Latest Telco Insight – Page 3
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Public AffairsOpenreach calls for successor to ‘super-deduction’ tax relief
Openreach adds to pleas from BT Group CEO Philip Jansen and others.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in South Africa
2Africa subsea cable system extended to Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, South Africa.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT offloads German fibre network to 1&1 Versatel
UK operator continues its retreat from national infrastructure in favour of global services provision.
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M&A
Lyntia Networks buyout brings new board changes
Consortium of investors completes acquisition of Lyntia’s dark fibre side.
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People
Ex-Vodafone boss Colao to help steer General Atlantic ship
Vittorio Colao, former Italian minister and Vodafone CEO, named Vice-Chairman for EMEA at equity firm.
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People
DTCP Infra brings United Internet’s chairman into leadership fold
New hire brings two decades of experience in transactional law.
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M&A
American Tower eyes up potential Cellnex takeover
TowerCo could launch bid backed by Canadian VC fund Brookfield for acquisition of Spanish infra group.
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People
Liv Garfield emerges as candidate for Vodafone top spot
Former Openreach executive is reportedly being considered to fill vacant CEO role following Nick Read’s departure.
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Network & Infrastructure
German telecoms watchdog threatens white spot fines
BNetzA reportedly intends to issue €50,000 fines per location after operators concede delays to rollout.
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People
Latest Orange people moves: top-table tweaks continue
Béatrice Mandine exits and Caroline Guillamin joins in latest Management Committee changes.
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Public Affairs
T-Mobile US suffers yet another data breach
Latest cyber-attack exposes account information of 37 million customers including dates of birth, email addresses, and phone numbers.
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People
Succession planning underway as Ian Cheshire exits BT boardroom
Former Barclays chair set to depart after three years at BT, with external search consultant appointed to find replacement.
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Network & Infrastructure
Extreme weather to test network resilience in 2023
Forecast: more severe storms and heat with a chance of network outages.
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People
Latest BT people moves: Openreach shakeup reflects fibre building focus
National Infrastructure & Operations Director Elena Karpathakis departs as Katie Milligan rises to replace Kim Mears.
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Strategy & Change
Álvarez-Pallete: public–private partnerships key for ‘future of work’
Telefónica’s Executive Chairman tells World Economic Forum delegates that partnerships are pivotal to ensuring digital adoption benefits employability.
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People
Greek IT hub T-Digital appoints new lead
Igor Chupalov named Managing Director alongside Evie Leon.
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Consumer (B2C)
BT scrambles to explain massive price hikes
Group to raise most tariffs by 14.4%, based on December CPI rate and additional annual charges.
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M&A
Telefónica and Pontegadea seal Telxius deal
Pair close transaction for acquisition of KKR stake.
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Operations
Union “deeply concerned” over BT Sport redundancies
More than 200 BT Sport staff put at risk of redundancy following transfer to Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone renews Currys deal with focus on broadband
“Multi-year” extension sees Currys retain Vodafone as its ‘exclusive’ MNO partner.
