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Interview
Fix telco CPQ to accelerate B2B expansion
Interview: Telcos have spent years modernising, yet enterprise quoting remains stubbornly manual and error-prone. CSG’s Greg Tilton lays out why generic CPQ fails at scale — and how going telco-native can unlock speed, margin control, and serious B2B upside, as well as restore CFO confidence…
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Schulman’s knife: BT procurement star looks Verizon-bound, supporting massive ‘turnaround’
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Moving fast to fix things: how AI-driven network assurance is reshaping global telecoms
nexfibre set to win race for Netomnia — reports
Closing the reality gap: vHive now validating mobile towers in real-time, on-site
France forbids sale of Eutelsat’s ‘strategic’ ground infra unit
Investor 3i to write down DNS:NET amidst German altnets’ fundraising struggles
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AI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
Market analysis: Nokia argues that ‘neutral host’ has outgrown its tower-and-RAN shorthand, setting out a broader, investment-led definition also spanning fibre, data centre, and network builders. The prize: a fast-rising revenue pool, increasingly amplified by AI’s infrastructure pull.
Peoplewatch
Boldyn elevates US chief to succeed global CEO Leprince
Neutral host player promotes Christos Karmis, affirming confidence in ability to build on Igor Leprince’s legacy, highlighting his role in scaling operations stateside…
Network & Infra
Belgium yet to finish off its fibre Plan B
Orange Belgium CEO indicates it may not gain clarity on pivotal fibre tie-up with incumbent Proximus until late-2026. Their plan forms part of a major planned reorg of sector that was initiated back in 2023 but remains locked in regulatory review.
Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica, Nokia turn to agentic AI as means to boost telco API uptake
Duo kick off trials using AI agents to simplify access to network APIs. With early tests in fraud prevention completed, and several others lined up, Telefónica aims to open up new “monetisation models” harnessing the technology…
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The Data Driven Telco - AI Rescue: The Data Strategy Lifeline
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UK Infrawatch: CityFibre plans cuts; Netomnia deal nears; AI reaches Smart Cities
EMEA Infrawatch: EU alters its DNA; fresh satellite plans unveiled
Deutsche Telekomwatch: fibre trends hit home
Vodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off
Telefónicawatch: Europe’s DNA re-code
BTwatch: connecting rural reaches, shuttering legacy
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Telefónica bids farewell to Colombia; cut-price Millicom deal wrapped up
Quantum leap: tracking telco deployments
Deutsche Telekom leads the way to ‘quantum internet’
BT CEO bullish in face of altnet challenge, Openreach line losses
Vodacom’s international OpCos brace for imminent slowdown
Telefónica’s new local office: London (keeping UK on a closer rein)
BT International CEO goes ‘radical’, aims to ‘rip up the telco playbook’
Schulman’s knife: BT procurement star looks Verizon-bound, supporting massive ‘turnaround’
nexfibre set to win race for Netomnia — reports
Netomnia joins exclusive list of £100m+ revenue UK fibre altnets
Vodafone a “frontrunner” partner as Ericsson seeks new opportunities in “flattish” RAN market
UK Infrawatch: lenders steel for losses; altnets in chart success; ITS shows B2B potential
Telcos face multibillion-euro rip-and-replace project as Brussels moves to ban high-risk vendors
EMEA Infrawatch: EU alters its DNA; fresh satellite plans unveiled
Eurofiber continues M&A spree with LuxNetwork buy
Investor 3i to write down DNS:NET amidst German altnets’ fundraising struggles
France’s Free attracts investor interest for potential tower carve-out — report
France forbids sale of Eutelsat’s ‘strategic’ ground infra unit
Peoplewatch
Boldyn elevates US chief to succeed global CEO Leprince
Neutral host player promotes Christos Karmis, affirming confidence in ability to build on Igor Leprince’s legacy, highlighting his role in scaling operations stateside…
CityFibre backer PATRIZIA looks to ‘scale UK platform’
Telefónica briefs new Wayra CEO to create ‘stronger alignment’ with business
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: ex-Airtel innovation boss handed AI product remit
euNetworks names new finance chief
Vodafone installs fresh CIOs in Czech Republic and Greece
Telefónica Peoplewatch: sustainability, security switches
T-Mobile fibre venture Lumos revamps leadership as CEO exits
BT Peoplewatch: AI guru brought in to ‘scale and enable’ tech
Tower group Radius picks ex-Telefónica exec to lead strategy
Telefónica bids farewell to Colombia; cut-price Millicom deal wrapped up
BT CEO bullish in face of altnet challenge, Openreach line losses
Vodacom’s international OpCos brace for imminent slowdown
Amdocs cements role in T-Mobile’s tech team
Eurofiber continues M&A spree with LuxNetwork buy
Telefónica’s new local office: London (keeping UK on a closer rein)
nexfibre set to win race for Netomnia — reports
Transformation-focused Nokia gears up for AI ‘supercycle’
Moving fast to fix things: how AI-driven network assurance is reshaping global telecoms
Closing the reality gap: vHive now validating mobile towers in real-time, on-site
IQM sees more telco quantum opportunities in wake of Telefónica-CESGA deal in Spain
Finland attracts DayOne to host 560MW data centre
France’s Free attracts investor interest for potential tower carve-out — report
euNetworks names new finance chief
Telefónica to aid hyperscalers on infra, service compliance in Spain — report
After fibre tie-ups, Vodafone Spain sounds out MásOrange and Telefónica on RANco idea
Telefónica flags advances in ‘exchanges as edge nodes’ scheme
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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
InterviewFix telco CPQ to accelerate B2B expansion
Interview: Telcos have spent years modernising, yet enterprise quoting remains stubbornly manual and error-prone. CSG’s Greg Tilton lays out why generic CPQ fails at scale — and how going telco-native can unlock speed, margin control, and serious B2B upside, as well as restore CFO confidence…
AnalysisAI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
Market analysis: Nokia argues that ‘neutral host’ has outgrown its tower-and-RAN shorthand, setting out a broader, investment-led definition also spanning fibre, data centre, and network builders. The prize: a fast-rising revenue pool, increasingly amplified by AI’s infrastructure pull.
Network & InfraMoving fast to fix things: how AI-driven network assurance is reshaping global telecoms
As telcos intensify their drive toward automation and autonomy, assurance becomes the cornerstone of transformation. Learn from North America’s pioneering migrations to Europe’s multi-OpCo transformations how AI-driven, data-centric OSS evolution is reshaping network reliability, service quality, and customer trust…
Network & InfraClosing the reality gap: vHive now validating mobile towers in real-time, on-site
Interview: mobile network infrastructure plans rarely survive contact with reality, with equipment deviating from specifications in over one-third of sites. vHive CTO Tomer Daniel explains how bridging the digital-physical divide can prevent the industry’s “costliest chain reaction”, including safeguarding 5G performance and accelerating revenue recognition…
Strategy & ChangeCelfocus data chief: telcos must balance optimism with pragmatism to power up AI
Telco roadmap: How do communications giants move from data silos to intelligent operations? Data and analytics leader Sofia Esteves cites real-world AI-driven success stories to illuminate why true transformation means rethinking not only systems, but also mindsets…
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.