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Colao and Niel join Draghi-led push for Europe’s competitive revival
Ex-Vodafone CEO and French telecoms mogul join Mario Draghi’s new think tank pushing for “urgent action” around European competitiveness, as the continent moves to reset telecoms regulation…
MTN secures IHS deal approvals, moves closer to African towers take-back
Nigerian competition authority among multiple regulators to greenlight the deal, which could see MTN take back control of previously sold tower assets. Telco highlights IHS buy as among ‘selective’ investments in digital infra during H1, as it boasts a strong set of financial results for the period…
Czech MNOs land spectrum boost with coverage caveat
New proposals lay out long-term spectrum extension for O2, T-Mobile, and Vodafone, in return for expanded obligations around network reach and resilience.
Telecom Argentina preps offload deal to secure Telefónica assets — reports
Telecom Argentina is reportedly working on a divestment of fixed and mobile customers to enterprise-focused Metrotel, with aim to meet regulatory conditions attached to its 2025 acquisition of Telefónica Argentina. Move could mark an entrance for Metrotel into the consumer telecoms market…
Hungary’s 4iG faces major probe into Orbán era state contracts
Hungary’s new government has opened a corporate investigation in the country’s recent history, placing telecoms, defence, and technology conglomerate 4iG under intense scrutiny as it reviews years of state-backed expansion.
‘All we can do is file lawsuits’: 1&1 still awaits low-band spectrum resolution
German challenger is unable to offer a firm timeframe for resolution of dispute over sub-1GHz airwaves that could bolster its transition to full MNO status.
France’s fibre players told to raise quality game as market shift looms
Regulator’s latest quality-of-service scorecard scolds some fibrecos, even as France boasts fibre market leadership among European peers. Further reset imminent as SFR takeover progresses…
BTwatch: fibre dividend emerges, Ofcom bares teeth on promos
Analyst Briefing: stubborn numbers but signs of things to come as BT’s Q1s leave the Group on track for near- and mid-term guidance; Openreach knocked back as Ofcom moves to block pricing change; and TelcoTitans considers the implications for the Group of a new UK Prime Minister…
ruhrfibre insolvency marks latest sign of German altnet financial struggles
German altnet and sister business metrofibre file for insolvency, marking latest signs of financial distress in the German fibre market. Decision comes as other altnets explore solutions to get onto a firmer financial footing, as investors warn of incoming wave of refinancing deals…
Bouygues CEO says SFR review could stretch into 2028
Olivier Roussat appears less confident than his opposite at Orange that the deal will be completed before the end of next year, as originally hoped.
Italian towers industry ‘stalled’ as INWIT–MNO contract dispute rumbles on
INWIT chief Diego Galli delivers a stark warning on the future of Italy’s telecoms infra market, arguing that contract disputes with key tenants and uncertainty over spectrum renewal are freezing investment at a critical moment for national connectivity.