All Middle East articles
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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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Network & InfraTurkey to hold first 5G spectrum auction
Auction expected this year, raising $2bn+, first services in 2026…
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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 BriefingsOrangewatch Analyst Briefing: H1 results, M&A in France, and interviews with Orange Business execs
Latest from Orange, including the analysis of the Group’s recent earnings call; ongoing speculation about M&A in France and the future of SFR; interviews with a series of senior execs; and the latest from Spain…
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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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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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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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Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Analyst Briefing: state-backed infra advances with varying success
Latest developments from BT, including: varying pace of public-backed projects ESN, Project Gigabit, R100, and SRN; buying chief Cyril Pourrat on AI momentum; RCS innovation with Brand Assure; Middle Eastern DHL deal; more…
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Network & InfraVodafone Turkey CEO open to role in potential Turksat fixed spin-out
Engin Aksoy, Vodafone Turkey CEO, said the OpCo would “consider” getting involved in a process to separate cable assets from state-owned satellite operator in latest call for a shake-up in the country’s fibre market.
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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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Analyst BriefingsOrangewatch Analyst Briefing: execs bang M&A drum; high hopes on IPCEI and AI
In this issue, we report on presentations by Orange’s leadership at the AGM, with Group CEO Christel Heydemann and new Orange France CEO Jérôme Hénique taking the floor.
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Strategy & ChangeHénique signs off from Orange MEA on a high note
France-bound Jérôme Hénique discusses the challenges of managing Orange’s sprawling Middle East & Africa business, and asserts the importance of a division that has contributed significantly to Orange’s results in recent times, delivering double‑digit revenue growth for eight consecutive quarters.
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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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Partnerships & AlliancesSaudi satco Arabsat takes next LEO steps with Telesat deal
MEA-focused satellite operator to integrate LEO services using Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation, as part of multi-orbit strategy aimed at improving services, efficient.
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M&ATAWAL is possible suitor for DT’s latest tower spin-outs
Acquisitive Saudi tower group TAWAL is still keen on M&A in central and eastern Europe and has Deutsche Telekom’s newly carved out masts in its sights.
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Analyst BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: resilience under the microscope; TowerCos face up to ‘land banks’
Power outage in parts of Europe and the aftermath of USA’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs give digital infra players food for thought on data sovereignty and resilience. Meanwhile, TowerCos come face-to-face with land aggregation firms after expressing concerns that the latter could stockpile land assets.
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Network & InfraLease aggregators defend role in telecoms infra as TowerCos call for regulation
As land access continues to be contentious for telecoms infrastructure, lease aggregators seek distance from bad actors that engage in speculative buying and opportunistic pricing.
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Financial & PerformanceTariff turbulence: Orange’s Heydemann scents opportunity in uncertainty
Operator’s CEO says turbulent geopolitical scene is raising B2B client concern over data sovereignty and security, although thinks it is too early to say whether these fears will crystallise into higher investment.
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Analyst BriefingsOrangewatch Weekly: shining a light on network evolution
This issue explores technology advances in telecoms, from cloud native through to generative AI and even all-photonic networks.