All Spain articles – Page 12
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q2 FY24 In-depth: Focus on profitability as revenue blips in key geographies
Group reports slight revenue and earnings increases, as growth decelerates in Brazil and Germany, while Virgin Media O2 adjusts guidance after reporting decreases in sales and EBITDA. Read more…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q2 FY24 Spend: Tight lid kept on expenses
Group pulls back on spending after Q1 investment spree, keeping capital intensity well within guidance range.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Weekly: Hispam sales jump back onto the agenda
Telefónica makes abrupt announcement of deal to exit Colombia with sale to rival Millicom, further reducing exposure to Latin America.
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Strategy & ChangeCellnex puts real estate asset sale plan ‘on hold’
European tower group wants to keep full ownership of its new land management business, highlighting its financial and strategic importance when it comes to controlling real estate cost and protecting against sharp practice by third-party aggregators.
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M&AVodafone Spain partners Telefónica on second FibreCo in two weeks
Telefónica España and Vodafone Spain to create joint FibreCo with a 3.5 million premises footprint, as Telefónica shores up wholesale revenue and Vodafone continues infra retreat.
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Financial & PerformanceProsegur backs Telefónica security JV as it passes 500k subs
Spanish operator’s home security partner talks up the value of their joint venture, and wider connected-alarms business, despite ongoing profit drain of commercial spend to fuel user base expansion.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Weekly: Group reinforces digital B2B services segment
Acquisition of Brazil’s IPNET promises to accelerate digital B2B services growth. Meanwhile, Group makes progress on infra asset monetisation as sale of Spanish data centres attracting investors.
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Network & InfraMásOrange eyes more Spanish fibre deals after Vodafone infra tie-up
Consolidation of pressured Spanish telco market continues, seeing recently-reworked operator duo team up to form a distinct fibre business, focused on “dense areas”.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech forges cybersecurity pact with BBVA
Group agrees to bolster longstanding partner’s security systems across Europe and the Americas, including through construction of Mexico cybersecurity hub.
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M&AInvestment groups flock towards Telefónica, Asterion data centre assets — report
Blackstone, Brookfield, PFA, Vauban, and Wren House among investors reportedly preparing offers for Spanish data centre player Nabiax.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Weekly: Group furthers network-sharing ambitions with Digi Spain
Operator finalises national roaming and mobile network-sharing deal with Digi Spain. Separately, in mobile segment, O2 Germany agrees removal of China-made hardware from German mobile network.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica lands role in Spanish cybersecurity ramp-up
Group to construct new cybersecurity operations centre with Indra and TRC.
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M&AVodafone Portugal attracts Saudi buyout — report
Portuguese telecoms brace for another stc advance if rumours are believed, with Vodafone transitioning from local buyer to acquisition target. Plan B to stitch up Iberian synergies with stc’s Telefónica stake in Spain?
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: C-level shake-up at UK and LatAm ventures
TEASER: Roundup of 25+ notable people moves across Telefónica globally, including: new finance chief at Tesco Mobile; CEO in place at new Brazilian energy JV; and C-Suite updates at ON*NET Fibra Colombia. Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesSpanish numbers: Telefónica locks in #4 Digi for 16 years
Key domestic partner retained with fresh 16-year mobile network sharing agreement, alongside renewed national roaming. Additionally, Digi strengthening wholesale fixed broadband ties, rather than heading for exit and creating another financial hole for Telefónica…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Weekly: UK mobile coverage expanded with net-sharing, rural rollout
Virgin Media O2 extends network-sharing deal with Vodafone UK, and meets first-phase Shared Rural Network coverage commitments.
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M&AMore suitors challenge Telefónica for potential Avatel buy — report
Investors Inveready and PAI Partners reportedly looking to buy fixed network operator, valued at around €550m. Telefónica and stc Group among others vying for the operator to advance Spanish fixed strategies.
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Network & InfraTelefónica, Meta ally to upgrade short-form video delivery
Pair seek to expand trials of 4G and 5G network configurations to optimise video content delivery beyond Spain.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica turns to Nokia for Spanish private 5G boost
Pair sign three-year deal to unite connectivity, cloud, and edge solutions to support businesses in “mission-critical” sectors.
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M&ACriteriaCaixa makes another Telefónica share buy, reaching 10% target
Spanish investment group ties with the government as operator’s largest shareholder after gradually building up its position over last two years.