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CityFibre Dismisses Sale Rumors, Pursues £1.5B Financing

VoIP Review

It is also looking for an additional £1 billion from lenders to support its ongoing network expansion and a growing emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. They anticipated announcing new financing details shortly, which would bolster their growth trajectory and consolidation within the sector. Financing appeared first on VoIP Review.

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U Mobile secures financing from CIMB for second 5G network

Developing Telecoms

Malaysian telco U Mobile announced on Wednesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CIMB Bank to extend financing support for its upcoming 5G network rollout.

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CIMB to spearhead financing for U Mobile's $940M 5G network

Light Reading

Malaysia's U Mobile has officially appointed CIMB as the loan coordinator and mandated lead arranger to secure up to $940 million in financing for its 5G network rollout.

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Finance sector hot on 5G APIs – BT, Colt, Orange on how to mix, mash, monetize APIs

RCR Wireless

More from FutureNet World: telcos are hopeful 5G APIs will drive revenue by blending networks, cloud, and AI for enterprise apps, and cite on-tap demand from the finance and smart cities sectors; but big challenges remain with cross-domain integration and scale.

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Ooredoo lands US$549m financing deal for AI data centre plan

Developing Telecoms

million ) financing deal to help fund its plan to accelerate its data centre business and establish itself as an AI infrastructure heavyweight in the MENA region. Qatar-based Ooredoo Group announced on Tuesday it has signed a QAR 2 billion (US$549.4

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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile to open research hub in Málaga

Total Telecom

The centres creation is partially financed by a grant from the Spanish Space Agency and includes AST SpaceMobile and the University of Mlaga as its key initial partners. These satellites are designed to integrate with mobile networks, allowing regular smartphone users to access satellite connectivity whenever terrestrial connectivity is lost.

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Vermont, Ohio Networks Prove Municipal Broadband Pays for Itself

Broadband Breakfast

21, 2025 – Cities and towns were proving that municipal broadband networks can pay for themselves – without raising taxes, without government bailouts, and without private investment. This grassroots investment allowed ECFiber to build its network incrementally, expanding town by town as revenues grew.