Also from the article: Google buys Spanish Ono for $9.5bn to start Google Fiber throughout Europe Vodafone won't be rolling out ultra fast fiber networks.

Also from the article: Google buys Spanish Ono for $9.5bn to start Google Fiber throughout Europe Vodafone won't be rolling out ultra fast fiber networks. They'll be putting everything through a cost-benefit exercise to maximise profits. Essentially just a fish being eaten by a bigger fish.