Orange Spain and Masmovil in talks to create €20bn JV
After feeding off scraps of speculation about M&A in Spain for more than a year, Orange and Masmovil on Tuesday finally served up something substantial.
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Orange is still struggling in Spain
French telecoms group Orange hit its targets for the full year but a closer look at the numbers shows it’s still not having an easy ride in its home market, nor in neighbouring Spain.
Spain acts on 5G TV interference
Spain has set out a series of proposals to ensure that 5G mobile services do not affect terrestrial TV reception and putting the onus on telecoms operators to keep viewers in the loop.
M&A looms in Southern Europe as Iliad and Orange reportedly make overtures
Iliad has reportedly made a takeover bid for Vodafone’s Italian unit, while Orange is exploring the possibility of a merger with MasMovil in Spain, according to the industry rumour mill.
Spain moves to regulate crypto asset advertising
New rules in Spain means crypto currency promotions targeting over 100,000 people will need to be approved by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission ten days before deployment.
Antin set to cash in on Spain’s fibre success
Spanish fibre operator Lyntia is reportedly up for sale at a value estimated to be in the region of €4 billion.
Telefonica looks to shed over-50s in new redundancy plan
Telefonica is reportedly looking to lose around 3,000 staff from its payroll in Spain by offering a new redundancy plan to employees of a certain age and career longevity.
Energy costs hit Telefónica’s Q3 earnings in Spain
Telefónica turned in a solid performance in the third quarter of this year, buoyed by its German unit and businesses in Latin America, but all is not rosy at its domestic operations.
Orange launches its towerco, stressing how independent it is
French operator group Orange has placed its passive infrastructure assets into a new company called Totem so it can flog access to other telcos.
Spain looks ahead to lifting all fibre access rules
Spain’s telecom regulator has lifted fibre access regulations in a large swathe of the country and is looking ahead to the possibility of an entirely rule-free set-up in just a few years.
Fibre sell-off continues in Spain
Fibre-optic networks are hot property in Spain, with yet another sale apparently attracting the attention of some big names in the investment world.
EQT exits Adamo
EQT is offloading Spanish fibre operator Adamo to a fellow private equity outfit some five years after it bought the asset, and reports suggest it has made a few Euros in the process.
Digital transformation costs jobs at Vodafone
Vodafone Spain is cutting around 12% of its workforce, shedding staff that do not fit with its digital transformation push.
European incumbents push on with OpenRAN rollout
Two of Europe’s biggest telecoms players have announced new initiatives to scale up their early moves into OpenRAN.
Spain nets €1 billion in lacklustre 700 MHz sale
Spain has finally auctioned off spectrum in the 700 MHz band, but bidding was lacklustre at best, with the final total only just exceeding the reserve price.
Vodafone Spain picks Ericsson for 5G SA core
The Spanish bit of Vodafone has joined its British and German stablemates in picking Ericsson for its standalone 5G core work.
Euskaltel board recommends acceptance of Masmovil acquisition
Consolidation among Spanish operators got one stap closer after the board of Euskaltel recommended its shareholders accept Masmovil’s €2 billion acquisition bid.
Telefonica’s latest asset sale makes for interesting reading
News of new asset sales from Telefonica seems to break pretty regularly and this week is no exception.
Spain to auction 700 MHz for 5G, with sweetened conditions
The Spanish government has announced it will auction the 700 MHz by mid-July for the deployment of 5G networks in the country, and has improved commercial terms to encourage bids.
GSMA insists it’s still worth coming to MWC 2021
Mobile operator trade body the GSMA, which runs Mobile World Congress, held a press conference that came over like a plea for people to attend this year’s event.
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