More from Infrawatch – Page 19
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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.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Spain wins 5G rail deal
Operator awarded a contract to deliver 5G connectivity for select high-speed rail routes.
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Strategy & Change
American Tower exits Poland
Relatively small tower portfolio sold to local player Emitel.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Brookfield and DigitalBridge ‘embroiled’ in data centre battle
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and DigitalBridge reportedly looking to land multi-billion dollar deal for Compass Datacenters.
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Strategy & Change
Copper shutdown a ‘game changer’ for Deutsche Telekom, says Höttges
CEO says pilots have been run to test migration approaches. DT’s fibre take-up hampered by its own vectoring success. But Germany does not yet have a firm date for its copper switch-off.
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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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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Ares injects toob with up to £300m to fund fibre build
Ares Management provides debt financing to toob as it continues expansion of its UK full-fibre network.
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Premium
InfraCos dig automation as opex pressures build
Operational efficiency is a must for capex-intensive rollouts, say operators at DSP Leaders event. Greenfield InfraCo ConnectiviTree bakes in automation from scratch. BAI Communications takes software engineering to London Underground.
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People
Infra investor people moves: Patrizia switches up C-suite
Patrizia designates Asoka Wöhrmann as CEO, while Slava Shafir takes up COO mantle.
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Premium
Openreach earns Equinox approval despite altnet fallout
Equinox 2 wholesale pricing package gets green-lit by Ofcom after months of deliberation and consultation.
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M&A
TowerXchange Europe: Phoenix Tower explores new avenues for growth, still open to M&A
As tower deals cool off in Europe, comparative upstart Phoenix Tower International looks to operational efficiency and adjacent growth areas. Scott Lewis, VP Next Generation Solutions at PTI, flags difficulties with DAS, and says it’s “early days” for mobile private networks. Warns off engagement with enterprise IT as neither ...
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People
American Tower appoints new CEO in Germany
Martin Bouchard takes up mantle as CEO at American Tower Germany, moving from C-suite position at Deutsche Funkturm.