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         Network & Infra Network & InfraVM O2 takes aim at mobile network ‘pain points’ with £700m spend planUK operator expects to spend £700m this year to alleviate network “pain points” for customers and improve mobile service experience. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraOrange outlines roadmap for scaling 5G standaloneWhile Orange remains focused on Europe for 5G SA network investment, the operator veers into vendor territory with the launch of a 5G core network as a service offer to help other operators get on board. 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: AI, APIs, and the coming 5G waveLatest from BT as the operator talks up advancements in AI adoption, secures an API collab, and readies for an incoming wave of 5G use-cases; MWC used to talk up the same; Global Fabric goes live; more… 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica firms up ties with tech giant trio as it ramps Open Gateway ecosystemMWC 2025: Telefónica’s Chema Alonso notes several new industry tie-ups on telco APIs, included expanded go-to-market relationships with Google Cloud, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services. Group now said to have more than 50 partnerships in place as it works to get APIs in the hands of developers. Read more… 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraINWIT bags €350m from EU to build out wireless infra estateEuropean Investment Bank gives Italy’s largest TowerCo a second funding boost for 5G and FWA rollout, with goal of improving coverage in rural regions and areas with heavy data usage. Read more… 
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         Products & Services Products & ServicesBT braced for 5G ‘reawakening’ as mature use-cases emergeBT Business Chief Commercial Officer Kerry Small expects a “coming second wave” of 5G for enterprise as PoCs evolve into scalable products. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraO2 Germany gives voice to network cloud with Mavenir IMSLatest chapter in now strategically-prioritised migration of network into the cloud sees modernisation of existing virtualised IMS solution for all of brownfield pathfinder’s voice services. Director of Networks’ Matthias Sauder envisions “new routes to value” for operator and customers… 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraGreece’s OTE deploys fixed wireless to stem rural churn to Starlink et alIncumbent positions recently launched FWA service as a handy retention and acquisition tool to patch up its presence in areas not yet in reach of its fibre infra. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraDeep dive: Virgin Media Ireland’s fibre switch-up enabling 5Gbps and faster launchesVirgin Media leaps ahead on path to 10G. Strategic move driven by customer demand and enabled by €200m IT/network transformation, positioning Ireland as pacesetter in Liberty Global’s NetCo-ServCo fibre (r)evolution. TelcoTitans talks to commercial chief Paul Higgins. Read more… 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeOrange Wholesale to launch 5G core NaaS offer in 2025Orange Wholesale plans to help smaller mobile operators get on board with 5G SA. 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsUK Infrawatch Weekly: CityFibre turns positive, HS2 gets connected, GoFibre Gigabit winProject Gigabit, a Sky alliance, and the XGS-PON upgrade were all flagged as positive signs of CityFibre progress as it presented its latest annual results. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraVodafone looks to Taara-equipped drones to fill in where fibre failsDrone-based wireless optical communications tech seen as potential fix for fibre faults in areas where traditional fixed networks are susceptible to damage. 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsOrangewatch Weekly: France gets a bon pointThe focus is on France this week, as Orange’s domestic unit returns to operating profit growth and agrees on a new employment plan that aims to ensure it will have a workforce fit for the future. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraRAN optimiser brown-iposs takes on UX automation challengeIn the age of real-time expectations, the Bonn, Germany-based specialist is removing significant friction from operational data delay and privacy compliance for RAN automation. Discover how the AI-enhanced CARAT solution employs digital twinning to accelerate fault resolution, assisting operators with critical challenges of user experience, multi-vendor complexity and lock-in… 
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         Financial & Performance Financial & PerformanceIndia’s Vi builds ‘significant momentum’: capex doubles ahead of 5G launchAkshaya Moondra, CEO of the Vodafone-backed JV, sets high hopes for 2025 as Vi taps new funding to pursue network expansion. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraGerman spectrum fracas latest: regulator urged to revise rulesA new twist has emerged in Germany’s ongoing spectrum saga as the Federal Cartel Office criticises the telecoms regulator’s plans for licence extensions this year, leaving mobile operators in doubt about the shape of their future spectrum holdings. 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsUK Infrawatch Weekly: UK satellite taking off; Equitix bailing on Gigaclear?Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including the latest on public sector network investment; a rapidly developing SatComms scene; signs of Equitix edging away from Gigaclear, and plenty more… 
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         Suppliers & SCM Suppliers & SCMOrange re-ups with Nokia for 5G upgrade in FranceOrange France plans broader trial of Nokia’s cloud RAN technology as part of an extended contract to upgrade parts of its network with the vendor’s AirScale products. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraTelefónica tops up on 5G spectrum in VenezuelaTelefónica Venezuela and Digitel acquired mid-band spectrum in the country’s 5G auction, but other frequencies on offer were left on the table. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraT-Mobile US could add satellite broadband to fixed-line portfolioCEO Mike Sievert indicates openness to a tie-up enabling satellite internet to be marketed alongside terrestrial broadband services, widening reach of ambitious fixed-line business. But also notes capacity contraints at Starlink… 
 























