All Network & Infrastructure articles – Page 4
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M&A
Telefónica, Asterion ‘select finalists’ for data centre sale
Goldman Sachs, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, and Wren House among candidates reportedly selected to purchase Nabiax.
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M&A
BT takes another step towards Irish exit — report
Emergency call handling contract set to expire as BT reportedly readies for Ireland exit.
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Public Affairs
UK Minister hints at fixes for FibreCos’ apartment access woes
Operators vent about barriers to accessing MDU access as new Telecoms Minister offers support for reforms, but little in the way of detail or firm commitments…
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: £12bn boost for UK data centres; TowerCo investment reservations
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including: UK tops G7 in digital index, with AWS and DC01UK planning local DC splurge; TowerCo concerns on EU investment; 5G agricultural use cases; people movesl; and plenty more…
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Network & Infrastructure
Helios calls on Hyperoptic CEO to help drive tower tech evolution
Middle East and Africa tower group seeks to tap into well of infra innovation, go-to-market, and belt-tightening experiencing by appointing UK altnet’s Dana Tobak CBE to board.
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M&A
American Tower CEO ‘open’ to European M&A
Steven Vondran indicates interest in expanding its three-market European footprint, saying regional business is experiencing strong mobile operator demand.
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M&A
Virgin Media O2 set to sell another chunk of Cornerstone — report
Operator to shed another 8% of tower JV with GLIL Infrastructure and Vantage, bringing total shareholding down to just above 25%.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica, Vodafone Spain hit refresh on fibre wholesale deal
Seeking to capture synergies and optimise network investment, agreement comes as operators continue battling to lock in wholesale clients, negotiating new deals with existing clients, after recent Spanish market rejig. Read more…
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M&A
American Tower offloads property assets in Australia and New Zealand
American Tower continues its retreat from the Asia/Pacific region with the sale of property assets in Australia to Waveconn and in New Zealand to Connexa, following its exit from India.
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Network & Infrastructure
TDC NET, Blue Planet trailblaze hybrid network inventory management
North American trend hits Europe with hybrid fibre-5G twist, as Macquarie-backed Danish incumbent NetCo advances IT/OSS and network modernisation, and Ciena’s Blue Planet network automation cloud arm builds momentum. Register to read more…
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People
Ex-Vantage boss Badrinath takes role as GSMA Director General
Vivek Badrinath to replace Mats Granryd in leading the organisation, starting in April 2025.
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People
UK altnet Quickline onboards telco veterans to guide Project Gigabit build
Fibre builder changes C-suite roster to help it reach target 450,000 full-fibre connections by 2027.
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Strategy & Change
Tower group SBA wants ‘visibility’ before voyaging into foggy Europe
Eurosceptic tower group plays down the prospect of any dealmaking to give it a regional presence, saying its M&A focus is on strengthening businesses within its existing footprint.
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Network & Infrastructure
TPG’s long-coveted RAN sharing deal is good to go
Australia’s TPG Telecom and Optus got a regulatory thumbs up for their regional network and spectrum sharing deal that will double TPG’s mobile reach.
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Network & Infrastructure
UK fibre reality check evident in pullback
Compilation of FibreCo plans shows retrenchment in forward planning, reflecting recent financing constraints. With extreme overbuild scenarios, further consolidation looks inevitable. Learn more…
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Strategy & Change
T-Systems UK completes data centre shift to Europe
Deutsche Telekom’s UK enterprise IT unit re-houses data workloads from country to central platforms, as part of wider streamlining effort.
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: Fibrus and Quickline charge on; data centre investment enthusiasm; BDUK investment pros and cons
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including datacentre developments draw in cash, Ofcom mulls new code powers for operators great and small, value of regional subsidy plans pondered, and plenty more…
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Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Weekly: Spain puts more rural 5G cash on the table
Telefónica España among operators eligible for extra public funding to expand 5G SA services in rural parts of the country.
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M&A
Cellnex Portugal snaps up extra sliver of NOS tower estate
Tower operator moves to acquire further masts from NOS following major 2020 acquisition and site access deal.
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Interview
UK altnet Quickline pitches ‘patchwork’ solution to rural full-fibre challenge
Quickline CEO Sean Royce tells TelcoTitans not everyone needs a gigabit right now and full fibre is not the only way to improve broadband services in the most remote parts of the UK.