MásMóvil’s claim to be Spain’s biggest fibre operator is misleading
MásMóvil is making a lot of noise about being Spain’s largest fibre operator, claiming it has the broadest FTTH footprint of all four players.
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Telefónica has more LatAm fibre deals in the pipeline
Telefónica’s top management have given a strong indication that we can expect more fibre infrastructure deals from the telco in Latin America.
TIM fixed the fixed in Q4
TIM reported growth in retail fixed lines in the fourth quarter of last year for the first time in 20 years.
Telefónica does billion-dollar fibre deal in Chile
Telefónica has made its latest move to monetise some in-demand assets, this time spinning off its Chilean fibre network business and selling a 60% stake to investment group KKR.
Investors line up for Partner’s fibre network
Investors appear to be queuing up for a slice of Partner Communications’ fibre network business.
Buyout offer for Aussie fibre provider Vocus beats previous bids
Vocus has confirmed that it has received another takeover offer, its fifth in less than four years, and its value has apparently increased in that time.
Nokia gets some welcome Deutsche Telekom optical work
Finnish kit vendor Nokia will be pleased to have received some friendly vibes from German operator DT in the form an optical transport network modernization gig.
Vodafone has first go at Nokia 100G PON tech
Nokia Bell Labs has only gone and found a way to deliver 100 Gbps on a single Passive Optical Network wavelength.
Charter shares $5 billion broadband plan and pole concerns
Charter Communications has outlined plans to spend US$5 billion on the rollout of gigabit broadband to 1 million or more customers in unserved areas, with a quarter of the funding coming from the government.
TIM calls for investors to share FTTH cost burden
TIM is pushing ahead with plans to roll out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) in urban areas of Italy through its new FiberCop unit, via a shared investment model.
Orange to raise €1bn-plus from sale of new rural fibre unit
Orange has created a new business unit to house its fibre operations in rural France and has agreed to sell half of that entity to investors in a deal that should raise well over €1 billion.
CityFibre adds new towns and new ISPs in the new year
2021 is off to a solid start for UK altnet CityFibre, which has broken ground on its full fibre network project in Reading and signed up another retail ISP customer.
France doles out €420m in FTTH aid with more to follow
The French government will support fibre rollout in nearly a dozen tricky areas of the country to the tune of €420 million, it announced this week.
UK Parliament issues redundant report on BoJo’s broadband pledge
The UK Public Accounts Committee reckons even the revised gigabit broadband rollout target will be missed. Welcome to the party, pal.
Openreach looks to cut fibre rollout cost with Exfo deal
Openreach has signed up testing and analytics firm Exfo to help with its roll out of full fibre networks in the UK.
Italian competition watchdog probes FiberCop plan
Italy’s antitrust authorities are keen to ensure that the planned creation of a new wholesale fibre network won’t harm competition.
Openreach to hire 5,300 engineers, roll out EV fleet
BT’s infrastructure unit Openreach will recruit thousands of engineers next year as it ramps up its full fibre rollout.
CityFibre customers keep coming
CityFibre has signed up another four retail ISPs to its fibre network, more than doubling its wholesale customer base.
UK set to join Europe’s big guns on full fibre rollout
The UK is one of a number of major economies forecast to rise up the European rankings for full fibre rollout thanks to a prediction of significant growth over the next five years.
EU backs Italy’s FiberCop project
The European Commission has given the green light to TIM’s FiberCop plan, which it says does not raise competition concerns.
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