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Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2016 in Madrid, Spain |
| Founder | Telefónica |
| Headquarters | , Spain |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mario Martín (CEO) |
| Products | Submarine fiber cable, telecommunication tower |
| Owner | Telefónica |
| Parent | Telefónica Infra |
| ASN | |
| Peering policy | Selective[1] |
| Website | telxius |
Telxius Telecom S.A. is a global telecommunications infrastructure company created in 2016,[2] owned by Telefónica Infra, a subsidiary of Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica.
History
editOn 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, a new maritime cable of almost 11,000 kilometers that connects Brazil, Puerto Rico and the US,[4] started operating; as well as MAREA,[5] a cable that connects 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.
In 2021, Telefonica agreed to sell the European and Latin American tower divisions of Telxius to American Tower, comprising approximately 31,000 communications sites, for $9.6 billion. The sold sites were located in Spain, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru.[7][8]
In February 2026, Telxius named Antonio Ledesma as new CEO. Ledesma succeeded Mario Martín, who was recently appointed as head of Telefónica’s office in the United Kingdom.[9][10]
Infrastructure
editWith an international cable network, Telxius manages 100,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optics[11] connecting Europe and America, of which more than 31,000 kilometers are owned.
It includes, among other infrastructures, SAM-1,[12] the submarine cable system that connects the United States with Central America and South America since 2000; PCCS[13] (Pacific Caribbean Cable System), which links the US, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador; and Unisur, which connects Uruguay and Argentina.
Shareholders
editShareholders
editOn February 21, 2017, Telefónica announced an agreement reached with KKR for the sale of up to 40% of Telxius, for a total amount of 1,275 million euros; €12.75 per share.[14]
On July 27, 2019, Telefónica reached an agreement with Pontegadea, Amancio Ortega's investment vehicle, for the sale of 9.99% of Telxius for a total amount of 378.8 million euros. The transaction represents a price of 15.2 euros per Telxius share.[15]
In February 2022, Telefónica and Pontegadea bought 40% of Telxius from KKR. The acquisition is carried out for an estimated amount of 215.7 million euros, pending, among others, the corresponding adjustments derived from the sale of the Telxius tower business to American Tower in 2021.[16]
| Shareholder | Capital |
|---|---|
| Telefónica | 70,00 % |
| Pontegadea | 30,00 % |
References
edit- ^ "PeeringDB". www.peeringdb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ Alonso, Santiago Millán (2016-02-10). "Telefónica bautiza como Telxius su nueva filial de infraestructuras". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ RTVE.es/AGENCIAS (2016-03-09). "Telefónica conectará Brasil y EE.UU. con un cable submarino". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Microsoft y Facebook construyen un innovador cable submarino a través del Océano Atlántico". Información sobre Facebook (in European Spanish). 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Telefónica vende a Amancio Ortega (Pontegadea) un 10% de Telxius por 378,8 millones". Europa Press. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "Telefonica sells Telxius tower division to American Towers Corporation at record multiples for 7.7 billion euros" (Press release). Telefonica. January 31, 2021.
- ^ "American Tower Corporation 2021 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ^ Sensi, Jasdip (February 26, 2026). "Telxius names Antonio Ledesma as new CEO". Capacity. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ^ Sharma, Ray (February 28, 2026). "Telefónica Names CFO Antonio Ledesma as New Telxius CEO". The Fast Mode. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ^ "16.000 torres de comunicaciones". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ S.L, EDICIONES PLAZA. "Telxius Telecom, nueva filial de infraestructuras de Telefónica, amplía capital". Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ "Telefónica conectará Brasil y Estados Unidos con nuevo cable submarino". Expansión.com (in Spanish). 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
- ^ César Urrutia. "Telefónica vende a KKR el 40% de Telxius Telecom por 1.275 millones de euros". El Mundo. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Telefónica vende a Amancio Ortega (Pontegadea) un 10% de Telxius por 378,8 millones". Europa Press. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Telefónica y Amancio Ortega compran a KKR su participación del 40% en Telxius por 216 millones". 1 February 2022.
