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Network operators warned: kickstart automation now or risk devaluation
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Strategy & Change
Arch-disruptor Digi teases UK landfall — is £15 fibre here to stay?
In depth: expansive Romanian telco disruptor teases ultra-low pricing that has shaken up EU markets and now threatens to redraw UK fibre market’s economics and put further pressure on already fragile altnet ARPU… next stop mobile?
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Vi secures government dues breather as attention turns to infra investment
BT: UK’s regulatory ‘Wild West’ presents barrier to sovereignty investment
Vodafone bulks up with £4.3bn UK buyout
Telefónica tests out real-time call translation
Openreach veteran takes CEO spot at Lightning Fibre
Proximus, Telenet firm up Belgian fibre-sharing pact
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Strategy & Change
Greek upstart PPC rules out expansion of challenge to mobile
Utility denies rumours of upcoming expansion into mobile, despite planned participation in Greek watchdog’s spectrum consultation. Instead, CEO Georgios Stassis says PPC is eyeing a fixed-wireless access play to complement rapid fixed broadband expansion …
Network & Infra
German low-band spectrum dispute: BNetzA proposes cash compensation for 1&1
Dispute enters a new phase as regulators propose compensation for 1&1 instead of forcing rival operators to share frequencies. Also, updates on 1&1’s 5G open RAN build (slow but steady) and financial outlook…
Financial & Performance
Leading by example: Vodafone CEO frames UK integration as blueprint for future market evolution
FY25–26: Margherita Della Valle pitches the instant impact of the VodafoneThree merger as a driver for UK growth, improved financial performance, and a route to win in a tough competitive environment — but a muted end to FY25–26 tempers optimism, as pre-merger headaches persist.
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UK’s AllPoints reinforces wholesale shift with Cuckoo divestment
Altnet furthers transition from fibre builder to wholesale aggregator by offloading one of its two consumer ISPs. Deal sees AllPoints sign up another customer to growing aquila platform, as it moves to commercialise its fibre infrastructure…
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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
Vodafone Portugal playbook: transforming telecom payments from utility to strategic differentiator
Network operators warned: kickstart automation now or risk devaluation
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Boldyn’s marathon man: Brendan O’Reilly on building ‘win‑win’ shared networks for the UK
Fix telco CPQ to accelerate B2B expansion
AI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
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UK Infrawatch: Chelot’s ‘Plan B’; Boldyn’s new underground deal; all change at AllPoints
EMEA Infrawatch: Europe’s fibre re-fi ‘wall’ looms
Vodafonewatch: back to M&A as early UK signals inspire confidence
Telefónicawatch: widening telcos’ vocal range
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Orange Peoplewatch: Belgian C-suite shake-up rolls on with new CIO
Brazil’s Vivo calls on AI to aid fight with inflation
Safaricom Ethiopia moves ‘from startup to scale’ with breakeven in touching distance
Telefónica expands sovereignty push with ‘data space’ platform
Safaricom shrugs off M-PESA carve-out talk as m-money closes in on connectivity
Germany’s O2 lays out data centre expansion plan
BT to launch ‘nationwide’ network slicing for consumer and enterprise
BT shifts ‘from build to brand’ as it leans back into heritage
Chelot: wholesale scale is ‘mission impossible’ without nexfibre-Netomnia deal
UK Infrawatch: OpenAI infra platform stalls; £1bn altnet haircuts; Gamma growth plans
UK’s Digital 9 enters ‘next phase’ of prolonged wind-down
London altnet G.Network fills out post-administration exec team
Openreach hoovers up more Project Gigabit deals after altnets pull out
Ex-Orange France boss joins fibre challenger Altitude
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset
D2D satellite connections up nearly 25%, but mobile customer adoption stays low
EMEA Infrawatch: data centre ambitions meet reality check
SpaceMobile to ground latest satellite after failed launch
Peoplewatch
Orange Peoplewatch: Belgian C-suite shake-up rolls on with new CIO
