All articles by Cameron Page – Page 7
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Network & InfraCityFibre joins exclusive one million connections club
UK’s largest altnet reaches one million, attributing the achievement to wholesale success and rapid fibre build-out. CEO Simon Holden says “maintaining” commercial momentum is key priority, as it moves to achieve further scale, including through potential acquisitions and Project Gigabit build-out…
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M&AEurofiber offloads French data centres amid hunt for scale
European connectivity provider moves to sell French data centre portfolio to ETIX, as it seeks to focus more on open access fibre and integrated digital infra services. ETIX to combine the sites into a “unified campus” in southern France, marking latest step in M&A-fuelled expansion…
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PeoplewatchTelefónica expands Venezuela CEO’s remit ahead of planned exit
Operating business hands President responsibilities to CEO Antonio Valente Izzi, as José Luis Rodriguez Zarco steps down and returns to Spain. Change comes as the Group plans to exit Venezuela — one of two remaining markets to go as part of wider Hispam sell-off…
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M&AInfra is back: Telefónica re-acquires Spanish microwave assets
Group strikes deal to purchase domestic microwave assets from Asterion Industrial Partners, having only sold them six years ago. Execs indicate acquisition aids strategy to “rigorously strengthen control” of infra and improve network resilience in fast-changing world…
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Network & InfraSoftBank picks France for €75bn mega-bet on European data centres
Japanese investment group unveils multi-billion euro programme to build out French data centre portfolio, amidst aggressive AI infra expansion in Europe and beyond. Investment among wave of digital infra projects that have emerged in and around recent Choose France Summit…
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Public AffairsDT strikes ‘balanced’ wage deal with trade union
Operator says new collective bargaining agreement with German union reps still leaves enough in the Group pot for network investment, despite acquiescence to wage rises and protection from dismissal for certain employees. HR chief Birgit Bohle describes deal as “balanced”, after DT execs have indicated previous framework was “too generous”…
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Partnerships & AlliancesSpain: Telefónica lands role as Google Cloud’s compliance lookout
Telefónica becomes “trusted sovereignty partner” for Google Cloud in Spain, with plans to ensure the hyperscaler remains compliant with Spanish data sovereignty requirements. Partnership builds on existing relationship in other technological areas…
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Partnerships & AlliancesSateliot ties with Telenor in latest prep for IoT services launch
Spain’s Sateliot and Norway’s Telenor form ‘strategic’ partnership to meld terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks for IoT applications. Tie-up follows series of other recent endeavours between Sateliot and European telcos, as it gears up for commercial services launch…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: expanding Indus refreshes C-suite; GlobalConnect appoints new CEO
May 2026 edition: Latest 30+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including tweaks to Indus Towers’ C-level line-up, AllPoints CEO Ronan Kelly shifting to head up Irish digital infra association, and the latest moves in GlobalConnect’s management shake-up.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica rebrands security unit to reflect defence expansion push
Group implements a defence-focused rebrand at European security division, sending further signals of expansion plans in the sector as other telcos on the continent follow suit.
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo eyes Oi enterprise unit — report
Vivo reportedly keen on hoovering up further Oi assets, helping to advance M&A-fuelled enterprise expansion. Divestment could mark the latest move in Oi’s long-running asset sell-off process…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: German fibrecos open up for take-up
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including German fibre players forging further open access deals amidst efforts to accelerate take-up, European telcos plotting to expand data centre footprints, and MEA towerco Helios ramping up tower spend to meet growing regional capacity demand…
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Partnerships & AlliancesOpen Dutch Fiber outsources infra management in strategy shift
Dutch altnet offloads responsibility for passive infra management in north of the country to services group Circet. The deal is the provider’s second outsourcing deal in 2026, as it seeks ways to deliver fibre more efficiently and direct freed resource towards go-to-market…
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Financial & PerformanceThree cheers for London: Community Fibre achieves cash-positivity, returns to rollout, adds mobile multiplay
FY25/Analyst Briefing: upbeat and staunchly local altnet resumes build-out and ups ambitions, now partly self-funding as possibly first UK-fibreco to turn cash-positive following strong FY25. Also debuting highly-competitive mobile bolt-on bolstering fixed-mobile convergence challenge…
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Network & InfraMagyar Telekom to expand Budapest data centre amid ‘tightening’ capacity
Operator initiates two-year programme to upgrade Budapest site capacity by 20%, as CEO Tibor Rékasi says demand for compute continues to “accelerate”. Project adds to parent DT’s broader aggression on regional expansion in data centres…
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Network & Infra1&1 expands fixed wholesale play with Tele Columbus pact
German challenger to reach a further 1.2 million homes through latest open access agreement, after 1&1 CFO Sascha D’Avis affirmed there are “still more” wholesale deals to come. Move also sees Tele Columbus advance fixed broadband growth strategy, with open access playing a key role…
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Network & InfraGermany’s O2 advances cloud push as Mavenir IMS migration begins
Telefónica OB shifts first 100,000 mobile customers onto new cloud-based IMS system, with process to accelerate over the next two years. Move sees telco advance cloudification push in which Mavenir remains a key technology partner…
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Strategy & ChangeDigi plots UK MVNO to drive ‘nationwide’ convergence ambitions
European telecoms disruptor flags UK MVNO plans as it prepares convergence play to build on “step-by-step” UK expansion…
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Business launches AIOps offensive with Accenture
Telco fires starting gun on ‘multi-year’ programme with longstanding IT partner, seeking to overhaul business processes and develop new AI-powered enterprise products. Pair aiming to build on BT’s prior work in AIOps to deliver improved resilience and new capabilities, both internally and externally…
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PeoplewatchAllPoints CEO to take top spot at Irish digital infra association
Kelly appointed as CEO at Digital Infrastructure Ireland as he moves to leave UK altnet. The association seeks to tap into the exec’s digital infra expertise to guide strategic shift, as it aims to attract investment and influence policy across a wider portion of the nation’s digital infra sector…