All Digi articles
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Network & InfrastructureDigi takes pragmatic route to Spanish MNO status
Digi confirms its Spanish business does not yet have the spectrum resources to build its own, ‘full’ mobile network nationwide, despite recent add-on from MásOrange.
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M&AArch-snaffler Digi open to Vodafone Italy asset deal
CEO of Romanian telecoms group indicates interest in any remedial asset sales by Vodafone Italy acquirer Swisscom, as it looks to accelerate growth of sub-scale local business.
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M&ACellnex sees telco consolidation as a win for infra
Spanish group’s CEO says deals between mobile operators are making its clients more healthy and solid, while also creating opportunities for commercial gain through network reshaping.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone’s $14bn brand continues to shrink as Hungary swap-out confirmed
Vodafone’s global brand presence dilutes further as 4iG-owned Vodafone Hungary prepares for name change.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Group reset puts telco-as-a-service front and centre
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as B2T unit launches to commercialise shared operations; M&A attempts blocked in South Africa and started in Romania; and a new Iliad move on Italian assets midway through antitrust hearings…
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M&AVodafone, Digi sign deal for pieces of OTE’s Romanian mobile biz
OTE Group might finally make it out of Romania as it enters talks with Vodafone and Digi to acquire parts of its lingering mobile business in the country.
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M&AOTE receives a tax hit on way out of Romanian exit door
Local tax authority lands Telekom Romania Mobile with a €33.5m charge it says stems from past VAT and corporate income tax errors.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Group taps mega-deals with Accenture, Google, e&, more
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including an extended deal with Google for GenAI deployment; Accenture-backed reset for shared services operation VOIS; e& tie-up feeds into UAE IoT contract…
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: EU to invest in quantum, subsea, and 5G; hurricanes accelerate LEO clearance
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including a new data centre for Manchester; Starlink sat‑to‑cell cleared for hurricane relief; EU heralds €865m spending plans, and plenty 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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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: ups and downs for Group M&A projects
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: green light for Italian sale, news from wannabe acquisition Nowo, and TPG’s fibre assets still in the shop window; Fries weighs VodafoneZiggo future; Vi bags networks deal in latest turnaround attempt…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica, Vodafone Spain hit refresh on fibre wholesale deal
Seeking to capture synergies and optimise network investment, agreement comes as operators continue battling to lock in wholesale clients, negotiating new deals with existing clients, after recent Spanish market rejig. Read more…
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Weekly BriefingsTelefónicawatch Weekly: Spain puts more rural 5G cash on the table
Telefónica España among operators eligible for extra public funding to expand 5G SA services in rural parts of the country.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica CEO pledges commitment to Brazil after meet-up with president
José María Álvarez-Pallete expresses confidence in Brazil’s telecoms market during trip to meet the country’s President.
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Network & InfrastructureSpain launches second 5G SA funding call
Spain opens bidding for second edition of UNICO-5G Redes Activas programme, providing €87.69m initially to accelerate 5G standalone rollout in additional rural areas of the country.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica gets to plugging Core Market wholesale gaps
Operator seeks to lock in key wholesale clients and create new revenue sources after management affirms wholesale will “be a drag” on 2024 performance.
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M&ATelefónica firms up MásOrange 5G spectrum buy — report
Group said to have finalised terms to acquire 3.5GHz spectrum from newly-merged operator as part of post-merger asset fine-tuning.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q2 FY24 Highlights: ‘Confident’ Group credits Core Markets catalysts
Initiatives unveiled in Q1 already bearing fruit, as Group affirms it remains on track to meet end-year financial objectives. Read more…
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M&AVodafone Spain partners Telefónica on second FibreCo in two weeks
Telefónica España and Vodafone Spain to create joint FibreCo with a 3.5 million premises footprint, as Telefónica shores up wholesale revenue and Vodafone continues infra retreat.
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Weekly BriefingsTelefónicawatch Weekly: Group furthers network-sharing ambitions with Digi Spain
Operator finalises national roaming and mobile network-sharing deal with Digi Spain. Separately, in mobile segment, O2 Germany agrees removal of China-made hardware from German mobile network.