ticks up in London after €1bn VodafoneZiggo exit deal and buyback filing

Vodafone ticked up early in London on Friday, adding around 0.2% to 115.7 pence by 0930 GMT. Investors were still working through news of its exit from the Netherlands joint venture, VodafoneZiggo, and the latest buyback update. Shares had moved in a tight 114.6p to 116.0p band during the morning.

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Liberty Global stock price jolts as rarely traded LBTYB jumps; LBTYA ticks up into earnings

Liberty Global stock price jolts as rarely traded LBTYB jumps; LBTYA ticks up into earnings

Liberty Global Ltd’s Class B shares surged past double their previous level on Friday, hitting a peak of $51.24 before settling around $22.40, still up roughly 86%. Meanwhile, the company’s Class A shares, which trade more actively, edged up 1.4% to $11.42, and Class C shares increased 1.5%, also closing at $11.42.
6 February 2026
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From Beaches to Broadband: Inside Saint Vincent & the Grenadines’ Internet Boom

From Beaches to Broadband: Inside Saint Vincent & the Grenadines’ Internet Boom

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has seen a dramatic leap in fixed broadband availability and speeds in recent years. The country’s two main Internet Service Providers – Flow and Digicel – now deliver broadband via hybrid fiber-coaxial cable networks and fiber-to-the-home, respectively. These fixed networks cover the mainland and, increasingly, the smaller Grenadine islands thanks to the new undersea fiber backbone. Today, residents in the capital Kingstown or on outer islands like Bequia can all access high-speed home internet service. Typical entry-level packages offer on the order of 50–100 Mbps download speeds and higher-tier plans range up to a few hundred Mbps. Prices have become relatively reasonable by regional standards – for example, Digicel’s “Fibre 250” home plan costs about EC$129 per month ts2.tech, and Flow’s 100 Mbps cable plan is roughly EC$125. Both providers include unlimited data usage in home broadband plans, eliminating the caps that once plagued users of older DSL packages.
4 September 2025
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Saint Kitts’ Internet Revolution: From Fiber-Fast Speeds to Satellite Connectivity

Saint Kitts’ Internet Revolution: From Fiber-Fast Speeds to Satellite Connectivity

Saint Kitts and Nevis enjoys a robust internet landscape for its size. Internet penetration is around 76% datareportal.com, meaning over three-quarters of citizens use the internet regularly – a high rate for the Caribbean. The twin-island nation’s telecom market is regulated under the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority, which fosters a competitive and standardized environment across member states.
31 August 2025
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Britain’s Broadband Battle: The Truth About Internet Access Across the UK (and Beyond!)

Britain’s Broadband Battle: The Truth About Internet Access Across the UK (and Beyond!)

Internet connectivity has become as essential as any utility in modern life. From streaming TV and working remotely to accessing public services, reliable broadband is a must-have across the United Kingdom. But how well is Britain actually connected, and how does it stack up against other countries? In this report, we dig into the current state of internet access in the UK – the hard numbers, the technologies in play, the urban–rural digital divide, costs and affordability, government initiatives, and what the future might hold. It’s a story of rapid progress, persistent challenges, and a nation striving to bridge every last broadband gap.
26 June 2025
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Internet Access in Jamaica: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

Internet Access in Jamaica: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

Jamaica has made significant strides in internet connectivity, achieving an internet penetration rate of roughly 83–85% in recent years datareportal.com pulse.internetsociety.org. As of early 2024, about 2.4 million Jamaicans were internet users datareportal.com. By January 2025 the number of users stood at 2.37 million, representing 83.4% of the population online datareportal.com. This leaves around 15–17% of Jamaicans offline, primarily in older, rural, or low-income demographics datareportal.com datareportal.com. Notably, internet uptake is somewhat lower in rural areas compared to urban centers pulse.internetsociety.org, reflecting a persistent urban-rural digital divide.
21 June 2025
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Ireland’s Internet Revolution: From Rural Blackspots to Blazing Broadband in 2025

Ireland’s Internet Revolution: From Rural Blackspots to Blazing Broadband in 2025

Ireland has undergone a dramatic transformation in internet connectivity, achieving near-universal internet usage and high speeds by 2025. An estimated 98–99% of the Irish population is online as of early 2025 datareportal.com cso.ie. Approximately 94% of households have an internet connection cso.ie, with the vast majority using fixed broadband rather than dial-up or mobile-only access cso.ie. Urban areas enjoy almost 100% internet availability – in Dublin, 97% of households are connected cso.ie – while rural regions historically lagged slightly behind cso.ie. However, ongoing rural broadband initiatives are rapidly closing this gap.
18 June 2025
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Dominica: Internet Infrastructure and Access Technologies

Dominica: Internet Infrastructure and Access Technologies

Dominica’s connectivity is carried by undersea cables and local networks. The island is a landing point on the Southern Caribbean Fiber ring, a 3,000-km submarine cable linking 15 Eastern Caribbean islands with high-capacity fiber southerncaribbeanfiber.com. On-island, the former Cable & Wireless network provides fixed DSL and coaxial/cable service, while Digicel offers cable/FTTP service over an upgraded HFC network ectel.int. Fiber-to-the-home is gradually expanding, and fixed-wireless links cover select areas. Mobile broadband is widespread through Digicel and Flow; neither operator has yet deployed 5G. Satellite solutions are used for remote sites: traditional VSAT connect very isolated locations, and starting in June 2025 Dominica gained SpaceX’s Starlink LEO service caribjournal.com. Starlink now advertises “high-speed, low-latency internet” across Dominica caribjournal.com, offering a resilient broadband option in mountainous or underserved zones.
10 June 2025
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Blazing Broadband in Paradise: Inside Antigua & Barbuda’s Internet Revolution

Blazing Broadband in Paradise: Inside Antigua & Barbuda’s Internet Revolution

Antigua and Barbuda, a twin-island nation in the Caribbean, has undergone a dramatic internet transformation in recent years. With a population just under 95,000, the country boasts a high rate of internet use – by early 2024, roughly 91% of Antiguans were online datareportal.com. Mobile phone usage is ubiquitous, with active mobile subscriptions more than double the population datareportal.com. This surge in connectivity is driven by major upgrades to infrastructure, including island-wide fiber optic rollout and expanding 4G mobile networks. However, challenges remain: service quality and affordability have historically lagged behind, sparking government intervention and new competitors on the horizon. Below, we delve into Antigua’s internet infrastructure, providers, speeds, policies, and how it compares with its Caribbean neighbors.
30 May 2025
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