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Multi-year fixed-mobile convergence project.
Croatian operator to use Beyond Now solutions suite to create new capabilities for enterprise customers and internal teams. Telco targets operational efficiencies and user experience improvements, as CEO Nataša Rapaić seeks to accelerate AI adoption in line with parent Deutsche Telekom’s broader strategy…
UK network operator deploys Vyntelligence tech to enable remote site audits in a bid to improve safety and efficiency as it delivers a massive £11bn network integration and upgrade programme.
BT’s latest enterprise mobility initiative aims to make connectivity deployment invisible, embedding eSIM activation into device management platforms as part of a broader software-defined connectivity strategy.
After originally entering a distribution agreement with Aduna in 2025, Bouygues now plans to scale up enterprise access to ID verification APIs through a more formal partnership.
DTW Ignite: Vodafone and Google Cloud are pushing beyond proof-of-concept theatre, setting out a ‘pragmatic’ blueprint for closed-loop operations where digital twins help build the trust required for real-world network autonomy.
Joint proof-of-concept showcases 5G network slicing in minutes, rather than weeks, as O2 deploys Blue Planet AI agents.
CityFibre takes on the role as preferred backhaul supplier at VodafoneThree mobile sites as part of renewed, “long-term” wholesale fibre deal. The arrangement builds on more than a decade of collaboration between the pair on fixed broadband.
CCW 2026: Vodafone and Ericsson are advancing military-grade 5G capabilities to meet defence demands for isolated, interworking, and resilient networks that can operate beyond traditional infrastructure.
Tobias Steinig, Chief Digital Officer at Vantage Towers, says LIRA platform now live across ten-market footprint, aimed at simplifying landlord interactions to create operational efficiencies and accelerate go-to-market.
Operator kicks off five-year ‘semantic communications’ project with French government agency aimed at improving network efficiency, slashing energy costs, and laying the groundwork for AI-native networks.
Vodafone–Sumitomo venture to integrate AI-powered ‘intelligence layer’ from Allora Labs into its Economy of Things portfolio, helping to drive commercialisation push under recently refreshed strategy…
Operator forms wholesale mobile access partnership with EWE, building on a series of MVNO client adds to aid with recovery from 1&1 contract loss. O2 and EWE can now boast multi-layered relationship that also encompasses enterprise market collaboration and infrastructure expansion…