All Energy vertical articles
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: Openreach twist adds heat to UK broadband shake-up
Analyst Briefing: UK’s broadband shake-up accelerates amid Virgin Media O2–Openreach wholesale pact reports; BT pushes for lighter infra regulation and power fees; and operator prepares to take AI-RAN from the lab into real-world testing…
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Public AffairsUK Budget boost for data centres, crumbs of comfort for telcos
The UK has put data centres at the heart of its AI ambitions, offering developers a route to faster grid connections in return for local responsibilities. Fibre and mobile operators were largely overlooked, but could yet benefit from the domestic investment push.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTelefónica buys 10% of Seville-based AI specialist OGA
Telefónica España has taken a 10% stake in Seville-based AI and operational research specialist OGA, in the latest of a series of targeted deals that allow the operator to bolt on technical expertise to its B2B portfolio.
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InfraUK debate over how to power AI infra escalates
Microsoft’s withdrawal from Nscale’s Essex project has reignited questions about whether the UK can deliver AI infrastructure on commercial timelines.
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Public AffairsUK telcos lobby for government assistance on energy bills
Execs from BT and VodafoneThree call for a major rethink on network power fees to reflect telcos’ Critical National Infrastructure responsibilities.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT 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.
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NetworkTelxius 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…
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NetworkEC earmarks Greenland as AI infra base
Greenland mulls data centre construction — alongside enhanced satellite connectivity and other digital infra projects — as investment target using fresh European financing, as businesses keep watch on the territory as a geographically advantageous region for new digital infra…
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NetworkCzech MNOs land spectrum boost with coverage caveat
New proposals lay out long-term spectrum extension for O2, T-Mobile, and Vodafone, in return for expanded obligations around network reach and resilience.
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Partnerships & AlliancesNew Spanish resilience regs said to prompt expanded Telefónica-Cellnex tie-up
Operator reportedly extends Cellnex energy backup partnership to cover up to 1,000 additional sites. Deal comes as Spanish telcos face more stringent redundancy requirements from the government, following last year’s major electricity grid outage…
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NetworkSpanish gov to mandate backup power upgrades at telcos
Spanish government to introduce new requirements around energy backup for telecoms and digital infra operators by the end of the year. National operators have already made a start, having recently unveiled multiple initiatives to help improve network resilience…
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Strategy & ChangeUtility Warehouse eyes broadband and mobile opportunities as it chases convergence
In depth: Multi-play broadband and utilities provider unveils a five-year plan to drive up mobile, broadband, and insurance, while tapping an AI commercial opportunity. UW may be a litmus test as UK altnets develop retail strategies to go beyond connectivity…
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Products & ServicesVodafone Spain builds out B2B services portfolio; expands into defence, energy
Telco launches revamped defence solutions portfolio and teams up with Iberdrola to jointly market energy and telecoms services. Moves come amidst wider expansion of B2B services, as rivals also move to expand in defence and security segments.
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M&ALiberty Blume bulks up with rights management acquisition as it expands UK infra horizons
Liberty’s Blume is stepping into energy, water, and construction to add to its telecoms heartlands with CLM takeover, positioning itself to capture a larger share of the UK’s infrastructure investment boom.
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NetworkEQT raises infrastructure investment stakes amid soaring demand for power and data centres
Swedish private equity behemoth sets target for new infra fund after reiterating strategy to invest in the data centres and power underpinning the AI boom. Ambition comes with European fibrecos under pressure to deliver returns on investment and seen to have lost prominence to data centres in the global infra growth story.
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NetworkGermany’s O2 lays out data centre expansion plan
Telefónica’s German unit outlines data centre construction plan, moving to expand its footprint after a series of recent upgrades at existing facilities. Plans unveiled alongside revamped data centre services portfolio, seeing O2 continue to contribute to the Group’s ‘sovereign’ infra play…
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NetworkVodafone’s Pairpoint plots tower-based edge compute to meet AI demand
Vodafone’s Web3 joint venture partners Nillion and Chainlink to remove financing as a blocker to cell tower-based edge data centre build, providing ‘trusted’ returns to investors and ‘balancing’ the AI economy…
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NetworkBT adopts NVIDIA’s telco LLM in pursuit of autonomous, intent-based networks
NVIDIA’s large telco model is playing a ‘significant’ role in BT’s journey to network autonomy, providing a data sandbox in which the Group can conduct AI R&D. Data & AI lead Séainín McCoy considers the use of synthetic data to be paramount for maximisation of RoI and mitigation of risk…
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Strategy & ChangeVIRTUS bets on tier-two Europe in ‘speculative’ data centre expansion
Interview: Macquarie-backed operator VIRTUS Data Centres is accelerating its European ambitions with a speculative build model, targeting tier‑two metros to stay ahead of hyperscaler demand and replicate a tried-and-true campus model. Business Development VP Christina Mertens talks ambition, strategy, and investor backing…
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NetworkUK government targets ‘zombie’ data centre speculators in sweeping energy grid overhaul
Tougher requirements proposed for applicants, designed to curb ‘speculative activity’ artificially inflating massive power connection demand on the national grid, led by ever-larger data centres.