EMEA Infra – Page 19
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo sees fibre M&A possibilities hotting up
Operator open to being active deal-maker in market that “needs to be consolidated”, says CEO.
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PremiumTelefónica proceeds serenely as Spain’s fibre scene braces for consolidation fallout
The reported suspension of a €1bn Spanish fibre access merger over financing difficulties sparked speculation that the crowded market may struggle with future funding.
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PremiumOrange questions sell off of Europe’s ‘critical’ infra
CEO Christel Heydemann wants to keep hold of tower business TOTEM, citing strategic and political concerns around majority sales of infrastructure assets.
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PeopleInfra investor people moves: Léger steps up as SCOR CEO
Thierry Léger to take Chief Executive spot at SCOR in May; Celeste Mellet begins CFO tenure at Global Infrastructure Partners.
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PremiumTelefónica, Liberty step back from Cornerstone
Duo said to be putting wheels in motion to halve their stake in UK TowerCo to 25%
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Premiumruhrfibre goes Mack speed — innovative FibreCo bags ex-Vodafone Germany CTO as Chair
ruhrfibre to leverage Vodafone ties to strengthen existing partnership.
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PremiumTelefónica tests Nokia’s 25G PON
Proof of concept project hits 20Gbps speed downstream and upstream.
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PremiumVivo’s Winity infra‑sharing deal faces scrutiny
Brazilian operators’ spectrum and tower‑sharing agreement put under the microscope by antitrust authority after industry bodies question competition impact.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT’s German fibre JV eyes new partners in 2023; lauds open access model
CEO Ralf Greßelmeyer hails benefits of open access approach.
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PeopleVantage Towers: CEO Badrinath scarpers as Vodafone TowerCo charts KKR-fuelled ‘next phase’
Vivek Badrinath, three-year founding CEO at Vantage, unexpectedly leaving by the end of year to head back to family in France. Exit comes amid change of ownership (and, likely, reset), as Vodafone cedes control of European TowerCo to private equity.
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PeopleDigital infra people moves: new CEOs at Cellnex and NGN; AtlasEdge looks at open RAN
Johan Broekhuysen takes up the CFO spot at GTT.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom closes out €10bn towers sale
Deutsche Telekom completes transfer of majority ownership in German and Austrian tower business.
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PremiumTIM examining KKR’s latest bid for fixed-line infra
US private equity group puts forward non-binding offer for purchase of network infra, including Italian operator’s FiberCop and Sparkle assets.
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PremiumT-Mobile US keeps options open on fibre play
No decision made on adding wireline to complement fixed-wireless home broadband offering.
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PremiumA year on, Vantage reassures ops overhaul ‘is working’
TowerCo remains on “journey” when it comes to realigning its production function, and smoothing out logistics challenges arising from the global supply chain crunch.
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PeopleSatCo people moves: EchoStar onboards new chief of operations
Paul Gaske takes Chief Operating Officer job at EchoStar.
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PremiumHigh-flying towers reach new development heights
Deutsche Telekom-backed Stratospheric Platforms gears up with BT trial and Series-B fund raising.
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PremiumPantheon Infrastructure buys into GD Towers growth plan
UK infra fund team provides backing to DigitalBridge as it preps joint takeover of Austrian and German tower business.
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PremiumOrange Belgium and Telenet secure fibre double deal
Orange to gain access to Telenet’s HFC and future FTTP networks for next 15 years.
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PremiumVodafone launches LEO satellite trials in Turkey
Turkish operator partners local SatCo to test 4G/5G satellite speeds.