All Capex (capital investment) articles – Page 3
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Financial & Performance
BT’s Jansen bows out, buoyant as ever: hints of recovery, decimated valuation
H1 FY23–24: CEO Philip Jansen’s final earnings call brings a workmanlike set of results with some bright spots to give reason enough to gloat, but slow progress on B2B turnaround and dragging fibre build indicate scale of challenge for successor Allison Kirkby.
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Spend: BT expenses rise despite cost-cutting focus
BT H1 FY23–24: Operating expenditure continued to grow but capital outlay brought under control.
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Headlines: BT hits stride as key financials see growth
BT H1 FY23–24: Growth in revenue and EBITDA make for positive reading, but the usual Business drag brings numbers down.
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Guidance: outlook reaffirmed as Jansen claims a job well done
H1 FY23–24: CEO claims to have set BT up for momentum towards longer-term targets thanks to strategic focus on network investment.
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Jansen concedes losses to altnets as Openreach set to miss annual fibre build target
BT Group CEO Philip Jansen boasts of fibre progress but guidance for coming quarters indicates Openreach will fall short of four million premises passed in the FY; earnings call included a rare admission that Openreach lines are being lost to altnet rivals.
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Network & Infrastructure
‘Show me the money’: vHive’s economic case for autonomous Tower Digital Twins
The TowerCo opportunity is no longer principally a real estate play, as traditional players work to extract more value from physical assets, and neutral infra players expand ambitions. vHive presents hard cash evidence supporting digitisation as key to unlocking a new level of economic worth.
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BT Q1 FY23–24 Guidance: BT sticks to (vague) targets
Mixed results across BT’s CFUs, but full‑year expectations remain unchanged.
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Q2 FY23 Guidance: operator bets on maintaining momentum
Group updates guidance on back of strong cross-market growth.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom pledges more cash for network and backup power expansion
Vodacom investing in network and power backup upgrades in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
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BT FY22–23: drive for connections leaves fibre build by the wayside
Openreach presents ever‑positive results but with some targets missed as attention shift pushes out build momentum in favour of fibre uptake.
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BT FY22–23: next-gen expectations are high but Consumer treads water
BT heralds decent operational performance despite competitive market.
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BT FY22-23 Spend: investment increases, efficiencies found
Sports JV helps bring costs down as Group transformation programmes seeks out more savings.
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BT FY22-23 Guidance: sit tight for another few years
Jansen asks investors for patience as slow turnaround expected to bear fruit in coming FYs.
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BT FY22-23 Headlines: good, bad, and plenty in between
Group relies on pro forma figures to find positives.
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Deutsche Telekom Q1 FY23 Spend: inflation prompts DT-wide brainstorm on savings
Macro pressures see executives highlight new workstreams on AI and fibre roll out efficiency.
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Telefónica Q1 FY23 Spend: belt tightened another notch
As inflationary pressures continue to bite, Telefónica takes additional action on cost base reduction.
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Telefónica Q1 FY23 Guidance: for foreseeable, Telefónica votes conservative
Guarded Telefónica management reiterates low-growth outlook for FY23, despite solid Q1 numbers.
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Telefónica FY22 Guidance: keeping a lid on expectations
Management displays cautious outlook for FY23
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Telefónica FY22 Headlines: FY22’s storm weathered
Main performance lines heading in the right direction.
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Three seeks to underscore Vodafone merger rationale
Three UK and Vodafone UK are subscale with returns below the cost of capital, says former.