All articles by Cameron Page – Page 8
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Network & Infrastructure
Digital infra slips down UK’s investment priority list
New data from Ipsos and the Global Infrastructure Investor Association shows digital infra is towards the bottom of the UK’s investment priorities.
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Partnerships & Alliances
New Sat challenger Sateliot expands 5G IoT coverage with Comfone deal
Spanish satellite player Sateliot partners with Comfone to offer global 5G NB-IoT roaming.
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People
Latest infra investor people moves: Ardian, DigitalBridge reshape management teams
Ardian reworks General Management team and appoints new infrastructure fund MDs, while DigitalBridge CFO takes on new responsibilities, as accounting chief steps down. Read more…
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Macquarie and KKR take stakes in data centre players
Consortium led by Macquarie Capital acquires majority ownership in KevlinX, while KKR snaps up 20% of Singtel’s data centre unit. DigitalBridge recapitalises portfolio data centre business, while Raxio and IHS Towers prep new build projects. Read more…
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Events
Investors say “time to think better” on UK altnet strategy
Connected Britain 2023: investment firms express clearer vision for which altnets it anticipates will succeed in the market.
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Network & Infrastructure
UK’s Alncom builds local ties to accelerate fibre rollout
UK-based fibre network operator Alncom says forging relationships with communities can lead to speedier fibre delivery.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica herds Hispam manufacturers onto Telco Cloud
Telefónica Hispanoamérica goes live with Telco Cloud platform, aiming to improve efficiency and resource management.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Helios Towers bags $720m in debt facilities
Helios Towers signs off on new debt facilities, partially to fund new cash tender offer. Fibre M&A continues in Europe, while MTN Nigeria replaces IHS with ATC in new tower deal. Read more…
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Premium
Movistar fined yet again for breaching DTS merger terms
Regulator imposes €5m levy on Telefónica for breaking terms of DTS acquisition deal with its exclusive F1 broadcasting agreement with DAZN.
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Public Affairs
UK MPs call for changes to keep Project Gigabit and R100 on track
Ministers criticise “one-size-fits-all” approach of Project Gigabit and R100 broadband subsidy programmes in Parliament.
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Premium
VM O2 Business launches private 5G network solution
Virgin Media O2 Business aims to bring 5G standalone to businesses of all sizes with new “plug‑and‑play” network solution.
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Strategy & Change
Fern goes Cuckoo with refreshed broadband brand line-up
UK infra investor reshuffles brands after recent formation of combined full-fibre challenger.
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Premium
Telefónica gives Spain a 5G upgrade
Operator launches 5G+, offering mobile speeds of up to 1.6Gbps to businesses and consumers at no extra cost.
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People
Digital infra people moves: Arqiva, Vantage DC switch up C-suite
Arqiva simplification leader steps down, while Vantage Data Centres onboards first CISO. Elsewhere, Brightspeed appoints new CEO, and UK altnets Hyperoptic and Vorboss add new faces to senior management team. Read more…
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Premium
O2 tinkers with Ericsson cloud RAN
Ericsson trials its cloud RAN technology with O2 Germany, harnessing millimetre wave spectrum to deliver multi‑Gigabit speeds.
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Public Affairs
Spain tweaks 5G funding terms amid competition concerns
Spain introduces province limitations to 5G funding programme after complaints that previous terms favoured Telefónica.
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Interview
Interview: Sitetracker chief sees “no limits” for driving telco infra efficiencies
In an interview with TelcoTitans, CEO Giuseppe Incitti positions Sitetracker to support telcos in delivering their ”next year of efficient operations”, as well as discussing new directions the infrastructure asset and project manager is taking. Adding to ‘scale’ clients, the provider has now opened its doors to smaller innovators ...
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Cube closes out €1.5bn infra fund
Cube Infrastructure Managers successfully closes third infra fund for brownfield investment in Europe. Altice and TPG Telecom mull digital infra sales, while Octopus Energy buys out Shell Energy’s German and UK units, onboarding 500,000 new broadband customers. Read more…
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People
SatCo people moves: Globalstar picks ex-Qualcomm chief for top job
Globalstar appoints former Qualcomm chief and XCOM Labs founder Paul Jacobs as its new CEO.
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People
New CEO takes helm at Building Digital UK
Dean Creamer oversees Project Gigabit and Shared Rural Network as new head of Building Digital UK.