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Digi confirms mulling part-sale of Spanish unit
Romanian group confirms recent reports that it has appointed advisors to explore an IPO of its fast-growing, disruptive Spanish unit.
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UK Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: banks wobble, equity plays chicken, altnets play baddies
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: Voneus calls bankers’ bluff, INCA anticipates altnet dominance, nexfibre seeks consolidation jumpstart, and plenty more…
EMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Vodafone ‘finding its niche’ in subsea cables; SES charts course to launching satellite-based quantum services; Indus Towers eyes possible acquisitions to fuel African expansion; more…
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Greece looks to reboot rural fibre scheme with OTE-Terna takeover
Deutsche Telekom’s Greek business set to take over Terna Fiber, a venture that alongside OTE, took responsibility for supporting the government’s rural fibre build programme, but has been quiet on progress …
BT CEO snubs fibre M&A, doubling down on Openreach organic growth — despite accelerating line losses
Q2 FY25–26: Allison Kirkby showed little enthusiasm at thought of mopping up fibre altnets as part of much-anticipated consolidation, instead insisting Openreach is best focused on its own game, and set up to beat any incursion — notwithstanding line losses accelerating alarmingly…
BT taps Starlink to ‘bridge’ fibre gaps in rural reaches
UK telco becomes the latest operator to tie with Starlink to improve rural connectivity offerings for customers. “Landmark” deal follows experimentation with the technology in recent years, with rivals having unveiled their own satellite connectivity plans…
Digi confirms mulling part-sale of Spanish unit
Romanian group confirms recent reports that it has appointed advisors to explore an IPO of its fast-growing, disruptive Spanish unit.
DT seeks ‘strong partners’ for German AI mega-hub pitch
Co-investors sought to add financial and strategic firepower behind bid for EC-led AI Gigafactory in Germany. Execs keen to spread (and play down) risk of what would be a major new strategic direction for the operator…
Francewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
Analyst Briefing: Aftermath of joint bid by Bouygues, Iliad, and Orange for Altice France, and the hope that discussions will resume despite the offer’s initial rejection.
EMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Vodafone ‘finding its niche’ in subsea cables; SES charts course to launching satellite-based quantum services; Indus Towers eyes possible acquisitions to fuel African expansion; more…
Hrvatski Telekom eyes mmWave to boost fibre + FWA infra strategy
In-depth: Deutsche Telekom-affiliated Croatian incumbent is expanding its tiered 5G fixed wireless access offerings, including with tests of mmWave, with the technology positioned as a key tool alongside satellite to bridge broadband gaps and prepare for copper switch-off…
UK’s Netomnia targets ISP giants with YouMobile MVNO
Fibre altnet and wannabe convergence player set to launch mobile by the end of the year, piggybacking on the VodafoneThree network. CFO Wil Wadsworth and CEO Jeremy Chelot have sights set on the UK’s FMC establishment…
Subsea cables: Vodafone heads ‘off beaten track’ as hyperscalers muscle in on mainstream
Capacity Europe 2025: Vodafone’s Head of Global Infrastructure Owen Bryant considers the role telcos should play in transcontinental infra links as hyperscalers investment billions into subsea infra. Vodafone, for its part, is focused on ‘red’ markets that lie outside Google and Meta’s core interests…