T-Mobile has appetite for more fiber M&A
Lumos is done, Metronet deal not far off closing
News - Fiber
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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YTL Communications to deploy fiber for 1,600km stretch of railway tracks in Malaysia
Was awarded the contract by the Railway Assets Corporation
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FiberLight announces deal to acquire Metro Fiber Networks
Expects deal to complete next quarter
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T-Mobile and EQT finalize acquisition of Lumos
The conclusion of the deal follows changes made to T-Mobile's DEI policies
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Prysmian acquires cable manufacturer Channell for $950m
Expands Prysmian's presence in the US
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AT&T in talks to acquire Lumen's consumer fiber unit for $5.5bn - report
Carrier is focused on fiber
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CityFibre acquires Connexin's full fiber infrastructure
Continues CityFibre's M&A push in the UK
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Lumos outlines fiber rollout plans for Indiana
Network targets tenth US state
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FCC outlines actions for the faster removal of copper networks
FCC Chair Brendan Carr wants to reduce the amount of investment being put into legacy copper networks
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BEAD program director departs, says focus on satellites has been favored ahead of fiber
Fiber has to be prioritized over satellites says former BEAD director
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Australia's competition watchdog approves Vocus' $3.5bn acquisition of TPG's fiber assets
Won't impact competition, says the ACCC
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Canal+ Telecom to deploy Nokia's fiber in French Guiana and Guadeloupe
Nokia's Lightspan and Altiplano solutions will support Canal+ Telecom's fiber deployment
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Crown Castle sells fiber and small cells assets to Zayo and EQT for $8.5bn
Deals will support Crown Castle's tower expansion
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Oi finalizes sale of fiber assets to V.tal
The troubled Brazilian telco also shifted its pay-TV business last week as part of another sale
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Lumos to expand fiber network to Georgia
Will deploy 5,000 miles of fiber across the state
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Frontier delivers full year revenue growth for first time in 15 years
Grows fiber customer base to 2.4 million
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CWA outlines opposition to AT&T's copper retirement plans
Argues that rural customers will be left behind
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Lumos to expand fiber footprint expansion with Florida push
Construction set to begin soon
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Hollow core fiber provider Relativity Networks raises $4.6m
Hollow-core fiber is touted as a must-have for data center providers
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BT adds 1 million fiber builds during last quarter
Elsewhere, Vodafone Germany struggles again
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Cordiant in talks to snap up BT Ireland's wholesale and infrastructure assets - report
A deal could be announced within the next few weeks
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Zayo edges ahead in race to acquire Crown Castle's fiber assets
Where does this leave TPG?
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AT&T delivers further fiber growth, outlines copper retirement plans
To date, the company has completed 28.9 million fiber passings
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BT calls for UK's Critical National Infrastructure to shift away from copper networks
Businesses can't afford to wait for analog switch-off, says BT
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Verizon announces AI-centric network offering, partners with Vultr
Telco has excess capacity for compute at many sites, hundreds of acres of land available for build-out
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Man arrested as environmental activists take credit for cutting UK insurance firms’ fiber optic cables
Shut the System claim to have disrupted the Internet comms for hundreds of insurance firms across the UK
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Zayo outlines plans to build 5,000 new route fiber miles to support demand for AI
Plans to build five new routes
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Google Fiber breaks ground in Las Vegas, services to go live later this year
Work is underway as G Fiber continues rollout