Wave of Fibre-Optic Infrastructure Deals Impact Canadian Communications Landscape
This IDC Market Perspective reviews the wave of communications infrastructure acquisitions made in the fibre-optic and cellular tower distribution businesses by two major emerging global infrastructure players in recent months before the COVID-19 pandemic. We also examine the deals among players that have an impact on the C$55 billion-a-year communications landscape."Rather than being a brake on telecom infrastructure deals later in 2020 and early 2021, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely stimulate further infrastructure acquisition opportunities in the wake of revenue slowdowns, depressed share prices, and difficulties obtaining access to capital," says Lawrence Surtees, report author, vice president, and principal analyst, Communications Research at IDC Canada.
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- Executive Snapshot
- New Market Developments and Dynamics
- Introduction
- Industry Dynamics
- New Telecom Wholesale Infrastructure Companies Proliferate
- Private Equity Firms Keen on Telecom Infrastructure Plays
- Market Strategies
- Digital Colony Concludes Largest Deal and Emerges as Major Player in Canada
- Digital Colony Acquires Beanfield, Expanding Allstream's Network Presence
- Beanfield Acquires Openface
- Digital Colony's Purchase of Cogeco Peer 1
- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners on Global Spree
- Xplornet Acquired by Stonepeak
- IDC's Point of View
- Advice for the Communications Services Provider
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- Related Research
- Synopsis
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