Infrawatch: EMEA – Page 27
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Partnerships & AlliancesINWIT joins Open Fiber for rural network boost
Vodafone and TIM’s towers JV to expand FWA to rural Italy with state-owned wholesale operator.
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M&AFiBrasil linked to role in fibre consolidation
Telefónica and CDPQ JV linked to investment plans with country’s fifth-largest ISP, Vero Internet.
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PremiumOracle the cloud infra ‘holy grail’ for Vodafone transformation
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure adoption claimed to offer ‘tremendous value’ to Vodafone’s TechCo evolution.
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PremiumVodafone closing in on German fibre joint venture
Reports suggest a deal could be announced by the end of August 2022.
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M&AVantage Towers CEO says DT M&A option still on
Badrinath sees nothing to preclude consolidation with Deutsche Telekom’s tower assets in Germany.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica revives Bluevía brand for Spanish FibreCo
Crédit Agricole Assurances and Vauban Infrastructure Partners to buy 45% of new JV.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Vantage Towers flaunts power backup solution
Vantage Towers heralds new hydrogen‑ and solar‑based power backup solution for base stations.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone NZ agrees €1bn passive towers sale
Operators’ owners Brookfield and Infratil strike deal with private equity firms InfraRed and Northleaf.
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Public AffairsGermany unveils new ‘Gigabitstrategie’ to drive 5G, fibre
Telekom Deutschland’s wooden masts could be used for over-ground fibre deployments.
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Network & InfrastructureDT picks Brookfield and DigitalBridge as EU tower allies
Group agrees sale of 51% stake in Austrian and German towers business.
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PremiumMagyar Telekom snaps up fibre partner
Magyar Telekom optimises lease costs with takeover of network partner.
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PremiumElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: OTE raises €150m for Fibre
OTE lands NextGenerationEU loan for fibre; Magyar Telekom responds to inflation with price increases.
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OperationsBracken cools VM O2 ServCo prospects, but fibre JV on track
Liberty CFO Charlie Bracken talks up management benefits of separating infrastructure from service, but imminent hard split not on the cards.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica infra buddy Asterion sets up fibre challenger
Group’s partner in data centre operator Nabiax teams with investment peer Teras on fibre play in south of Spain.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Google Cloud launches ‘cloud region’ in Spain
Telefónica takes technology partnership in Madrid; voice recognition and dictation engine rolled out to 3,000 judges in Spain.
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: operator links up with BUGLAS for Dark Fibre
BUGLAS backhaul boost for 5G rollout; O2 Germany ready to roll out fleet of 60 portable 5G base stations.
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PremiumTelefónica people moves: German fibre JV swaps CTIO
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser brings de Santos in for Vílchez, whose ‘development’ work has come to a close.
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Network & InfrastructureVantage in ‘smart-site’ tech update to evade energy risk
Project comes in response to need for more detailed power billing to key clients, including Vodafone.
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Network & InfrastructurePrivate equity firms make joint bid for Deutsche Funkturm
KKR-led consortium reportedly submits binding offer for controlling stake in Deutsche Telekom’s German towers business.