All Infrawatch articles – Page 22
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People
DTCP Infra recruits Citi M&A specialist as MD
Aldo Cardoso departs from almost 13-year stint at Citi to serve as Managing Director at DTCP Infra.
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Network & Infrastructure
Nature calls for infrastructure builders
Host of new international and national biodiversity regulations have business and operational implications for infrastructure builds. Biodiversity moves up the sustainability agenda for Openreach.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Macquarie ploughs millions into data centre growth
Macquarie Technology launches new placement, aiming to capitalise on AI and cloud “megatrends” and finance data centre growth.
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Strategy & Change
Freshwave: Securing essential connectivity across transport hubs
Tom Bennett, Chief Technology Officer, Freshwave, explores how neutral host providers can provide expertise to MNOs on in-building coverage, including sector-specific regulations and specialist knowledge. Mobile private networks touted as next new innovation for busy ports. Potentially “industry-changing” open RAN needs more real-world testing.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone seeks Virgin Media O2’s backing for post-merger infra rejig
Vodafone UK in discussions over Cornerstone relationship following yesterday’s big reveal of proposed Three UK merger.
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Network & Infrastructure
OTE rolls up sleeves to tackle Greece’s FTTP challenge
Group to invest €375m in FTTP for over 350,000 premises in three years.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany to create neutral host for ‘Gigabit train corridor’
German government launches Gigabit Innovation Track to bring 5G coverage to national railway lines.
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M&A
Open Dutch Fiber ramps up for growth with TOF buyout
Dutch fibre player snaps up digital infra contracting group to accelerate rollout and meet increasing customer demands.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica agrees network-sharing deal with Tigo in Colombia
Movistar and Tigo sign MoU to share access network infrastructure in Colombia.
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Strategy & Change
CityFibre: service problems are inevitable; failing your customers is not
The real mettle of a business is often exposed when something goes wrong for the customer.
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People
Vodafone’s international partner boss exits, joins infra investment group
Partner Markets and Carrier Services CEO Diego Massidda leaves Group to lead Arqiva and Verne Global investor Digital 9.
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Strategy & Change
An MNO no-no? TowerCos tread fine line on active equipment
The shift from renting out passive infrastructure to owning or managing active equipment is being explored by TowerCos as a path for growth, but the way is fraught and uncertain. Investor/InfraCo perspectives from Brookfield, Cellnex, INWIT, Nokia, Phoenix, TowerXchange EMEA, Vantage.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vi and peers wary of India plans for satellite communications
Mobile operators wary of new satellite players launching services unencumbered by costs and restrictions experienced by traditional players.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Equitix bulks up Gigaclear with fibre funding
Infra investor Equitix boosts Gigaclear’s fibre rollout with new financing.
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People
Vantage selects permanent Badrinath successor
Christian Hillabrant set to become permanent CEO at German TowerCo, with appointment expected to become effective in around two months.
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M&A
Infratil placed to take full control of One NZ
New Zealand-based infra investor acquires 49.95% stake from Brookfield, taking its holding to 99%.
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People
SatCo people moves: Inmarsat team begins shift to Viasat
Guru Gowrappan appointed President of Viasat, while numerous fresh faces arrive following Inmarsat acquisition.
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Network & Infrastructure
UK gov commits to bolstering rural connectivity
Unleashing Rural Opportunity programme includes £7m fund to “test out new ways” of bringing together satellite, wireless and fixed line connectivity.
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M&A
Telefónica ‘gears up’ for Peruvian fibre sale
Telefónica Peru said to have recruited Deloitte to help manage partial sale of PangeaCo.
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Strategy & Change
Freshwave rides DigitalBridge advantage to new infrastructure models
CEO Simon Frumkin talks to TelcoTitans at TowerXchange Meetup Europe. Ambitious young neutral host infrastructure-as-a-service provider taps knowledge and experience of fellow DigitalBridge portfolio companies.