All Analyst Briefings articles
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: redrawing the European footprint (again)
Analyst Briefing: unerringly upbeat CEO Margherita Della Valle pitched German turnaround (again), UK merger integration (at pace), and more M&A (Ziggo, towers, and beyond). Elsewhere, Amdocs gets in on cable overhaul; Cornerstone considers micro-edge compute options …
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: MTN’s tower take-back; Eutelsat puts LEO front and centre
Analyst Briefing: MTN plots IHS Towers buy; Eutelsat doubles down on LEO as it calls off Flexsat GEO project; Ardian said to mull Brookfield tie-up for INWIT takeover; more…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: T-Mobile’s bid to stay different
Analyst Briefing: A run-through of T-Mobile US’s strategy update, as the Un-Carrier re-expresses belief in its ability to outdo rivals on network quality and value, and backs it up with higher financial and commercial targets. In Europe DT refreshes its satellite IoT service through new partnerships, and flags research work on quantum…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: 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…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: CityFibre plans cuts; Netomnia deal nears; AI reaches Smart Cities
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: job cuts at CityFibre, KCOM and TalkTalk join Netomnia on the block, UK MNOs seek support for AI‑capable coverage, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: EU alters its DNA; fresh satellite plans unveiled
Analyst Briefing: the EU’s Digital Networks Act garners mixed response from digital infra operators and telcos; Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sets wheels in motion for enterprise satellite network; Eutelsat’s ground infra sale blocked after government intervention; more…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: fibre trends hit home
Analyst Briefing: DT’s home-market broadband strategy continues to evolve, as the operator expands its FTTP footprint and enlists side-brand congstar and a new house-call team in a bid to boost sales. Fibre upsell may be being given more urgency by management as tough market conditions continue, and as regulators up prioritisation of copper shutdown as a catalyst for Gigabit uptake…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone continues its European IT management reshuffle; pushes on with German open RAN rollout; and talks network autonomy roadmaps. Meanwhile, VOIS speaks up; the future of former OpCo Vodafone Spain; and IoT goes NTN with Skylo tie-up…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: Europe’s DNA re-code
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as it continues efforts to secure regulatory change across Europe, cut back its presence in Latin America, and tap into growing demand for sovereign and secure infra. Read more…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: connecting rural reaches, shuttering legacy
Analyst Briefing: EE signals confidence in latest Emergency Services Network update; Openreach advances exchange closure programme; Business signs multimillion-pound deals; progress made on Project Gigabit…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch: M&A beckons in France and Spain
Analyst Briefing: Orange and rivals confirm SFR talks; MásOrange deal on the road to completion; ADSL gets a reprieve in France; Hexadone makes Hyvilo acquisition…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: lenders steel for losses; altnets in chart success; ITS shows B2B potential
Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including Gigaclear lenders take action, Netomnia and Toob lead altnets in Times tech list, EE updates on ESN, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: rewiring Europe’s digital landscape
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone and European telco peers weigh up the implications the overhauled Cybersecurity Act and the all-new Digital Networks Act, reworking how the industry operates. Elsewhere, M&A in Europe and Africa; SpaceMobile ‘validated’ by gov contract win; and Turkey expands fibre reach with wholesale deal…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: data centre debt piling up; fibre buyers and sellers
Analyst Briefing: maincubes and Polarise among latest data centre players to receive debt financing, amidst growing concerns over the role of private credit in the sector; CVC Capital Partners buys up French and Swiss fibre assets; Altice reportedly restarts process to offload OXG Glasfaser stake…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: M&A ripples in Europe, debt reprieve in India
Analyst Briefing: European M&A, some of Vodafone’s own making, shifts the Partner Markets landscape; AGR pressure lifted for Vi as India’s gov commits to reassessment; and reports suggest change in the office for OXG Glasfaser ownership…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: giving it altitude
Analyst Briefing: Developments in DT’s preparations for HAPS and direct-to-device satcomms deployments in Europe, as well as operator’s growing regional tower, fibre, and data centre ecosystem…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: getting savvy with data and AI
Analyst Briefing: AI in focus, as ever, as BT appoints a new exec to ‘enable and scale’ the tech across the Group; Openreach turns 20 and boasts of a full-fibre coming-of-age; BT Wholesale puts roaming eSIMs on the radar for MVNO business…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: consolidation gathers steam; industrial Wi Fi expansion; KKR backs UK data centres
Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: ‘aggressive’ new ownership at G.Network, Truespeed flirts with Freedom, GTR secures expansion war chest, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: getting back to venturing
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone rekindles an interest in venturing with planned Cohere Technologies stake purchase; suffers legal and regulatory headaches in the British Isles; and rings in the New Year with a series of senior and strategic exec moves…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: pulling back stateside to sharpen B2B focus
Analyst Briefing: the Group’s overseas B2B rethink claims another victim as BT Federal gets sold off; a wave of senior leadership shifts to close out 2025; and BT reflects on MPN successes, looks forward to quantum’s move from theory to reality, and tees up XGS-PON testing for next-gen networks…