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MEO and Thales Bid to Turn Two Portuguese Teleports Into Ground Stations for the EU's Answer to Starlink

MEO and Thales have bid, via the Portuguese Space Agency, to supply satellite gateways for IRIS², the EU's €10.6 billion sovereign constellation and rival to Starlink. Their pitch leans on MEO's teleports at Alfouvar in Sintra and Santa Maria in the Azores, with more antennas planned.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jul 2026

Geneva and Viège Tribunals Freeze Patrick Drahi's Cologny Residence, Zermatt Real Estate and Swiss-Company Credits to Cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 Billion Civil Claim — Operação Picoas Crosses the Border

Geneva and Viège Tribunals Freeze Patrick Drahi's Cologny Residence, Zermatt Real Estate and Swiss-Company Credits to Cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 Billion Civil Claim — Operação Picoas Crosses the Border

Geneva and Viège tribunals froze Patrick Drahi's Cologny residence, Zermatt real estate and Swiss-company credits to cover Armando Pereira's CHF 1.2 billion (€1.3 billion) civil claim — Operação Picoas crosses the border on the eve of the Altice founder's empire sale.

The Portugal Brief 27 May 2026

NOS Q1 2026 Net Profit Climbs 4.7% to €62 Million as Cinema, IT and Enterprise Carry the Tape Through the Storm Quarter — EBITDA Lifts 3.1% to €203.3 Million on €460.2 Million in Revenue

NOS Q1 2026 Net Profit Climbs 4.7% to €62 Million as Cinema, IT and Enterprise Carry the Tape Through the Storm Quarter — EBITDA Lifts 3.1% to €203.3 Million on €460.2 Million in Revenue

NOS, the Portuguese telecom-and-media operator controlled by the Sonae and ZOPT structures, has dropped its first-quarter print for 2026 — and the headline reads through the storm tape. Net result climbs 4.7% to €62.0 million versus Q1 2025; EBITDA...

The Portugal Brief 12 May 2026

Anacom Returns to Profitability with €38 Million Net Result for 2025 — Telecom Regulator Bounces Back Despite an 18% Revenue Drop and a €112 Million Refund Programme to Operators

Anacom Returns to Profitability with €38 Million Net Result for 2025 — Telecom Regulator Bounces Back Despite an 18% Revenue Drop and a €112 Million Refund Programme to Operators

Sandra Maximiano's Anacom posts €38 million net profit for 2025 in the regulator's annual Relatório de Atividades, returning to the black after the €10.75 million 2023 trough and the provision-driven volatility — even as revenues drop 18% and the refund cycle to operators continues.

The Portugal Brief 06 May 2026

Three Months After Storm Kristin, 20,000 Households Still Without Fixed Communications — Anacom Logs 1,200 Complaints as Operators Miss Restoration Deadlines

Three Months After Storm Kristin, 20,000 Households Still Without Fixed Communications — Anacom Logs 1,200 Complaints as Operators Miss Restoration Deadlines

Anacom's three-month report on Storm Kristin pegs the residual outage at 20,000 fixed-service customers and logs 1,200 complaints over billing, broken appointments and contracts. Mobile is back; the access network will take many more weeks.

The Portugal Brief 25 Apr 2026

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