Latest Telco Insight – Page 4
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Network & InfrastructureGlasfaser Nordwest boosted by financing from bank consortium
German FibreCo to receive financing from consortium led by KfW IPEX-Bank.
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People
Openreach’s Milligan takes on expanded commercial remit
Katie Milligan replaces Kim Mears as Openreach hunts down fibre‑building targets.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telxius partners América Móvil on new subsea cable
Providers work with Alcatel Submarine Networks on deployment of Tikal subsea cable.
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Strategy & Change
e& snaps up more Vodafone shares and increases stake to 12%
The UAE group had already increased its stake to 11% in December 2022.
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People
Fern appoints ex-Apple and Tesco chief to lead fibre push
Ex-Apple Retail SVP John Browett brought in as part of management reshuffle at £3bn UK energy, fibre, and property group.
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People
Latest Infra people moves: euNetworks switches up Board of Directors
euNetworks appoints Paula Cogan as new CEO after leadership shuffle.
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People
T-Systems cloud SVP moves to Skaylink as CEO
Frank Strecker becomes CEO and MD of cloud service provider Skaylink.
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Network & Infrastructure
Croatian regulator initiates latest spectrum auction
Two procedures will take place via electronic bidding, covering national- and regional-level frequencies.
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M&A
Vodafone wins conditional approval for Ghana sale
NCA accepts revised proposal subject to undisclosed concessions.
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People
Cellnex UK names new leadership
Infrastructure player appoints Alfonso Álvarez in place of exiting David Crawford.
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People
Vodafone consumer IoT boss moves to Hyperoptic
Lutfu Kitapci exits Vodafone Smart Tech to take Chief Customer Officer title at UK altnet.
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M&A
Regulator to review TPG–Telstra RAN-sharing deal appeal
Formal challenge accepted after ACCC rejects proposed agreement in December.
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Operations
More strife for Vi as fifth of sales staff exit
Mass exodus said to have occurred in recent weeks.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Droniq boosts portfolio with new sales partnerships
Droniq flags new deals with suppliers Dronetag, Globe Flight, and uAvionix to expand DJI drones and tracking offerings.
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Products & Services
BT to take 5G ‘network in a box’ to market
Non‑public network broadcast solution to be commercialised in 2023 after twelve months of real‑world pilot deployments.
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Products & Services
Telefónica Tech supports blockchain tourism ‘SuperApp’
Telefónica Tech’s TrustOS blockchain platform underpinning Web3 tourism SuperApp from smart city solutions specialist unBlock to provide fungible token-based incentives.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 falls short of German coverage targets despite progress
O2, Telekom, and Vodafone submit coverage reports to regulator BNetzA, opening up a ‘critical examination’ of progress.
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People
Latest Telefónica people moves: telco reinforces in Spain and Hispam with Advisory Board newcomers
Telefónica España, Hispam and Tech appoint new members to Advisory Boards in a move to “resolutely strengthen” scope of action.
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M&A
T-Mobile US potential suitor for Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile
Unnamed source claims MVNO, which already uses T-Mobile’s network, could be acquired by the American operator.
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People
Deutsche Glasfaser appoints new fibre rollout leader
Christian Liversidge Duer will move to lead Glasfaser’s fibre deployment in March, leaving TDC NET EVP of Delivery & Field Services position.
