Register now to get exclusive top-rated CSP and digital infra industry insight
Register for free to join the TelcoTitans community and get access to multiple articles each month and keep current with our free newsletters.
Venturing & Investments
DT adds agentic AI biz Decagon to venturing portfolio
DT’s corporate venturing arm T.Capital continues to expand its AI investment portfolio by backing Decagon’s Series-C fundraise, with the operator launching a commercial pilot in parallel…
Featured
Vodafone adds public cloud integration expertise in Skaylink acquisition
Netomnia takeout rumours: first billion-dollar M&A for UK fibre?
Subsea cables: Vodafone heads ‘off beaten track’ as hyperscalers muscle in on mainstream
Vantage Towers poaches American Tower Germany boss to fill CEO vacancy
Vodafone and BT veteran joins Boldyn board
‘Not invented here’: overcoming the obstacles to telco digital twin deployments
- Previous
- Next
Financial & Performance
Vodafone unsure on Gigafactory economics — focused on ‘low-hanging B2B fruit’
Q2/H1 FY25–26: Fast-growing digital services now approximating €2bn annual revenue for Business growth engine, with intent to invest more in segment. Vodafone considers itself well placed for SMEs and sovereign cloud, but will not be rushed into big ticket AI data centre projects…
People
Ex-Deutsche Funkturm exec becomes American Tower’s new Germany CEO
Knud Felde’s promotion follows predecessor’s departure to rival Vantage Towers. Appointment is latest organisational shake-up in the German tower segment…
Financial & Performance
Vodafone begins German bounce back
Q2/H1 FY25–26: Group CEO Margherita Della Valle claims that Vodafone Germany is benefiting from proactive moves to recover from recent lows, with service revenue growth the first fruit of its labour. MDU impact now lapped, 1&1 migration close to completion, and work ongoing to navigate competitive pressures to raise ARPU…
Analyst Briefing
Francewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
Analyst Briefing: Aftermath of joint bid by Bouygues, Iliad, and Orange for Altice France, and the hope that discussions will resume despite the offer’s initial rejection.
Upcoming Partner Events
Build a sales engine fit for an AI era | Virtual Event
What is the telcos’ right to play in sovereign AI?
- Previous
- Next
Francewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
Vodafonewatch: satellite deals, towers sales
EMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Deutsche Telekomwatch: New network chief; FWA and Wi-Fi boosts; Poland innovates on B2B
UK Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: banks wobble, equity plays chicken, altnets play baddies
Orangewatch: M&A back on agenda in France (and maybe Spain)
- Previous
- Next
Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #241 - October 2025
BTwatch Analyst Report #369 - October 2025
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #197 – September-October 2025
Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Report #147 - September – October 2025
BTwatch Analyst Report #368 - September - October 2025
Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Report #146 - September 2025
- Previous
- Next
Watch Now: Webinars On-Demand
The AI-RAN ecosystem playbook: Collaborating for scale and ROI - Watch now
Achieving end-to-end automation - Watch now
How telcos can power the next wave of agentic AI - Watch now
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Supercharging service provider networks for the 5G era and beyond - Watch now
- Previous
- Next
TelcoTitans Eventwatch calendar: the industry events that matter
TelcoTitans Eventwatch highlights the key events to look out for in 2025/26 that really matter, and those we will be covering, attending, and associated with as an official media partner.
- Previous
- Next
Vodafone-SpaceMobile choose Germany for SatCo JV’s mission control
After nine years of decline, BT now stands at B2B turnaround ‘start line’
BT CEO snubs fibre M&A, doubling down on Openreach organic growth — despite accelerating line losses
BT taps Starlink to ‘bridge’ fibre gaps in rural reaches
DT preps 30,000-site tender for 2026, as Tier-1 open RAN builds
Telefónica Peoplewatch: McKinsey exec tasked with mining Murtra’s ‘diamonds’
Bouygues prepared to play waiting game for Altice France assets
DT ties with NVIDIA and SAP on €1bn AI data centre
Netomnia takeout rumours: first billion-dollar M&A for UK fibre?
UK Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: banks wobble, equity plays chicken, altnets play baddies
Virgin Media O2 ties with Starlink on direct-to-device services
London fibre: Vorboss CEO falls out with backer Fern Trading — report
Equity vs debt: who blinks first in UK fibre consolidation showdown?
