Telxius

Telxius Telecom S.A. is a global telecommunications infrastructure company created in 2016,[2] owned by Telefónica Infra, a subsidiary of Telefónica. Its objective is to capture the exponential increase in data traffic expected for the coming years.

Telxius Telecom S.A.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2016 (2016) in Madrid, Spain
FounderTelefónica
Headquarters
Madrid
,
Spain
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mario Martín (CEO)
ProductsSubmarine fiber cable, telecommunication tower
OwnerTelefónica
ParentTelefónica Infra
Websitetelxius.com
Primary ASN12956
Peering policySelective[1]

History

On February 21, 2017, Telefónica announced an agreement reached with KKR for the sale of up to 40% of Telxius,[3] for a total amount of 1,275 million euros; 12.75 euros per share.

In 2018, BRUSA, the new maritime cable of almost 11,000 kilometers that will connect Brazil, Puerto Rico and the US,[4] is scheduled to start operating; as well as MAREA,[5] a cable that will connect the United States and Europe in collaboration with Microsoft and Facebook.

On July 27, 2019, Telefónica reached an agreement with Pontegadea, investment vehicle of Amancio Ortega, for the sale of 9.99% of Telxius for a total amount of 378.8 million euros.[6] The transaction involves a price of 15.2 euros per Telxius share.

Infrastructure

Telxius has a total of almost 18,000 telecommunications towers[7] in five countries and one of the most extensive tower catalogs on the market among independent companies of this type of infrastructure. It is one of the main suppliers in the sector in Brazil, Chile and Peru, standing out in Spain and Germany.

With an international cable network, Telxius manages 100,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optics[8] connecting Europe and America, of which more than 31,000 kilometers are owned.

It includes, among other infrastructures, SAM-1,[9] the submarine cable system that connects the United States with Central America and South America since 2000; PCCS[10] (Pacific Caribbean Cable System), which links the US, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador; and Unisur, which connects Uruguay and Argentina.

Sports sponsorship

Telxius is a co-sponsor of the Sopela Women's Team. It is a Basque team of cyclists that has a total of twelve runners, whose purpose is to meet all the first level tests that benefit the development of female athletes.[11]

Shareholders
Telxius shareholding
ShareholderCapital
Telefónica 50,01 %
KKR 40,00 %
Pontegadea 9,99 %

References
  1. "PeeringDB". www.peeringdb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. Alonso, Santiago Millán (2016-02-10). "Telefónica bautiza como Telxius su nueva filial de infraestructuras". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  3. "Telefónica vende a KKR el 40% de Telxius Telecom por 1.275 millones de euros". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  4. RTVE.es/AGENCIAS (2016-03-09). "Telefónica conectará Brasil y EE.UU. con un cable submarino". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  5. "Microsoft y Facebook construyen un innovador cable submarino a través del Océano Atlántico". Información sobre Facebook (in Spanish). 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  6. Press, Europa (2018-07-27). "Telefónica vende a Amancio Ortega (Pontegadea) un 10% de Telxius por 378,8 millones". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  7. "Telefónica vende el 40% de Telxius al fondo de capital riesgo KKR por 1.275 millones de euros". abc (in Spanish). 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  8. "16.000 torres de comunicaciones". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  9. S.L, EDICIONES PLAZA. "Telxius Telecom, nueva filial de infraestructuras de Telefónica, amplía capital". Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  10. "Telefónica conectará Brasil y Estados Unidos con nuevo cable submarino". Expansión.com (in Spanish). 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  11. "Telxius sigue apoyando al ciclismo femenino y renueva su patrocinio con Sopela Women Team". Bikezona.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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