All TOTEM articles
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: infra multi-tasking, EU digital plans, new Voda space deal
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including European SatComms catch-up; leveraging InfraCo energy assets; Ofcom spectrum price cuts; people moves, and plenty more…
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Weekly BriefingsOrangewatch Weekly: Orange preps for open RAN
Inaugural Orangewatch Weekly Briefing, including: open RAN updates; new Open Gateway tie-up in Spain; Cellnex CEO Marco Patuano opening up on MásOrange talks; and much more…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Group taps mega-deals with Accenture, Google, e&, more
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including an extended deal with Google for GenAI deployment; Accenture-backed reset for shared services operation VOIS; e& tie-up feeds into UAE IoT contract…
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M&AVantage said to eye Spanish exit as telco M&A pressures bite
Vodafone Spain said to be mulling a switch to Vantage rivals unless tower usage fees are cut.
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Network & InfrastructureDT’s dealmaker-in-chief still harbours hopes of creating European infra giant
German operator’s Head of Group Development insists large-scale consolidation is coming — and says it is packaging up central and eastern European assets, plus targeting significant earnings growth in Germany and Austria, to improve DT’s bargaining power.
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Strategy & ChangeOrange’s Trabbia: telco leaders need to resist FOMO on tech bets
Network X: CEO of Orange Wholesale provided some insights into lessons he has learned about technology decision‑making over the years.
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Strategy & ChangeCellnex puts real estate asset sale plan ‘on hold’
European tower group wants to keep full ownership of its new land management business, highlighting its financial and strategic importance when it comes to controlling real estate cost and protecting against sharp practice by third-party aggregators.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: land grabs, power-sharing, and an AI tidal wave
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including: plans for InfraCos to both attack and defend against challenges in the market with new land acquisition and energy plays; data centre prep for building ‘AI tidal wave’; a busy time for vendors in the evolving German infrastructure market; people moves; and plenty more…
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Strategy & ChangeTowerCos move to defend turf against ‘very aggressive’ land bankers
Real estate-poor European TowerCos brace for land bank predators. Not-a-TowerCo Cellnex taking initiative with creation of Celland LandCo. Yet another area where the US sets the pace. Read more…
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Strategy & ChangeOrange not in a hurry for Polish tower spin-off
Orange Poland CFO Jacek Kunicki says tower separation is not a priority, despite rivals’ recent moves and apparent Group-level interest in a carve-out.
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InterviewTOTEM CEO eyes pole position in MNO network strategies
Network X: TOTEM CEO Nicolas Roy discusses the TowerCo’s industrial plans and strategic site ambitions.
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OperationsOrange restructures global wholesale operations
Michaël Trabbia launches restructured and enlarged Orange Wholesale.
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: Stonepeak secures stake in Cellnex Nordics
Stonepeak acquires 49% stake in Cellnex’s Nordic operations. Eutelsat closes out merger with OneWeb, while CityFibre, Community Fibre, and YouFibre continue expansion efforts in UK fibre scene. Read more…
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PeopleLatest Orange people moves: new CFO recruited in Luxembourg
Adrien Pottier named finance chief at Orange Luxembourg after more than 12 years with the operator.
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Strategy & ChangeTowerXchange Europe: TOTEM CEO outlines need for change to meet “endless” capacity demand
Nicolas Roy says industry needs to do its own homework and implement digital processes. “Tight link” between TowerCos and MNOs underpinned by offer of more specific site solutions.
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Financial & PerformanceHeydemann keeps several plates spinning after first year as Orange CEO
Incoming CTIO Bruno Zerbib expected to bring “new perspective” to the Group. Plus further highlights from Q1 results briefing…
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PremiumDigitalBridge’s Ganzi remains keen on Europe tower tie-ups
Deutsche Telekom partner sees more life in European tower M&A party, and wants to be “at centre” of remaining action.
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PremiumOrange questions sell off of Europe’s ‘critical’ infra
CEO Christel Heydemann wants to keep hold of tower business TOTEM, citing strategic and political concerns around majority sales of infrastructure assets.
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M&AVantage CEO says ‘game still on’ for European mega tower merger
Part-sales of DT’s GD Towers and Vodafone’s Vantage have not blocked the path to a combination between the two TowerCos and/or Orange’s TOTEM, says boss Vivek Badrinath. Cornerstone takeover of interest after Vantage’s co-parents put their stake in play.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica España ties with Orange’s Totem for 5G
Orange’s Ramon Fernandez hails ‘important deal’ with Spanish telco.