Europe – Page 63
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Partnerships & Alliances
Astrocast locks in Airbus for future satellite IoT upgrades
Satellite startup Astrocast renews deal with longstanding partner Airbus to upgrade satellite-based IoT services.
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People
Vodafone selects former SAP finance chief as CFO
Hiring coup coincides with upbeat results and fuels curiosity over story Della Valle and van Boxmeer spun to lure high flyer.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland boasts FTTP deployment momentum; remains coy on take-up rate
German NatCo passes another 200,000 households in June, clocking 1.3 million YTD. ’Fibre’ and ’optical’ obfuscation continues, with particular coyness over low FTTH adoption.
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone 5G Lab becomes nerve centre for metaverse innovation
Vodafone Spain lab selected as “nucleus” for operator’s metaverse R&D.
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Premium
Fiber Experts snaps up fibre network provider Elecnet
Fibre network specialist on track to exceed €130m turnover in 2023.
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M&A
Telefónica puts Nabiax stake 'up for sale'
Report from Reuters indicates Asterion has appointed banks to explore divestment of Nabiax, potentially including Telefónica’s remaining 20% stake. Speculation closely follows sale of Nabiax’s Americas portfolio, marking a shift of focus onto Spanish market.
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Public Affairs
1&1 gets a part-win over DT in 5G ads spat
Challenger can still describe its network as the most modern in Europe.
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Operations
OTE simplifies org, removes Greek structural layer
Structural switch sees home market operating entity melded into Group. Cosmote brand to be retained.
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Public Affairs
Vantage resists EU plans for regulating TowerCos
Vodafone-backed InfraCo troubled by prospect of regulated pricing and terms if new ultrafast rollout regulation proceeds as planned.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica calls for fresh infra-sharing regulation in LatAm
Operator calls for regulatory rework to promote infrastructure sharing in Latin America.
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Products & Services
TNT goes live as BT Sport era comes to close
Rebranded BT Sport replacement goes live across the UK and Republic of Ireland today.
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Venturing & Investments
UK Infrastructure Bank bulks up nexfibre with £250m
UK Infrastructure Bank supplies nexfibre with new debt financing to boost fibre deployment.
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Network & Infrastructure
Meridiam accelerates German fibre play, with Vodafone support
Equity firm emphasises long-term character of German fibre financing. Meridiam adopts agnostic approach to fibre partners in Europe.
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M&A
Vodafone pockets another €500m from Vantage deal
Global Infrastructure Partners and KKR-led consortium increases stake in Vantage owner Oak Holding to 40%.
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Network & Infrastructure
Digital 9: no disruption from eruption
Icelandic cata centre business Verne Global said to be operating normally despite recent activity at nearby Mount Fagradalsfjall.
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Premium
Vodafone Q1 FY23-24 Headlines: Europe battles on despite stumbles at the top
European markets battle on but Germany, Italy, and Spain still faltering.
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Premium
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: new CEO in at Detecon
July 2023 update: Detecon consultancy unit appoints Jürgen Schäfer to the helm, replacing Ralf Pichler.
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M&A
Private equity group snaps up UK fibre investor Gresham House
Gresham House’s Board says takeover by Searchlight Capital Partners will allow it to accelerate expansion through M&A.
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Marketing
Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica want more time to resolve ‘T’ logo dispute
Duo asks European Union Intellectual Property Office for six-month extension to resolve differences.
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Public Affairs
Ofcom prods Virgin Media O2 over customer cancellation struggles
Ofcom launches investigation into Virgin Media O2 after customers report service cancellation difficulties.