Telecoms Partnerships & Alliances
All the latest insight, news and analysis on telecoms partnerships and alliances including BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone.
Partnerships & Alliances
Revolut picks O2 for expansion into German mobile
Fast-expanding fintech brand brings disruptive virtual mobile service to another European market, launching single, app-native data plan over O2 network.
Infra
Orange advances European ‘AI highways’ with subsea cable expansion
Orange is expanding its subsea footprint once again, backing the Pisces cable project linking Ireland with France, Spain, and Portugal as the operator deepens its push to build the connectivity foundations of Europe’s sovereign AI ambitions.
B2B
BT turns to Microsoft for security as a service proposition
BT leans into low-key partner Microsoft for latest SOC-as-a-service offering as B2B customers face up to the growing threat of AI-powered attacks.
Network
Openreach installs Ciena tech for 800G links to meet wholesale demand
Amidst growing demand for high-capacity infrastructure access from wholesale customers, Openreach has begun the installation of new Ciena technology to support additional capacity.
Special Report
Exposing network APIs was the first step — building the business model is harder
Special Report #2/4: telcos still have a lot of work to do to develop API-based offerings that resonate with the requirements of users, observers say.
Special Report
Aduna’s Peter Arbitter explains API JV is ‘not in it for the money’
Special Report #3/4: Aduna was created to give developers an easier way to access telcos’ network APIs globally. But the Ericsson-backed joint venture is discovering that aggregation is only part of its job as it wrestles with performance, getting operators to expose enough useful APIs, and turning the interest using them into telco revenues.
Network
DT secures NVIDIA deal for Munich AI hub expansion
Telco to ramp up German sovereign AI services play through hardware deal with NVIDIA — although remains watchful on the cost of broader AI infrastructure expansion.
Partnerships & Alliances
US telcos’ space platform venture is a go
AT&T, T-Mobile US, and Verizon firm up plans to develop a joint platform for D2D service development and buildout, and shore up defences against rival ecosystems from Starlink, Amazon Leo, et al.
Technology & IT
ROVA unboxed: telco-native endpoint platform emerges from stealth mode
After quietly powering management and cross-selling for millions of enterprise and consumer devices for a US telecom titan, ROVA Software is stepping out of the shadows to bring its telco-native platform to the rest of the world with the launch of ROVA Europe and a mission to reinvent how other operators maximise endpoint experience and value-add.
Partnerships & Alliances
DT ramps up security with Cloudflare tie-up
Operator to offer Cloudflare cybersecurity services and develop new quantum-based solutions for European clients, marking the Group’s latest move to expand in the sector.
Products & Services
Vodafone pushes network APIs into payments market with specialist link-up
Vodafone’s latest attempt to accelerate network API adoption comes through a Digital Virgo deal, with five markets lined up and more to come.
Partnerships & Alliances
DT plugs into Germany’s massive new wind farm
German operator cites energy cost and security benefits as it firms up a 15-year power purchase agreement for electricity from massive new He Dreiht farm.
Eventwatch
UK government, industry push partnerships to speed space innovation
The UK’s new £7.8bn space strategy places sovereignty at its core, but industry leaders argue that international partnerships, open standards, and multinational ecosystems will be critical if the country hopes to compete at meaningful scale.