Latest 20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Orange, including another appointment as part of a C-suite overhaul in Belgium, the recruitment of fresh domestic network leadership, and the Group’s former France boss moving to oversee a national fibre challenger…
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief
GlobalConnect names new CEO amidst network expansion push
BT Peoplewatch: stores, service ops, and security reshuffles
Openreach veteran takes CEO spot at Lightning Fibre
Ex-Orange France boss joins fibre challenger Altitude
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset
BT Chair Adam Crozier scores side hustle at Experian
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Höttges shores up Board of Management with deal renewals
Orange Peoplewatch: new finance chief in France amidst leadership reset
Brazil’s Vivo calls on AI to aid fight with inflation
Safaricom Ethiopia moves ‘from startup to scale’ with breakeven in touching distance
Safaricom shrugs off M-PESA carve-out talk as m-money closes in on connectivity
Helios plans extra $70m of infra spend amid MEA data boom
SFR takeover: Bouygues says talks remain in ‘active mode’ amid reports of delay
Telefónica is starting to ramp up return from home security sideline
Telcos welcome ‘long overdue’ EC draft merger guidelines
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset
BT commissions Nscale, Rackspace to advance UK ‘sovereign’ AI ambitions
DT expands sovereign cloud play to European footprint
Orange Peoplewatch: new finance chief in France amidst leadership reset
Telefónica and Indra said to eye Tess-style cyberdefence alliance
Telefónica is starting to ramp up return from home security sideline
Telefónica forges Spanish defence ties with Sateliot
INWIT may turn to data centres as tower stronghold gets rattled
Liberty eyes ‘premium’ B2B connectivity play to monetise network slicing
BT rejigs central security leadership as Tristan Morgan exits
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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.
European fibrecos warned of ‘enormous’ 2027 debt crunch
Liberty eyes ‘premium’ B2B connectivity play to monetise network slicing
Chelot: wholesale scale is ‘mission impossible’ without nexfibre-Netomnia deal
Orange’s Hardouin: 6G needs to stay flexible in fast-evolving AI era
UK’s long-delayed ESN gets a new set of ‘realistic but ambitious’ targets
Strategy & ChangeAge of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
As turn-of-the-decade markets mature, communications platform provider Gamma is charting a new course for its service provider partners, leveraging strategic expansion into Asia-Pacific and promoting portfolio diversification to differentiate and unlock new revenue streams.
Strategy & ChangeVodafone Portugal playbook: transforming telecom payments from utility to strategic differentiator
Case study explores how Vodafone Portugal partnered CMAS to overhaul legacy back office infra with w2bill streamlining workflows, securing sovereign data, accelerating time-to-market, and driving a thousandfold increase in monthly digital transactions.
Products & ServicesVoice gets an AI makeover: DT and Telefónica chart the course from AI-integrated to AI-native
MWC26: AI is ‘making voice sexy again’, according to Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica, speaking on a Mavenir-hosted panel exploring how the transition to AI-driven networks unlocks new monetisation opportunities, drives hyper-customisation, and paves the way for autonomous, agentic telco operations.
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InterviewBattle scars and skin in the game: VOIS breaks out from Vodafone’s captive shared services
Deep dive: by stepping out of the shadow, the once-captive telco shared services business is rewriting the playbook for commercial enterprise ‘shared intelligence’ as a standalone powerhouse. With Accenture on side, and tapping Vodafone Business and others for go-to-market, leaders Gary Adey and Chris Meads tell TelcoTitans that VOIS is an increasingly ‘big lever’ for its parent to pull…
Strategy & ChangeTOTEM CEO highlights 100-client milestone: ‘the priority is to continue growing’
Interview: Still less than five years’ old, Orange tower spinout TOTEM has ample opportunity to drive expansion in existing markets through client diversification and tenancy growth, affirms Chief Executive Emmanuel Rochas. After taking over at the business in mid-2025, he is maintaining focus on customer acquisition, digitisation of internal systems, and execution on several infra build projects at high-profile city venues.