All Infrawatch articles – Page 44
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Network & InfraInfra sale talks continue as TPG looks to get lean
Australian operator aiming to become more consumer-focussed and mobile-oriented, with talks ongoing with Vocus over non-mobile infra assets sale.
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Network & InfraAnatel delays ruling on Vivo’s contentious Winity network-sharing deal
Decision on infra-sharing agreement hangs in the balance after telecoms regulator postpones decision until September as a result of lack of majority agreement — but full approval now granted by antitrust authority.
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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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PeoplewatchInfra 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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Suppliers & SCMGermany seeks high-risk compromise as operators maintain reliance on Huawei
Vodafone and its peers may get time to wean themselves from Huawei dependency as Germany looks set to water down high-risk restrictions.
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Network & InfraThe 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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PeoplewatchDigital 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 & InfraThe 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 & InfraUK 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 & InfraDT’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 & InfraDT plots more tower moves with Slovakia in crosshairs
Timotheus Höttges confirms that Slovak towers are being carved out.
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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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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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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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PeoplewatchSatCo people moves: CIO switch-ups at Gilat, Hispasat
Gilat Satellite Networks and Hispasat recruit new CIOs.
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Network & InfraThe 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.