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Full coverage: Telecommunications

One sensor, two markets: Gary McDarby’s dual bid to tackle telco performance and climate change

The scientist, entrepreneur and non-profit founder has raised seed capital for Edgeliot, his new venture which is preparing to deploy its devices on telecommunications towers across Ireland to tackle climate change and let them operate better.

Tom Lyons
13th Apr, 2023 - 4 min read

How much is Denis O’Brien’s remaining stake in Digicel worth?

Businessman Denis O’Brien is poised to lose a majority stake in his heavily-indebted Digicel telecoms group to bond creditors. But what is the estimate of Digicel’s equity value, and the size of O’Brien’s stake?

Sean Keyes
2nd Mar, 2023 - 3 min read

Codename X3T: The tech start-up spun out by NBI’s shareholders and staff

The investors brought along by David McCourt since he won the National Broadband Plan contract are forming a new company to commercialise related technology and turn the team who developed it into a permanent “centre of excellence”. Strict procurement rules apply.

Thomas Hubert
2nd Dec, 2022 - 9 min read

NBI has a new 80% shareholder. What control and return will the company give Asterion?

A Spanish investment firm is buying out the hedge fund managers that bankrolled the State’s rural broadband contractor, providing longer-term backing. What do we know about the terms of the deal?

Thomas Hubert
12th Jul, 2022 - 3 min read

Private hospitals, nursing homes, telecoms infrastructure – Why Infravia is investing hundreds of millions in Ireland

Bruno Candès is a partner at the French private equity firm that owns the Mater Private Hospital, a group of 14 nursing homes and has just agreed to buy half of eir’s fibre network. He explains why Irish infrastructure fits Infravia’s strategy.

Thomas Hubert
10th Mar, 2022 - 14 min read

NBI and us: PPP companies are like state-funded PLCs. They should apply the same transparency standards

National Broadband Ireland and the government have decided to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the rural connectivity plan, answering The Currency’s questions last week. Rules applicable to listed companies could helpfully replace such ad-hoc disclosures on public-private partnerships.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Feb, 2022 - 9 min read

NBI responds: The shareholders, the loans and the profit sharing behind Ireland’s €3bn broadband plan

Two months after National Broadband Ireland’s first accounts raised multiple questions, the company sits down with The Currency and provides answers including its full list of shareholders and the conditions attached to controversial loan funding.

Thomas Hubert
18th Feb, 2022 - 21 min read

NBI uncovered: TDs take over the questioning, but the debt v equity conundrum remains unsolved

The government has been at pains to answer questions from the opposition on the capital structure of National Broadband Ireland. Misrepresentation of The Currency’s reporting did not help clarify matters.

Thomas Hubert
17th Dec, 2021 - 6 min read

14 questions for TDs to ask the government about the National Broadband Plan

The unsteady financial structure of National Broadband Ireland is set to undergo scrutiny in the Dáil as it continues to collect subsidies from a maximum €2.97 billion pot of taxpayers’ money.

Thomas Hubert
14th Dec, 2021 - 3 min read

Piggybacks, monopolies and 5G: What a Virgin Media sale would mean for Ireland’s telecoms market

Potentially valued at €1.5 billion, Virgin Media Ireland's mobile and broadband footprint have been weakening. So who might buy the company, and what would a sale mean for the future of Ireland's broadband and telecom market?

Devin Seán Martin
10th Aug, 2021 - 8 min read
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