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Efficiency at the heart of progress for KCOM
2021-03-18 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic one thing has become abundantly clear: quality connectivity is no longer optional. Demand is reaching higher levels than ever before, with locked-down customers working from home, consuming vast quantities of data. “Covid has created an even bigger demand, a necessity, for stable broadband,” explained Shaw…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Macquarie to break up KCom
2020-05-12 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Last year, Macquarie acquired KCom for £627 million following a bidding war. At that time, Kcom itself was reeling from a failed attempt to expand its business beyond the North of England and build a national network…read more on TotalTele.com »
KCOM to invest 100 million to expand full fibre network
2020-01-08 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Last year, KCOM accounted for around 200,000 of the UK’s three million homes that have received full fibre broadband, but the company is seeking to expand even faster. The new investment will more than double the company’s investment in fibre-to-the-premises. “Our investment in fibre-to-the…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Last week in telecoms: BT, Vodafone signalling business weakness and Macquarie wins the KCOM auction
2019-07-15 07:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) BT, TIM and Vodafone warned their shareholders, last week, for business weakness, while KPN, Telekom Slovenije and Magyar Telekom conducted asset disposals. The KCOM auction ended with Macquarie winning the company. All in all, the Telecompaper Stock Index European Telecoms Services ended week 28 down 1.4 percent, as the EuroStoxx 50 index lost 0.9 percent.
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Macquarie backed fund wins 627m KCom auction
2019-07-15 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
MEIF 6 Fibre, an investment fund headed up by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, has emerged as the winning bidder in an auction to take ownership of UK fibre network provider…read more on TotalTele.com »
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