Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group reinforces digital B2B services segment
Acquisition of Brazil’s IPNET promises to accelerate digital B2B services growth. Meanwhile, Group makes progress on infra asset monetisation as sale of Spanish data centres attracting investors.
TelcoX study: Deutsche Telekom closes out 2023 as Europe’s only telecoms alpha
Recent years’ breakaway of Deutsche Telekom from the European telco peloton is one of key themes highlighted in TelcoX EMEA CSP and ecosystem Leadership & Performance Report.
EU under pressure to get IRIS² off the ground
SpaceRISE consortium including Deutsche Telekom is said to have been selected for the project, although contract negotiations remain ongoing.
Spanish numbers: Telefónica locks in #4 Digi for 16 years
Key domestic partner retained with fresh 16-year mobile network sharing agreement, alongside renewed national roaming. Additionally, Digi strengthening wholesale fixed broadband ties, rather than heading for exit and creating another financial hole for Telefónica…
More suitors challenge Telefónica for potential Avatel buy — report
Investors Inveready and PAI Partners reportedly looking to buy fixed network operator, valued at around €550m. Telefónica and stc Group among others vying for the operator to advance Spanish fixed strategies.
Romania’s competition body runs rule over OTE’s latest exit plan
Competition Council says it has begun process of assessing antitrust implications of convoluted joint buyout by Clever Media and Digi Romania, which carries OTE’s hopes for an exit from local telecoms market.
DT and Orange plot joint developer platform for time-to-market gains
DT and Orange describe early efforts to improve developer productivity by streamlining and utilising their respective CI/CD platforms.
Infrawatch Weekly: Netomnia climbs UK altnet table, Poland drives on fibre, UK politicians play it safe
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including the emergence of a new £1bn challenger in the UK fibre scene, collab-driven network advances in Poland, connectivity promises in the UK General Election; people moves, and plenty more…
América Móvil’s Slim buys into Kirkby’s vision for BT
Interests linked to the Mexican telecoms billionaire have acquired a 3.2% stake in BT, with BT remaining neutral on the development.
T-Mobile Poland piggybacks its way to ten million-home fibre footprint
Deutsche Telekom’s Polish business remains happy to pursue a partnerships-led approach to broadband and converged services expansion, activating deal with Iliad-InfraVia venture Polski Światłowód Otwarty.
‘Fixer’ Zegona seeks to shore up wholesale relationships, after Vodafone Spain buy
Following €5bn acquisition, Zegona CEO Eamonn O’Hare states intent to “move swiftly” on refreshed strategy, with early moves in wholesale segment reflecting a shift in priorities in order to reduce Vodafone Spain’s cost base and improve unit’s performance…
German state trims Deutsche Telekom stake to 27.8%
Government intends to invest funds raised from DT share sale in Germany’s railways.
Vodafonewatch Weekly: African infra in spotlight, Spanish retreat complete
Latest from Vodafone and its partners and interests as Spanish exit completes, Shared Ops leadership adjusted, and climate plans pushed back. In Africa, infra-sharing is on the cards, but Vodacom’s in-progress South African fibre deal faces backlash…
Telefónica takes bulk of Spain’s rural 5G SA funding
Group receives more than half of €508m funding available through UNICO-5G Redes Activas programme, despite alterations to tender to reduce perceived competitive advantage.
Infrawatch Weekly: Project Gigabit acceleration, African expansion, and 5G streetlights
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including: drone‑enabled 5G and IoT hidden in streetlamps; ongoing network and service building in Africa; Openreach eyeing under‑delivering Project Gigabit contracts; and plenty more…
Telefónicawatch Weekly: Shares, spectrum, and security in the spotlight
Spanish state hits 10% Telefónica stake target after two-month ramp-up. Fresh alliances with Microsoft and domestic operator rivals bolstering cybersecurity, AI, and rural mobile initiatives. Elsewhere, UK prepares for mmWave spectrum auction. Read more…
Spanish telco trio to share spectrum on rural 5G rollout: report
MásOrange, Telefónica, and Vodafone reportedly planning to pool spectrum assets for UNICO-5G Redes Activas initiative. Suggested move holds potential to reduce costs of meeting government rural coverage targets.