More Recent Insight – Page 75
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: c-suite changes across the footprint
30+ senior and strategic changes at Vodafone and its partners, including more as shared operations resets; interim Business boss exits; board rotations at Investments operators; C-suite appointments in Germany and Czechia; and a familiar face brought in at Safaricom Ethiopia…
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Network & InfraVodafone Albania chief calls for quality control on shoddy altnets
Chief Executive Balazs Revesz wants the country’s 200-plus broadband providers held to higher operational standards to spur take-up and investment.
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: Group names fresh Chile B2B chief
20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Telefónica, including Group CEO Álvarez-Pallete staying on as GSMA’s Chair; President of Spanish operating business rotating out of helm at Solar360; and Telefónica Chile naming new enterprise lead…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Weekly: Group reset puts telco-as-a-service front and centre
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as B2T unit launches to commercialise shared operations; M&A attempts blocked in South Africa and started in Romania; and a new Iliad move on Italian assets midway through antitrust hearings…
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B2BT-Systems continues to amp AI capacity with new business unit
DT’s enterprise IT division is looking to AI to help it meet some ambitious medium-term revenue growth targets, and as well as recently flagging plans to expand its infrastructure platform, has now charged a new engineering function with the task of deepening its AI product portfolio and winning custom projects with clients.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone set to debut new ‘Business to Telco’ unit as part of central function refresh
Vodafone quietly debuts B2T unit targeting peers, as Shared Operations gets overhauled and Group adds vim to telco-as-a-service ambitions.
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Venturing & InvestmentsKKR expands digital infra ambitions with $50bn AI data centre deal
Private equity giant teams up with Energy Capital Partners to accelerate data centre deployment, aiming to back up hyperscalers with AI model tuning. Partnership sees KKR affirm that interest in digital infrastructure is only growing…
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M&AUK altnet group AllPoints nabs new retail service provider Brillband
Fern Trading‑backed fibre altnet acquires Glasgow‑focused retail fibre startup, and backs plans for continued expansion.
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M&AVodafone, Digi sign deal for pieces of OTE’s Romanian mobile biz
OTE Group might finally make it out of Romania as it enters talks with Vodafone and Digi to acquire parts of its lingering mobile business in the country.
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Network & InfraBoldyn’s Igor Leprince: Connections built on trust
CEO reflects on a personal and professional mission to lead his neutral host venture on a journey that is embracing network complexity to transform lives and organisations, binding together the fabric of industry and communities worldwide, and helping mainstream operators bear the load. Read more…
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M&AVirgin Media O2 sheds further chunk of Cornerstone TowerCo
£180m+ fillip sees VM O2 reach monetisation milestone, with another minority offload, while continuing to consolidate TowerCo financially. Buyer Equitix extends digital infra portfolio, while UK tower landscape continue to shift…
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Network & InfraMásOrange turns to Ericsson for open RAN and 5G revamp
Spanish joint venture indicates that ultimate aim is to increase diversity of suppliers. Move also seen as part of efforts to reduce influence of Chinese vendors in 5G networks.
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch Weekly: more B2B sell-off reports pose questions for future of Business
Latest from BT as B2B slim-down continues; minority owner DT sees emerging ‘options’ for 12% stake; and Openreach sets about Nokia Altiplano deployment…
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M&AVodacom considers appeal after courts block MAZIV fibre plans
Proposed South African fibre JV blocked by Competition Tribunal after lengthy review process, but details of decision not yet published.
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Partnerships & AlliancesOne in, one out as SBA shakes up tower portfolio via M&A
US-based wireless infra group puts Philippines business up for sale after netting a 7,000 tower buy from Millicom in central America.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVirgin Media O2 to anonymise mobile geodata for brand owners via Blis’ Audience Explorer
UK operator signs three-year exclusive deal with data platform to give marketers insight into mobile brand engagement, as VM O2 remains keen to expand market for O2 Motion offering…
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Analyst BriefingInfrawatch Weekly: Community Fibre wins backing, Spring Fibre loses; data centres dominate
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including Community Fibre’s latest funding; the UK National Wealth Fund’s capital cut; SpaceMobile’s role in satellite war games; and plenty more…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: B2B shake-up continues
25+ senior and strategic movers across BT, including another set of newcomers to the Business leadership team; GenAI lead heads off; and EE’s chief marketer leaves for Nuuday…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: Group goes fishing with Euro tower chips
DT wraps up central and eastern European tower assets as a deal sweetener, as it seeks to revive regional infra consolidation hopes.
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Financial & PerformanceClock ticking for UK altnet Spring Fibre as administration looms
A notice of intention to enter administration has been submitted, with the altnet having until the end of the week to find a solution for its financial situation or appoint an administrator.