All TDF articles
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Analyst BriefingFrancewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
Analyst Briefing: Aftermath of joint bid by Bouygues, Iliad, and Orange for Altice France, and the hope that discussions will resume despite the offer’s initial rejection.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Vodafone ‘finding its niche’ in subsea cables; SES charts course to launching satellite-based quantum services; Indus Towers eyes possible acquisitions to fuel African expansion; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: deep water fibre deployments; AI infra transfers
Latest on EMEA digital infra: EXA Infrastructure, Orange, and Vodafone progress subsea cable projects; Retelit finalise BT Italia acquisition; Cellnex offloads French data centre unit to Vauban; more…
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PeopleDigital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
October 2025 edition: Alpen Glasfaser, Open Dutch Fiber, and the newly created PremiumFiber name top-level leadership; data centre players Colt, Raxio, and Vantage recruit senior finance experts; France’s TDF continues C-suite revamp; more…
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Financial & PerformanceEutelsat shareholders inject funds to cut debt, boost LEO buildout
Satellite operator’s Board of Directors given the go-ahead for capital increase at Annual General Meeting, with plans to utilise funding to deleverage and advance satellite constellation ambitions.
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PeopleDigital Infra Peoplewatch: fibre C-level switches; towerco leadership tweaks
September 2025 edition: Simon Holden steps in as CityFibre CEO as Greg Mesch moves upstairs; TDF names new towerco boss; AST SpaceMobile fills in director roles; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fibrecos hit the accelerator; digital divestments develop
Latest on EMEA digital infra: French operators progress copper-to-fibre migration; German government mulls regulatory changes to speed up fibre rollout to flats; TDF becomes latest subject of French tower divestments; fibre players GlobalConnect and XpFibre reportedly up for sale…
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Analyst BriefingFrancewatch Analyst Briefing: Unions revolt as Orange presses ahead with Regain
The inaugural edition of the Francewatch briefing, where we explore the latest developments at Orange France, rivals including Altice France, Bouygues Telecom, and Iliad, local infracos, and the diaspora of French telecoms players…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fresh fibre financing; space infra upgrades
Latest on EMEA digital infra: fixed acquisitions, expansion initiatives, and financing deals announced across the region, including key updates from 4iG and United Fiber; Indus Towers makes first move beyond domestic market; satcos progress LEO constellation developments…
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PeopleFrance’s TDF installs new towerco boss
French wireless infra group names Nicolas Gibergues as Managing Director of business’ Towerco unit, claiming his international and sector-specific experience will enable it to compete in an “increasingly competitive” infra market…
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InterviewvHive CEO interview: digital twins now ‘single source of truth’ for MNO infra
Mobile operators “don’t want data, they want insights”, says Yariv Geller. Wide-ranging conversation explores maturation of digital twin tech for infra asset management, its role as ‘single source of truth’, and how it’s becoming invaluable for network optimisation and towerco M&A due diligence.
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Network & InfraThe single source of truth: how TowerCos and MNOs are mastering digital twins
From accelerating M&A due diligence to slashing truck rolls and ensuring revenue, digital twins are reshaping MNO and TowerCo operations. At different stages of adoption, but as one on importance of getting the data right, leaders from BT, TDF, PTI and vHive reveal how this technology is creating the digital truth for physical assets, how this can be advantaged, and what’s next…
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M&ACellnex ‘not exposed’ to looming telco M&A in France, says CEO
Marco Patuano underlines towerco’s strong market position in France, and said it would be a critical partner in any MNO consolidation moves.
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Network & InfraBrookfield plots multi-billion euro data centre expansion project in Sweden
Private equity giant ploughs funding into Swedish data centre to bring capacity up to 750MW over the next 10–15 years.
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Network & InfraBT exploring Edge DC play via towers arm
With the decommissioning of copper networks and a focus on AI-ready infrastructure, BT is investigating edge data centres amongst new commercial models for its tower and exchange assets. Explore the strategic implications (including reporting from TowerXchange Europe)…
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PeopleFormer Orange exec takes on new role at Spanish data centre startup NxN
Sergio Riolobos has been appointed CEO of NxN Datacenters, which plans to build its first data centre in Valencia.
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Public AffairsEuropean TowerCos want protection against ‘opportunistic’ land banks
The European Wireless Infrastructure Association sets out manifesto for “investment-friendly” policies and flags threat from LandCo aggregators to TowerCo business models.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: data centre strategy roadmaps; InfraCos seek to cut overlap
Latest on EMEA Infra: several digital infra and telecoms players adjust data centre strategies, aiming to capitalise on rising demand for AI and cloud services; FibreCos forge fresh access deals with goal of reducing overbuild; wireless infra players still up for sharing; more…
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PeopleTDF revamps leadership to drive into data centres and private networks
French tower operator and broadcaster appoints Karim El Naggar as CEO, as part of a top-level leadership reset that has primarily drawn on existing talent. Changes come alongside strategy shift aimed at accelerating growth in emerging digital infra markets…
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Financial & PerformanceEutelsat overhauls board as losses mount
Challenged SatCo performs boardroom reshuffle and financial reshaping to drive greater “flexibility”. CEO Eva Berneke affirms LEO expansion on the way, with positive developments in last six months…