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Technology
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.
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 & Infra
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.
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.
Partnerships & Alliances
Netherlands’ two largest altnets team up
DELTA Fiber to offer first off-net fibre services in 2027, using wholesale deal with Open Dutch Fiber. Move forms part of a plan at DELTA to drive broadband services take-up, following leadership refresh…
Partnerships & Alliances
Prosegur finds a new home security ally, in Vodafone
Vodafone Portugal set to become latest telco to delve into the residential alarms market, forming a commercial relationship with Spain’s Prosegur. Deal is a win for long-running telco business development push at Prosegur.
Network & Infra
Telxius taps Nokia for latest terrestrial cable upgrade
Telxius to upgrade terrestrial transport network to support speeds of up to 800Gbps using Nokia technology, with goal of slashing network expansion and energy costs while improving service quality. Installation is latest in a series of ongoing projects aimed at increasing network capacity…
Partnerships & Alliances
BT takes drone-in-a-box tech mainstream with police deployment
Telco seeks to accelerate decision-making during emergency railway incidents through ‘routine operation’ of drone tech with British Transport Police, marking latest evolution from experimentation to commercial deployment for BT.
Fastweb + Vodafone turns merged network into ‘city map’ for autonomous operations
ROVA unboxed: telco-native endpoint platform emerges from stealth mode
iQmetrix to telco: ‘Your next customer may not be human’
Why satcos and MNOs must collaborate to scale and monetise hybrid networks
Wildanet joins fibreco multiplay push with TiVo
Africa’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
Trusted agentic AI: DT and Vodafone automate identity management for sovereign-ready network compliance
Beyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
Overcoming the OSS/BSS bottleneck: telcos’ AI transformation needs an event driven architecture
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