Spain
All the latest key telecoms and digital infra insight, news and analysis from Spain.
Public Affairs
EU resetting copper switch-off to “mandatory but conditional” 2035, pressuring slow-mo incumbents
In depth: leaked draft of EC Digital Networks Act reveals copper shutdown ambitions delayed by five years. Incumbent, copper-overweight operators like Deutsche Telekom look set to face heat if new enforcement capabilities introduced. Other highlights include spectrum trading, easing up on regional consolidation, and streamlining oversight…
M&A
MásOrange to drop Lyca Mobile from M&A brand hodgepodge
Yet another MásOrange brand bites the dust as the operator continues to simplify its commercial portfolio.
M&A
Indra salvages former BT drone investment Altitude Angel
Spanish defence group buys drone traffic management platform from Altitude Angel, following the provider’s fall into administration, with aim to strengthen UK presence and aerospace portfolio…
Network & Infra
Hisdesat assesses damage after SpainSat space debris collision
Hisdesat shareholder Indra reports “space particle” has collided with SpainSat NG II, one of two satellites set to provide mission-critical comms for the Spanish government and others…
M&A
Spain’s Indra completes Hispasat buy, steps up billion-euro space mission
Spanish defence and IT group completes purchase of satellite operator Hispasat, adding another building block to plans for a €1bn+, ‘end-to-end’ European space player. Indra is targeting substantial revenue and efficiency gains, and a bigger role in European space projects, by melding the satco with existing satellite interests Deimos and Startical.
Financial & Performance
Telefónica firms up plan for 5,500 Spanish job cuts
Group says it has secured a financially and strategically important deal with unions on large-scale redundancies in Spain, after initiating negotiations in November. Agreement looks set to shift Telefónica about a quarter of the way to headline spend reduction goal outlined under new Transform & Grow strategic plan.
Analyst Briefing
Telefónicawatch: another JMAP-era exec exits; Gayo gets buying; IT vendors net handouts
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of the latest developments at Spain’s re-morphing incumbent, as 2025’s dramatic strategy and personnel changes continue all the way up to the end of the year. Finance chief Laura Abasolo’s departure is confirmed, as part of another top exec layer rejig. And partnerships with Prosegur and Nato move forward as Group targets tech growth. Read more…
Financial & Performance
Prosegur ‘super-open’ to expansion of Telefónica home security ties
Senior execs at Telefónica’s digital alarms partner talk up success of their six-year-old joint venture, and lay out plans for the next five. With cash flow now positive, they see the business as set to enter a new, self-sustaining phase of growth.
Analyst Briefing
Vodafonewatch: ‘right-sizing’ winners and losers
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone closes the year out with promises of network investment to come and new B2B IT capability; SpaceMobile looks to 2026 with expectation after ‘validating’ value in the past twelve months…
Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica said to advance defence push with NATO innovation tie-up
Telco reportedly set to provide access to R&D infrastructure, including The ThinX lab and quantum comms network, through the defence org’s innovation scheme. Development expands Telefónica’s NATO relationship, as it looks to ramp up defence investment…
Public Affairs
Telefónica trims Spanish job cutback plan in bid for union deal
Talks continue between employee reps and bosses over Group’s latest planned round of cutbacks.