KPN sells data centre subsidiary in strategic drive

18h | Laurence Doe

Royal KPN N.V. (KPN) has agreed to sell its data centre subsidiary NLDC to a fund managed by DWS, a global infrastructure investment manager, for an undisclosed amount.

Planning underway for African broadband backbone

20 May 2019 | Laurence Doe

Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS), the telecommunications development subsidiary of Tata Communications, is partnering with research group Africa Development Solutions (ADS) to build a fibre infrastructure across Africa.

United Fiber & Data rolls out fibre-optic network from NYC to Ashburn

20 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

United Fiber & Data (UFD) has completed its fibre-optic network connecting New York City to Ashburn, Virginia.

FirstLight Fiber acquires MFC amid Maine expansion plans

17 May 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

FirstLight has acquired Maine Fiber Company (MFC), which will propel more growth and further enhance its fibre network throughout the State of Maine.

eir partners KN Circet to build out FTTH network in Ireland

16 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

eir has agreed a deal with KN Circet to build the Optical Distribution Network (ODN) in preparation for the rollout of high speed broadband to 1.4 million premises.

Huawei chairman offers the UK ‘no spy’ deal as Trump ban looms in US

15 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

President Donald Trump is expected to ban Huawei and other Chinese telecoms suppliers from selling equipment to US companies.

CenturyLink ‘wants to exit consumer business’, says CFO

15 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

CenturyLink is stopping selling its consumer video service and is looking for a buyer for its whole consumer business.

SEACOM seals Microsoft data centre and cloud deal

15 May 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Pan-African internet and connectivity service provider SEACOM now offers direct connections into public cloud networks and data centres located in South Africa.

Telefónica infrastructure gets Radware upgrade

15 May 2019 | Laurence Doe

Telefónica Group’s infrastructure company Telxius will use Radware, a data centre security company, to ensure the protection of its international network.

TIM hires former security and terrorism cop to chair Sparkle

14 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The new chairman of Sparkle, TIM’s international wholesale carrier division, is to be Alessandro Pansa, who spent 43 years in the Italian police, specialising in security.

Openreach targets 15m UK buildings for FTTP by mid-2020s

09 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Openreach, BT’s wholesale last-mile subsidiary, has expanded its targets for directly connected fibre to 15 million UK buildings by the mid-2020s.

Digital Colony and EQT to acquire Zayo for $14.3bn

08 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Marc Ganzi’s Digital Colony and EQT Infrastructure IV fund has agreed to buy fibre network owner Zayo Group Holdings for $14.3 billion including debt.