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Orange acquires 100% ownership of MasOrange

by Harry Baldock | Jun 9, 2026

Orange today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 50% stake in MasOrange held by Lorca, its joint venture partner in Spain.

Vodafone to take control of VodafoneThree in £4.3bn buyout

by Harry Baldock | May 5, 2026

Vodafone has announced it will purchase CK Hutchison’s 49% stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3 billion, giving the UK-based mobile giant full control of the joint venture.

Belden to acquire RUCKUS Networks for $1.85bn

by Harry Baldock | Apr 30, 2026

Belden today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RUCKUS Networks (“RUCKUS”) for approximately $1.85 billion.

Deutsche Telekom considers merging with T-Mobile

by Harry Baldock | Apr 24, 2026

The move would create a combined entity valued at around $267 billion

French telco consortium boosts SFR offer to €20.4bn

by Harry Baldock | Apr 17, 2026

Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Iliad have this week submitted a revised bid for rival operator SFR, valuing the business at €20.4 billon.

T-Mobile and TPG eye Uniti’s fibre assets

by Harry Baldock | Apr 2, 2026

T-Mobile and private equity firm TPG are considering a bid to carve up Uniti Group

Terrapinn acquires FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage

by Harry Baldock | Mar 6, 2026

Terrapinn, the global events company, is delighted to announce the acquisition of FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage from Conference Concepts Inc.

MTN to take control of IHS Towers for $2.2 billion

by Harry Baldock | Feb 24, 2026

African telco giant MTN Group is set to take full control of IHS Towers, one of Africa’s largest independent tower companies, in a deal valued at $6.2 billion.

Telefonica makes $1.2bn exit from Chile

by Harry Baldock | Feb 11, 2026

This week, Telefonica has announced it has sold its Chilean mobile unit to Millicom and NJJ, a pair of companies both owned by French billionaire Xavier Niel.

KKR–Singtel consortium near $10bn deal for STT GDC

by Harry Baldock | Feb 2, 2026

This week, media reports suggest that a consortium led by KKR and Singtel is closing in on a deal to acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC).

Telenor makes $3.9bn exit from Thailand

by Harry Baldock | Jan 22, 2026

This week, Norwegian telco giant Telenor has announced the sale of its 30.3% stake in Thailand’s True Corporation for NOK 39 billion ($3.9 billion).

Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, Orange preparing new bid to carve up SFR

by Harry Baldock | Jan 22, 2026

According to reports, Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, Orange have confirmed that they are once again at the negotiating table with Altice France for the purchase of rival operator SFR.

Liberty Global eying purchase of Three Ireland

by Harry Baldock | Jan 20, 2026

Telecoms giant Liberty Global is in talks to purchase Ireland’s largest mobile operator, Three Ireland, according to a report from The Financial Times.

Consolidation doomsday has failed to arrive for UK altnets

by Bradford Randall | Nov 12, 2025

Altnets are buoyant in the UK, Proactive International PR’s CEO says, despite predictions from some that a consolidation doomsday would arrive

Orange offers €4.25bn to take full ownership of MasOrange

by Harry Baldock | Nov 4, 2025

On Friday, Orange announced that it had reached a non-binding agreement to acquire full control of its joint venture with MasMovil, called MasOrange.

WindTre and Iliad mull Italian merger

by Harry Baldock | Oct 31, 2025

According to multiple sources cited by Reuters, the discussions could lead to a joint venture combining CK Hutchison’s subsidiary Wind Tre and Iliad’s Italian operations, which currently operate under the Free brand.

VMO2 in talks with Netomnia for £2bn takeover

by Harry Baldock | Oct 30, 2025

According to a report from the Financial Times, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has entered into negotiations to acquire fibre altnet rival Netomnia for £2 billion.

Altice rebuffs French telcos’ €17bn joint offer for SFR

by Harry Baldock | Oct 15, 2025

News The offer, announced last night, would have seen Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, and Orange divide...

New CityFibre CEO talks growth and altnet consolidation at Connected Britain

by Harry Baldock | Oct 9, 2025

Having onboarded Sky and raised a significant amount of capital this year, CityFibre’s new CEO Simon Holden told Total Telecom the company was primed for further growth through altnet consolidation.