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Austrian fibre challenger raises nearly half of €1bn funding target
Syndicate of six European banks provide €417.5m in financing to Magenta Telekom and Meridiam’s new fibre JV.
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Telefónica people moves: KKR exit causes Telxius Board restructure
María García-Legaz and Roberto Cibeira join TowerCo’s Board with Natalia Sainz Stuyck and José Manuel Santero departing.
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Investor Patrizia launches Spanish fibre play with two acquisitions
New Localcom platform launched to provide fibre access across rural Spain.
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Safaricom hit with boycott as Kenya protests roll on
Opposition leader names operator among “enemies of the people” enabling President Ruto’s “brutal regime”.
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Elsewhere in Spain: Telefónica calls for Orange–MÁSMÓVIL green light
Telefónica calls for Orange–MÁSMÓVIL green‑light as merger faces EC scrutiny
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4iG swaps shares to boost Vodafone Hungary stake to 70%
4iG presents growing challenge for Magyar Telekom as it builds market share.
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Financial & Performance
EU recovery funding starting to flow, delays dampen telco expectations
The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility funding programme enters midlife with less than a third of money distributed.
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BT signs MEC deal with AWS
BT continues to drive cloudification of mobile services with EE’s 4G and 5G infrastructure set to combine with AWS cloud to facilitate low-latency, high-bandwidth IoT use-cases.
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T-Systems sets out stall for green B2B services
Digitisation and sustainability go together, says T-Systems.
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Elsewhere in Brazil: Vivo chooses Oracle Cloud as new cloud based data host
Vivo chooses Oracle Cloud as new cloud‑based data host
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Netomnia bags £230m to accelerate full-fibre expansion
UK altnet and ISP sister company obtain debt funding to ramp up network deployment, with aim to pass one million premises by end of 2023.
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Liberty CEO ‘in M&A talks with CityFibre’
Not a done deal. Discussions are preliminary and large-scale consolidation in UK altnet market likely to attract sharp scrutiny from regulators.
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CDPQ ‘overtakes KKR’ in American Tower India stake race
Reports suggest Canadian investor looks the more likely buyer after moving faster than rival KKR bid.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Germany: O2 Germany builds up private 5G roster
O2 Germany builds up private 5G roster; signs for new office space
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Three seeks to underscore Vodafone merger rationale
Three UK and Vodafone UK are subscale with returns below the cost of capital, says former.
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Equinox 2: Openreach pricing package delayed amid competitor outcry
Openreach puts Equinox 2 on ice pending extended Ofcom review.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Telefónica refines web app vulnerability management
Telefónica refines web app vulnerability management
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Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: changes for OTE, T-Mobile US Boards
March 2023 update: Bavan Holloway will not stand for re-election to the T-Mobile US board. More…
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nexfibre is Openreach’s “real” competitor, says co-owner InfraVia
JV’s co-owner InfraVia sees resource platform, Virgin Media O2 ties, and unmet demand as giving new entrant opportunity to build major challenge in UK’s fibre space.
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Virgin Media O2 wheels in greener 5G kit from Ericsson
Awards Swedish supplier “multimillion GBP” contract as part of network modernisation programme.