All articles by Cameron Page – Page 26
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: SpaceX goes back to drawing board after failed launch
Starship craft explodes at first test launch, with Elon Musk prepping next trial in a “few months”. TIM receives two new offers for passive infrastructure business. More…
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica to give itself a full-fibre gift for 100th birthday
Group brings forward plans to close all copper exchanges to April 2024, completing decommissioning programme that began seven years ago.
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PremiumDubai’s Raxio lands funds to fuel seven-market African data centre expansion
Dubai-headquartered data centre player secures debt facility to boost pan-African construction effort.
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PremiumDT links up with Danpower on NB-IoT smart-metering
DT partners with Danpower and enercity contracting to enable cloud‑based data storage for smart meters.
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PeopleVivo expands management team with two new directors
Ricardo Hobbs and Alex Salgado join Telefónica|Vivo senior management team.
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PremiumAllPoints’ CEO looks to show way on consolidation
Richard Jeffares, boss of one of the UK’s newest FibreCos, sees opportunities to differentiate from other altnets on network strength and community engagement.
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PeopleLatest Orange people moves: Laurent Martinez named new finance chief
Laurent Martinez to serve as Executive Director of Finance, Performance & Development from September.
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PremiumRogers preps 5G subway expansion with BAI buyout
Rogers Communications agrees to acquire BAI Canada, including its Toronto subway network infrastructure.
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PremiumTelefónica cements customer service links with ex-subsidiary Atento
Telefónica renews Master Services Agreement with Atento in Spain, Brazil, and Hispam until the end of 2025.
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PremiumVM O2 pilots emergency alert tech ahead of UK trial
New emergency alert service successfully tested on VM O2, EE, and Three networks, with national trial on the way.
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PremiumHICL makes French fibre play with Altitude Infra deal
HICL Infrastructure set to acquire stake in French fibre builder Altitude Infra.
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PremiumYounited partnered to expand credit offering
Telefónica to provide new “instant credit” loans through partnership with Spanish credit platform Younited.
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PremiumVivo asked to present new terms for Winity network-sharing deal
Competition authority Anatel demands new terms in Vivo’s network-sharing deal with Winity.
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PremiumFibrus CEO shrugs off altnet challenges, expands roll out goals
Fibrus aiming to pass one million premises “in the future” after meeting target of reaching 250,000 premises by the end of March 2023.
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PremiumTelefónica enhances data analytics for 5G monitoring
Telefónica incorporates new network data analytics function to analyse and make predictions on network operations.
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Peopleruhrfibre brings in another ex-Vodafone Germany exec
Ex-Vodafone exec Christian Klein joins ruhrfibre in double role as COO and CIO.
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Venturing & InvestmentsInfraVia, Iliad close out deal for Polish fibre JV
InfraVia Capital Partners acquires 50% of Iliad Group’s PŚO, which aims to cover “half of all Polish households”.
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PeopleInfra investor people moves: KKR swaps EMEA chair
KKR brings in Johannes Huth as new Chairman of EMEA.
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PremiumTrooli set to become latest in UK altnet consolidation
Founders of fibre challenger resign, making way for director appointments by anticipated buyer, Vauban Infrastructure Partners.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo caught in Dutch data breach
Data compromised at Dutch OpCo through ‘supplier-of-a-supplier’ software breach.