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Operations
O2 preps Marvel-inspired Jarvis AI platform for summer launch
DTW Ignite: Efficiency-focused German operator is hoping to bring some Marvel Universe-style innovation to its ambitious IT transformation agenda. Project sees O2 unifying governance layer in partnership with close tech allies Tech Mahindra and Hansen.
Featured
From TETRA to 5G: defence as MNOs’ next big opportunity — Strand Consult
DTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
The quest for autonomy: how agentic AI can deliver real ROI — new report
Capita: rewired for agentic AI, and inviting telcos onboard
Vodafone Spain progresses dramatic, private equity-led turnaround
From danger zone to digital powerhouse: Kearney maps Europe’s path to telecom recovery
Gamma’s Edge Migrate: turning the UK’s PSTN switch-off into a strategic channel opportunity
The network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
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M&A
Vodacom completes ‘high-growth market arc’ with controlling Safaricom stake
South African operator completes $2.1bn deal to take majority control of Safaricom, including its Ethiopian venture and m-money platform M-PESA. CEO Shameel Joosub considers it more than a mere bulk-up as Vodacom looks to leverage East African experience elsewhere across the continent.
Strategy & Change
giffgaff preps fintech side hustle as new CEO eyes deeper customer ties
Innovative MVNO’s boss Kate Dohaney sees telco connectivity as mere ‘table stakes’ in the AI era and is exploring new routes towards value creation, including events, financial services, and education.
M&A
Rocket Lab to become end-to-end satellite player with Iridium buy
Rocket Lab seeks to move beyond launch services and become vertically integrated satellite player through Iridium acquisition. Challenger eyes opportunities for operational efficiencies and new services, as well as plans for forays into the defence and direct-to-device segments…
Venturing & Investments
DTCP makes maiden Defence Fund investment
Deutsche Telekom-affiliated investor backs drone software developer Six Robotics. Move is the first that DTCP has made via recently created Defence Fund, as it seeks to tap into growing European military spending.
— DTW Ignite 2026: Executive Video Interviews
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DTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
The quest for autonomy: how agentic AI can deliver real ROI — new report
Capita: rewired for agentic AI, and inviting telcos onboard
From danger zone to digital powerhouse: Kearney maps Europe’s path to telecom recovery
Gamma’s Edge Migrate: turning the UK’s PSTN switch-off into a strategic channel opportunity
The network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
We built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
From flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
Age of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
Irrational and anti-competitive: CityFibre CEO urges CMA scrutiny of nexfibre-Netomnia-VM O2 consolidation play
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Vodafonewatch: AI, defence, and quantum strategies take shape
BTwatch: context-aware network mission gets moving
EMEA Infrawatch: EU’s €300bn data centre gap
UK Infrawatch: DSIT pictures satellite success as AI snags Ofcom attention
Deutsche Telekomwatch: All-action on AI
Francewatch: Telco trio forges SFR deal, but much work lies ahead
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Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #203 – June 2026
BTwatch Analyst Report #375 - June 2026
Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #247 - June 2026
Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Report #154 - May-June 2026
BTwatch Analyst Report #374 - May 2026
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #202 – May 2026
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Tesco Mobile denies rumours of return to UK broadband fray
Agents of change: Orange CIO Vermeulen spells out risks and rewards of AI
Vantage commercial chief Sonia Hernandez steps down
Orange’s AI chief Steve Jarrett makes switch to Anthropic
Telefónica ‘completes’ Spanish edge site rollout
Vodafone chases defence opportunity with centralised German hub
VM O2 plans ‘extensive’ autonomous networks ramp-up
AST SpaceMobile seeks to build launch ‘momentum’ after setbacks
nexfibre’s Datta: ‘corner shop fibre’ is dead, the UK needs an infra megamart
CityFibre joins exclusive one million connections club
UK Infrawatch: Digi lands; CityFibre dials back; BT targets regional altnets
UK: CityFibre and BDUK massively renegotiate Project Gigabit subsidies, to reflect market realities
Three cheers for London: Community Fibre achieves cash-positivity, returns to rollout, adds mobile multiplay
Vodafone Spain progresses dramatic, private equity-led turnaround
Greece: Vodafone, PPC weigh JV to build new fibreco leader
Dutch watchdog blocks Glaspoort’s proposed DELTA Fiber asset buy
Ooredoo advances wireless infra carve-out with Qatari towerco launch
EQT raises infrastructure investment stakes amid soaring demand for power and data centres
Peoplewatch
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: Vorboss resets C-suite; Nscale and GreenScale prep ground for 1GW+ expansions
June 2026 edition: Latest 35+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including a pair of Vorboss veterans jointly taking over the altnet, maincubes recruiting a new finance chief, and Ooredoo appointing General Director of first Middle East tower carve-out.
