All Wholesale sales articles
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica ‘in talks’ for Orange-MÁSMÓVIL fixed access deal
Refreshed mutual infra relationship under discussion ahead of major Spanish telco merger, with rural fibre rollout side-deal also on table. New accord could help Telefónica counter forecasted wholesale challenges…
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M&A
Telefónica ‘mulls’ Avatel buy to defend wholesale biz
Purchase of Spain’s #5 broadband provider, valued at €1bn, holds potential to accelerate rural fibre, strengthen pre-existing MVNO ties, position Group to better compete. Saudi Arabia’s stc also prowling, despite Telefónica stakebuild friction…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica open to fresh Digi Spain wholesale deal
Group confident in retaining wholesale client despite optional switch to Orange-MÁSMÓVIL following EC’s merger approval.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 Germany eyes capacity gains after 1&1 exit
German operator plans to use capacity freed up by 1&1 transition to boost its own customer base while also expanding wholesale relationships.
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M&A
TalkTalk rumours show potential for break-up to shake up status quo
Under-pressure telecoms group could take drastic action to alleviate debt concerns, which could significantly shake up the consumer and wholesale fibre ecosystem in the UK.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile aims to up B2B2X game with fresh Netcracker deal
US operator continues effort to ignite its shrinking Wholesale business line by moving relationship with tech and services partner Netcracker into a new phase with fresh priorities.
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Strategy & Change
Virgin Media hits milestone in fibre-focused IT refresh
Execs highlight progress in digital refresh underpinning cableco’s transformative, twin-push into fibre infrastructure and wholesale business.
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica’s ‘Core Four’ concoct plan to address wholesale decline
Q3 FY23: Group seeks to leverage FibreCo spinoffs, defend against uncertain market conditions, and create new revenue streams to offset forecast wholesale revenue decline over next three years.
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Network & Infrastructure
nexfibre reiterates wholesale fibre ambitions, shares UK-wide build plans
VM O2 wholesale fibre cousin discloses 2024 footprint pipeline; confirms more than half a million premises RFS in year-one. Wholesale remains firmly on agenda, with M&A also on table…
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Operations
Orange restructures global wholesale operations
Michaël Trabbia launches restructured and enlarged Orange Wholesale.
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Events
T-Mobile will ‘lean into’ wireless partnerships, vows wholesale chief
T-Mobile Wholesale chief says it is “open for business” for Wireless-as-a-Service tie-ups, targeting IoT players, MVNOs, and startups. Partner-focused tech stack readied after BSS overhaul with Netcracker. AI- and Web3 - enabled services seen as offering fresh wave of growth opportunity. Alongside IT revamp, T-Mobile has refined go-to-market ...
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Strategy & Change
BT quashes talk of Openreach split
Connected Britain 2023: Howard Watson and Clive Selley say structural separation is not on the agenda; BT focused squarely on driving full-fibre deployment.
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Public Affairs
Wales puts sale of regional fibre network on the table
Devolved body sounds out market interest in purchase of publicly owned network in North Wales, ahead of 2025 contract end point.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica agitates again for fibre consolidation with Vodafone Spain
Spanish giant formally proposes to Vodafone’s troubled subsidiary to shut down its HFC network and migrate customers into its own FTTP network.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT boasts of MVNO wins but UK competition hots up
Group still a long way from recouping Virgin Media contract losses, but claims progress via multiple new deals.
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M&A
Vodafone, Three strike merger deal, target bulked up competition
Deal brings UK market down from four players to three — or up from two to three — as two sub-scale operators combine to challenge BT and VM O2 dominance.
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Premium
Deutsche Glasfaser bags wholesale deal with NetCologne
NetCologne to offer services over Deutsche Glasfaser’s fibre network in certain areas of Germany.
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Premium
CityFibre: Openreach strategy puts UK foreign investment at risk
CityFibre execs in Manchester and Madrid warn Ofcom that Openreach’s Equinox 2 pricing model jeopardises success story of foreign direct investment in UK infra.
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Premium
AllPoints’ CEO looks to show way on consolidation
Richard Jeffares, boss of one of the UK’s newest FibreCos, sees opportunities to differentiate from other altnets on network strength and community engagement.
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Premium
nexfibre is Openreach’s “real” competitor, says co-owner InfraVia
JV’s co-owner InfraVia sees resource platform, Virgin Media O2 ties, and unmet demand as giving new entrant opportunity to build major challenge in UK’s fibre space.