Eurobites: Virgin Media ponders mobile bid – report

Vodafone Romania is making executive changes following the approval of the Vodafone-Liberty Global deal, which will lead to a merger with Liberty's UPC Romania subsidiary, according to press reports. Mihnea Rădulescu, the current CEO of UPC Romania, will become the director of Vodafone's business unit, reporting directly to Vodafone Romania CEO Murielle Lorilloux, reports Ziarul Financiar. The consumer business will continue to be led by Mostafa El Beltagy, who took up that role last year after working in various roles for Vodafone subsidiaries or affiliates in Africa.

Spanish regional operator Euskaltel has reported a 22.5% drop in net profit for the second quarter, to €11 million ($12.2 million), compared with the year earlier-period, with revenues down about 1%, to €171.1 million ($190 million). The company, which operates networks in the Basque region and other northern parts of Spain, is trying to simplify its structure and reduce costs under new CEO José Miguel García, who took charge of the business last month. Euskaltel provides a range of fixed and mobile services, functioning as an MVNO on infrastructure owned by Orange, one of Spain's largest service providers. It picked up 4,000 new customers in the second quarter across its various services after losing 10,000 in the preceding three months, attributing the turnaround to network expansion efforts.

— Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading