Brookfield Is Said to Lead Bidding for Drahi’s XpFibre Business

Fiber optic cables, center, and copper Ethernet cables feed into switches inside a communications room at an office in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. The electricity demand boom, driven by data centers, new manufacturing and overall electrification, has shaken up the energy industry and attracted massive amounts of new investment to the power sector. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg