Orange and MásMóvil have received permission from the European Commission to merge their operations in Spain.

Several companies, including tower operators SBA Communications Corp and Phoenix Tower International; and Spanish fund, Asterion Industrial Partners, are reportedly interested in acquiring Cellnex's Irish unit. Cellnex, a Spanish telecommunications company, currently operates around 2,000 cell sites in Ireland and is estimated to be valued at nearly EUR 1 billion (USD 1.08 billion). Binding offers for the acquisition are expected to be submitted next week, indicating a significant move in the telecommunications market.

The expert in digital infrastructure, EXA Infrastructure, has announced major investments in its network that connects Sicily to mainland Italy. These investments include improvements to the Janna cable system and the addition of a submarine route that runs from Palermo to Genoa. With four different routes available from Sicily, EXA can now offer businesses more options and resilience.

Wind Tre, an Italian network operator, has acquired the assets of OpNet, a wholesale fixed wireless access provider.

The UAE Ministry of Investment and the Hellenic Republic's Ministry of Digital Governance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for digital infrastructure investments, with a focus on data center projects in Greece.

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) and Tesco have announced a ten-year extension of their ongoing partnership centered on joint venture Tesco Mobile. Tesco Mobile was formed as a joint venture between the two companies twenty-one years ago, and it has since grown to become the UK's largest mobile virtual network operator (MNVO), with over 5.5 million customers. In 2022, sales rose 9.4% to GBP970 million.

EllaLink will provide a secure connection between French Guiana, home of the European Space Center, and continental Europe via a new high-capacity and low-latency route.

Nokia has announced a partnership with T-Mobile to develop a dedicated gateway solution that supports LTE, 5G NSA, and 5G SA technologies for the service provider's nationwide fixed-wireless High-Speed Internet (HSI) traffic. Nokia will deploy its Multi-Access Gateway (MAG) solution, enabling T-Mobile to improve service scalability and time-to-market.

Telefónica has raised its stake in its German subsidiary to 93.1% through a public tender offer to shareholders, spending approximately EUR 1.5 billion in cash.

The Italian government has approved Telecom Italia's (TIM) sale of its fixed line network to US investment firm, KKR, noting that KKR's ownership does not violate the state's 'Golden Power' rules, which are intended to protect strategic assets.