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M&A
Spain’s Indra completes Hispasat buy, steps up billion-euro space mission
Spanish defence and IT group completes purchase of satellite operator Hispasat, adding another building block to plans for a €1bn+, ‘end-to-end’ European space player. Indra is targeting substantial revenue and efficiency gains, and a bigger role in European space projects, by melding the satco with existing satellite interests Deimos and Startical.
Featured
BT Peoplewatch: Openreach sharpens commercial edge with altnet exec
DT rewards another AI supplier with VC injection
Phoenix seeks lift with French tower bolt-on
SoftBank puts oomph into AI mega-plan with DigitalBridge deal
AST SpaceMobile eyes 2026 production ramp-up after latest satellite launch
Landolina’s “be useful” philosophy: steering Cellnex towards stronger MNOs, digital Britain
The service assurance gap: why ‘make do and mend’ fails modern networks
AI Business Efficiency white paper: Turning Data & AI into Measurable Value
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Analyst Briefing
Deutsche Telekomwatch: T.Capital gets defensive; DT nets another home win
Analyst Briefing: Past week’s developments include confirmation that Telekom Deutschland has hit its headline 2.5 million FTTH homes target for 2025, and the Group has added another defence-focused partner to its T.Capital ecosystem…
M&A
SoftBank puts oomph into AI mega-plan with DigitalBridge deal
Japanese investment giant agrees $4bn deal to buy DigitalBridge, and in doing so gains more control over hardware and plumbing for figurehead Masayoshi Son’s ‘Artificial Super Intelligence’ dream.
M&A
Phoenix seeks lift with French tower bolt-on
Bolstered by heavyweight private equity backing, US tower group firms up opportunistic buyout of SFR-Bouygues joint venture Infracos to gain scale in its biggest European market.
Peoplewatch
BT Peoplewatch: Openreach sharpens commercial edge with altnet exec
December 2025 update: BT adds more industry nous to aid transformation from the Strategy & Change organisation; BT International’s senior leadership team undergoes further early tweaks; and Openreach brings in an altnet exec to ‘sharpen’ its commercial edge…
Deutsche Telekomwatch: T.Capital gets defensive; DT nets another home win
Telefónicawatch: another JMAP-era exec exits; Gayo gets buying; IT vendors net handouts
UK Infrawatch: altnet founder exits; CityFibre’s tech refresh; Fibrus Project Gigabit win
Vodafonewatch: ‘right-sizing’ winners and losers
Francewatch: SFR looks to the cloud as sales speculation continues
EMEA Infrawatch: data centre financing surge; investors hesitant on Euro telco infra
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Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #199 – December 2025
Deutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Report #150 - December 2025
Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #242 - December 2025
BTwatch Analyst Report #370 - December 2025
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #198 – November - December 2025
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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.
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Prosegur ‘super-open’ to expansion of Telefónica home security ties
Vodafone to face MPs as franchisee ‘scandal’ escalates
O2 makes latest AI move with refreshed Capgemini deal
Telefónica said to advance defence push with NATO innovation tie-up
Telefónica trims Spanish job cutback plan in bid for union deal
Telefónica boss ends year with a final flourish of axe
Vodafone seeks to rebuild trust in voice with network APIs
Telekom Deutschland: compulsory copper shutdown would be ‘massive’ error
UK Infrawatch: Altnets in the “bleak” midwinter; D9 woes; Ofcom spots fibre strength
Openreach joins UK gov’s infra tracking project
Landolina’s “be useful” philosophy: steering Cellnex towards stronger MNOs, digital Britain
UK fibre: debt-laden Gigaclear scoops funding after ‘disappointed’ investor steps back
UK Infrawatch: data centres chase power, satcos bridge gaps, government tackles scams
Telekom Deutschland: compulsory copper shutdown would be ‘massive’ error
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: PremiumFiber fills out senior team; TDF leadership rejig rolls on
SpaceMobile strategy chief: satco spectrum buys will have ‘profound implications’ for D2D evolution
Investor Arcus eyes digital infra opportunities with latest €3bn fund
SoftBank ‘in talks’ to expand infra portfolio with DigitalBridge buy
Peoplewatch
BT Peoplewatch: Openreach sharpens commercial edge with altnet exec
December 2025 update: BT adds more industry nous to aid transformation from the Strategy & Change organisation; BT International’s senior leadership team undergoes further early tweaks; and Openreach brings in an altnet exec to ‘sharpen’ its commercial edge…
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: top team tweaks at T-Mo
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Vivo’s fintech platforms set for AI refit
Vodafone Peoplewatch: tech leadership rework, Greek renewal ‘complete’
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Group extracts EU execs to push IT meld
Ex-BT CEO Jansen on the runway to become Heathrow Airport chair — report
Ex-Deutsche Funkturm exec becomes American Tower’s new Germany CEO
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’
Hungary’s 4iG makes $100m bet on space-based data centres
Prosegur ‘super-open’ to expansion of Telefónica home security ties
Eurofiber CEO Alex Goldblum on a decade of deals
Telefónica boss ends year with a final flourish of axe
Unions call on Telefónica for ‘one last effort’ on strategic reorg
Vodafone pledges €150m network investment to ‘build, not just grow’ in Romania
Brazil’s Vivo buys back cybersecurity unit from Telefónica
Eurofiber CEO Alex Goldblum on a decade of deals
Can AI-RAN succeed without open RAN? ‘Yes and no’, says Alliance Chair Choi
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: PremiumFiber fills out senior team; TDF leadership rejig rolls on
Telefónica declares fibre planning as latest Level 4 automation win
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Vivo’s fintech platforms set for AI refit
Vodafone seeks to rebuild trust in voice with network APIs
Tata wins big as Virgin Media O2 outsources IT — report
Brazil’s Vivo buys back cybersecurity unit from Telefónica
Orange enlists former cybersecurity agency head as Chief Trust Officer
Vodafone sinks more cash into Economy of Things venture, amid ‘strategic realignment’
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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.
Orange’s Leboucher sees security threats as big spur towards cloud-native
DT preps 30,000-site tender for 2026, as Tier-1 open RAN builds
Hrvatski Telekom eyes mmWave to boost fibre + FWA infra strategy
Orange’s Le Roux: IP MPLS layer at halfway point on ‘full softwarisation’ journey
‘Not invented here’: overcoming the obstacles to telco digital twin deployments
Network & InfraThe service assurance gap: why ‘make do and mend’ fails modern networks
As network cloudification accelerates, a critical gap is emerging between next-generation ambitions and rapidly ageing service assurance systems. Explore the strategic roadmap for replacing outmoded operations with AI-enabled, closed-loop automation that drives business value.
InterviewLandolina’s “be useful” philosophy: steering Cellnex towards stronger MNOs, digital Britain
Interview: With the telecoms sector at an inflection point, Gianluca Landolina sees opportunity in channelling simplicity and sustainability, as the Cellnex UK CEO shares the strategic logic behind neutral host expansion and why fewer, stronger MNOs are key to the infraco and national resilience.
White PaperAI Business Efficiency white paper: Turning Data & AI into Measurable Value
In this recently published white paper, Celfocus identifies tangible efficiency gains already being achieved when AI initiatives focus on solving identifiable, and measurable, business challenges
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…