All GD Towers articles
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Weekly Briefings
Deutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: Group goes fishing with Euro tower chips
DT wraps up central and eastern European tower assets as a deal sweetener, as it seeks to revive regional infra consolidation hopes.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s dealmaker-in-chief still harbours hopes of creating European infra giant
German operator’s Head of Group Development insists large-scale consolidation is coming — and says it is packaging up central and eastern European assets, plus targeting significant earnings growth in Germany and Austria, to improve DT’s bargaining power.
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Financial & Performance
Austria’s EuroTeleSites ‘on track’ with ex-A1 go-to-market push
Management of tower offshoot from Austrian incumbent A1 says talks are taking place with fresh MNO and non-MNO clients as it seeks to add site tenancies and hit revenue growth targets.
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Network & Infrastructure
Magenta Telekom Infra rebrands, seeks distance from ex-MNO parent
Austrian TowerCo drops colour scheme associated with Magenta Telekom, as it seeks to stress independence and broaden client base.
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M&A
Greece’s OTE says talk of tower sale ‘premature’
National telco reiterates interest in wireless infra spin-out, to trim down the costs of managing wireless infra and boost share price.
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: sharpened focus for emerging TowerCos, bumps on path to UK fibre consolidation, 6G in space
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including TowerCos IHS and Helios embracing core-strengthening exercises; Netomnia’s predictions for a likely ceiling on market penetration for altnets; and the beginning of the next rules update for the UK’s fibre landscape. Plenty more…
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Network & Infrastructure
Greece’s OTE exploring tower spin-off
National telco wants to trim down the costs of managing wireless infra by creation of a dedicated (but 100%-owned) subsidiary.
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M&A
DigitalBridge sees ‘pretty hot’ multiples driving more infra investor M&A
International fibre, tower, and data centre investment group has ‘ideas’ up its sleeve to ride new wave of consolidation in the digital infra asset manager space.
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M&A
Austria’s EuroTeleSites ‘not interested’ in a tower merger with Cellnex
Management of tower offshoot from Austrian incumbent A1 is not looking to absorb Cellnex’s local business, despite ongoing indications it is in play.
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Financial & Performance
TelcoX study: Deutsche Telekom closes out 2023 as Europe’s only telecoms alpha
Recent years’ breakaway of Deutsche Telekom from the European telco peloton is one of key themes highlighted in TelcoX EMEA CSP and ecosystem Leadership & Performance Report.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT plots more tower moves with Slovakia in crosshairs
Timotheus Höttges confirms that Slovak towers are being carved out.
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Strategy & Change
Newbie GD Towers sheds “dinosaur” image, looks east for tower expansion
CEO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn revels in GD Towers’ independence at TowerXchange Meetup Europe. TowerCo confirms organic and inorganic growth are on the agenda, and signals more Deutsche Telekom asset carve-outs in the pipeline.
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Strategy & Change
TowerXchange Europe: TOTEM CEO outlines need for change to meet “endless” capacity demand
Nicolas Roy says industry needs to do its own homework and implement digital processes. “Tight link” between TowerCos and MNOs underpinned by offer of more specific site solutions.
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Premium
Deutsche Telekom Q1 FY23 Headlines: underlying consistency
All segments maintain forward movement on revenue and earnings.
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Premium
DigitalBridge’s Ganzi remains keen on Europe tower tie-ups
Deutsche Telekom partner sees more life in European tower M&A party, and wants to be “at centre” of remaining action.
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Premium
Orange 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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Premium
Deutsche Telekom closes out €10bn towers sale
Deutsche Telekom completes transfer of majority ownership in German and Austrian tower business.
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Premium
Pantheon 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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Premium
Czech Republic is next on DT’s wireless infra separation list
NatCo transfers passive wireless infrastructure to new entity T-Mobile Infra CZ.
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People
Infra people moves: Cellnex and OMERS find fresh European leaders
Cellnex makes senior changes in Spain and the UK.