M&A
Telefónica said to mull HQ sale to drive Murtra’s strategy
Operator reportedly assessing a sale of Distrito C offices, generating further funds to fuel Murtra’s upcoming strategic reset, which is said to include a focus on acquisitions in key markets…
Liberty CEO: Vodafone stake sell-off is not a judgement on telco’s strategy
Liberty Blume ignites M&A growth plan with insurance buy
Belgium’s fibre catch-up plan: Orange and Proximus team in south
VM O2 in spotlight as Telefónica confirms NetCo plan scrapped
CityFibre secures £2.3bn war chest to lead UK altnet scaleup round
VodafoneZiggo picks Teleste to support bet on next-gen DOCSIS
Case study: Telenet adopts network digital twins to break automation glass ceiling
Telefónica to take more ‘calculated risks’ in new strategy, says Murtra
Partnerships & Alliances
Sky peppers Swiss fibre and mobile with Salt
Pay TV provider Sky Switzerland is partnering with Xavier Niel’s local telco redoubt to introduce converged offerings and challenge market leaders Swisscom and Sunrise. Amidst backdrop of pending Sky DACH acquisition by Bertelsmann’s RTL…
Deep Dive
Legendary corporate raider reveals 3% Vodafone stake
Deep Dive: Following Liberty Global’s sharp exit, billionaire Martin Ebner has emerged as a prominent shareholder. The investor, known for forcing major change at Swiss firms, is now fourth on the shareholder roster, leaving the market to ponder the activist’s next move.
M&A
Telefónica ‘green-lit’ for Vodafone Spain feeding-frenzy
Following Zegona’s spectacular 350% financial gains from Vodafone Spain buyout in just 15 months, muscling-up Telefónica has apparently been cleared to bid for assets, signalling a market-shaking break-up that could set a new precedent for European consolidation. Vodafone again left pondering ‘what could have been…’
Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media O2 smartens up fibre rollout with IQGeo and Deepomatic combo
As IQGeo completed an acquisition of Deepomatic earlier this month, Virgin Media O2 emerged as one of the first operators to use their combined geospatial software and computer vision software tools to speed its fibre rollout.
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #195 - August 2025
Key stories include: Tech and Infra in line for revamps | UK NetCo idea ‘dropped’, for good | Two-for-two swap in boardroom | Vivo wins big in smart-meters | Uruguay exit ‘weeks away’ | and much more…
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #194 - July-August 2025
Key stories include: CTIO flags automation progress (and ‘passion’) | Telcos win latest phase of Phones 4u battle | Telxius goes deeper on subsea Google links | B2B is next target for Perplexity partnership | Double trouble on Spanish access price hikes | and much more…
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #193 - July 2025
Key stories include: Murtra won’t ease off on grand reset plan | Telefónica plugs back into data centres | Vivo shares ‘in play’ as group seeks capital | Rejig of Brazilian B2B businesses flagged | O2 docks Spinnaker support savings | and much more…