All Fibre (FTTC/FTTP) articles – Page 2
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M&ATelecom Argentina preps offload deal to secure Telefónica assets — reports
Telecom Argentina is reportedly working on a divestment of fixed and mobile customers to enterprise-focused Metrotel, with aim to meet regulatory conditions attached to its 2025 acquisition of Telefónica Argentina. Move could mark an entrance for Metrotel into the consumer telecoms market…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch: now-consolidated MásOrange quick to make mark
Analyst Briefing: bringing together the latest on Orange from around TelcoTitans and beyond, including Group execs being upbeat on MásOrange despite competitive pressures; a new data centre joint venture with Morrison; and MásOrange denying rumours of ‘RANco’ plans with Vodafone Spain…
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Network & InfraDigi teases measured approach to UK expansion as converged challenger emerges
Serial under-cutter Digi is investing cautiously, building fibre selectively, and laying the groundwork for a future fixed-mobile proposition, suggesting an aggressive land grab is unlikely.
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M&APolish fibre: DT gets off fence with €1bn Macquarie deal
T-Mobile Poland to spend €1bn on fibre infra and customers from local Macquarie interests, seeing DT make a strategic step-change by freeing Polish business to go beyond whole-buying fibre lines and pursue growth through M&A.
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InterviewInterview: euNetworks chief Marisa Trisolino’s fibre build blueprint
A year on from taking over as Chief Executive of euNetworks, Marisa Trisolino talks TelcoTitans through how she plans to take the regional digital infrastructure business to the ‘next level’, leveraging rising demand for high-end connectivity from Europe’s main data centre hubs. Although now equipped with new capital and a refreshed exec team, euNetworks will remain ‘selective’ and ‘clinical’ on expansion, she stresses.
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Network & InfraFrance’s fibre players told to raise quality game as market shift looms
Regulator’s latest quality-of-service scorecard scolds some fibrecos, even as France boasts fibre market leadership among European peers. Further reset imminent as SFR takeover progresses…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: fibre wind-down, culture overhaul
August 2026 update, including the impact of the FTTP build wind-down, People & Culture overhaul, and a new consumer FWA product lead as BT looks to plug fibre gaps, plus more across Business, Openreach, elsewhere…
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M&ATalkTalk edges towards wholesale exit as Octopus lines up PXC buy
TalkTalk’s long-running break-up appears to be entering a decisive phase as wholesale arm PXC gets lined up by Octopus Investments, as the fund manager looks to bolster the fibre wholesale play spearheaded by AllPoints Fibre Networks…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: Ofcom curbs Openreach as CityFibre prepares for M&A push
Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including Andy Burnham’s “act of self‑harm” on connectivity infrastructure, Ofcom finally gets tough on Openreach promotions, CityFibre funders respond to nexfibre/Netomnia reverberations, and plenty more…
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Financial & Performanceruhrfibre insolvency marks latest sign of German altnet financial struggles
German altnet and sister business metrofibre file for insolvency, marking latest signs of financial distress in the German fibre market. Decision comes as other altnets explore solutions to get onto a firmer financial footing, as investors warn of incoming wave of refinancing deals…
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Financial & PerformanceBT remains under pressure with operations improved, but financials unmoved
Q1 FY26–27 in-depth: BT’s first quarter delivered a familiar contradiction as the Group marked operational progress across fibre, customer growth, and portfolio simplification, yet provided little evidence of financial improvement.
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PeoplewatchSubsea cableco FLAG appoints new CEO after strategic reset
Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer Paul Abfalter steps up to lead FLAG towards new Vision 2030 strategy. Greater route diversity and edge data centre expansion underpin strategic direction…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: EU moves to plug data centre funding gap
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including the launch of the EU’s call for tenders for the AI Gigafactory data centre scheme, a series of wireless infra transactions in the Middle East and Africa, and the Netherland’s KPN threatening further cutbacks after regulator’s decision to block DELTA Fiber deal.
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M&AGreek fibre: new #1 imminent as Vodafone–PPC merger plans advance
PPC CEO lays out more detail of proposed Greek fibre JV with Vodafone, and adds mid-2027 target for completion. Merged wholesaler would become market leader, but PPC FiberGrid appears likely to take the crown from OTE either way.
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M&AMTN moves closer to African tower takeback
South African group takes another step towards re-acquisition of regional assets, via buyout of IHS. CEO Ralph Mupita sees towers as a “critical value-creation driver” for recently revamped strategy. Approval marks latest turn in long (and fraught) relationship…
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Network & InfraItaly’s FiberCop kicks off 100-node edge data centre build
Italian digital infra player to convert 100 copper exchanges into edge nodes, with first site in Rome already live, as retired exchanges are given new lease of life — supported by fresh KKR funding.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Cellnex names new regional execs; LightSpeed refreshes wholesale line-up
July 2026–August 2026 edition: 25+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including new appointments at Cellnex Group and its Polish division, Green Datacenters names new execs ahead of European expansion, and LightSpeed fills out senior wholesale and enterprise team.
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M&AHrvatski Telekom completes bolt-on fibre buy as Croatia seeks rural boost
Telco concludes deal to acquire Pro-Ping, supporting ongoing fibre build-out strategy to reach more rural areas. Move comes as Croatian government and other fibre providers put remote coverage in their crosshairs, as national target deadlines loom…
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Products & ServicesEurope 5G SA go-to-market strategies: OTE differentiating with Priority Pass slicing
Analysis: with 5G standalone networks expanding, European operators face a strategic crossroads: bundle as standard or charge a premium? Explore how Greece’s OTE is leveraging slicing to offer guaranteed consumer bandwidth and also FWA success, plus how its strategy compares nationally and across the continent (top-five markets analysed)…
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Financial & PerformanceUK’s CityFibre reaches for £900m war chest for renewed M&A
UK fibre altnet said to secure further investor backing in bid to retain largest challenger status ahead of nexfibre–Netomnia and put it back in the consolidation game, taking further funding firmed up since 2025 to £3.2bn, and eight million-premises footprint still the target.