US Edition"7 Million Fiber Sockets": Who Can Afford the SFR Network?
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SFR is on the right track and a possible buy-back is on the horizon. It must be said that the red-squared telephone operator who depends on the Altice group is accumulating the difficulties and is going through a financial crisis: results in dungeon, price increases, critical customer service... not to mention the million subscribers lost since the summer of 2023. As a result, in the face of this spiral, billionaire Patrick Drahi, its owner, wou…
The operation so feared by some and expected by others is in progress: SFR could be sold, in part or in whole. At the heart of the scheme, a possible split between network infrastructures and commercial activities already attracts the attention of the largest investment funds, already very active in the telecoms. This new episode could redefine the balance of the French market and revive the debate on digital sovereignty. A highly coveted split …
SFR, via its parent company Altice, seeks to alleviate its financial burden and is preparing to carry out a large operation. Its subsidiary specializing in fiber optics, XpFibre, is officially on the market. And the battle to seize this jewel of French infrastructures is fiercely announced.
The sale of SFR, which could be split between networks and commercial activities, triggers a strategic rush, with the first-line investment funds to seize its telecom infrastructure.
The sale of XPFibre, a subsidiary of Altice and manager of SFR's fibre network, seems to be under way. A strategic operation aimed at alleviating the colossal debt of Patrick Drahi's group, while SFR's sale is also on track. Several investment funds are already on the line. Patrick Drahi is turning the telecoms page in France. In [...] The article The sale of SFR's fibre has begun, several buyers and 8 billion euros hoped for has been published …
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