Strategy – Page 6
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Newmark launches new data centre investment platform
Real estate advisory group launches new data centre investment platform. GoFibre and Lightning Fibre set for UK fibre network expansion.
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Strategy & Change
Telstra’s InfraCo sale off the table (for now)
CEO Vicki Brady sees growth opportunities for the standalone unit, fuelled by a “shift to the cloud and rapid AI adoption”.
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Public Affairs
Wales puts sale of regional fibre network on the table
Devolved body sounds out market interest in purchase of publicly owned network in North Wales, ahead of 2025 contract end point.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s Höttges slams fibre overbuilding “myth”
Group CEO hits back over altnet complaints that DT is overbuilding on their networks.
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Strategy & Change
UK Space Agency preps satellite strategy switch-up, LEO investment
UKSA looks to up investment in LEO satellites as it shifts to commercially-focused business model. Read more about the ARTES and CLEO programmes, their role in the UKSA strategic switch-up, as well as use-cases opening up for both telecoms sectors and wider industry.
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Operations
CityFibre gets proactive on eliminating fault frustration
While ultrafast fibre connectivity is increasingly essential for business and consumers, service standards haven’t remotely kept pace.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica agitates again for fibre consolidation with Vodafone Spain
Spanish giant formally proposes to Vodafone’s troubled subsidiary to shut down its HFC network and migrate customers into its own FTTP network.
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M&A
American Tower CEO sees 'nothing compelling' to tempt splashing out on M&A
After offloading assets in Mexico, Poland, and possibly India, American Tower has little interest in international acquisitions to expand footprint.
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Strategy & Change
T-Mobile ‘looking hard’ at options to ‘crack the code’ for FWA expansion
CEO says economic ways to extend FWA footprint are not “immediately obvious”.
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Network & Infrastructure
Openreach creeps towards fibre connections target
Unusually, infrastructure division seen stuttering on fibre rollout and falling short on annualised run-rate goal of four million premises passed.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland boasts FTTP deployment momentum; remains coy on take-up rate
German NatCo passes another 200,000 households in June, clocking 1.3 million YTD. ’Fibre’ and ’optical’ obfuscation continues, with particular coyness over low FTTH adoption.
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Interview
The exec keeping CityFibre slick as it muscles in on Project Gigabit
Sarah Malin, Director of Group Operations and Programme Management Office at CityFibre, shares the altnet’s priorities for scaling fibre build. CityFibre looking more ‘CountryFibre’ with four big Building Digital UK contracts, making it largest participant in rural broadband scheme.
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Financial & Performance
BII lauds digital infra investment impact in tough economic climate
BII CEO Nick O’Donohoe sees private sector funding as critical to delivering long-term, sustainable solutions that grants alone cannot provide.
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Network & Infrastructure
Orange maintains 5G momentum with launch in Jordan
The Group has now launched 5G in nine countries, of which two are in Middle East and Africa. Orange Europe CMO hints at imminent 5G standalone launches after Spain.
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Venturing & Investments
3i Infrastructure injects €24m into fibre provider DNS:NET
Investment will fund continued expansion of DNS:NET’s fibre network in Germany. Former Truphone Chief Executive Ralph Steffens appointed as co-CEO.
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Network & Infrastructure
New GIIA chief says UK needs fresh vision for infra
GIIA CEO Jon Phillips sees work to be done to revive foreign investor interest in UK infrastructure.
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Strategy & Change
Rejigged Boldyn dives into ‘next stage’ of neutral host journey
Boldyn Networks launches, seeing BAI and five other telecoms brands united under one name.
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Strategy & Change
Freshwave: Securing essential connectivity across transport hubs
Tom Bennett, Chief Technology Officer, Freshwave, explores how neutral host providers can provide expertise to MNOs on in-building coverage, including sector-specific regulations and specialist knowledge. Mobile private networks touted as next new innovation for busy ports. Potentially “industry-changing” open RAN needs more real-world testing.
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Strategy & Change
CityFibre: service problems are inevitable; failing your customers is not
The real mettle of a business is often exposed when something goes wrong for the customer.
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People
Vodafone’s international partner boss exits, joins infra investment group
Partner Markets and Carrier Services CEO Diego Massidda leaves Group to lead Arqiva and Verne Global investor Digital 9.