All Fibre (FTTC/FTTP) articles – Page 16
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica FY23 Spend: operator makes room for free cash flow
Operator details plan to further reduce capital intensity with reduced capex and continuing to drive efficiencies.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile US ‘planning fibre JV’ with EQT’s Lumos
Handelsblatt report suggests US NatCo plans to invest at least $1bn in new venture.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica ‘in talks’ for Orange-MÁSMÓVIL fixed access deal
Refreshed mutual infra relationship under discussion ahead of major Spanish telco merger, with rural fibre rollout side-deal also on table. New accord could help Telefónica counter forecasted wholesale challenges…
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom wades into ‘trench warfare’ over fibre duct access
Group continues to refute accusations it is trying to hinder altnet fibre buildouts.
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M&A
CityFibre ignites M&A plan with Lit Fibre buy
Altnet lights M&A touchpaper with Lit Fibre deal, expands FTTP footprint and brings in Newlight Partners as minority investor. More to come from CityFibre soon…
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Infra moves closer to 30m full-fibre target
Spanish group reaffirms aim to pass over 100 million homes with fibre networks by 2026, helped by growing portfolio of specialist side-businesses.
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Public Affairs
Netomnia: UK’s One Touch Switch ‘hijacked’ by BT, VM O2 as scheme delayed again
Altnet CEO Jeremy Chelot tells TelcoTitans that the UK’s One Touch Switching hub is unviable under current governance, with BT and Virgin Media said to be dragging feet and over-complicating proceedings. A new date has been set, but concerns remain. The alternative? ‘I’ve built it, and it took me three weeks’…
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Financial & Performance
Vivo affirms loyalty payback of ‘beyond telco’ strategy
Brazilian operator’s Chief Executive Christian Gebara pledges to continue widening portfolio of non-telco services in areas such as health, energy, consumer electronics, and lending.
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M&A
Telefónica ‘mulls’ Avatel buy to defend wholesale biz
Purchase of Spain’s #5 broadband provider, valued at €1bn, holds potential to accelerate rural fibre, strengthen pre-existing MVNO ties, position Group to better compete. Saudi Arabia’s stc also prowling, despite Telefónica stakebuild friction…
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Weekly Briefings
Deutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: MWC gives Europe one in the AI, ISS dispute escalates
Barcelona sees Group CEO Tim Höttges join European peers to reiterate calls for new thinking on regional telco development. New T-Systems CTO, Europe NatCos expansive on fibre, M&A…
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Hispam points finger at Peru after FY23 earnings dip
Hispam unit soldiers on with asset-light model, although FY23 sees an unwelcome dip in figures…
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M&A
Telefónica ‘hits pause’ on Nabiax sale amid Microsoft talks
Sale of Spanish data centre JV with Asterion Industrial Partners reportedly delayed again until end of summer-2024, as refreshed hyperscaler cloud deal holds potential to boost valuation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica signs on ClaroVTR as key Chilean fibre client
ON*NET Fibra Chile to enable broadband service provision over fixed network for a third Chilean mobile operator as part of 15-year deal.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone, OXG pull €1bn from German fibre investment pot
OXG Glasfaser to widen Vodafone Germany’s reach in major expansion initiative, covering 900,000 homes. Project to begin imminently, at a time when Germany’s fibre market is only getting more competitive…
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People
Ex-BT CEO Patterson takes board seat at altnet aggregator X3T
Interconnect platform operator X3T bolsters board with UK telecoms hall-of-famers Gavin Patterson and O2 UK’s Derek McManus.
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Network & Infrastructure
Greece’s OTE seeks to ramp fibre footprint and sales
Greek incumbent aims for an acceleration in FTTP rollout in 2024 as it moves closer to headline three million homes passed target.
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Interview
Fibrus preps off-net retail expansion, asserts leadership in own footprint
CEO interview: having achieved FTTP leadership and segment-topping KPIs within own fibre footprint, altnet now challenging traditional incumbents on own turf. Northern Ireland a case study in high-penetration and how hyperlocal majorly disrupts network, ISP status quo…
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Network & Infrastructure
‘Focus and finance’: Telefónica sees UK NetCo adding fuel to fibre build
Virgin Media O2’s co-parent paints new, networks-focused UK business as an engine to accelerate roll out and monetisation of fibre connections.
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Opinion
nexfibre CEO: Sustainable competition in the UK fibre market is crucial to long-term growth and innovation
OpEd: Rajiv Datta, CEO of leading FibreCo (and £4.5bn InfraVia-Liberty Global-Telefónica JV) lays out manifesto for an open and future-proof UK fibre market, aspiring beyond the basics and connectivity doldrums to lift society and the digital economy. With nexfibre at forefront…
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: billion-pound network investments, digital inclusivity, and French fibre M&A on the menu
VM O2 moves to forge UK NetCo/ServCo split in operations; associate nexfibre to remain separate, commits £1bn to 2024 build; Orange CEO suggests M&A still on agenda to expand domestic fibre footprint; TalkTalk in negotiations over wholesale arm sale; much more…