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Finance & StrategyVodafone offers SocGen guarantees on OXG value in Germany’s new fibre market reality
Vodafone has rewritten the financial model underpinning its German fibre JV amid changing market dynamics and economics, offering new partner Société Générale downside protection as the operator keeps the seven-million-premises build ambition alive.
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PeoplewatchChanging of the guard at Foresight’s Connect Fibre
UK fibreco enters next phase under new leadership, with Jacob Mills taking over as CEO and backer Foresight reiterating its support.
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Public AffairsUK Budget boost for data centres, crumbs of comfort for telcos
The UK has put data centres at the heart of its AI ambitions, offering developers a route to faster grid connections in return for local responsibilities. Fibre and mobile operators were largely overlooked, but could yet benefit from the domestic investment push.
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Finance & StrategyNetherlands: Odido’s private equity parents de-couple
Warburg Pincus crystallises 2022 investment in Dutch telco while Apax pledges “committed, long-term backing” to business.
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Finance & StrategyTelefónica’s German fibre JV enters debt talks — reports
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser enters talks with creditors over difficulties with managing debt pile, switching from plans to pursue a refinancing plan. Rumours mark latest signs of financial troubles in the German fibre broadband market.
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M&AINWIT shareholders look to swoop on slumped Italian towerco — reports
Ardian, Vantage Towers, and other major backers are said to be weighing a take-private deal for INWIT, potentially capitalising on a near-record-low share price amid legal battles with the towerco’s anchor tenants.
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M&ATelefónica, KKR said to initiate sale of Chilean fibre venture
Group reportedly seeking a valuation of up to $2bn for ON*NET Fibra Chile, as JPMorgan and Scotiabank are brought in to coordinate a sale. Move would continue wider restructuring of infra assets at Telefónica, as well as its ongoing exit from Hispam…
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Venturing & InvestmentsDeutsche Telekom among first investors in new defence fund for Europe
Operator among group of investors to support DTCP’s Defence Fund I, aimed at supporting European security businesses. DT CEO Tim Höttges says operator has a “clear role” within the sector, and calls on Europe to take on “shared responsibility” for its own security…
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Venturing & InvestmentsOrange backs startup Biolevate in pharma AI push
Orange Ventures co‑led a Series A funding round for the health‑tech specialist.
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Analyst ReportDeutsche Telekom jolted by fibre and satellite threats as leadership reset gathers pace – Sep26
Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Report #156: Strong Q2 numbers did not settle the strategic questions around DT and T-Mobile US. September’s report goes beyond the headlines to assess fibre and satellite pressure, the Group’s capital response, its Polish infrastructure pivot, and a leadership reset ahead of the next strategic cycle…
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Venturing & InvestmentsGermany sees altnet investment decline amidst financing challenges
Trade organisation BREKO flags 2025 as having the first decrease in annual altnet fibre investment since 2017, marking the latest sign of financial struggle for national fibrecos.
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NetworkMTN advances ‘integrated’ infra vision with data centre JV
Operator firms up data centre joint venture with Emirati data centre investor, with initial plans to build capacity in Nigeria and South Africa. Move sees MTN advance data centre expansion plans as part of Ambition 2030 strategy.
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Venturing & InvestmentsEurofiber secures €2.2bn financing to fuel fibre expansion
Fibre backbone operator secures funds to support planned cloud and fibre investments, seeking to continue expanding its infrastructure portfolio as rivals advance their own build-out…
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Venturing & InvestmentsLiberty gets creative in push into AI
Telco group’s corporate venturing arm adds content generation scaleup to its growing AI investment stable.
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M&APolish fibre: DT gets off fence with €1bn Macquarie deal
T-Mobile Poland to spend €1bn on fibre infra and customers from local Macquarie interests, seeing DT make a strategic step-change by freeing Polish business to go beyond whole-buying fibre lines and pursue growth through M&A.
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NetworkItaly’s FiberCop kicks off 100-node edge data centre build
Italian digital infra player to convert 100 copper exchanges into edge nodes, with first site in Rome already live, as retired exchanges are given new lease of life — supported by fresh KKR funding.
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Finance & StrategyUK’s CityFibre reaches for £900m war chest for renewed M&A
UK fibre altnet said to secure further investor backing in bid to retain largest challenger status ahead of nexfibre–Netomnia and put it back in the consolidation game, taking further funding firmed up since 2025 to £3.2bn, and eight million-premises footprint still the target.
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NetworkEU fires starting pistol on €30bn AI Gigafactory bidding process
Bloc moves to get construction of new mega data centres underway next year with provision of funding, as well as procurement and supplier deals. EU flags aims to balance sovereign ambitions with building out “at speed”…
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NetworkOrange to unleash data centre value through €3bn JV
Group plans to bring five existing data centres into 50:50 joint venture with infra investor Morrison.
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M&ATowerco TAWAL said to eye Mobily mast buy in prep for IPO
Saudi wireless infra player reportedly looking to snap up Mobily tower assets, the latest in a string of acquisitions to expand its portfolio and international presence. Move comes as Mobily stakeholder e& reportedly reviewing exits from other assets to refocus on ‘core’ telecoms business…