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Vodacom buys $2.1bn stake in Safaricom, gains majority control

by Harry Baldock | Dec 4, 2025

The shares, purchased from the Kenyan government and Vodacom’s parent company Vodafone, give it a 55% stake in the business

Safaricom rebuffs govt calls to spin off mobile money platform M-Pesa

by Harry Baldock | Nov 13, 2025

“We do not want to list the financial services companies separately because we believe they are closely related to the value proposition we offer to our clients”

Telefónica Deutschland swaps CEO Haas for Cellnex’s Argelich Hesse

by Harry Baldock | Nov 11, 2025

This week, Telefónica Deutschland (O2) has announced that it has appointed Santiago Argelich Hesse, current CEO of Cellnex Poland, as its new CEO.

Zoom to open UK data centre as part of AI-focused expansion

by Total Telecom Staff | Nov 4, 2025

Zoom has announced plans to open a UK data centre in early 2026, aiming to meet local data residency requirements and broaden its appeal to regulated sectors including the public sector, healthcare and financial services.

Equinix to build £3.9bn Hertfordshire data centre

by Harry Baldock | Oct 30, 2025

Equinix plans to invest £3.9 billion in the project, which will deliver 250+MW of compute capacity to the UK’s critical national infrastructure.

AWS piles further $5bn into South Korean data centres

by Total Telecom Staff | Oct 29, 2025

The announcement brings Amazon’s total pledged investment in South Korea to $9 billion over the next five years

Oaktree looks to raise £800m through Pure DC stake sale

by Total Telecom Staff | Oct 6, 2025

Oaktree Capital Management is actively seeking new minority investors in its data centre development arm, Pure Data Centres Group, to support ambitious expansion plans.

OpenAI and NVIDIA to leverage new AI growth zone in North East England

by Harry Baldock | Sep 17, 2025

An AI Growth Zone in the North East is set to unlock more than 5,000 new jobs and bring in £30 billion in investment as the region becomes a hub for AI development.

Deutsche Telekom and Porsche target defence sector with €500m fund

by Harry Baldock | Aug 18, 2025

Geopolitical instability across the globe is seeing European spending on defence technology surge

Kyivstar approved to merge with Cohen Circle, clearing path for IPO

by Harry Baldock | Aug 13, 2025

This week, the shareholders of US-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp have approved the merger with Ukrainian telco Kyivstar.

Saudi’s center3 unveils plans for 1 Gigawatt of data centre capacity by 2030

by Harry Baldock | Aug 7, 2025

This week, STC subsidiary center3 has unveiled a plans to expand its data centre infrastructure to reach a total capacity of 1 Gigawatt by 2030.

Tele2 to spin off Baltic towers with GCI

by Harry Baldock | Aug 6, 2025

Today, Swedish telco group Tele2 has announced that it will spin off its Baltic tower assets, forming a joint venture with Global Communications Infrastructure (GCI).

Intel to spin off networking unit in latest streamlining effort

by Harry Baldock | Jul 29, 2025

Intel is set to spin off its networking and communications business, Network and Edge Group (NEX), as a standalone entity.

€631bn ‘Made for Germany’ initiative presents major opportunity for telcos

by Harry Baldock | Jul 23, 2025

This week, a consortium of 61 German companies have announced the launch of the ‘Made for Germany’ initiative, aimed at streamlining private sector dialogue with government and roadblocks for investment.

Telefonica’s continues LatAm retreat, mulls double down on UK

by Harry Baldock | May 15, 2025

Telefonica is taking the next step in its withdrawal from South American, appointing Citi to oversee the sale of its Chilean unit, according to a report from El Confidencial.

Private equity backers could cash in on MasOrange with IPO

by Harry Baldock | Apr 2, 2025

According to sources speaking to the Financial Times, private equity firms KKR, Cinven, and Providence are considering launching an initial public offering (IPO) of newly formed MasOrange as early as next year.

Segro and Pure DC form £1bn data centre JV

by Harry Baldock | Mar 25, 2025

This week, real estate investment firm Segro has announced a new joint venture with Pure Data Centres to build a £1 billion data centre facility in Park Royal in west London.

Vivendi begins to sell down stake in TIM

by Harry Baldock | Mar 25, 2025

The French investment company said it had reduced its stake in the Italian incumbent operator from 23.8% to 18.4%, as of March 18

Sunil Mittal offloads almost $1 billion stake in Airtel

by Harry Baldock | Feb 20, 2025

This week, Sunil Mittal has sold a 0.84% stake (51 million shares) in India’s second largest telco, Bharti Airtel, raising roughly $976 million.

French energy giant EDF offers up land for data centre projects

by Harry Baldock | Feb 12, 2025

France’s state-owned utility company Electricite de France (EDF) says it has identified four locations on its land that could be ideal for data centre deployment.