M&A & Investments Germany’s Freenet will acquire Mobilezone Deutschland for €230 million, adding 1 million customers and €780 million in revenue, while extending its exclusive MediaMarktSaturn distribution deal to 2030. The move consolidates Freenet’s retail footprint, but inherits Mobilezone’s low-margin model. It expects to see a return in 2026. Verizon is acquiring mmWave FWA operator Starry, gaining around 100,000 MDU customers across five US cities. The deal supports Verizon’s fixed wireless expansion, where it aims to reach up to 9 million subs by 2028. Starry has been in the market longer than the recent wave of FWA hype. This suggests it might have been a deal done under some duress. No price has been given. Ground Control, an IoT-focused satellite…