Vantage commercial chief Sonia Hernandez steps down
Orange’s AI chief Steve Jarrett makes switch to Anthropic
Orange’s Javaid takes over as Group AI supremo
France Peoplewatch: MásOrange CEO brought into ExCo fold; Utiq selects new chief
BT Peoplewatch: Plusnet chief expands brief as multi-brand strategy makes mark
Telco adtech venture Utiq crowns new CEO
DT’s former tech chief Mudesir to replace Joe Russo at Verizon, report says
Telefónica expands Venezuela CEO’s remit ahead of planned exit
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: digital and fibre leadership rejigs at T-Mobile
‘We’re built different’: how disruptive Digi is putting unorthodox group ethos into practice in Spain
Vivo seeks vertical gains with absorption of ex-JV FiBrasil
Vodafone Spain progresses dramatic, private equity-led turnaround
Liberty Blume bulks up with rights management acquisition as it expands UK infra horizons
VodafoneThree networks chief: merger remedies more ‘asset’ than ‘burden’
Telefónica sees early gains in Transform & Grow revival plan
Greece: Vodafone, PPC weigh JV to build new fibreco leader
Virgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
VodafoneThree extends CityFibre deal into the realm of backhaul
Vodafone, Ericsson set sights on military 5G SA use-cases after radio backhaul ‘breakthrough’
UK ‘fortunate’ to have BT on board as mission critical comms project nears maturity
Vivo seeks vertical gains with absorption of ex-JV FiBrasil
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TelcoTitans Eventwatch calendar: the industry events that matter
TelcoTitans Eventwatch highlights the key events to look out for in 2026 that really matter, and those we will be covering, attending, and associated with as an official media partner.
Agents of change: Orange CIO Vermeulen spells out risks and rewards of AI
Vodafone’s R&D chief urges infraco action as quantum threat presents ‘new normal’
DTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
O2 Germany taps Blue Planet’s AI agents to automate network slicing
Virgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
EventwatchDTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
Up till now, many telco deployments of AI agents have been loosely coordinated and delivered mere ‘bolt-on’ point solutions for isolated use-cases. Two TM Forum projects driven by the likes of Telstra, DT, Jio, and Vodafone aim to bring some order to the chaos by creating frameworks for model consumption and agent governance.
Network & InfraThe quest for autonomy: how agentic AI can deliver real ROI — new report
Research provides telcos with a pathway to delivering real value from agentic AI, featuring Tier 1 use cases and recommendations to help bridge “the autonomy chasm” to reduce operating costs, improve service reliability, and increase network agility.
Strategy & ChangeCapita: rewired for agentic AI, and inviting telcos onboard
Interview: With hyperscaler alumni now at the helm and Snowflake Intelligence embedded in its AI Catalyst Stack, Capita is betting that agentic will redraw the economics of the contact centre. Chief AI & Product Officer Sameer Vuyyuru explains why telcos should be watching closely.
EventwatchDTW Ignite 2026: Video Interview with TM Forum’s Guy Lupo
TelcoTitans’ Matt Leary interviews Guy Lupo, EVP AI & Data at TM Forum, ahead of this year’s DTW Ignite 2026 event.
EventwatchDTW Ignite 2026: Video Interview with TM Forum’s Andy Tiller
TelcoTitans’ Matt Leary interviews Andy Tiller, EVP Products & Services at TM Forum, ahead of this year’s DTW Ignite 2026 event.
Strategy & ChangeFrom danger zone to digital powerhouse: Kearney maps Europe’s path to telecom recovery
Analysis: Europe’s telecoms sector has built extensively but failed to monetise, risking stagnation without urgent structural intervention. Kearney’s comprehensive diagnostic guides on how regionalisation, network resilience, strategic private finance partnerships, and other remedies can revitalise the sector’s finances and the continent’s digital economy.