All Europe articles – Page 45
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Public Affairs
INCA blasts Ofcom for regulatory failures; calls for Openreach breakup
Altnet industry group urges government scrutiny of telecom regulator, arguing that recent decisions put fibre investment at risk.
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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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Marketing
DT chief hints Greece’s OTE may adopt ‘T’ logo
Höttges hails hanging of Group logo as “strong sign of belonging” at Greek operator.
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Operations
DT consolidates European contact centre infrastructure
Group selects Sprinklr’s AI-powered contact centre-as-a-service.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone−Altice JV gets the ball rolling on German fibre deployment
OXG Glasfaser kicks off work to pass seven million premises over a six-year period with initial deployment in Neuss.
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Public Affairs
Spain rallies to defend “strategic” Telefónica
stc’s bid to become Telefónica’s largest shareholder faces tough scrutiny.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT welcomes UK’s reappearance on Horizon
UK companies and researchers can once again participate and lead EU‑backed research projects under the Horizon Europe programme.
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M&A
DTCP hails LeanIX exit as “great indicator” of Europe catching USA in enterprise SaaS
Thomas Preuss, DTCP Managing Partner, claims agreed sale to SAP shows growing maturity of both Germany’s and Europe’s tech ecosystem.
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Strategy & Change
T-Mobile US plots more shareholder rewards as DT holds firm
Deutsche Telekom intends to retain majority shareholding in American NatCo.
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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.
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M&A
nexfibre swallows Upp fibre assets for growth
nexfibre agrees to purchase fibre network from altnet Upp, adding 175,000 premises to its footprint.
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M&A
stc buys a “friendly” 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Saudi Arabia’s stc becomes Telefónica’s largest shareholder.
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M&A
CVC sets sights on infrastructure with DIF buyout
Private equity-focused CVC prepares to acquire 100% of infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone signs Amazon satellite deal, puts fintech on the radar
Operators adding to satellite connectivity plans with Project Kuiper tie-up expected to see 2024 early services launch.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Fruits of Vantage and MOWEA collab begin to manifest
Vantage launches first mobile radio tower to be equipped with micro wind turbines as result of partnership with German startup MOWEA.
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Premium
T Mobile Poland signs up fifth wholesale fibre partner
Polish NatCo increases HFC and fibre footprint to ten million premises.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: Legal setback in Brussels for telco M&A
Legal setback in Brussels for telco M&A as court backs EC’s decision to block Hutchison-O2 merger in 2016.
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Financial & Performance
DT CEO seeks help from AI and T-Mobile in bid for €150bn+ valuation
Group’s CEO plays the tease as his strategy team begins to flesh out next medium-term plan. One aim will be to add €50bn–€70bn to DT’s market cap by winning over sceptics regarding industry growth prospects.
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M&A
Italian state greenlit to take share of TIM’s fixed network spinoff
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance set to take up to 20% stake in TIM’s proposed fixed-line asset spinoff.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: DT and OTE tie with Ericsson on plastic free packaging solution
DT and OTE tie with Ericsson on plastic‑free packaging solution.