Spain
All the latest key telecoms and digital infra insight, news and analysis from Spain.
Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica eyes share of Spain’s €10.5bn defence splurge
Telecoms and cybersecurity capabilities are key investment priorities in Spain’s defence spending hike.
Public Affairs
MásOrange completes lay-off plan after court rejects union challenge
Spain’s National Court has ruled that the operator’s ERE process is in accordance with the law.
Strategy & Change
Fresh from owner rejig, Onivia banks on open access to fill Spain’s rural fibre gap
Spanish FibreCo Onivia plans to augment pioneering open access model with value-added services for rural communities to bridge digital divide in the countryside.
Financial & Performance
Telefónica FY24 Guidance: execs buy wiggle room for strategy refresh
FY24: Group lays out set of fuzzy FY25 targets, sidelining FY26 goals, as new Executive Chair calls strategic review.
Financial & Performance
Telefónica FY24 Spend: cutbacks bring belt another notch tighter
FY24: Telefónica España leads way as Group continues to make progress on extraction of opex and capex savings.
Financial & Performance
Telefónica FY24 Headlines: targets tweaked; core divide denied
Group delivers solid FY24 numbers but dials back cash flow and earnings ambitions amid rocky environment.
Financial & Performance
FY24: GPS-less Telefónica leadership seek new path and identity
An in-depth look at Telefónica’s results presentation for FY24, as new Executive Chairman Marc Murtra initiates a strategic review to navigate the “drastic changes” taking place in Europe…
Financial & Performance
Spain’s big three see share dwindle in face of challenge from Digi et al
Latest market figures from the Spanish regulator would appear to reflect recent revenue and customer growth rates reported by up‑and‑coming Digi Spain.
Strategy & Change
Telefónica’s Murtra wants to ‘go big’ after cementing exec chair job
Group’s new boss makes a call-to-action for strategic renewal at operator as his contentious appointment gains shareholder approval. Telefónica needs to adapt to “new era in US-European relations”, he says.
M&A
MásOrange CEO sees M&A bright side in tariff crisis
MásOrange Chief Executive Meinrad Spenger finds a silver lining for European telcos in disruptive US tariffs as a catalyst for lighter merger controls while Telefónica sees spark of regulatory relief in Europe’s “strategic autonomy” and defence ambitions.
Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica goes to the edge with telco rivals to build European cloud alternatives
Telefónica España deploys first edge nodes in support of €1.2bn EU-funded effort to construct shared cloud infrastructure and services as the project gears up to test use cases later this year.