Telecoms Partnerships & Alliances
All the latest insight, news and analysis on telecoms partnerships and alliances including BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone.
Innovation
Telefónica and IQM take quantum computing to Madrid
Telefónica has again teamed up with Finland’s IQM Quantum Computers, this time to deliver the Community of Madrid’s first quantum computer, as the telco strengthens its foothold within Spain’s emerging quantum infrastructure and builds out its “sovereign” quantum ecosystem.
Venturing & Investments
Vivo targets Brazilian SMEs with Squad.com agentic AI tie-up
Brazilian operator again deploys corporate VC vehicle as vanguard on B2B partner development, preparing a commercial tie-up with Squad.com off the back of investment in business.
B2B
Telefónica ties with NOS to drive defence push at European level
Telefónica and NOS are combining 5G, edge, AI and secure communications expertise for defence applications, reflecting a wider European telco push to turn existing technology capabilities into new business as governments increase military investment.
Partnerships & Alliances
Allianz lends Telefónica a hand on digital alarms sales
Movistar Prosegur Alarmas secures sell-through deal with insurer’s Spanish business in latest bid to expand uptake of its connected alarms for homes and businesses.
Network
European telco giants step up united front against US satco threat
Telekom, Telefónica, Orange, and Vodafone are preparing a collective grab for satellite spectrum as operators and policymakers confront the prospect of Starlink and other non-EU players disrupting the market.
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.