All Fibre (FTTC/FTTP) articles
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PeopleVivo CIO segues into FiBrasil top job
Telefónica’s new FibreCo JV names Vivo veteran as CEO. CIO vacancy opens up at Brazil OB.
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Financial & Performance
BT Q1 FY21–22: another toughie, but with promise(s)
Q1 reiterated as a road to a recovery that will materialise in H2. Consumer reviving but Global eponymously damned. Microsoft deal more than slideware. Virgin Media–O2 FTTP investment could be a backhanded compliment and gift to BT.
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M&A
Vivo open to fibre M&A via new FiBrasil JV
CEO Christian Gebara signals interest if the price and quality is right . Brazilian fibre market becoming increasingly competitive .
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Network & Infrastructure
Fries floats full-fibre future for VM–O2 in Liberty‑led UK scene
A future upgrade of VM‑O2 fixed infrastructure could see coaxial cable edged out and fibre deployed throughout the operator’s footprint, according to JV’s Chairman. Pragmatic approach to fibre is being driven by the JV weighing its options on expanding into the wholesale market. Targeting the B2B sector ...
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Network & Infrastructure
German MNOs face “Herculean” flood recovery projects
O2, Telekom Deutschland, and Vodafone make headway in respective network restoration efforts after flash floods take out networks. Portable base stations plugging gaps left by damaged fibre.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica ties with KKR again on Colombian fibre InfraCo
FTTH InfraCos spun out in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia this month. Latest agreement with KKR sets up InfraCo in Colombia. Chilean fibre venture with KKR finalised. FiBrasil infrastructure company launched in Brazil. InfraCo model lightens capital investment intensity for Telefónica.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT accelerates Huawei swap‑out and sets 2028 full 5G goal
By 2028 EE’s 5G network to reach 90% of landmass and the remainder “ on‑demand ”. Consumer and Network‑fronted event intended to stake BT’s claim for national network superiority, and development of a platform for growth. Exacting ESN connectivity demands pinned as a reason for open access ...
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M&A
Drahi cites Brexit for BT swoop
Co‑founder of Altice telecoms group pays UK government ministers a visit about newly acquired 12.1% BT stake. Claims Brexit and relatively low FTTP rollout makes UK ripe for investment. Some in BT reportedly think overtures to government might be part of a grand takeover plan.
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Network & Infrastructure
Digging the UK fibre scene: competition hots up
Investment funds continue to flood fibre altnets, with emerging challengers collectively committing to passing more than 20 million homes in coming decade and many billions in investment promised.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT cash flows to Community Fibre amid altnet boom
Urban fibre outfitter backed by BT stakeholder Deutsche Telekom accelerates growth, as challenge to Openreach builds.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone said to be mulling cable network’s future
Telefónica and Onivia Networks are said to have approached Vodafone with competing solutions to tempt it to move away from HFC technology.
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Suppliers & SCM
Openreach enlists CommScope for full‑fibre support
CommScope’s NOVUX platform to enable Openreach to hit FTTP deployment goals. US‑based vendor added to a growing list of rollout programme partners.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT flags hollow core fibre trial with Lumenisity, Mavenir
BT optical networks guru Lord hails technology as “ truly remarkable ”, but large‑scale deployments unlikely anytime soon. Shorter latency times of up to 50% and lower 5G rollout costs among perceived benefits.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Openreach: fibre rollout crosses Forth Road Bridge
Altice impact on Openreach future yet to be seen; full‑fibre rollout crosses the Forth Road Bridge .
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Hispanomérica: Colombia FTTP drive; Telefónica Peru divests Red Digital stake
FTTP investment continues in Colombia; Telefónica exits digital transaction platform in Peru.
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Public Affairs
NI report criticises past public broadband projects
Audit Office report cannot verify that two broadband projects “ achieved value for money ”. High service take-up rates suggest not all public funding was needed. NI expected to claw back £14m of public funds from BT. Hopes for £165m Project Stratum to deliver better outcome ...
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Germany: TDE targets 90% 5G coverage by end-2021
TDE heralds 5G and LTE rollout progress; fibre expansion continues .
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Financial & Performance
Q4 FY20–21 — Hot property Openreach unruffled as ever
Smoothly navigating fibre, pandemic and all‑IP. Gearing up to steamroll the fibre landscape. Altnets seen taking great share of Openreach fibre.
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Financial & Performance
Q4 FY20–21 — Consumer’s sporting chances
Pandemic is serialising Consumer’s A Tale of Three Brands in quarterly instalments. Two steps backward: premium vision at odds with painful realities of ARPU and competitive reality. 2021 bounce (and digitalisation progress) cannot come soon enough, but growth seen backloaded. Latest FTTP chapter set to ...
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Network & Infrastructure
BT Ireland expands wholesale FTTH services
National Broadband Plan to add 544,000 premises to BT Ireland offers.
