As Vodafone awaits the fate of its proposed acquisition of Liberty Global’s European cable assets, both companies are looking to take advantage of the shifting telecoms landscape by streamlining operations, exploring bolt-on M&A and charting 5G plans. The British telecoms giant faces significant regulatory hurdles in its proposed €18.4bn (US$21.8bn) takeover of Liberty Global's operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. While the deal is expected to eventually gain approval, industry analysts have cautioned that the...

Teleport owners give increasingly high marks to the performance of satellite operators, as they spend less overall on increasingly cheap satellite capacity, a recent World Teleport Association benchmark study found. This year, the survey asked respondents about their assessment of eight global and regional satellite operators, including…