The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to fast-track a review into a potential in-depth investigation into Nexfibre’s proposed £2 billion (€2.37bn) takeover of rival Substantial Group. Nexfibre, a joint venture including Liberty Global, Telefónica and private equity firm InfraVia, announced its intention to buy the altco fibre provider, which runs the Netomnia brand, […]
Telenor has agreed to acquire Enivest, a fibre operator in Western Norway, in a transaction valued at NOK 2.5 billion (€0.23bn). The acquisition includes Enivest’s fibre network and approximately 28,000 customers, as well as a 34 per cent stake in Årdalsnett, which has around 3,000 customers. This strengthens Telenor’s position in a regional market and […]
French telco group Orange has completed the acquisition of the 50 per cent stake in MasOrange held by Lorca, its joint venture partner in Spain. The group now owns 100 per cent of the operator’s capital and will fully consolidate MasOrange’s results in its financial statements from going forward. This transaction follows the signing of […]
CityFibre, the independent full fibre platform, has announced that it has connected over 1 million premises to its multi-gig, full fibre network across the UK. Over the past ten years, CityFibre has built full fibre digital infrastructure that now reaches nearly 5 million premises, delivering multi-gig speeds and much-needed competition. As the UK’s largest independent […]
SES and TV ISLA will expand broadband access on Providencia Island, part of Colombia’s San Andrés Archipelago, with a hybrid Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity solution. The project seeks to provide resilient, high‑performance connectivity to the island, directly benefiting approximately 7,000 residents as well as the thousands of tourists […]
Connect Europe, the voice of the leading providers of connectivity networks and services, has published a legal opinion on the European Commission proposal to mandate FTTH transition, outlined in Part V, Title I of the Digital Networks Act (DNA) proposal. The industry body’s members are strong believers in the urgent need to accelerate fibre transition […]
The total fixed communication services revenue in the Philippines is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7 per cent from $3.8 billion (€3.2bn) in 2025 to $4.3 billion in 2030, mainly driven by growth in the fixed broadband segment, according to GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s Philippines Fixed […]
The total fixed communication services revenue in Hong Kong is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.1 per cent from $2.4 billion (€2.07bn) in 2025 to $2.7 billion in 2030, mainly driven by the growth in the fixed broadband segment, forecasts GlobalData, the intelligence and productivity platform. GlobalData’s Hong Kong Fixed […]
India’s state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), which provides mobile voice and internet services throughout India, is looking to link with SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system. BSNL was established in October 2000 having grown out of the early publicly-owned telegrapgh, telegram and telephone system. Its fibre system (Bharat Fiber) was launched in 2019. Its landline system had […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a financing package of up to €1 billion for FiberCop, a company that digital infrastructure in Italy, to expand and modernise the national ultrafast broadband network. An initial tranche of €500 million was signed in Rome by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and the Chairman and CEO of FiberCop Massimo Sarmi. The financing […]