All Middle East articles
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: data centre financing surge; investors hesitant on Euro telco infra
Latest on EMEA digital infra: investors’ data centre appetites in spotlight with wave of new European deals; EQT and Omers reportedly firming up €1.7bn Deutsche Glasfaser financing deal; EC pushes back AI Gigafactory tender launch; more…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: PremiumFiber fills out senior team; TDF leadership rejig rolls on
December 2025 edition: firmed-up PremiumFiber names financial, legal, and tech management; TDF appoints Sophie Giordano and Audrey Piton in latest management shake-up; Equinix CFO Keith Taylor to retire after 27-year tenure; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: telcos advance fibre plans; data centre pledges keep coming
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Telefónica, Vodacom, and Vodafone Spain press on with fibre joint venture plans; 4iG and Magyar Telekom emerge as main winners of Hungary rural fibre scheme; Brookfield and PPC among the latest to make big pitches in the data centre space…
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Venturing & InvestmentsAI infra: Brookfield to double down with $100bn splurge
Brookfield unveils plans to secure twelve-figure sum for investment in compute, energy, and real estate for AI infrastructure development, including through the launch of its latest fund. Move comes amidst a wave of data centre fundraises, including from DigitalBridge, InfraVia, and more, despite growing noise around asset valuations…
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InnovationOrange tests Africa-focused LLMs to the Max
Orange’s super-app is integrating languages such as Wolof for AI‑based voice interactions.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: more fibre players pare back rollout; telcos mull AI data centre ambitions
Latest on EMEA digital infra: KPN and OTE revise fibre build strategies; Vodacom keeping “powder dry” for potential fibre, data centre buys; DT and Vodafone ruminate very differently on AI Gigafactory plans; more…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: more change at Eutelsat; Vantage CEO named
November 2025 edition: France’s Eutelsat appoints Sébastien Rouge as CFO; Martin Bouchard becomes Vantage Towers’ fourth CEO in three years; UK altnet CEO departures continue, with Guy Miller leaving MS3 Networks and Sean Royce exiting Quickline…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Vodafone ‘finding its niche’ in subsea cables; SES charts course to launching satellite-based quantum services; Indus Towers eyes possible acquisitions to fuel African expansion; more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica widens tie-up with part-owner stc into satcomms
Telecoms duo to collaborate on developing multi-orbit satellite solutions, further strengthening their existing relationship…
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PeoplewatchMiddle East’s TASC Towers names new CEO as Ooredoo deal nears closure
Zain strategy chief Kamil Hilali replaces Iyad Mazhar as CEO of the MENA-focused towerco, and in doing so is in line to lead it into a new phase of expansion following the purchase of Ooredoo’s wireless infra portfolio…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: deep water fibre deployments; AI infra transfers
Latest on EMEA digital infra: EXA Infrastructure, Orange, and Vodafone progress subsea cable projects; Retelit finalise BT Italia acquisition; Cellnex offloads French data centre unit to Vauban; more…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
October 2025 edition: Alpen Glasfaser, Open Dutch Fiber, and the newly created PremiumFiber name top-level leadership; data centre players Colt, Raxio, and Vantage recruit senior finance experts; France’s TDF continues C-suite revamp; more…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch Analyst Briefing: Regulation spotlighted, MásOrange diversifies, and change beckons in France
In this issue, we report on Christel Heydemann’s view of the current regulatory landscape in Europe during an event organised by the Financial Times.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: satellite sovereignty in focus; data centres switch hands
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Eutelsat receives shareholder approval for capital raise; SpaceRISE seeks out ground infra partners for IRIS2; Polish telecoms regulator set to further deregulate Orange Poland; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fibrecos hit the accelerator; digital divestments develop
Latest on EMEA digital infra: French operators progress copper-to-fibre migration; German government mulls regulatory changes to speed up fibre rollout to flats; TDF becomes latest subject of French tower divestments; fibre players GlobalConnect and XpFibre reportedly up for sale…
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Partnerships & AlliancesOrange ties with Synamedia to extend CDN platform
Telco aims to give content providers a simplified way to extend their reach through integration with Synamedia’s platform. The deal comes as Orange plots a strategic shift in its CDN approach…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA 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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PeoplewatchExecs reshuffled at Orange MEA after fintech boss exits
Departure of Orange Money Group chief Aminata Kane prompts a change at top of fast-growing regional fintech business and operator’s Tunisian outpost.
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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 BriefingEMEA 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…