All Europe articles
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Network & Infrastructure5G refarming ‘requires incentivisation’
Telefónica’s Javier Domínguez Lacasa flags unacceptable lack of certainty on licence duration.
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Network & Infrastructure
Gaia-X builds following beyond Europe
Signs of international momentum for European data sovereignty project.
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone extends ‘co-creation’ model to Dresden R&D hub
Public and private partnerships to drive innovation at Saxony site.
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Strategy & Change
Telcos flying high for next-gen drone services
Beyond Visual Line of Sight regulation on the horizon in the EU, opening opportunities for telcos.
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Operations
Gaia‑X is on track and will ‘save our future’, says CEO
European initiative’s lead stresses need for alternatives to “autocratic” and “private” data ecosystems.
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Financial & Performance
Tax blow sees Magyar Telekom cut profit guidance
Windfall tax to cost Hungarian NatCo around HUF25bn in FY22.
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Interview
Rakuten Symphony turns up the volume in Europe
After setting up shop in France, Germany, and the UK, Symphony puts out welcome mat for software companies to join its Symworld marketplace.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT could see limits to R&D Horizon
University group says UK could abandon association to Horizon Europe programme in June.
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Interview
Rakuten Symphony woos European startups
TelcoTitans interviews Geoff Hollingworth, Chief Marketing Officer at Rakuten Mobile’s next-gen cloud connectivity platform spinout. After setting up shop in France, Germany, and UK, Symphony puts out welcome mat for software companies to join its Symworld marketplace.
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M&A
Prisa sale calls time on Telefónica political ambitions
Álvarez‑Pallete declares the telco “should not be in the business of opinion‑making” after offloading the bulk of its 9% stake in Spanish media group Prisa.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Spain: TSA to leverage Agama solution
Vantage upsells Telefónica on 5G; broadcast services arm shoots for quality with Agama deal.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s European Aviation Network heads offshore
Inflight connectivity offering expanded through tie‑up with maritime infra player Tampnet.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 sorts out Gigabit wholesale wrangle with Vodafone
“Extension” of Vodafone wholesale deal allows O2 to market internet speeds of up‑to‑1Gbps to over 22 million cable households.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica signs OneWeb to strengthen rural coverage
Low‑Earth orbit satellite provider OneWeb signs MoU with Telefónica Global Solutions to deliver cellular backhaul in Europe and Latin America.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica scales back open RAN expectations
Spanish group looks to have reined back on flagship ‘50%’ target for open RAN rollout.
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Financial & Performance
VodafoneZiggo ‘prioritises customer experience’, reports “solid” Q1
Preliminary Q1 FY22 results show 37,000 mobile contract additions, taking VfZ beyond five million SIMs. Suffers inevitable impact of losing F1 rights in 2021, though damage appears contained. VodafoneZiggo pledges to supply all customers with 1Gbps connection by the end of the year.
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Public Affairs
BT: UK can beat EU to TechCo network contributions
While Europe’s ‘fair contribution’ row on network investments intensifies, BT’s Policy & Public Affairs Director Alex Towers underlines opportunity for UK to “get there first”.
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M&A
Telefónica wants €1bn for 49% stake in Spanish rural FibreCo
Group issues sales prospectus for new fibre JV. “Host of possible interested parties”, according to Spanish media outlets, with winner to be decided by the end of the year.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: OTE pitches Romanian Business
T‑Mobile Poland signs 15‑year PPA with GreenVolt; OTE reportedly seeking to offload Telekom Romania Mobile Communications.
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Public Affairs
Net neutrality: Telekom StreamOn, Vodafone Pass ordered to close
Regulator says zero‑rating add‑ons breach net neutrality. German operators told to terminate services by next year. Order follows European Court of Justice ruling that the services are “incompatible” with EU law.
