Europe – Page 17
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Network & Infrastructure
TDE targets more business parks with fibre
NatCo in sixth tranche of fibre buildout to industrial zones.
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Elsewhere in Germany: O2 targets infra smart meters
Smart meters to cut O2 energy bills, Sky deal for pay-TV expanded.
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Vodafone people moves: European towercos get new leadership
Three new managing directors at European infrastructure spin-offs in Germany, Ireland, and Spain. VfUK CEO Nick Jeffery joins COVID-19 Recovery Commission. Vodacom and Safaricom find temporary replacements for outgoing execs.
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M&A
Spanish altnet MÁSMÓVIL hits takeover turbulence
Activist investor tries to foil private equity buyout.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone pushes ahead with tower IPO
Vodafone has invited pitches for an IPO of its European towers, to be listed by 2021. €10bn–€20bn valuation, with €2bn+ targeted for minority stake.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT seeks to lean out with full-fibre platform
Capgemini, T-Systems Russia, and Red Hat help redesign OSS/BSS for more “agile” FTTP deployment. Target to cover all businesses in Stuttgart by 2025, and 90% of households by 2030.
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M&A
Telefónica Deutschland confirms tower switch
German operating business to transfer 10,100 sites to Telxius for €1.5bn. Transaction to reduce Telefónica’s net debt by €500m between 2020 and 2021, but won’t slow down its accelerated capex drive. Telxius portfolio has doubled since 2016.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone sets up new Czech TowerCo
Creation of new business is latest move in Vodafone’s M&A and business improvement plan for European sites.
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M&A
TIM enters talks on INWIT sell-down
TIM wastes no time kick-starting efforts to dilute its fledgling tower relationship with Vodafone. Telco enters negotiating tunnel with group of infrastructure investors.
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Italian tower meld completed
Fusion represents a key milestone in Vodafone’s infrastructure separation and cash-raising plan, but does not come without exposure.
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IBM and T-Sys shift to mainframe tie-up plan b
Streamlining of low-margin business lines continues. Focus of deal is on services support, as opposed to total outsourcing arrangement envisaged in blocked 2019 buyout.
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Telxius, Orange supply backhaul for transatlantic submarine cable
Telxius is cooperating with Orange to supply backhaul connectivity for Dunant, a Google-backed submarine cable connecting Europe and the USA.
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Products & Services
Telefónica España doubles O2 fibre services
Telefónica España doubled the speed of O2-branded fibre services at no extra cost.
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EC gives a pass for Vodafone strategic Italian tower meld
Green light for tower fusion gives Vodafone heft and offers up cash. Group appears chuffed with EC remedies, which focus on access rights rather than trimming scaled-up new entity.
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Network & Infrastructure
Magenta Telekom quietly sets up own TowerCo
Group coy on plans but move opens up partnership and monetisation opportunities.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone's Read talks up tower power (again)
Germanisation of Vodafone continues with choice of Düsseldorf for TowerCo HQ. CEO continues to push for improved asset utilisation in mobile networks, plus sales opportunities. Sharing developments in Germany, India, Italy, Portugal, and UK.
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Deutsche Glasfaser get KKR agreement
Vodafone Germany (VfD) fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) partner Deutsche Glasfaser is set to bulk up
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone spins off Irish towers
Vodafone establishes new Irish tower business, indiciating a divergence from VfIr’s main structure. Move a part of broader infrastructure recalibration.
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Telekom Deutschland tries out fibre-sharing with Deutsche Glasfaser
First pilot in Lüdinghausen covers households and businesses. Harmonisation of technology and processes underway. Similar collaboration in other municipalities if pilot proves successful.