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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
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Network & Infra
The network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
Are theoretical autonomy frameworks distracting telcos from real business results? Vodafone, Elisa, Telenor and Mavenir leaders are shifting the industry narrative from operational efficiency to scalable, intent-based revenue generation…
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BT shifts ‘from build to brand’ as it leans back into heritage
Vodafone faces volume trade-off in latest Germany turnaround attempt
Telefónica expands sovereignty push with ‘data space’ platform
Safaricom Ethiopia moves ‘from startup to scale’ with breakeven in touching distance
SFR takeover: Bouygues says talks remain in ‘active mode’ amid reports of delay
Age of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
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Three cheers for London: Community Fibre achieves cash-positivity, returns to rollout, adds mobile multiplay
FY25/Analyst Briefing: upbeat and staunchly local altnet resumes build-out and ups ambitions, now partly self-funding as possibly first UK-fibreco to turn cash-positive following strong FY25. Also debuting highly-competitive mobile bolt-on bolstering fixed-mobile convergence challenge…
Network & Infra
We built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
The operating model that built today’s telecom networks is no longer sufficient: complexity has outpaced human execution. Celfocus’s Executive Chairman Luis Salvado believes that the industry must shift from application-driven to intelligence-defined systems — or risk being outpaced by hyperscalers already treating networks as orchestrated software.
Financial & Performance
‘Maestro’ Selley handed licence to ‘get radical’ in BT International revival
FY25–26: BT International may be smaller and more focused but the challenge remains acute. New CEO Clive Selley brought in to steer a turnaround, just as the sell-off rumour mill gets spinning again.
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Iliad in bullish mood despite SFR talks dragging on
Q1 FY25: CEO hails a “good” first quarter for the group, in contrast to takeover target SFR. Expansion of AION Gigafactory consortium also highlighted…
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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
Vodafone Portugal playbook: transforming telecom payments from utility to strategic differentiator
Network operators warned: kickstart automation now or risk devaluation
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BTwatch: filling out the B2B shop window
UK Infrawatch: Chelot’s ‘Plan B’; Boldyn’s new underground deal; all change at AllPoints
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DT and ISS ‘move on’ after settling €80m outsourcing row
Vodafone’s Vi stake diluted further as Indian operator nets injection
Germany’s O2 advances cloud push as Mavenir IMS migration begins
Guidance: more to emerge in Vodafone’s new growth story
‘Invest or die’ at Vodacom, Vodafone keeps things flexible
Familiar bumps on Vodafone’s road to recovery
BT Business launches AIOps offensive with Accenture
VM O2 says AI and digital twin are solving fixed network faults faster
UK Infrawatch: Chelot’s ‘Plan B’; Boldyn’s new underground deal; all change at AllPoints
Boldyn heads underground to help bring UK’s ESN online
European fibrecos warned of ‘enormous’ 2027 debt crunch
Chelot: wholesale scale is ‘mission impossible’ without nexfibre-Netomnia deal
UK Infrawatch: OpenAI infra platform stalls; £1bn altnet haircuts; Gamma growth plans
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AllPoints CEO to take top spot at Irish digital infra association
Kelly appointed as CEO at Digital Infrastructure Ireland as he moves to leave UK altnet. The association seeks to tap into the exec’s digital infra expertise to guide strategic shift, as it aims to attract investment and influence policy across a wider portion of the nation’s digital infra sector…
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Hispam chief’s TV switch
Orange Peoplewatch: Belgian C-suite shake-up rolls on with new CIO
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
Guidance: more to emerge in Vodafone’s new growth story
‘Invest or die’ at Vodacom, Vodafone keeps things flexible
Familiar bumps on Vodafone’s road to recovery
From flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
SFR takeover talks enter extra time as Altice extends deadline
Vodacom’s IoT bet ‘still in startup’ seven years in
Deutsche Telekom steps up Europe NatCo integration
VM O2 says AI and digital twin are solving fixed network faults faster
Brazil’s Vivo lands another major IoT win with agri group São Martinho
Brazil’s Vivo calls on AI to aid fight with inflation
Telefónica expands sovereignty push with ‘data space’ platform
Vodafone puts AI-powered procurement engine on the road to autonomous buying
Space42 integrates with Skylo in D2D ramp-up
Helios plans extra $70m of infra spend amid MEA data boom
BT to launch ‘nationwide’ network slicing for consumer and enterprise
SFR takeover: Bouygues says talks remain in ‘active mode’ amid reports of delay
Telefónica is starting to ramp up return from home security sideline
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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.
Network & InfraThe network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
Are theoretical autonomy frameworks distracting telcos from real business results? Vodafone, Elisa, Telenor and Mavenir leaders are shifting the industry narrative from operational efficiency to scalable, intent-based revenue generation…
Network & InfraWe built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
The operating model that built today’s telecom networks is no longer sufficient: complexity has outpaced human execution. Celfocus’s Executive Chairman Luis Salvado believes that the industry must shift from application-driven to intelligence-defined systems — or risk being outpaced by hyperscalers already treating networks as orchestrated software.
Network & InfraFrom flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
“Time kills deals”: senior infra figures from SBA, Vertical Bridge, Singtel‑owned NCS and digital‑twin specialist vHive argue that the next productivity unlock for cell towers lies in closing the reality gap between site and system — and that the first movers will dictate how the new order works…
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.