Latest Regional News – Page 19
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M&A
Saudi’s stc continues international push with CMC Networks buy
Expansive center3 adds 110 points of presence to its footprint, with a focus on Africa.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile Poland adds a sixth player to fibre infra team
Polish operator remains happy to rely on third-party wholesale tie-ups as a base for wireline and converged service expansion, adding open access player Polski Światłowód Otwarty to its supply base.
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Premium
Telefónica Argentina spends small in 5G auction
Operator bids for half as much 5G spectrum as rivals in controversial tender.
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Premium
DT expands Brazilian business-to-business MVNO
Telekom Deutschland’s Deutsche Telekom Global Business Solutions Brazil unit launches SD-WAN and M2M services.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Telefónica Brazil: Competition ref gives Vivo penalty reprieve
Competition ref gives Vivo penalty reprieve.
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M&A
Spain makes “strategic” move for 10% stake in Telefónica
Spanish government set to become the operator’s largest shareholder, with move framed as “of essential importance” to defending national interests. Purchase follows stc’s controversial entry as a Telefónica shareholder, as its European expansion drive continues.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland on track to pass ten million premises in 2024
German NatCo maintains flagship FTTP goal, although driving take‑up remains a challenge.
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Venturing & Investments
European Investment Bank funnels €175m into German rural fibre
Northern Fibre Holding Group increases fibre build scope with fresh EU funding. Owner UBS keen to continue investing in the country, noting public funding as crucial to success.
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M&A
Telefónica|Vivo ‘in talks’ over potential Oi fibre unit buy
Potential 15%+ increase in already fast-growing Brazilian fibre reach, fuelling Spanish Group’s charge to 100 million worldwide…
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M&A
Iliad takes another run at Vodafone Italy with €10.5bn merger proposal
Persistent suitor is back in the frame, this time seeking to merge with the OpCo after takeover bid was rejected last year. Terms allow for a growing stake should Vodafone give the nod…
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom fosters digital, engineering talent in youth employment drive
Safaricom develops ‘engineering talent pipeline’ to equip itself and wider Kenyan technology ecosystem with talent in digital and engineering spheres. Read more…
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Interview
Tesco Mobile’s CTO delivers the goods with tech refresh
Sally Marriott highlights work to supercharge innovation at Tesco–Virgin Media O2 joint venture, via wide-scale transformation programme. Assisted by Adobe and Salesforce, as wall as co-owner VM O2…
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Network & Infrastructure
Almost a decade on, Magyar Telekom gets 4G network-sharing clearance
Hungary’s competition authority cancelled its own scrutiny of the 800MHz lease agreement.
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Public Affairs
O2 Germany’s Haas adds weight to plea for more mobile spectrum
O2 Germany says tests show upper 6GHz band is well‑suited for mobile communications.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vi taps Anritsu to power VoLTE service assurance gains
Longstanding tie-up between Indian operator and Japanese platform provider said to produce service quality results.
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M&A
Altice Portugal ‘enters stc’s European crosshairs'
Saudi Arabian operator said to be jostling with private equity firms targeting Patrick Drahi’s beleaguered outpost, as Middle Eastern telco shopping spree in Europe continues…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone Business chases US multinationals’ global IoT with Bridgepointe tie-up
Americas ambitions see Bridgepointe Technologies onboarded as US strategic channel partner, targeting international connectivity…
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom starts open RAN rollout in Germany
Fujitsu and Nokia in first cohort of DT open RAN vendors in its domestic market.
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M&A
Vodafone Spain revitalisation: Zegona ready to splash the cash
With purchase pending, Zegona’s Eamonn O’Hare reveals long-term plans to invest €3bn, with enterprise and simplified CX among key priorities. Learn more…
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica ‘preps’ sizeable tender for 5G SA core in Spain
Shaking out Huawei cobwebs, Telefónica said to be seeking supplier for user plane, with “tens of millions of euros” deal value. Further stacking the odds against still-beholden rivals…