CityFibre cuts wayleave red tape to speed fibre uptake
CityFibre is seeing early success with a new process designed to make it easier to hook up customers with fibre, something that bodes well for the UK fibre market as a whole.
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BT-led consortium gets funding for infrastructure drone project
A project designed to explore the use of drones to monitor key pieces of infrastructure has won funding from the UK Research and Innovation agency.
Verizon resorts to backup power amid California heatwave
US telco Verizon has adopted emergency measures to keep its network up and running, as record-breaking temperatures put the strain on California’s power grid.
BAI continues expansion strategy with ZenFi Networks acquisition
Neutral host infrastructure provider BAI Communications has announced the acquisition of ZenFi Networks, a US-based provider of digital infrastructure solutions.
Vodafone makes the economic case for disempowering landowners
Small towns and cities will miss out on £7 billion of economic output by 2030 unless mobile operators are allowed to plonk masts wherever they like.
Digital 9 Infrastructure to acquire 48% stake of Arqiva
Investment firm Digital 9 Infrastructure has agreed the terms of an acquisition of a 48% voting stake in UK network and communications infrastructure firm Arqiva Group.
Spain offers tower companies €150 million for 5G
The Spanish government plans to award €150 million in funding to passive infrastructure companies willing to support the rollout of 5G in areas with poor mobile data coverage.
CityFibre raises a further £4.9 billion to fully finance its full fibre ambitions
UK fibre infrastructure player CityFibre has managed to borrow almost 5 billion quid, which means its full fibre rollout is now fully financed.
GSMA says telcos are getting stiffed on network infrastructure costs
The telecoms industry body and organiser of MWC throws its weight in on the question of who pays for the internet?
UK government moves to improve telco access to street furniture
Things like streetlights are handy places to put mobile base stations but they can often be hard to access. The UK government is trying to change that.
Neutral host provider BAI heads to Italy, led by former TIM execs
BAI Communications is taking its neutral host business to Italy, headed up by a team of executives, most of whom have worked at TIM at one time or another.
New TIM CEO looking into network spin-off
TIM’s broad of directors has charged new chief exec Pietro Labriola with examining options for the future of its infrastructure assets, which could include a network spin-off.
UK government looks to digitise 5G cell site acquisition
Mobile operators need access to street furniture to roll out 5G networks and the UK government is parting with a small amount of cash to make life easier for them.
Colao presents Italy’s plan for cloud autonomy
Italy will launch a tender for the creation of a national cloud hub by the end of this year as part of a project designed to give the country a degree of digital autonomy.
5G network kit revenues to near $20 billion this year — report
Global 5G network infrastructure revenue is on course for a growth spike this year, but growth will slow in 2022, according to new data published on Wednesday.
Cellnex completes €1.6 billion Polish expansion
Ambitious Spanish infrastructure specialist Cellnex has completed its acquisition of Polkomtel Infrastruktura.
BAI on the M&A train, next stop California
BAI Communications has announced the acquisition of Mobilitie, a move that boosts its presence in the US, particularly on the West Coast.
Singtel sells broad range of assets as earnings plummet
Singtel distracted the industry from a weak set of full-year results with the publication of a new strategy that includes the planned sale of a broad swathe of infrastructure assets.
Orange mulls buying back infrastructure assets to boost TOTEM
Orange is reportedly considering buying back an infrastructure asset it sold almost two decades ago to boost its recently-created TOTEM towers business.
UK government has another look at laws governing access to telecoms infrastructure
Now that we’re free of EU regulation it’s time to make the Electronic Communications Code fit for purpose.
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