DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - The Telecoms & Connectivity Channel, KKR
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Singapore telco Singtel considers REIT to fund data center and AI build-out
Telco potentially looks to follow other data center operators
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KKR, Warburg Pincus explore possible UK altnet sales
As the UK altnet market battles lower-than-expected fiber take-up
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KKR invests $1.5bn in tower company Vertical Bridge
Opportunities to expand wireless infrastructure for 5G and Edge opportunities
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Bidders line up to snap up majority stake in French fiber company XpFibre - report
A second round of bidding is expected next month
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Singtel confirms company in negotiations to buy STT GDC
Telco didn't provide further details on negotiations
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T-Mobile fiber JV Metronet confirms U.S. Internet acquisition
Expands T-Mobile's fiber push
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T-Mobile, KKR finalize Metronet fiber JV acquisition
Follows on from T-Mobile's acquisition of Lumos earlier this year
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European Commission launches probe into KKR's €22bn Telecom Italia fixed network deal - report
KKR said it has provided accurate information to the EC
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British Columbia Investment to acquire minority stake in KKR's Pinnacle Towers
KKR will remain as the majority stakeholder
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OMS Group expands fleets with two new vessels
Follows previously announced vessels with Royal IHC last year
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Italian court rejects Vivendi's request to annul Telecom Italia's grid sale
Vivendi intends to appeal the decision
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Telefónica’s Peruvian fiber sale to KKR falls through
But talks are still ongoing
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OMS signs contract with Royal IHC for cable laying ships
Will address the surge in subsea cable demand
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OMS Group invests $300m in subsea and terrestrial infrastructure
Comes three months after securing $300m in syndicated loans
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T-Mobile and KKR create fiber JV, agree to acquire ISP Metronet
The carrier continues its fiber push
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Vodafone sells another 10% stake in Vantage Towers for €1.3bn
The stake sale is the final part of a deal agreed in 2022
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Hyperoptic secures £150m from UKIB to boost fiber rollout
The company has ambitions to pass two million homes
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Telecom Italia confirms fixed network sale to KKR set to close on July 1
The long-awaited sale nears a conclusion
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Fastweb sells shares in FiberCop to KKR for €439 million
FiberCop was set up in 2021 by TIM, KKR, and Fastweb
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EU gives approval to Telecom Italia fixed network sale, as CEO eyes future M&A opportunities
One step closer to slashing some of its debt pile
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Telecom Italia signs €1.5 billion bridge loan ahead of fixed network sale
The sale of its fixed business still needs regulatory approval
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KKR to invest $400m in Philippines towers
The funds will go towards acquiring and developing more than 2,000 towers
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Tigo Colombia to sell 1,100 towers to KKR in Colombia
KKR will lease the towers back to Tigo
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Italian fund manager F2i to invest €1 billion in Telecom Italia's NetCo
Will give F2i governance and management rights
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Italian gov't approves Telecom Italia's €22bn network sale to KKR
One step closer to a deal being finalized?
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KKR requests extension for fresh Sparkle bid
First bid was deemed too low
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Telecom Italia faces Vivendi legal threat after it accepts KKR bid
Could ease debt by €14bn
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KKR confirms $400 million investment in subsea cable firm OMS
Money will be used to invest in ships and cable landing stations