Middle East & Africa
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Analyst BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fresh fibre financing; space infra upgrades
Latest on EMEA digital infra: fixed acquisitions, expansion initiatives, and financing deals announced across the region, including key updates from 4iG and United Fiber; Indus Towers makes first move beyond domestic market; satcos progress LEO constellation developments…
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Network & InfraPower-play: Vodacom’s ‘game changing’ virtual wheeling system goes live
South African operator becomes the first to deploy renewable energy sourcing concept, with co-developer Mezzanine and IPP SOLA Group. Solution made available to peers as Vodacom looks to proliferate the tech…
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Network & InfraIndus Towers eyes Airtel’s Africa markets in first move beyond India
Indian towerco’s Board of Directors gives the go-ahead to move into Africa, starting with three markets, with a helping hand from longstanding customer and controlling shareholder Bharti Airtel…
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Network & InfraBlow for Vodafone as Türk Telekom secures 25-year fixed infra licence extension
State-controlled telco extends fixed infra concession, committing $20bn into network expansion and improvements over next 25 years. Renewal runs counter to rival Vodafone Turkey’s calls for greater collaboration in sector. Investors not impressed by stressed leverage, either…
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Analyst BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: AI infra competition ramps up; infra carve-out trend continues
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Vodacom secures another regulatory win for Maziv fibre JV; Kenyan gov mulls Safaricom infra separation; OpenAI ponders play in GPU-as-a-service segment; fresh DCs and subsea cable links across EMEA…
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Strategy & ChangeKenyan gov adds infra to Safaricom separation talks — report
Government reportedly mulling a potential split of Safaricom into three separate businesses, including a dedicated infrastructure unit.
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Strategy & ChangeMTN to expand digital infra with refreshed strategy
Telco targets expansion of data centres and fibre as it launches new operating model aimed at accelerating growth. Executive Committee reshuffled to support execution of the new strategy…
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M&AVodacom lands another regulatory win for Maziv fibre JV
South Africa’s Competition Appeals Court gives thumbs up for the creation of Vodacom and CIVH’s long-planned fibre joint venture, taking it one step closer to go-time…
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Strategy & ChangeHelios to refresh strategy in hunt for further organic growth
Wireless infra group to announce revamped five-year plan later this year, as it seeks to maintain growth momentum within its core towers business. Read more…
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Analyst BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fixed infra highs and lows; backbones strengthened
Latest in EMEA digital infra: satellite trio begins picking IRIS2 construction partners; EU takes another look at KKR’s recent fixed asset purchase; South Africa’s Competition Commission finally gives verdict on Vodacom–CIVH fibre JV; African telcos and govs strengthen backbone…
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Suppliers & SCMVodacom Tanzania swaps Nokia for Huawei in RAN overhaul
Parent Group’s CEO Shameel Joosub says “much more attractive offer” from Huawei led to initiation of a major RAN rip-and-replace project.
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M&AVodacom’s Maziv JV clears hurdle to create $3.4bn South African fibre giant
Four years in the making, CIVH partnership looks back on track with new commitments securing regulatory approval. Deal will cement Maziv as South African retail and wholesale fibre leader…
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Analyst BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: lighting up subsea lines; wireless infra org tweaks
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Boldyn Networks and Deutsche Funkturm restructure; Telxius partners with Google on new transatlantic subsea system; Telenor eyes Norwegian expansion with GlobalConnect asset acquisition…
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Network & InfraMTN cuts the ribbon on new Nigerian data centre
African and Middle Eastern telco opens the doors to its second Tier III data centre in Lagos, with plans in place for expansion going forward…
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Analyst BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: AI factories in the pipeline; sovereign satellite race rolls on
Latest in EMEA digital infra: AST SpaceMobile, Eutelsat progress European sovereign satellite plans; Spain becomes latest EU country to submit AI Gigafactory bid; Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries updates on infra rejigs…
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Network & InfraAirbus looks to MNOs, SatCos for added mission critical comms resilience
CCW 2025: after Airbus and Vodafone collaborate on mission critical comms in Europe, Airbus programme lead Thibaut Faivre talks future MNO partnerships in MEA, expanding the defence giant’s public safety footprint, and the role of SatCos in secure communications.
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Venturing & InvestmentsSafaricom preps $500m investment into African ‘AI infra’
Kenyan operator commits to three-year development of AI infrastructure in East Africa, seeking to tap into rising demand for ‘sovereign’ services…
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Analyst BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: tower sell-offs, DC deployments, orbital experiments
Cellnex CEO Marco Patuano says the TowerCo is one step closer to selling its Swiss business and French data centre assets. Meanwhile, IHS Towers forks off Rwandan unit to newly formed tower player. In the space sector, several players look to get D2D services off the ground, while others tinker with new space comms solutions.
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M&AIHS Towers mulls further asset sales as it exits Rwanda
African wireless infra player sells off Rwandan business to Paradigm Tower Ventures. IHS Chief Executive Sam Darwish says TowerCo has achieved its M&A goals set out following its last strategic review, but indicated further deals could be on the table…
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Financial & PerformanceSouth Africa: energy challenges push rivals Vodacom and MTN to collaborate on power
Vodacom FY24–25: operators in early stages of infra-sharing under Energy Users regulation.