All Middle East articles
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satellite operators mark rollout progress
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including a refresh of the European Commission’s IRIS2 programme, space partnership progress at AST SpaceMobile and SES, and fibre consolidation advances in Poland and Greece.
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: AI leadership swaps in B2B; Utiq makes latest exec change
August 2026 edition: 20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Orange, including new AI leadership at Orange Business and Orange Cyberdefense and the first executive switch-up at adtech venture Utiq since arrival of CEO Will Harmer.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: EU moves to plug data centre funding gap
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including the launch of the EU’s call for tenders for the AI Gigafactory data centre scheme, a series of wireless infra transactions in the Middle East and Africa, and the Netherland’s KPN threatening further cutbacks after regulator’s decision to block DELTA Fiber deal.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Cellnex names new regional execs; LightSpeed refreshes wholesale line-up
July 2026–August 2026 edition: 25+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including new appointments at Cellnex Group and its Polish division, Green Datacenters names new execs ahead of European expansion, and LightSpeed fills out senior wholesale and enterprise team.
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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…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: pressured European infracos rethink ownership models
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including a court rejecting INWIT’s request to block Fastweb + Vodafone and TIM from exiting their MSAs early, Amazon Leo beating Starlink to secure a South African entrance, and rumours of Telefónica and Pontegadea kicking off talks to sell subsea cable operator Telxius.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satellite operator ‘space race’ heats up
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including AST SpaceMobile and Iridium moving to improve satellite launch capacity, the Spanish government imposing new energy backup requirements for towers, and Deutsche Glasfaser finally firming up its refinancing programme.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Vorboss resets C-suite; Nscale and GreenScale prep ground for 1GW+ expansions
June 2026 edition: Latest 35+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including a pair of Vorboss veterans jointly taking over the altnet, maincubes recruiting a new finance chief, and Ooredoo appointing General Director of first Middle East tower carve-out.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: EU’s €300bn data centre gap
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including news of huge investment needs for data centre expansion in the EU, talks between Vodafone and PPC to create scaled fibre challenger in Greece, and blocking of The Netherlands’ Glaspoort from acquiring DELTA Fiber assets.
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Network & InfraOoredoo advances wireless infra carve-out with Qatari towerco launch
Ooredoo goes live with Al Abraj to manage Qatari wireless infra, progressing its wider initiative to separate MENA masts. Launch comes after other Middle Eastern telcos have established regional tower operators in hunt for efficiency creation and asset monetisation…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: France fills data centre funding funnel
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including data centre overseers investing billions of euros into new French projects, Starlink competitors seeing mixed progress with satellite expansion, and another round of open access fibre deals in Germany.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: expanding Indus refreshes C-suite; GlobalConnect appoints new CEO
May 2026 edition: Latest 30+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including tweaks to Indus Towers’ C-level line-up, AllPoints CEO Ronan Kelly shifting to head up Irish digital infra association, and the latest moves in GlobalConnect’s management shake-up.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: German fibrecos open up for take-up
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including German fibre players forging further open access deals amidst efforts to accelerate take-up, European telcos plotting to expand data centre footprints, and MEA towerco Helios ramping up tower spend to meet growing regional capacity demand…
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: Belgian C-suite shake-up rolls on with new CIO
Latest 20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Orange, including another appointment as part of a C-suite overhaul in Belgium, the recruitment of fresh domestic network leadership, and the Group’s former France boss moving to oversee a national fibre challenger…
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Partnerships & AlliancesSpace42 integrates with Skylo in D2D ramp-up
Emirati satellite operator integrates with Skylo’s standards-based platform, moving to deliver direct-to-device services across EMEA and Asia. Tie-up sees satco accelerate D2D rollout, as it pursues global coverage through newly created “space tower” venture…
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Financial & PerformanceHelios plans extra $70m of infra spend amid MEA data boom
Buoyant tower group enlarges capex budget for this year off the back of “broad-based” uptick in demand for tenancies from its Middle East and Africa MNO clients.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: Europe’s fibre re-fi ‘wall’ looms
Analyst Briefing: ING warns of “enormous refinancing wall” coming for fibrecos in 2027; Deutsche Glasfaser completes long-awaited debt raise; Proximus and Telenet finalise Belgian fibre rollout tie-up; INWIT said to eye data centre play as tower competition heats up; and more…
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Network & InfraT-Mobile to plough another $2.7bn into fibre through two new JVs
US operator takes investment in fibre expansion push beyond $9bn, with formation of two new private equity-backed takeover vehicles.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset
April 2026 edition: Embattled INWIT appoints Michele Gamberini as new technology chief; EMEA telco veteran Rob Shuter joins KKR’s infra investment team; GlobalConnect names execs as part of wider restructuring; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: data centre ambitions meet reality check
Analyst Briefing: Latest in EMEA digital infra, including Blackstone’s shift to target investment in ready-built data centres; OpenAI’s reported exit from major Stargate Norway project; AST SpaceMobile’s move to de-orbit latest satellite after botched launch; and more…