EORN seeks approval for $1.6 billion Gig project
The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) is seeking federal and provincial support for its C$1.6 billion ($1.19 billion) fibre broadband public private partnership
Temasek pulls out of Keppel deal
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund said Kepple had breached a key term of the $3 billion deal and would invoke a Material Adverse Change pre-condition
Thai data centre gains strategic investor
TIME Dotcom and Symphony Communication today signed agreements effectively forming a 51/49 joint venture to construct and operate a data centre business in Bang Rak, Bangkok
Turkcell loan to finance infra
Turkish mobile phone operator, Turkcell, yesterday received a €500 million loan to finance infrastructure investment in the country
Morrison & Co's MGIF reaches final close
HRL Morrison & Co. has raised A$580 million ($416.2 million) for the Morrison & Co Growth Infrastructure Fund (MGIF), marking its third and final close. IJInvestor had recorded a target size of A$1 billion for the fund
Allianz global FoF reaches first close
Allianz Capital Partners’ first global infrastructure fund of funds has reached first close at more than €600 million
Progress on UK’s Gigabit initiative
The Gigabit City Investment Programme by CityFibre – the UK’s largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure – has this week made headway on its Rotherham project
Phillippines replaces 8 infra projects with 13
The Philippine government has replaced 8 projects with 13 new infrastructure flagship projects under the 'Build, Build, Build' (BBB) program initiated by the Duterte administration
Italian gov ramps up plans for single broadband
The Italian government is rumoured to be seeking to become a prominent shareholder in the broadband company currently being set up to act as a sole service provider in the country
Telstra to sell Oz data centre
Melbourne-based telecommunications company Telstra today signed an agreement to sell a data centre complex in southeast Australia to Centuria Industrial REIT for A$416.7 million
TIM sale postponed
The sale of a minority stake in Telecom Italia’s last-mile grid has been postponed at the request of the Italian Government
KKR Asia fundraising surges
Commitments to global alternative asset manager KKR’s Asia Pacific infrastructure platform have increased 43% during Q2 2020
Rural fibre capital raise launching soon
A capital raise for a rural fibre company in the UK will launch in the next fortnight, IJInvestor has learned
DFI considers Kyrgyz non-sovereign loan
A development finance institution is evaluating whether to provide a loan to Kyrgyzstan’s largest private broadband operator