All Cybersecurity articles
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT forms counter-drone defence pact with Rheinmetall
Telco to create German defence “shield” with Rheinmetall, seeking to defend critical telecoms and other infra assets from digital and physical threats. Move marks latest advance in the Group’s push into the defence sector…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica forges Spanish defence ties with Sateliot
State-backed providers agree to integrate their terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks to develop new defence and security solutions, adding to Spanish government’s web of sovereign technology interests…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: security, sovereignty take centre stage
Analyst Briefing: BT is expanding its UK sovereignty push with new services and capacity plans; security also gets a nod via a major leadership change said to enable ‘focus and scale’; and changes in the fibre world mean more subsidised build for Openreach…
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone draws on $1bn Google Cloud ties in enterprise AI expansion
Vodafone Business homes in on SMEs with expansion of Google Cloud-powered services portfolio. New customer service and security offerings for European customers mark the latest development in the pair’s ten-year link-up…
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Strategy & ChangeBT rejigs central security leadership as Tristan Morgan exits
BT Security MD leaves for US role with responsibilities split in two as BT looks to tap B2B security opportunity.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: shrinking to grow
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as the exec team firms up a seventh Hispam country exit in pursuit of Transform & Grow strategic uplift. Read more…
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Höttges shores up Board of Management with deal renewals
The latest roundup of DT people moves sees three top bosses sign up to new contracts and provide some steadiness and security after the recent sudden resignation of tech chief Abdu Mudesir. While greenlighting those deals, the Group’s Supervisory Board completes a tech-focused refresh of its own ranks. Elsewhere, T-Systems fills out its newly elevated defence unit and T-Mobile Poland and Telekom Deutschland make senior tech appointments.
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: new finance chief in France amidst leadership reset
The latest roundup of senior and strategic changes at Orange, including the appointment of a new finance and strategy chief in France, introduction of fresh leaders to oversee domestic legacy network switch-off, and further management changes at procurement venture BuyIn.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica and Indra said to eye Tess-style cyberdefence alliance
Further signals emerge that the two minority-state-owned groups are coming closer into alignment as telco and defence tech converges and the Madrid seeks to build up the country’s industrial and military might.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: Murtra remains defiant of short-termism
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as Exec Chair Marc Murtra asserts longevity of his “comprehensive” transformation plan, amid market scepticism, and the operator secures a series of deals around fibre consolidation, B2B services, and internal efficiency. Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech taps CrowdStrike to give SOCs an AI upgrade
Operator adopts CrowdStrike’s Charlotte AI AgentWorks platform to help automate cybersecurity responses at Security Operations Centres. The partnership aligns with broader plans to invest more heavily in cybersecurity to drive B2B growth…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech adds Spanish trio to growing quantum ecosystem
Operator brings Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, QCentroid, and Multiverse Computing into the quantum computing fold, with a view to accelerate time-to-market, optimise processes, and streamline operations for enterprise customers.
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B2BNew chapter opens for Orange Business with new products, and a new partner
Orange Business has unveiled a wave of AI‑driven products and a major new partnership with Tech Mahindra, signalling a shift toward sovereign cloud, trusted AI agents, and next‑generation collaboration tools…
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M&ATelefónica in talks to re-acquire Spanish microwave infra assets — report
Operator reportedly in negotiations to take over Lineox from Asterion Industrial Partners, as it seeks to improve infra control and resilience under Executive Chairman Marc Murtra’s strategic plan.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch MWC roundup: Murtra’s European merger masterplan
MWC26 Special Analyst Briefing: Murtra kicks off Telefónica’s MWC with calls for the EC to “unleash” telcos through M&A, and in doing so enable “deeper” technology investments. AI, cross-border collaboration, and sovereignty took precedence in the wave of developments the operator unveiled during the event…
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Financial & Performance‘We want to be number one’: Orange plots growth over next three years
Orange’s CEO has unveiled the Group’s five-year strategy, called Trust the Future, setting clear objectives with a focus on driving cash flow generation.
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Network & InfraT-Mobile blends agentic AI into 5G core
The US telco has now embedded agentic AI in its 5G standalone network, with Live Translation the first service to be launched.
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Public AffairsThe EU’s DNA has landed, but receives lukewarm industry response
While telco groups have welcomed the prospect of spectrum reform to provide greater investment certainty, copper switch-off plans and a new approach to ‘fair share’ earn a far more mixed reception…
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Suppliers & SCMTelcos face multibillion-euro rip-and-replace project as Brussels moves to ban high-risk vendors
In depth: European Commissioner Henna Virkkunen considers the time is now to take network supply chain security “seriously”, laying out proposals to ban vendors deemed ‘high-risk’. Network operators stand to foot a multibillion-euro rip-and-replace bill, with some only recently signing kit deals with Chinese suppliers…
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Products & ServicesTelefónica melds comms services in latest B2B resilience offering
Operator combines fixed and mobile connectivity with cybersecurity, energy, and satellite services to create new solution focused on improving network resilience for enterprises. The go-live sees the Group make progress towards its ambition to modernise its B2B services portfolio under recently revamped strategy…