Italian Post Offers €10.8 Billion in TIM Takeover Bid
The Italian national postal service provider has sent a cash and share offer for Telecom Italia (TIM) worth €10.8 billion.

The Italian national postal service provider has sent a cash and share offer for Telecom Italia (TIM) worth €10.8 billion.
Managing radiofrequency spectrum is no longer a narrow technical issue relevant only to regulators and telecom operators. It is a limited national resource that shapes the quality of radio and television reception, the rollout of mobile networks, and the technological capacity of the market in the years ahead.
The US administration unveiled its national AI legislative framework that aims to create uniform security and safety guardrails while also attempting to preempt states from enacting their own rules.
The telecom industry can no longer be viewed simply through the old split between mobile and fixed networks. It is increasingly becoming a broader ICT environment where connectivity, automation, security, and data services overlap.
Omdia’s Core Market Tracker reveals that Communications Service Providers (CSPs) increased their 5G packet core network investments by 83% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025.
At this year’s Mobile World Congress, artificial intelligence was no longer just a major technology theme. It was presented as a concrete operational tool moving directly into the heart of the telecom industry.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime and INTERPOL launched a new initiative to fight financial fraud.
At a time when the smartphone market is increasingly pivoting toward artificial intelligence, HONOR is not trying to strengthen its position through hardware upgrades alone, but through a broader story built around user experience, practicality, and everyday value.
RCS is no longer just another messaging standard, still looking for market validation. It is increasingly becoming a commercially relevant channel, said Ante Pamuković, Chief Revenue Officer at Infobip for ICTbusiness Media.
Global tablet shipments declined by around 3% QoQ and 4% YoY in 4Q25, marking a clear step into a more mature phase for the market, according to Counterpoint Research.
The UK government will finance £2.5 billion in funding for AI and quantum computing development.
Mihovil Barančić, President of CBAN, from the perspective of business angels, speaks about what startup investing in Croatia and the region looks like today.
Hrvoje Benčić, Management Board member at Ericsson Nikola Tesla and Director of Solutions and Services for Customers, argues that telecom is no longer in the phase of merely exploring AI’s potential, but has entered a period of tangible deployment.
A new study by Juniper Research forecasts that operators will generate $3.1 billion globally from RCS for Business traffic in 2027, up from $1.2 billion in 2025.
Qualcomm announced plans to buy back $20 billion worth of shares and raised its quarterly cash dividend.
Telecom Italia formed a joint venture with Swisscom’s Fastweb + Vodafone to build and manage 6,000 telecoms towers in Italy.
Cybersecurity today is no longer a separate technical topic reserved for IT departments, but one of the key issues of the overall business resilience of every organization.
Research from Omdia reveals that the semiconductor market surpassed $830 billion in 2025, marking the second consecutive year of more than 20% annual revenue growth.
Cybersecurity is entering a new phase in which artificial intelligence is no longer only a tool of defense, but also a powerful accelerator of threats.
The European Commission unveiled EU Inc, a set of corporate rules to ease the process of setting up new businesses.