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Public AffairsUK telcos under regulatory fire for ‘misleading’ ads
BT, TalkTalk, and Virgin Media O2 asked to remove ads following ASA investigation into claims that they could mislead consumers about mid-contract price hikes.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica’s Bluevía bags fresh Vera wholesale contract
Rural-focused fibre duo sign fixed wholesale deal, focused on opening up “development opportunities” in remote areas of Catalonia. Move sees Bluevía add to growing list of key wholesale clients…
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PeopleBritish International Investment’s CEO steps down
UK government’s development finance institution poaches Leslie Maasdorp from New Development Bank, as O’Donohoe’s seven-year leadership run comes to a close. Read more…
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MarketingOrange Belgium reportedly plans to drop VOO brand
Local media reports suggest that the VOO brand will be retired by September 2025.
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M&ABT, Sky urge CMA to block Vodafone-Three merger
BT and Sky make last-ditch arguments to prevent the merger of Vodafone and Three that would combine the UK’s third and fourth mobile operators.
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M&ASpanish M&A rolls on as Inveready said to reach Avatel deal
Asset management group reportedly reaches deal with Avatel co-founder to jointly acquire the business, continuing wave of consolidation in Spanish telecoms market. Read more…
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems eyes software tie-ups with new Digital Ventures arm
T-Systems brings in Porsche exec to drive digital product development tie-ups with enterprise partners.
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M&AGIP said to seek reboot in India after completion of BlackRock mega-buy
Change reportedly already underway at GIP following BlackRock acquisition, as the digital infra investor gauges interest from the likes of Macquarie, KKR, and Stonepeak on a sale of Ascend Telecom stake. Read more…
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Public AffairsUnions reject MásOrange’s revised lay-off plan
Newly-merged joint venture wants to push through nearly 750 redundancies to progress its four-year ‘synergy’ extraction programme and broader ‘two into one’ integration effort.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDTCP gives Irish data centre player a cash injection
Infrastructure investment group invests in Northern Ireland- and Republic of Ireland-focused Atlantic Hub, seeking to expand data centre ambitions beyond initial interest in Germany…
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo eyes more B2B M&A after closing out IPNET buy
Up-to-BRL 230m acquisition of cloud services player finalised following greenlight from national regulatory bodies.
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M&AItalian government returns with shinier Sparkle bid
Country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance teams with Spanish investment group Asterion on bid to take control of Telecom Italia’s long-distance fibre business.
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Products & ServicesO2 Germany expands in B2B with fresh automation, rental services
Operating business widens its enterprise offerings to include workflow automation and device-as-a-service, enabled by tie-ups with Apple Financial Services and Workato. Move sees Group continue B2B revenue push as part of wider strategy…
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Financial & PerformanceCityFibre on the hunt for more cash to fund capital-intensive fibre rollout
UK altnet’s debt and equity funding due to dry up next year, but talks ongoing with prospective investors for new cash.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone Germany extends fibre offer after stitching together rival networks
German OpCo can now activate 9.5 million customers on partner networks, DT included, after ironing out technical issues.
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Financial & PerformanceTesco–VM O2 MVNO cracks £1bn sales nut
Tesco Mobile reaches ten-digit revenue milestone for the first time, as premium handset and postpaid sales continue to grow, though profitability proving more challenging in UK’s cutthroat MVNO market…
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PeopleDT picks in-house exec to lead new €2bn tech M&A fund
Telekom Strategy Consulting’s Julia Kainz to switch to DT’s Group Development division, with responsibility for seeking out high-tech growth acquisitions.
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Network & InfrastructureEE goes live with London small cells on Freshwave infra
Infrastructure as a service provider Freshwave said EE has 25 outdoor small cell sites in the City of London and “dozens” more in the pipeline after unique project expands from trial phase to commercial service.
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Financial & PerformancePared-back Plusnet knocked back after axing mobile
Newly fixed-only operator sees customer base drop nearly 30%.
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Public AffairsT-Mobile takes $31.5m FCC hit for data breaches
The US operator is to spend $15.75m alone on fixing its cybersecurity after data breaches.