Europe – Page 9
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PeopleAmerican Tower appoints new CEO in Germany
Martin Bouchard takes up mantle as CEO at American Tower Germany, moving from C-suite position at Deutsche Funkturm.
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Strategy & ChangeTowerXchange Europe: Vantage eyes in-building DAS for adjacent growth
Vantage Towers looks to continue expansion into adjacent markets, with CEO Vivek Badrinath naming DAS as a strong candidate for growth.
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Strategy & ChangeTowerXchange Europe: TOTEM CEO outlines need for change to meet “endless” capacity demand
Nicolas Roy says industry needs to do its own homework and implement digital processes. “Tight link” between TowerCos and MNOs underpinned by offer of more specific site solutions.
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Network & InfrastructureTelekom Deutschland revs up motorway mobile coverage
German NatCo teams up with Autobahn GmbH to accelerate network expansion.
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PremiumDeutsche Glasfaser bags wholesale deal with NetCologne
NetCologne to offer services over Deutsche Glasfaser’s fibre network in certain areas of Germany.
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Network & InfrastructureDeutsche Telekom comes clean on low FTTP take-up
Group blames its own vectoring success for low utilisation of FTTP networks. Reveals German FTTP customer numbers for the first time.
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PremiumINWIT untroubled by Voda-Iliad rumours as new opportunities open up
Prospect of market consolidation seen as more good news than bad for Vantage Towers’ Italian JV.
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Venturing & InvestmentsAustralian pension fund seals Vantage Towers stake
UniSuper announces acquisition of 5% stake in TowerCo after “an extensive due diligence process”.
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PremiumDT’s Greiner applauds EU Connectivity Package, with some caveats
EC puts telecoms back in spotlight with three major initiatives.
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PremiumDT, Orange look to the skies with IRIS²
Telcos join consortium bidding for new EU space project.
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Partnerships & AlliancesMOWEA partners with ECS Poland on mast turbine pilot
Cleantech startup nets another major tower partner for roll out of wind power solution.
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EventwatchFTTH Conference: fibre-rich Spain faces final rural connectivity hurdle
Telefónica’s accelerated timeline for copper exchange closures adds momentum to rural fibre rollouts, as nation targets 100% fibre coverage by 2025.
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PeopleCellnex picks ex-chair Patuano for Chief Executive spot
Board overhaul sees Marco Patuano return to Cellnex as CEO.
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EventwatchFTTH Conference: Germany’s altnets highlight hurdles in fibre buildout
Altnets continue to complain about DT’s overbuilding tactics and multiple other local FTTP blockers.
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EventwatchFTTH Conference: Ukraine rallies telecom industry to use rebuild as ‘testbed’ for new solutions
Yuriy Matsyk speaks in Madrid on communications challenges Ukraine is moving to overcome.
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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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PremiumDigitalBridge’s Ganzi remains keen on Europe tower tie-ups
Deutsche Telekom partner sees more life in European tower M&A party, and wants to be “at centre” of remaining action.
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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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Premium1&1 restructures network deployment plan in wake of Vantage dispute
Updated strategy will see operator deploy 1,207 antenna sites by the end of 2023 alongside tower infrastructure partners.
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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.