EMEA Infra – Page 21
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PremiumOpen Dutch Fiber doubles debt to boost FTTH push
Deutsche Telekom-, Cellnex-, and KKR-backed fibre player expands and broadens debt facility to add ‘diversity’ and ‘capacity’.
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PremiumVantage Towers Greece recruits Advent to cut diesel power
Proof-of-concept project with Advent Technologies exploring feasibility of replacing Greek TowerCo’s diesel generators with sustainable fuel cells.
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PremiumTPG–Telstra to appeal denied RAN-sharing agreement
ACCC rejects network-sharing proposal over competition concerns.
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PremiumTelefónica’s rural fibre-building JV Bluevía takes off
New FTTP builder sets out to pass five million rural premises in two years, backed by Crédit Agricole and Vauban Infrastructure Partners funding.
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Strategy & ChangeUK altnet Giganet plots wholesale play to counter Openreach threat
After acquiring ISP Cuckoo, the altnet’s next move is opening its network. Wholesale is necessary to compete with Openreach and “just makes business sense”, says CEO Jarlath Finnegan.
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Network & InfrastructureVantage Towers ramps up rollout in Germany with mobile sites
TowerCo reveals figures for temporary site deployment across Germany this year.
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PeopleInfra people moves: Cellnex and OMERS find fresh European leaders
Cellnex makes senior changes in Spain and the UK.
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PeopleVantage DC installs new CIO
Purnima Wagle takes new chief information officer role at data centre operator.
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Partnerships & AlliancesPlusnet signs up for Glasfaser Nordwest fibre access
Partnership between Plusnet and DT fibre JV to market fibre products to consumers and businesses.
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Network & InfrastructureTelekom Deutschland ready to ramp up fibre rollout in 2023
Plans to pass up to three million more premises with fibre connections across Germany in 2023.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica ‘appeals to hyperscalers’ for support on network API push
Operator reportedly in negotiations with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to support API marketing.
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Strategy & ChangeServing to stay in the game: McKinsey on risk-reward of going infra-free
Consultants argue that when telcos strip consumer businesses down and become ServCos, weaknesses hidden by network profits may be exposed.
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Network & InfrastructureInternet para Todos ‘half-way there’ on rural 4G
Telefónica’s RAN-sharing JV brings LTE access to more than three million Peruvians living in rural areas.
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Network & InfrastructureScottish islands’ fibre upgrade is a wrap
Residents of 15 islands to get “Gigabit” connectivity under Reaching 100 initiative. Government update says all 16 subsea links involved in project now laid, and finishing work taking place. Challenges for engineers included circumventing stray explosives and protecting wildlife.
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M&AEC clears Telefónica’s Bluevia fibre JV
Telefónica España gains pass to continue with rural fibre deployment in partnership with Predica and Vauban.
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Network & InfrastructureAstrocast strengthens constellation with new satellites
Four new spacecraft launched to increase constellation to 14 satellites.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica joins SpaceMobile’s MNO crew
Partnership confirmed with closely watched New Sat startup ahead of late-2023 launch.
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OperationsTelefónica speeds up closure of copper exchanges
Higher energy prices increase urgency of replacing copper accesses with more energy-efficient fibre.
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M&AHelios Towers warms up for Middle East kick-off
All boxes ticked in infra company’s long-delayed buyout of Omantel’s towers.
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PremiumVantage Towers CEO: ‘no change’ in Germany’s white spot programme
Vantage Towers ‘pushing ahead’ with roll out of 7,100 new sites.