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Aussie telcos Optus and TPG team up for network sharing

by Harry Baldock | Apr 30, 2024

News TPG had initially agreed a similar deal with Telstra, but this was quashed by the competition...

PIF’s and STC’s Merger to create Saudi’s largest tower co.

by Georgia Sweeting | Apr 22, 2024

The sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed a deal with telco stc, through which PIF will acquire 51% of Telecommunication Towers Company Limited (TAWAL) from stc.

Vodafone Idea targets 5G launch in 6–9 months

by Harry Baldock | Apr 16, 2024

News The beleaguered Indian telecoms operator says a return to growth will be possible following...

MTN to invest $100m in generators as Eskom fails to keep the lights on

by Harry Baldock | Apr 10, 2024

The operator says it has already spent roughly $140 million on generators to support its mobile base stations, and will spend $101 million more by the midpoint of the year to further shore up the network.

UK Government cracks down on telegraph pole deployment

by Georgia Sweeting | Mar 15, 2024

This week, Julia Lopez MP, Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure, penned an recent open letter directed to all fixed-line operators, cracking down on the installation of new telegraph poles in the UK, suggesting that the infrastructure should be shared.

Phoenix Tower International to acquire Cellnex Ireland for nearly €1 bn

by Georgia Sweeting | Mar 6, 2024

Florida-based wireless infrastructure company Phoenix Tower International (PTI) has announced a deal with Cellnex to acquire 100% of the latter’s Irish business for €971 million.

Airtel Africa unveils new fibre wholesaler Telesonic

by Harry Baldock | Feb 13, 2024

News The move comes just two months after the company announced the creation of new data centre...

Millicom offloads 1,100 Colombian towers to KKR

by Harry Baldock | Jan 25, 2024

This week, Millicom’s subsidiary Tigo Colombia has agreed to sell around 1,100 of its mobile towers to US investment firm KKR. The towers will be managed by KKR in partnership with NEXO LatAm, the digital infrastructure platform that manages KKR’s fibre investments throughout Latin America.

Vodafone UK pitches shared funding model to solve battery dilemma

by Harry Baldock | Jan 17, 2024

In December, Ofcom launched a consultation on network resilience, noting the increasing importance of connectivity in our daily lives and subsequently of network outages’ disruptive impact. Indeed, the consultation seems to be partly inspired by the disruption caused by recent winter storms, as well as the ongoing shut down of the Public Switched Telephone Network (landlines).

Verizon’s ‘Dragon Tower’ breathes 5G into Hawaiian military base

by Harry Baldock | Jan 9, 2024

The 5G mobile mast will provide secure, high speed communications services for service members if the U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii and their family on the Helemano Military Reservation (HMR)

Brookfield to acquire ATC India for $2.5 billion

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 5, 2024

Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management has announced today that it will buy American Tower Corporation (ATC)’s Indian operations for $2.5 billion, a move which will make it India’s largest telecom tower operator.

BT misses Huawei equipment removal deadline

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 2, 2024

BT have missed their end-of-year deadline to remove and replace Huawei equipment from their network core. According to a Telegraph report, BT has confirmed that it has failed to complete the kit removal in time for the deadline of 31 December 2023.

BT’s Huawei infrastructure removal deadline looms

by Georgia Sweeting | Dec 22, 2023

News The UK incumbent BT is rushing to remove Huawei equipment by the end of the year to avoid...

Zain, Ooredoo and TASC restructure to form $2.2 billion regional towerco

by Georgia Sweeting | Dec 5, 2023

News The new company is expected to achieve a run-rate revenue of $500 million annually Zain...

Mitratel snaps up 803 telecoms towers for $113m

by Harry Baldock | Nov 30, 2023

This week, Indonesian towerco Mitratel has announced the acquisition of 803 new telecoms masts from local infrastructure firm Gametraco Tunggal.

Virgin Media O2 mulls tower sale

by Georgia Sweeting | Oct 31, 2023

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) have entered into exclusive talks to sell its stake in joint venture tower unit subsidiary Cornerstone (CTIL) to GLIL infrastructure. Reuters reports that, according to four anonymous sources, the deal could be worth £2.5 billion.

GLIL emerged on top in an auction held earlier this year for a part of VMO2’s 50% stake in the towerco, with sources suggesting a deal could be finalised as early as next week.