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4iG and e& PPF to reshape Hungary’s fixed and mobile infrastructure

Proposed transactions could generate up to €1bn in synergies as One and Yettel move towards shared network platforms

Firecell and Accelleran merge to build European private 5G stack for industry

Deal creates a pre-integrated core and Open RAN platform backed by €7.9m, targeting system integrators and sovereign deployments

VMO2’s nexfibre JV pays £2bn for altnet rival Netomnia

Netomnia runs the second biggest altnet and the fourth largest fibre broadband infrastructure in the UK – this is the biggest step yet towards consolidation in fixed networks

Liberty Global pays €1bn to become sole owner of Dutch JV VodafoneZiggo

Hardly a surprise – Vodafone will also gain 10% of a new Benelux entity, Ziggo Group, that will wholly own Liberty's Belgian subsidiary Telenet

MTN moves to retake control of IHS Towers in $6.2bn deal

The pan-African operator seeks to reintegrate nearly 29,000 African towers as it tests the limits of the towerco model

Danish fibre operators submit competition commitments to regulator 

The five regional fibre network owners represent more than half of Denmark’s fibre connections

A1’s Central, Eastern Europe ops drive growth in solid 2025 results

Strong mobile subscriber growth, continued fibre and 5G rollouts and expanding ICT activities supported A1 Group's operational performance in 2025, offsetting challenges in Austria

Rival consortia jockey for new Cayman Islands subsea cable

Declared bidders for the Cayman Islands’ next submarine cable have outlining sharply different network strategies

Egypt doubles available spectrum for operators in multi-year programme

Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority are allocating 410Mhz in additional frequencies for $3.5bn

MTN considers $2.7bn buyout of IHS Towers in strategic reversal

The move would see MTN regain full control of tower assets it previously sold, marking a significant shift in its long-standing infrastructure strategy

Sinal passes one million fibre premises as Norlys strengthens footprint

Sinal has moved beyond one million fibre-covered addresses following regulatory approval to acquire EWII’s network in Denmark’s Triangle Region

FT: VMO2 to lead £2bn bid for altnet Netomnia

Netomnia is the UK's fourth largest fibre broadband network; Liberty Global, Telefonica and their investment partner InfraVia plan to acquire the altnet through their Nexfibre joint venture

New CEPR paper questions European telcos’ returns

The research argues that Europe’s operators are earning returns close to their cost of capital, but does the analysis understate the true scale and nature of the sector's investment?

Memory prices set for record surge in early 2026

TrendForce sharply revises its outlook for memory prices, warning that sustained AI and data centre demand is pushing the global memory market into an unprecedented supply squeeze

Telia gains 97% of shares in rival Bredband2 after offer last July

Telia expects to settle the deal with shareholders on 6 February for about €293.56 million
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