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Broadband ISP and mobile giant Virgin Media<\/a> (VM O2<\/a>) have reportedly started the process that could lead to them selling off all or part of their stake in the UK’s largest mobile tower network, which could fetch around \u00a3750m (half its stake). The funding would then be used to help fuel their full fibre (XGS-PON) and 5G<\/a> mobile rollout.<\/p>\n

At present the parents of Virgin Media<\/a> (Liberty Global) and O2<\/a> (Telefonica) hold a 50% stake in mast operator Cornerstone<\/a>, which forms part of a network sharing agreement with mobile rival Vodafone<\/a> (Vantage Towers). According to the FT<\/a> (paywall), VMO2 has now begun the process to sell “at least<\/em>” half of its stake in this, with Goldman Sachs<\/strong> and JPMorgan<\/strong> being appointed to oversee the process.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Cornerstone manages a UK estate of over 20,000 sites (masts, rooftops, small cells etc.).<\/div>\n

Potential bidders are reported to have already been sent details of the sale, and the operator will allegedly soon begin fielding requests for proposals for the tower group. Such a plan was first hinted at last year (here<\/a>) and it’s a logical move, since in recent years it’s become increasingly common to see mobile operators selling off tower assets to help fund upgrades elsewhere.<\/p>\n

In the case of VMO2, the operator has a number of expensive projects to both deploy 5G<\/a> mobile, and upgrade their old Hybrid Fibre Coax<\/strong> (HFC) based fixed broadband network to 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises<\/strong> (FTTP<\/a> \/ XGS-PON) technology by 2028 (Project Mustang<\/strong>) – at a cost of c.\u00a3100 per home<\/span>.<\/p>\n

On top of that, VMO2 – supported by InfraVia Capital Partners – has also formed a new Joint Venture – called Nexfibre<\/strong><\/a> (here<\/a>) – to build a wholesale focused FTTP<\/a> broadband ISP network that will cover \u201cup to<\/em>\u201d 7 million additional UK homes (the build has already begun<\/a>). The goal of this is to \u201cinitially roll out fibre<\/em>\u201d to 5 million homes not currently served by VMO2\u2019s network by 2026<\/strong>, with the \u201copportunity to expand<\/em>\u201d to another c.2 million.<\/p>\n

VMO2 has previously confirmed that it would cost \u00a34.5bn – supported by \u00a33.3bn of fully underwritten financing commitments and up to \u00a31.4bn in equity commitments – to reach the first 5 million homes under the aforementioned expansion. The \u00a33.3bn in that was said at the time to reflect \u201cfully underwritten debt financing from a consortium of financing banks, including a \u00a33.1bn capex facility<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alternatively, VMO2 could use the extra funding to help support a potential \u00a33bn takeover bid for the UK\u2019s third-largest alternative full fibre network, CityFibre<\/a> (here<\/a>). Clearly, VMO2 are considering a lot of different approaches for the future right now, but selling a stake in their tower estate is a natural step. None of the relevant players have commented on the FT’s piece.<\/p>\n

However, even if VMO2 get the funds sorted to do everything they want with FTTP<\/a> and 5G<\/a>, we can’t help but wonder how much fuel will then be left in the tank for future upgrades to 6G technology etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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