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Tom Leins

Tom Leins

Tom Leins is a Senior Research Analyst for TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database. Based out of the company’s UK office, he also contributes to the company’s daily CommsUpdate newsletter, which includes his popular weekly MVNO Monday round-up. MVNO industry aside, Tom has developed a strong specialization in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, tracking mergers and acquisitions, spectrum auctions, regulatory developments, market opportunities, and growth trends.

Tom Leins

Features articles by Tom Leins

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Nov 12, 2025

Wide Open Space: How Starlink Conquered...

If you're looking for updates on Starlink's expansion, you need to know how this satellite...

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Mar 26, 2025

Exit Strategy: Telefonica’s Latin...

Back in early 2019, after months of speculation linking Telefonica to a sale of its Central...

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Nov 12, 2024

Reach for the Stars: How Starlink...

Starlink, the satellite broadband provider operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX unit, is making...

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Jul 23, 2024

The Altnets Spearheading the UK’s...

British telecom regulator Ofcom recently published its Connected Nations report for 2023. The...

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Apr 11, 2024

How an Unlikely Spanish Merger...

Last month saw the conclusion of the long-running mega-merger between Orange España and Grupo...

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Aug 22, 2023

Fiber Fever: Meet the ISPs Driving FTTH...

Earlier this month, South African ISP Vumatel announced that its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)...

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Jul 26, 2023

Deal or No Deal? Meet the Regional ISPs...

Earlier this month, Brazilian regional ISPs Vero Internet and AmericaNet agreed to merge their...

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Jul 13, 2023

How Telefonica Embraced Strategic...

Earlier this month, international telecom group Telefonica entered into its fourth Latin...

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Jun 20, 2023

5G Frequency Frenzy: A Guide to Latin...

In sharp contrast to other regions, only a handful of Latin American telecom markets have seen...

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Apr 13, 2023

The Rise and Fall of a Caribbean...

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Denis O’Brien—the Irish businessman who founded...

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Jan 23, 2023

The Panama Paper Trail: Tracking Five...

Back in 2018, the Panamanian government rubber-stamped long-gestating plans to reduce the...

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Sep 7, 2022

How MTN Hung Up on the Middle East

Last month, it was revealed that South Africa’s MTN Group received a $31 million offer from an...

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Jul 5, 2022

A Spanish Sub-Brand Squeeze Out

The last year has seen a number of well-known sub-brands withdraw from the Spanish mobile...

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Jun 8, 2022

Meet the Cellcos Serving Rural America:...

Welcome to Part 2 of our analysis of the regional cellular scene in the United States! In this...

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Apr 13, 2022

Meet the Cellcos Serving Rural America:...

The U.S. mobile market is notoriously ultra-competitive, and household names like Sprint...

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Mar 29, 2022

Mobile Merger Season: Examining M&A...

Recent months have seen an unprecedented level of M&A activity across Asia’s mobile markets,...

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Feb 23, 2022

Scandinavian Skirmishes & Baltic...

Last year, we investigated how major Scandinavian telecom groups Telenor, Telia, and Tele2...

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Jan 26, 2022

Meet the Acquisition-Hungry ICT Firm...

The telecom landscape in Eastern Europe has changed dramatically over the last decade, with...

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Oct 25, 2021

Out of this World: The International...

Starlink—the satellite broadband venture established by Elon Musk’s SpaceX business—has...

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May 27, 2021

Behind the Madagascan Company in the...

Last month Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular sealed a pair of deals that will...

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Apr 26, 2021

Tracking TracFone: Meet the Prepaid...

In September 2020, U.S. telecom giant Verizon announced the surprise takeover of prepaid MVNO...

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Mar 24, 2021

Deal-Making Down Under: Oceania's Wave...

Earlier this month, Australian telecom group Vocus accepted a $2.7 billion (AUD3.5 billion)...

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Jan 26, 2021

Tower Talk: Meet the Companies Buying...

Latin America has been a hotbed of M&A activity in recent years. And it isn’t just telecom...

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Aug 19, 2020

Sprint Reaches the Finish Line: The...

On April 1, T-Mobile US and Sprint Corporation completed their long-awaited merger. It was the...

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Jul 3, 2019

How Telefonica Hung Up on Central...

After months of speculation linking Spanish telecom giant Telefonica to a sale of its Central...

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Mar 26, 2019

How Nextel Disappeared from Latin...

Mexican telecom giant America Movil (AM) recently struck an agreement to acquire 100 percent...

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Jan 14, 2019

A Guide to 5G Spectrum Auctions in the...

As the telecom world prepares to enter the 5G era, our GlobalComms team has been tracking...

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