Telecoms Deals & M&A
All the latest insight, news and analysis on telecoms deals and M&A activity.
Australia’s Waveconn bulks up tower portfolio with Optus deal
Towerco to acquire hundreds of new sites from Australia’s number-two operator, further expanding its tower portfolio. Optus says the sale raises cash to fuel investments elsewhere…
From Virgin to VOO: Orange rummages European brand assortment
Rumours abound about changes in Spanish brands, but MásOrange has so far only confirmed that Virgin Telco is being replaced by SIMple Telco.
EMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fresh fibre financing; space infra upgrades
Latest on EMEA digital infra: fixed acquisitions, expansion initiatives, and financing deals announced across the region, including key updates from 4iG and United Fiber; Indus Towers makes first move beyond domestic market; satcos progress LEO constellation developments…
BT said to explore TalkTalk takeover to fend off further customer losses
BT reportedly mulling opportunistic acquisition of financially and operationally challenged TalkTalk, which could help with shoring up defences against fibre altnets and competing in the low-cost broadband sphere. Includes fibre wholesale, copper shutdown, exchange consolidation intrigue…
Vodacom lands another regulatory win for Maziv fibre JV
South Africa’s Competition Appeals Court gives thumbs up for the creation of Vodacom and CIVH’s long-planned fibre joint venture, taking it one step closer to go-time…
Q2 FY25: DT moves to put more fibre in T-Mobile diet
Deutsche Telekom sees potential for more ‘clean, incremental’ buyouts in American fibre space, to keep growth engine at T-Mobile US stoked. Comments come as T-Mobile ups expectations for FY25 on back of takeover spree, string of new industry tie-ups, and further customer base expansion.
Virgin Media O2 smartens up fibre rollout with IQGeo and Deepomatic combo
As IQGeo completed an acquisition of Deepomatic earlier this month, Virgin Media O2 emerged as one of the first operators to use their combined geospatial software and computer vision software tools to speed its fibre rollout.