Telecoms firm Iliad to step up spending on 5G

Telecoms group Iliad reported like-for-like revenue growth of almost 5% in the first quarter, helped by a rise in mobile and broadband subscribers, and announced plans to step up spending on 5G networks.

In its main French market, Iliad – which competes with Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Altice’s SFR – said its Free Mobile Unlimited 4G/5G Plan had added 94,000 net subscribers during the first three months of the year, while it also won new customers in Italy and Poland.