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Vodafone pulls out of Netherlands as Liberty takes control
In depth: Liberty Global will take full control of VodafoneZiggo en route to a Sunrise‑style spin‑out of a new Benelux entity, while Vodafone steps back with a minority holdco stake in its latest European portfolio reshaping…
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New era: BT, Openreach start ‘next chapter’ with fresh energy, familiar faces
AI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
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Schulman’s knife: BT procurement star looks Verizon-bound, supporting massive ‘turnaround’
Vodafone to ‘keep looking’ at Vantage stake as European tower scene evolves
MTN in negotiations over IHS Towers takeover
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
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BTwatch: management defiant against headwinds
Analyst Briefing: Q3 underlines a Group still wrestling with decline, but CEO Allison Kirkby uses fibre momentum, an imminent cash flow inflection, and a refreshed leadership team as evidence that a recovery is in the works amid reports of rising shareholder pressure…
Financial & Performance
Eutelsat pulls back from ‘shaky’ GEO as LEO surges
Satco limits investment in geostationary satellites to service continuity and instead hedges future on further LEO growth via the OneWeb constellation. GEO business case considered “more and more shaky”, while LEO presents growth opportunity…
Interview
Boldyn’s marathon man: Brendan O’Reilly on building ‘win‑win’ shared networks for the UK
Interview: Boldyn’s UK&I CEO draws lessons from Olympic‑grade collaboration to map a shared‑success playbook — revealing how long‑term partnerships are set to underpin the UK’s 5G and national digital infrastructure leap, and where everyone, from MNOs to local government, wins together.
M&A
EC cites need for ‘European champions’ as merger guidelines review looms
In depth: Anticipation builds as first sighting of revised EU merger guidelines is slated for April, and telcos are busy lobbying for an M&A rule change…
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BTwatch: management defiant against headwinds
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
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In depth: BT loses customers but claims to be building ‘momentum’
BT CEO ‘ignores the noise’ as pressure builds after tepid Q3
Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure
Telefónica Chile becomes latest unit to go in Group’s Hispam exit
M-PESA boss exits for pan-Africa banking project
Telefónica, Nokia turn to agentic AI as means to boost telco API uptake
Orange Business ties with Cisco as it preps for quantum threats
Vodafone taps Amdocs for German cable platform simplification
UK Infrawatch: CityFibre plans cuts; Netomnia deal nears; AI reaches Smart Cities
New era: BT, Openreach start ‘next chapter’ with fresh energy, familiar faces
CityFibre backer PATRIZIA looks to ‘scale UK platform’
BT CEO bullish in face of altnet challenge, Openreach line losses
nexfibre set to win race for Netomnia — reports
Peoplewatch
BT Peoplewatch: Openreach names rural fibre and complex build chief
February 2026 update, including Garret Kavanagh as Complex Engineer lead at Openreach; new CISO at BT International; towers boss pivots to InfraCo brief; ex-BT tech duo exit cyberattack-hit M&S…
Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure
Boldyn elevates US chief to succeed global CEO Leprince
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
Ardian said to reignite INWIT takeover talks, with Brookfield as backup
UK: Freedom Fibre-Truespeed combine as cashed-up consolidator
DT moves to up T-Mobile ownership
T-Mobile blends agentic AI into 5G core
Telefónica Chile becomes latest unit to go in Group’s Hispam exit
EuroTeleSites positive on CEE tower landscape; ups spend on Austrian rollout
Macquarie looks to advance KCOM sale — report
Amdocs cements role in T-Mobile’s tech team
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
Deutsche Telekom leads the way to ‘quantum internet’
Telefónica briefs new Wayra CEO to create ‘stronger alignment’ with business
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
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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.