UK altnet, CityFibre has acquired broadband network provider, FibreNation from TalkTalk Group.
Network design consultancy, 4site has been acquired by Indigo Telecom Group.
Lumentum has entered into an agreement with passive optical component supplier, Advanced Fiber Resources (AFR) where the latter will acquire certain assets from the former.
Altice Europe’s French subsidiary, SFR FTTH has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire 100 per cent of wholesale operator, Covage.
Cloud communications provider, Ribbon Communications has entered into an agreement to acquire, via merger, SDN/NFV and end-to-end packet-optical transport provider ECI Telecom Group.
High-speed semi-conductor provider, Inphi has signed a definitive agreement to acquire eSilicon for $216 million.
Hengtong Optic-Electric has agreed to purchase Global Marine Group’s (a HC2 Holdings company) 49 per cent stake in Huawei Marine Networks.
Network infrastructure solutions provider, HellermannTyton is to acquire German manufacturer of micro duct systems, gabo Systemtechnik (gabocom).
Fibre structure investor, EQT Infrastructure is to acquire inexio.
Ciena Corporation is to acquire network performance solution provider, Centina, incorporating the company’s technology and engineering expertise into its Blue Planet division.
The plans for an economic recovery will undoubtedly need vast levels of public and private investment.
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While the Covid-19 crisis clearly impacted infrastructure deployment in Europe in 2020, it also undoubtedly reinforced operators’ mid-term FTTH ambitions
The all-important multi-vendor interoperability can only be achieved via industry collaboration, finds Keely Portway
2020 has shown standards are key to building the networks of tomorrow, and that’s something to be excited about, argues Bernd Hesse
Keely Portway counts down some of the most-viewed and industry-shaping news stories of 2020
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