Europe
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Network & InfraWildanet joins fibreco multiplay push with TiVo
Open access: Latest UK challenger to broaden proposition in competition dogfight. TiVo/Freely UK-first advances natural evolution from broadband provider to multi-service operator. “Expect more from us”, commercial chief Simon Hughes tells TelcoTitans…
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Products & ServicesDT extends AI voice value-add push to business clients
Operator flags plans for release of new range of AI-powered services in coming months, principally targeting Germany’s vast SME market. Mistral AI, AudioCodes, and n8n are among DT’s supporting tech partners.
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Venturing & InvestmentsGermany sees altnet investment decline amidst financing challenges
Trade organisation BREKO flags 2025 as having the first decrease in annual altnet fibre investment since 2017, marking the latest sign of financial struggle for national fibrecos.
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Partnerships & AlliancesEuropean telcos change course on D2D after licence rethink
Reports raise prospect of a new D2D platform that could provide a European alternative for next-gen services, with telcos said to be eyeing a slice of 2GHz MSS spectrum under contentious new EU allocation plan.
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M&AVodafoneZiggo secures tower sale ahead of spin-off
Dutch towers offloaded to private investors as Liberty Global closes in on Benelux spin off, while DigitalBridge eyes creation of “new, independent” Benelux platform.
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Network & InfraEC 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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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: Board lines up next generation
Analyst Briefing: Reviewing tumultuous few weeks at DT as Group makes remuneration concession and enacts top-level leadership change on both sides of the Atlantic, to shore up stakeholder base and prep for new era. Execs also allow a rare major M&A move in Europe and add more names to DT’s AI transformation line-up.
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Network & InfraVodafone Turkey triples budget for joint data centre project
A $100m investment has brought Vodafone Turkey’s new Izmir data centre online, and the ‘scalable’ facility is set to attract another $200m in the coming years to quintuple capacity and establish a ‘Mediterranean hub’.
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: change-at-the-top in finance, infra, and tech
July 2026–August 2026 update: The latest roundup of DT people movement, including a Board of Management rejig that brings new faces into the operator’s tech and finance leadership; changes in the senior layer of infra businesses GD Towers, Deutsche Telekom Technik, and GreenScale, plus Deutsche Telekom Security and T-Mobile US; and new post-DT career steps by high-profile former execs Omar Tazi and Wolfgang Metze.
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Network & InfraUK gov closes broadband voucher scheme after Project Gigabit funding boost
Building Digital UK shutters applications for Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme as UK government funnels more funding towards Project Gigabit for rural fibre deployments. State says costs now outweigh the benefits of the vouchers, and views are mixed among altnets…
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Network & InfraUK satco Open Cosmos lands role in national defence comms push
UK-based satellite scaleup to provide space-based connectivity for national defence network. CEO Rafel Jordà Siquier says the contract marks “stamp of approval” for its strategy, as the satco seeks to expand beyond Earth observation and into the direct-to-device comms sector.
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PeoplewatchT-Mobile seeks positive energy from new CFO
Former Shell and GE exec Jessica Uhl comes onto the Un-Carrier’s top team as CFO Peter Osvaldik steps down. Swap extends a run of senior management changes since new CEO Srini Gopalan took over last year.
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Network & InfraAfrica’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
Open-access analysis: Building fibre across Africa is only the first hurdle; monetising capacity is the commercial test. From prepaid township offers to carrier-neutral wholesale platforms, operators need scalable operating models to turn network investment into services and returns. Draws on market evidence and ZIRA Group’s fibre and wholesale experience…
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PeoplewatchDT’s security business has a top exec reset
Group’s distinct security business rejigs management roles to align more closely with B2B parent.
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PeoplewatchGenerational shift: DT brings in AWS’ Hofmeyr for AI/network amid wider refresh, CFO exit
In-depth analysis: German giant looks outside its own ranks to bring in AWS’ telco industry boss Jan Hofmeyr to build out its AI-Team as part of a wider leadership refresh. Group is also bidding farewell to its CFO in a move that could be clearing the path to a CEO refresh as DT also approaches its next strategic supercycle.
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Network & InfraVodafoneThree revs 5G SA engine with SuperMobile pitched as competitive edge
VodafoneThree has unveiled its national network slicing proposition, taking the challenge directly to BT/EE and working to monetise its massive network investment.
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Network & InfraOHB lands €1bn SES contract as Europe’s IRIS² advances
Europe’s IRIS² satellite programme has moved into execution mode, with OHB securing a billion-euro contract to build 18 satellites for the constellation amid growing demand for sovereign communications capabilities.
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M&AOrange expands defence unit with private 5G platform acquisition
Orange looks to tap growing demand for ‘sovereign’ connectivity through the acquisition of Dome, a specialist private 5G platform serving defence and critical operations.
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Network & InfraVodafone welcomes ‘committed funding’ of new German fibre partner
Patrick Drahi’s Altice has finally exited OXG Glasfaser, selling its 50% stake to Société Générale, underscoring Altice’s debt-reduction drive while reinforcing Vodafone’s long-term commitment to the OXG project.
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Financial & PerformanceDT Q2 In-depth: strong numbers mask Musk worries
Group delivers further strong growth on revenue and earnings, fuelled by all segments, but fears over high-profile (emerging and existing) competitive threats prompt exec reassurances over strategic direction in largest markets USA and Germany.