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Orange’s AI chief Steve Jarrett makes switch to Anthropic
Jarret joins US AI giant amid its wider push into Europe, leaving behind a legacy at Orange for successor Usman Javaid to run with.
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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)
We built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
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Network & Infra
Telefónica ‘completes’ Spanish edge site rollout
Operator activates all 17 edge nodes envisaged under Edge Plan, with “modular platform” for businesses to access infrastructure and a range of other digital services. Rollout sees the Group seek to continue expanding B2B services portfolio to help achieve Transform & Grow targets…
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Vodafone chases defence opportunity with centralised German hub
European B2B chief Hagen Rickmann heads a move to consolidate and ‘bundle’ defence-related operations in Düsseldorf to target the sector “more strongly”, meet growing demand, and go head-to-head with rival telcos.
Network & Infra
VM O2 plans ‘extensive’ autonomous networks ramp-up
UK operator targets Level 4 network autonomy within a ‘couple of years’, with network planning and optimisation the key use-cases.
Network & Infra
AST SpaceMobile seeks to build launch ‘momentum’ after setbacks
Satellite operator to launch next BlueBird satellites in the first half of August as it seeks to bounce back from delays. Production ramp-up underway, launch partner locked in, and new manufacturing tie-up confirmed…
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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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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
Telefónicawatch: Group’s early T&G tonic
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Orange’s Javaid takes over as Group AI supremo
Optimising Virgin Media O2 joins BT and VodafoneThree in laying down 2G switch-off schedule
O2 Germany taps Blue Planet’s AI agents to automate network slicing
Virgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
Vodafone Spain builds out B2B services portfolio; expands into defence, energy
VodafoneThree extends CityFibre deal into the realm of backhaul
Vodafone, Ericsson set sights on military 5G SA use-cases after radio backhaul ‘breakthrough’
TCS ‘more than a systems integrator’ as Vantage completes AI-powered platform rollout
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
Ooredoo advances wireless infra carve-out with Qatari towerco launch
EQT raises infrastructure investment stakes amid soaring demand for power and data centres
Viasat sees inflight comms ties with DT as ticket to EC spectrum extension
Eurofiber offloads French data centres amid hunt for scale
Infra is back: Telefónica re-acquires Spanish microwave assets
Peoplewatch
Orange’s AI chief Steve Jarrett makes switch to Anthropic
Jarret joins US AI giant amid its wider push into Europe, leaving behind a legacy at Orange for successor Usman Javaid to run with.
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
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: expanding Indus refreshes C-suite; GlobalConnect appoints new CEO
AllPoints CEO to take top spot at Irish digital infra association
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
Savings progress drives Telefónica delivery
Telefónica renews savings account
Telefónica’s FY26 plan ‘on track’, despite mixed data
Orange takes big steps forward on French, Spanish M&A
DTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
Vodafone Spain builds out B2B services portfolio; expands into defence, energy
TCS ‘more than a systems integrator’ as Vantage completes AI-powered platform rollout
The quest for autonomy: how agentic AI can deliver real ROI — new report
Vodafone infuses AI live translation into European call centres
UK ‘fortunate’ to have BT on board as mission critical comms project nears maturity
Vivo seeks vertical gains with absorption of ex-JV FiBrasil
Vodafone Spain progresses dramatic, private equity-led turnaround
Germany’s O2 finds new friend in EWE, after 1&1 breakup
VodafoneThree networks chief: merger remedies more ‘asset’ than ‘burden’
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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.
Virgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
Vodafone, Ericsson set sights on military 5G SA use-cases after radio backhaul ‘breakthrough’
BT maps strategic shift from GEO to LEO for rural backhaul
UK ‘fortunate’ to have BT on board as mission critical comms project nears maturity
VodafoneThree networks chief: merger remedies more ‘asset’ than ‘burden’
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.