All Iliad Group articles
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M&ABouygues prepared to play waiting game for Altice France assets
Following the rejection of French telco trio’s €17bn joint offer for SFR, Bouygues Group hopes they will be able to change parent Altice’s mind over time.
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Financial & PerformanceOrange’s Heydemann keeps M&A hopes alive as talks with Altice continue
Q3 FY25: Orange Group’s CEO uses the operator’s quarterly results presentation to insist that a joint buyout by Orange and rivals is the best solution for challenged competitor SFR, despite the recent rejection of their opening offer.
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Network & InfraOrange’s Trabbia: telcos need a DNA switch to meet resiliency challenge
Network X: The CEO of Orange Wholesale sees asset ownership and network software-isation as core principles underpinning future network resilience and strategic independence in an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment.
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M&AFrench telco trio unveil their SFR consolidation pitch
Orange, Bouygues, and Iliad confirm a long-rumoured move for troubled rival SFR, but a reported to have been knocked back by latter’s parent Altice.
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Financial & PerformanceAltice France clears €8.6bn in debt and opens door to SFR sale
Embattled French group firms up major business restructure seeing founder Patrick Drahi reduce his stake, group of creditors gain a 45%-holding, and former Vodafone CEO Nick Read join Board of Directors as part of a governance rejig.
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Analyst BriefingFrancewatch Analyst Briefing: Unions revolt as Orange presses ahead with Regain
The inaugural edition of the Francewatch briefing, where we explore the latest developments at Orange France, rivals including Altice France, Bouygues Telecom, and Iliad, local infracos, and the diaspora of French telecoms players…
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Partnerships & AlliancesSky peppers Swiss fibre and mobile with Salt
Pay TV provider Sky Switzerland is partnering with Xavier Niel’s local telco redoubt to introduce converged offerings and challenge market leaders Swisscom and Sunrise. Amidst backdrop of pending Sky DACH acquisition by Bertelsmann’s RTL…
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Financial & PerformanceOrange ‘ready to engage’ in M&A talks in France — Heydemann
H1 FY25: Orange remains convinced of need for consolidation in France, although potential sale of SFR remains up in the air ahead of a court decision on Altice France debt restructuring plan.
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TechnologyEU brings quantum tech into AI Gigafactory fold
The EU expands its EuroHPC JU project to include “strategic provisions” for developing quantum technology, eyeing synergies with other high-performance computing infrastructure.
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Public AffairsOVHcloud says firms are seeking ‘alternative’ cloud solutions amid geopolitical ructions
The France‑based cloud services provider says “strategic autonomy” in cloud is becoming increasingly critical for enterprises as data sovereignty continues to rise up the agenda.
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Strategy & ChangeIliad plots European data centre leadership with eye on sovereignty needs
French group’s boss acknowledges data centres are a highly capital‑intensive business but re-commits to multi-billion euro investment plan.
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M&AIliad CEO remains ‘pragmatic’ on deal-making opportunities in France, Italy
Potential M&A in the two markets is tempting for different reasons, although Thomas Reynaud says Iliad in Italy and Free in France can continue to operate quite happily as standalone businesses.
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch Weekly: New venture unfolds on Spanish fibre market
Latest from Orange, including: MásOrange and Vodafone Spain finally sign binding contract to create “Europe’s largest FibreCo”; Spanish price hikes; Slovakia nears 5G SA launch; copper in France…
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Analyst BriefingInfrawatch Weekly: private networks under scrutiny, IoT’s defence role flagged
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including NIC consideration of network investment vulnerabilities; Europe backing for satellite defence role; iliad plots hyperscale data platform; people moves, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Weekly: mixed financials, major deals
Latest from Vodafone as deals and partnerships with AMD, Amdocs, Telecom Egypt and more show appetite for R&D, network expansion, following a mixed set of results for the Group’s H1…
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M&AArch-snaffler Digi open to Vodafone Italy asset deal
CEO of Romanian telecoms group indicates interest in any remedial asset sales by Vodafone Italy acquirer Swisscom, as it looks to accelerate growth of sub-scale local business.
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M&ACellnex sees telco consolidation as a win for infra
Spanish group’s CEO says deals between mobile operators are making its clients more healthy and solid, while also creating opportunities for commercial gain through network reshaping.
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Weekly: shots fired in Italy as mergers progress
Latest in and around Vodafone, including Swisscom CEO’s sharp words for Iliad, which is circling as Vodafone Italy gets ready to merge with Fastweb; Group H1 earnings incoming with performance in Germany among the focuses; UK merger gets conditional clearance; Instant Networks sent to Valencia…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Weekly: Group reset puts telco-as-a-service front and centre
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as B2T unit launches to commercialise shared operations; M&A attempts blocked in South Africa and started in Romania; and a new Iliad move on Italian assets midway through antitrust hearings…
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Network & InfraT-Mobile happy to sit on Polish fibre sidelines and munch whole-buy gains
DT regional boss Dominique Leroy rules out an expansion into fibre build in Poland, pointing to how local business has gained a huge new targetable base of customers through third-party tie-ups.