All TelcoTitans.com articles in Infrawatch – Page 20
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OperationsAmerican Tower’s Kenyan dispute disrupts services
American Tower takes on government-owned Telkom Kenya for unpaid bills. TowerCo claims operator has defaulted on £22m in payments and breached sale and leaseback agreement. In extraordinary move, ATC shut off some sites until the operator pays up.
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M&AItalian state greenlit to take share of TIM’s fixed network spinoff
Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance set to take up to 20% stake in TIM’s proposed fixed-line asset spinoff.
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: I Squared emerges as frontrunner to acquire controlling stake in American Tower’s Indian unit
American Tower enters exclusive talks with I Squared to offload majority stake in Indian subsidiary. UK government commissions feasibility study into establishment of Future Telecommunications Institute.
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M&ACordiant snaps up Ireland’s Speed Fibre
Digital infrastructure investor becomes “big fish in a small pond” with first move into Irish fibre market.
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Network & InfrastructureAmerican Tower’s CoreSite activates transatlantic subsea cable
Near‑7,000km Amitié submarine cable said to be highest capacity cable crossing Atlantic.
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Strategy & ChangeExclusive: Nokia tilts for neutral host leadership
In an interview with Michel Chbat, TelcoTitans delves into the Finnish vendor’s journey to understand and target the nascent neutral host market, and how it sees the flood of new business models and stakeholders impacting the communications ecosystem.
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PeopleInfra investor people moves: Apollo, OMERS recruit new infra heads
Apollo Global Management and OMERS appoint new leaders of infrastructure business segments. Read more about team changes at digital infrastructure investment firms, including senior switch-ups at CBRE Investment Management, John Laing, and Warburg Pincus.
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: Newmark launches new data centre investment platform
Real estate advisory group launches new data centre investment platform. GoFibre and Lightning Fibre set for UK fibre network expansion.
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Strategy & ChangeTelstra’s InfraCo sale off the table (for now)
CEO Vicki Brady sees growth opportunities for the standalone unit, fuelled by a “shift to the cloud and rapid AI adoption”.
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PeopleDigital infra people moves: BAI, Cellnex change up board members
BAI Communications and Cellnex make tweaks to Board of Directors. Elsewhere, Telia brings in new CFO, while Eurofiber recruits leader for its Cloud Infra business segment.
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Public AffairsWales puts sale of regional fibre network on the table
Devolved body sounds out market interest in purchase of publicly owned network in North Wales, ahead of 2025 contract end point.
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Venturing & InvestmentsBanks pour another €120m into ruhrfibre build
DIF Capital Partners helps arrange new debt facility to support ruhrfibre rollout in Germany.
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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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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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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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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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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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PeopleSatCo people moves: CIO switch-ups at Gilat, Hispasat
Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat recruit new CIOs.
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: Amber Infrastructure hands over Airband stake to abrdn
abrdn acquires Amber Infrastructure’s minority stake in UK fibre builder. Meanwhile, data centre capex is poised for growth from AI investment; OneWeb’s JoeySat passes initial trials, as UK government reveals new satellite funding.
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Network & InfrastructureNokia onshores in US to secure prime role in $42.5bn BEAD fibre bonanza
Move sees Finnish supplier navigate “Build America, Buy American” stipulations, join Kamala Harris and Sanoma to celebrate in Kenosha. Read more about wider $97bn US broadband uprating opportunity, vendor leadership positioning…