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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: Northleaf funnels up to $500m into Tillman FiberCo
Northleaf Capital Partners injects new funding into Tillman FiberCo as it preps for expansion. New service agreements formed by SatCos, while Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance prepares to take 20% stake in TIM’s fixed-line spinout.
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Public AffairsState of emergency provokes Safaricom Ethiopia network shutdown
Operator shuts down sites in Ethiopia’s second most populous region, Amhara, after conflict breaks out between military and Fano militia.
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Strategy & ChangeHöttges gives BT a year, but ‘all ideas’ on the table
Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Timotheus Höttges sets expectations for incoming BT CEO Allison Kirkby as rumours circulate about the future of Deutsche Telekom’s BT stake.
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Network & InfrastructureUK Emergency Services Network fiasco — have we crossed the Rubicon?
David Hilliard, CEO of Mentor Europe, shares strategies to redeem the much-maligned ESN with TelcoTitans. Years late, billions wasted, and with no resolution in sight, learn more about the seeds of the ESN’s failure, UK government misfires still dragging the programme down, and potential solutions…
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Network & InfrastructureDT’s Höttges slams fibre overbuilding “myth”
Group CEO hits back over altnet complaints that DT is overbuilding on their networks.
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Strategy & ChangeUK Space Agency preps satellite strategy switch-up, LEO investment
UKSA looks to up investment in LEO satellites as it shifts to commercially-focused business model. Read more about the ARTES and CLEO programmes, their role in the UKSA strategic switch-up, as well as use-cases opening up for both telecoms sectors and wider industry.
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Network & InfrastructureDT plots more tower moves with Slovakia in crosshairs
Timotheus Höttges confirms that Slovak towers are being carved out.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVi goes extra mile on data centre colocation and cloud services
Operator’s enterprise arm reaches agreement with Yotta Data Services to expand data centre colocation and cloud services portfolio.
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OperationsAmerican Tower eyes solar power play beyond Africa and India
American Tower’s investments in solar energy generation have reduced the use of diesel fuel for off-grid sites and lowered carbon emissions.
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Suppliers & SCMDeep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions
Keynoting at Achieving Net Zero in the Telecoms Industry, Daniel Santana lifted the lid on Telefónica’s initiatives to actively tackle emissions across its value chain. Learn more about how this impacts its supply chain, where hundreds have been tagged ‘high risk’, and its ‘circular criteria’, SME outreach, peer comparatives… ...
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Enterprise (B2B)IoT at forefront of latest Vodafone Americas evolution
Vodafone Americas Director David Joosten details the unit’s work to evolve its indirect channel and IoT sales capabilities.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica renews pay-TV satellite deal with SES
Telefónica to use SES’s Astra satellites for TV broadcasting until at least 2030.
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M&AVodacom’s fibre plans knocked back by SA antitrust findings
South Africa’s Competition Commission recommends against regulatory approval, but Vodacom assures investors that the altnet consolidation plans are not finished.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica widens satellite horizons with Starlink
Operator charts expansion of Starlink services to cover six markets by the end of 2023.
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile turns to Amdocs for FWA customer support
T-Mobile signs up for Amdocs’ Home Operating System to support 5G Home Internet.
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Public AffairsIn depth: “Betrayed” Drahi firewalls Altice corruption claims as impact gets personal
Speaking to investors, Altice owner reiterates position of business as a victim of corruption scandal in Portugal, emphasising major personal financial crossover. Read more about how role of ‘co-founder’ Armando Pereira and fallout for strategic BT and Vodafone tie-ups are being downplayed, implicated vendors already being axed, and ...
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OperationsCityFibre gets proactive on eliminating fault frustration
While ultrafast fibre connectivity is increasingly essential for business and consumers, service standards haven’t remotely kept pace.
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Partnerships & Alliances1&1–Vantage dispute rolls on despite Vodafone roaming deal
Dommermuth clear that national roaming deal with Vodafone not synonymous with clean break from O2 Germany.
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PeopleSatCo people moves: CIO switch-ups at Gilat, Hispasat
Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat recruit new CIOs.