Europe – Page 11
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PeopleINWIT shortlists new board members following buyout
New board to be appointed at shareholder meeting on 4 October.
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M&AOpen Fiber–Telecom Italia merger “welcome”, says Colao
Italy’s Innovation Minister open to deal as long as “competition is maintained”.
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: network technology donated to Ukraine to support infrastructure
Operator gifts network kit to Ukraine.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDT keeps Cellnex onside with Europe infra fund expansion
Partners bring €1bn of fresh, outside investment into joint DIV II fund.
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Partnerships & AlliancesMagenta Telekom ties with Meridiam for €1bn fibre JV
New JV set to start construction this year, subject to EU approval.
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PremiumBT, Nokia demo carrier aggregation over 5G SA
Duo combines four carrier components in trial using “commercial spectrum” available to EE.
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M&ATIM clears shareholder hurdle for INWIT stake sale
Vodafone to remain largest shareholder after TIM reduces stake.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone’s German fibre JV in ‘next phase’
Vodafone Germany reportedly expects binding offers for fibre-building venture next month.
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Partnerships & AlliancesINWIT joins Open Fiber for rural network boost
Vodafone and TIM’s towers JV to expand FWA to rural Italy with state-owned wholesale operator.
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PremiumVodafone closing in on German fibre joint venture
Reports suggest a deal could be announced by the end of August 2022.
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M&AVantage Towers CEO says DT M&A option still on
Badrinath sees nothing to preclude consolidation with Deutsche Telekom’s tower assets in Germany.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica revives Bluevía brand for Spanish FibreCo
Crédit Agricole Assurances and Vauban Infrastructure Partners to buy 45% of new JV.
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Public AffairsGermany unveils new ‘Gigabitstrategie’ to drive 5G, fibre
Telekom Deutschland’s wooden masts could be used for over-ground fibre deployments.
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Network & InfrastructureDT picks Brookfield and DigitalBridge as EU tower allies
Group agrees sale of 51% stake in Austrian and German towers business.
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PremiumMagyar Telekom snaps up fibre partner
Magyar Telekom optimises lease costs with takeover of network partner.
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PremiumElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: OTE raises €150m for Fibre
OTE lands NextGenerationEU loan for fibre; Magyar Telekom responds to inflation with price increases.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica infra buddy Asterion sets up fibre challenger
Group’s partner in data centre operator Nabiax teams with investment peer Teras on fibre play in south of Spain.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Google Cloud launches ‘cloud region’ in Spain
Telefónica takes technology partnership in Madrid; voice recognition and dictation engine rolled out to 3,000 judges in Spain.
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: operator links up with BUGLAS for Dark Fibre
BUGLAS backhaul boost for 5G rollout; O2 Germany ready to roll out fleet of 60 portable 5G base stations.
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M&ATelefónica receives bids for minority stake in Spanish rural FibreCo
Spanish media suggests either 45% or 49% is up for grabs.