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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: AI leadership swaps in B2B; Utiq makes latest exec change
August 2026 edition: 20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Orange, including new AI leadership at Orange Business and Orange Cyberdefense and the first executive switch-up at adtech venture Utiq since arrival of CEO Will Harmer.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Business taps TCS to aid UK revival
Operator ties with Tata Consultancy Services to jointly develop solutions to help B2B clients improve customer experience, with AI, automation, cybersecurity, and others in the mix. Agreement marks latest step in Vodafone Business’ partner-led expansion of enterprise portfolio…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: fibre wind-down, culture overhaul
August 2026 update, including the impact of the FTTP build wind-down, People & Culture overhaul, and a new consumer FWA product lead as BT looks to plug fibre gaps, plus more across Business, Openreach, elsewhere…
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Network & InfraItaly’s FiberCop kicks off 100-node edge data centre build
Italian digital infra player to convert 100 copper exchanges into edge nodes, with first site in Rome already live, as retired exchanges are given new lease of life — supported by fresh KKR funding.
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Network & InfraOrange to unleash data centre value through €3bn JV
Group plans to bring five existing data centres into 50:50 joint venture with infra investor Morrison.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Business quietly enters Group’s ‘growth’ agenda
Q1 FY26–27: B2B improvements mean division is an increasingly important part of the turnaround story, driven by cloud, cybersec, and SaaS, underpinned by deals with digital services allies.
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TelcoTitans TVMavenir CEO eyes Snowflake playbook to power telcos’ AI charge
Interview: telcos possess the infrastructure driving the revolution but lack the technological stack to monetise it. Cloud-native software NEP’s Pardeep Kohli outlines a strategic toolkit to transform operators into central players within the enterprise AI ecosystem. Watch/read more…
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Products & ServicesUK fibre: TiVo’s Freely momentum unlocks altnet multiplay
Interview: As customer retention becomes paramount, UK fibre service providers are re-evaluating the strategic value of multiplay. Several altnets are at contract stage with streaming TV platform provider TiVo as sell-out success of the Freely-enabled Aero puck helps make the case for convergence…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: pressured European infracos rethink ownership models
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including a court rejecting INWIT’s request to block Fastweb + Vodafone and TIM from exiting their MSAs early, Amazon Leo beating Starlink to secure a South African entrance, and rumours of Telefónica and Pontegadea kicking off talks to sell subsea cable operator Telxius.
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Products & ServicesVodafone Business advances Greek ‘SD-everything vision’ with Fortinet
Vodafone Business goes live with fresh SASE and SD-WAN solutions in Greece, following joint development with long-running technology partner Fortinet in Europe and beyond.
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: Group reconfigures AI and cloud leadership
July 2026 edition: 25+ recent senior and strategic leadership changes at Orange, including the Group switching out its AI chief, a series of moves to fill out the newly created Unified Cloud Platform division, and an Executive Committee overhaul at Orange Jordan.
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M&AFrance’s Scaleway bulks up cloud platform with Qarnot buy
French cloud provider eyes data centre and services expansion through acquisition of Qarnot, having identified potential synergies and alignment on heat recycling as key benefits to the buy.
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OperationsVodafone Turkey spins up Data & AI hothouse
OpCo combines multiple teams to create a new Data & AI division, as well as AI Board to speed up evaluation and execution of AI initiatives. Decision comes as operator continues to serve as a key AI testbed as part of Vodafone Group’s wider strategy for the technology…
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Network & InfraP3 builds a RAN digital twin for Germany, using DT’s T Cloud
German consultancy is developing a sovereign RF digital twin that it says could help MNOs slash network optimisation costs and gain better visibility into increasingly complex mobile networks. Platform will combine crowdsourced network performance data with operator OSS and configuration data to predict the impact of network changes.
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Products & ServicesUK telcos eye 2026 for latest number verification API launch
BT and Virgin Media O2 set to launch Number Verification 2.0 API during 2026, with Vodafone — having already deployed the technology in the UK — moving to roll out the technology in other European markets. Operators highlight new capabilities unlocked with the latest version, and success of close collaboration on wider API rollout…
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Network & InfraVodafone bets on ‘hybrid’ future to tap growing sovereign cloud demand
Group’s CTO Scott Petty expects telcos to win when offering ‘hybrid’ sovereign cloud setups, operating hyperscaler tech in parallel with local controls and sovereign governance. How big is sovereign cloud opportunity? “The jury’s out”, he says…
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M&ATelefónica absorbs Altostratus in latest B2B rejig
Operator to integrate Altostratus into broader cloud and security division, seeking to simplify operations and strengthen team collaboration in the “latest step” of Telefónica Tech’s transformation.
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Network & InfraSovereign ambition: Orange raises curtain on Unified Cloud Platform
UCP reveal commences: new unit consolidates 700 cloud specialists from Business, OINIS and Wholesale, driven by the Group’s Trust the Future strategy. Intent includes industrialising private cloud capabilities, expanding as-a-service propositions, and addressing surging enterprise demand for data sovereignty and AI…
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Network & InfraTelefónica ‘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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Network & InfraVirgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
Virgin Media O2 is overhauling its telco cloud strategy, pivoting away from VMware to adopt a Kubernetes-based horizontal infrastructure with Red Hat and Wind River. With managing a multi-vendor telco cloud like “herding wildcats”, discover how the operator plans to manage its complex vendor ecosystem and drive true cloud-native transformation.