Iliad
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Paris-based Iliad has bought a majority stake in iTrust, a French specialist in cyber security. -
Poland now has a unified company planning to build an open access 5Gbps fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network, serving Play Group and other operators.
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French renewable energy company Engie has signed power purchase agreements with data centre operator Digital Realty and French telco Iliad.
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The Iliad Group and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have set up a new €300 million loan to help finance its mobile network rollouts in France.
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Xavier Niel, the founder and majority owner of Iliad has bought a 2.5% stake in Vodafone through his investment vehicle, Atlas Investissement.
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The Iliad Group has put in place three new financing facilities, representing an aggregate €5 billion with 23 leading international banks.
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Vodafone is reported to have explored a possible merger with Three UK and is rumoured to be in talks with Iliad to combine their respective Italian businesses.
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Senegal’s telecoms regulator has fined operators a total of almost US$35 million for quality of service – though they are contesting the decisions.
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Xavier Niel is just days away from owning 100% of Iliad, the company he is taking private for €10 billion.
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Iliad will be boosting its Polish presence with the acquisition of UPC Poland from Liberty Global in a deal worth $1.8 billion.
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Businessman Xavier Niel is close to success in his attempt to buy up 100% of the shares of Iliad, his French telecoms company.
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The Italian branch of Xavier Niel’s Iliad is working with TIM – the former Telecom Italia – to offer direct fibre connections to customers’ homes.
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French group Iliad, which majority owner Xavier Niel wants to take private, has offered to buy broadband operator UPC Poland from Liberty Global for €1.9 billion.
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French businessman Xavier Niel has launched a surprise bid to take Iliad, the telco of which he controls 71%, completely private.
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French operator Free has joined the wholesale carrier-neutral broadband fibre project in Brittany, saying it wants to be part of the scheme for the next 40 years.
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Iliad has won EU antitrust clearance for its acquisition of Polish mobile group Play.
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Orange has won the broadest range of 5G spectrum in France following the country’s auction of the 3.5GHz band.
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French telecoms provider Iliad SA is to purchase Polish mobile group Play in a multi-billion-euro deal that will see Iliad become Europe’s sixth largest mobile operator.
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