All TelcoTitans Industry Content articles – Page 2
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Venturing & Investments
Safaricom preps $500m investment into African ‘AI infra’
Kenyan operator commits to three-year development of AI infrastructure in East Africa, seeking to tap into rising demand for ‘sovereign’ services…
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M&A
Intelsat–SES merger gets green light from UK competition watchdog
Satellite majors receive thumbs up from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to go ahead with $3.1bn merger, clearing a major regulatory hurdle in their mission to build a “stronger and more competitive” multi-orbit satco.
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People
Telefónica appoints new CEO in Chile ahead of expected exit
Juan Vicente Martín Fontelles to become CEO of Telefónica Chile in the coming days, as the Group reportedly prepares to offload the unit as part of its long-running Hispam retrenchment programme.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone’s German fibre JV shakes up suppliers to navigate Geodesia delays
OXG Glasfaser has enlisted 29 build partners to accelerate infra rollout and mitigate delays seen with Altice-owned Geodesia. Vodafone’s Margherita Della Valle says the JV is now at “cruising speed” and ready to kick on…
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Network & Infrastructure
EE densifies Westminster network with Ontix small cells tie-up
Ties with shared infra specialist and ambitious neutral host extended to 80 fresh sites in central London, in conjunction with assertive local authority. Learn more…
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Network & Infrastructure
EnduroSat fuels European, US expansion with fresh Founders Fund backing
Bulgarian satellite manufacturer and operator seeks to ramp up production of its next-generation Endurance constellation, after closing a €43m financing round led by the USA’s Founders Fund.
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M&A
MásOrange, Vodafone Spain ‘rethink FibreCo stake sale’
Operator duo reportedly considers adjusting plans to offload a 40% stake in their work-in-progress fibre joint venture, after “most” of the initial non-binding offers that investors have submitted fell below the €7bn minimum valuation they are seeking.
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Network & Infrastructure
FullFibre becomes latest altnet to call off Project Gigabit contracts
UK altnet FullFibre “mutually” agrees with Building Digital UK to terminate two rural fibre contracts, after several other operators have cancelled subsidies under the Project Gigabit scheme in recent months.
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M&A
Telefónica finalises another Hispam exit with €389m Uruguay sale
Telefónica to sell Uruguayan business to Millicom International Cellular for US$440m (€389m), as Hispam disposals are accelerated to fuel Group’s consolidation ambitions in Spanish and European markets.
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M&A
IHS Towers mulls further asset sales as it exits Rwanda
African wireless infra player sells off Rwandan business to Paradigm Tower Ventures. IHS Chief Executive Sam Darwish says TowerCo has achieved its M&A goals set out following its last strategic review, but indicated further deals could be on the table…
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M&A
Telefónica said to eye bigger piece of Brazilian fibre JV
As Telefónica reviews its Group-wide strategy, discussions have reportedly started about increasing ownership in FiBrasil, the open access fibre joint venture with CDPQ.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica and CaixaBank rejig device finance tie-up
CaixaBank and Telefónica combine two separate financing joint ventures into their Telefónica Renting tie-up in Spain in latest development between the long-time partners.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone’s £120m legal battle with franchisees reaches High Court
Lawsuit filed by nearly half of Vodafone UK’s retail franchisees proceeds to High Court, after failing to reach a resolution through a mediation process.
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Financial & Performance
Digi ‘adapting as we go’ after a testing start in Belgium
Closely-watched new entrant has already been forced to “resize” and “rescale” its business in the first few months of operation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Saudi satco Arabsat takes next LEO steps with Telesat deal
MEA-focused satellite operator to integrate LEO services using Telesat’s Lightspeed constellation, as part of multi-orbit strategy aimed at improving services, efficient.
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M&A
United Internet raises 1&1 stake ahead of further network spend
Germany’s United Internet splashing out €300m to increase 1&1 holding to 90%; claims “particularly important” ahead of mobile network expansion.
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People
Ex-Vodafone chief Colao takes board seat at Wireless Logic
Vittorio Colao joins the Board of Directors at UK-based IoT connectivity provider (and MVNO using BT’s network), after the business agrees to sell a minority stake to General Atlantic.
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Network & Infrastructure
Orange’s Javaid instils hyperscaler ethos to scale B2B service sales
FutureNet World: Orange Business has so far onboarded 13 vendors to its NaaS-based Evolution Platform to create a mix‑and‑match approach to services for enterprise customers…
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Network & Infrastructure
BT secures slice of Welsh rural broadband funding
Duo to deliver £10m fibre to hard-to-reach premises in Wales under the Swansea Bay City Region’s Digital Infrastructure Programme.
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M&A
AllPoints ‘not for sale’ amid CityFibre M&A rumours
UK fibre wholesaler AllPoints Fibre Networks says it is not looking to sell after reports that CityFibre is discussing a potential acquisition with AllPoints stakeholder Fern Trading. Rumours come after AllPoints CEO Jarlath Finnegan said he is confident in the altnet’s financial position, as several players struggle to bag fresh financing…