Greece looks to reboot rural fibre scheme with OTE-Terna takeover
Bouygues prepared to play waiting game for Altice France assets
KPN shifts fibre build goalposts, says costly ‘landgrab’ over
DT ties with NVIDIA and SAP on €1bn AI data centre
EMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
People
Ex-Deutsche Funkturm exec becomes American Tower’s new Germany CEO
Knud Felde’s promotion follows predecessor’s departure to rival Vantage Towers. Appointment is latest organisational shake-up in the German tower segment…
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: more change at Eutelsat; Vantage CEO named
BT Peoplewatch: brand strategy remains in the spotlight, former CEOs line up boardroom gigs
Telefónica Peoplewatch: McKinsey exec tasked with mining Murtra’s ‘diamonds’
Vodafone and BT veteran joins Boldyn board
Quickline CEO departs in top-level leadership refresh
Orangewatch: M&A back on agenda in France (and maybe Spain)
London fibre: Vorboss CEO falls out with backer Fern Trading — report
Middle East’s TASC Towers names new CEO as Ooredoo deal nears closure
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
After nine years of decline, BT now stands at B2B turnaround ‘start line’
BT CEO snubs fibre M&A, doubling down on Openreach organic growth — despite accelerating line losses
Bouygues prepared to play waiting game for Altice France assets
KPN shifts fibre build goalposts, says costly ‘landgrab’ over
Liberty, Vodafone begin sale of Dutch towers
VodafoneZiggo facing ‘uncertain journey’, but turnaround path beginning to emerge
Orange heads off Spanish IPO with co-owner buyout
Telefónica plugs AI into new enterprise messaging service
T-Mobile says joint OpenAI platform now live, ‘paying dividends’
Orange plots more open RAN trials as tech gains in maturity
T-Mobile ups B2B game with new dashboard and breakout tech
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
Register now to get exclusive top-rated CSP and digital infra industry insight
Register for free to join the TelcoTitans community and get access to multiple articles each month and keep current with our free newsletters.
TelcoTitans Eventwatch calendar: the industry events that matter
TelcoTitans Eventwatch highlights the key events to look out for in 2025/26 that really matter, and those we will be covering, attending, and associated with as an official media partner.
‘Not invented here’: overcoming the obstacles to telco digital twin deployments
DT set to open new ‘digital gateway’ for European B2B clients
UK’s Netomnia targets ISP giants with YouMobile MVNO
Subsea cables: Vodafone heads ‘off beaten track’ as hyperscalers muscle in on mainstream
Telefónica plugs AI into new enterprise messaging service
Network & Infra‘Not invented here’: overcoming the obstacles to telco digital twin deployments
Is the ‘not invented here’ mindset holding back digital twin adoption in telco? Major satco and long-time practitioner SES joined SI partner Celfocus to argue that strategic collaboration is key to unlocking transformative potential and accelerate journey towards network autonomy.
TechnologyOrchestration, not Automation, is telco’s real growth engine
Telcos have heavily invested in automation, yet still struggle to scale. The issue is that digitising silos simply replicates bottlenecks. Discover why orchestration is the true growth lever for integrating systems, accelerating revenue capture, preparing for AI, and building a competitive edge for the 6G and AI era.
Partnerships & AlliancesGamma’s Mike Mills: why UK altnet-MVNO convergence is happening now
For UK fibre players, adding mobile services is becoming a compelling route to maximising ARPU and customer value. Enabler Gamma debunks misconceptions, arguing that the MVNO model can unlock significant returns with fast market entry, while eSIM also rewrites the rules. Learn more…
TechnologyFrom pipes to platforms: how AI and data can rewire the telco future — right now
Telcos generate vast amounts of data yet often lag AI-native challengers and face shrinking monetisation windows. New EDB research identifies a select few telcos already gaining significant advantage by embracing a sovereign platform model. Discover the six best practices used by top performers…
TechnologyCase study: Vodafone seeing tangible AI success in the field
Vodafone and Celfocus unveiled early but striking results in embedding AI into field operations — cutting repeat visits and harmonising quality — to both accelerate the operator’s zero-touch ambitions and sharpen customer focus.
TechnologyAI data liberation: inside Boost’s escape from the telco legacy trap
Fragmented legacy systems are preventing telcos from capitalising on their data and AI. Boost Mobile defied industry orthodoxy by adopting Wavelo’s event-driven architecture, creating an agile platform to liberate data, enhance customer experience, and be ready for the next wave of AI innovation. Learn more…