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Strategy & ChangeHelios Towers CEO casts vision for ‘symbiotic’ telco–energy expansion in Africa
Tom Greenwood took to the Mission 300 Africa stage to promote mutual benefits of telco-energy provider partnerships, as both look to expand their respective footprints on the continent.
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Strategy & ChangeAcquisitive Polish FibreCo slows M&A, seeks funding in strategy rethink
Jacek Wiśniewski, Chief Executive at Poland’s Nexera, says business is exploring financing options to fuel push past 1.5 million premises. M&A and build-out set to slow down in 2025, as Nexera follows broader European trend of focusing on take-up…
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InterviewCityFibre sees commercial promise, ‘moral obligation’ in Project Gigabit
CityFibre’s public sector lead Andy Nash talks to TelcoTitans on the altnet’s emergence as a strategic government supplier for Project Gigabit, answering “the big exam question” on going beyond initial goals, and the moral duty of delivering rural connectivity…
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M&AFullFibre, Zzoomm to form integrated altnet, fuel further M&A
UK fibre altnets to combine for a shared 600,000 ready for service network with 65,000 customers, adding FullFibre’s wholesale platform to Zzoomm’s retail.
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PeopleViasat rejigs exec line-up after Inmarsat integration
SatCo shakes up leadership team in a bid to drive “long-term” growth, which includes President Guru Gowrappan stepping down and the creation of a new strategic initiatives role…
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PeopleMTN appoints new infra chief to drive AI strategy
Group CTIO Mazen Mroué named CEO for Digital Infrastructure, including Bayobab fibre and mobile hardware units.
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Strategy & ChangeIs UK’s AI Action Plan under-powered?
UK government unveils aspirational plan for growing the AI sector, with a partner sought for a new data centre in its first AI Growth Zone, but questions remain about the power capacity to underpin the impending data and AI explosion…
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Network & InfrastructurePortugal, Sweden, and Spain lead race towards copper retirement
New Copper Switch‑Off Tracker names and shames markets that are dragging their feet on legacy network closures ahead of European Commission’s 2030 target date.
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Network & InfrastructureSpain’s fibre foundations need a fix-up
Market seen in self-adjustment mode to smooth out overlaps between FibreCo estates while also filling gap between urban and rural FTTH coverage.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom, Orange target rural 4G in DRC tower tie-up
Pair announce TowerCo joint venture with rural Democratic Republic of Congo communities in mind.
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M&ACellnex said to be eyeing Swiss exit door
Report in TowerCo’s home market indicates it has appointed advisors to explore sale of 5,500-site business in Switzerland.
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Network & InfrastructureDeep dive: international response to escalating subsea comms risk after Baltics disruption
Latest apparent act of network sabotage in the Baltics underlines heightened need for action to ensure resilience of critical global infrastructure, with UK, EU, and NATO looking to ramp security of increasingly vulnerable cables…
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Network & InfrastructureOrange moves to cash in on decommissioned copper
French operator is reportedly seeking a value assessment of the copper in its legacy network as it works towards switching off the public switched telephone network by 2030.
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Network & InfrastructureUK’s Project Gigabit: billions committed, but just 1.6% take-up at last count
Nearly four years in, government’s Project Gigabit spend reaches £2.2bn with latest Openreach contracts, but connections faltering at just 11,000 as commitments and subsidies yet to translate to boots on the ground. With another £400m in the procurement pipeline for 2025, when will cash finally convert to real impact? In depth non-chummy review of UK rural fibre programme inside…
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M&ABT advances asset-light strategy with Irish data centre sale
Equinix agrees to acquire BT Ireland’s data centre business following rumours of a wider Irish divestment; Group CEO Allison Kirkby ramps up her ‘get lean’ agenda beyond UK connectivity…
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InterviewNew INCA CEO tells UK altnets to mobilise against common enemy
Industry body recce’d under new CEO, with collaboration and communication identified for rework — including potential Openreach hotline upgrade — despite cloud of consolidation.
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Network & InfrastructureUK struggles to get space strategy off ground as satellite demand rises
Ofcom data shows satellite connectivity lines doubled in the year, with rural users taking up the offer as an alternative to terrestrial networks.
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Strategy & ChangeZzoomm: capital costs holding back build and consolidation
At INCA Summit Zzoomm’s CEO Matthew Hare predicted a bright future for the sector, but current cost of capital is impeding expansion plans and complicating the path to consolidation.
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Network & InfrastructureVantage Towers looks to shared urban infra for new growth opportunities
Electric vehicle charging has sparked potential new services and customers for European TowerCo Vantage Towers, but in-building and shared urban infrastructure remain priorities for growth.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone backs AST SpaceMobile with commercial tie-up
Vodafone put a ring on its relationship with SatCo startup AST SpaceMobile with an exclusive, long-term commercial agreement for offering direct-to-device services.