All Europe articles – Page 2
-
Finance & StrategyNetherlands: Odido’s private equity parents de-couple
Warburg Pincus crystallises 2022 investment in Dutch telco while Apax pledges “committed, long-term backing” to business.
-
Finance & StrategyTelefónica’s German fibre JV enters debt talks — reports
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser enters talks with creditors over difficulties with managing debt pile, switching from plans to pursue a refinancing plan. Rumours mark latest signs of financial troubles in the German fibre broadband market.
-
Network6G: European telco leaders lay down migration markers
In depth: Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone set out their conditions for 6G at Network X, mapping how Europe’s leading operators are converging on a pragmatic vision to protect 5G investments, minimise hardware disruption and making economics drive migration, albeit with differences remaining over spectrum sharing, core architecture, and timing…
-
EventwatchFrance’s Scaleway bulks up to meet demand for sovereign AI
Iliad is scaling up its European AI ambitions through Scaleway, adding cloud and GPU capacity as demand for sovereign infrastructure grows. New enterprise wins suggest the investment is also starting to strengthen the Group’s B2B proposition.
-
Partnerships & AlliancesRevolut 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.
-
PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: Group crowns cloud platform lead
October 2026 edition: 25+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Orange, including Adrienne Jan taking the top spot at new Unified Cloud Platform, a B2B leadership revamp at Orange Belgium, and a new enterprise chief in Poland…
-
Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: raising UK ambitions as network priorities shift
Analyst Briefing: the UK turnaround story gathers momentum, with IT up next; an antitrust double act shakes the major broadband market; change afoot in Italian digital infra; DOCSIS 4.0 gains in Europe; plus more from across the Vodafone footprint…
-
NetworkVodafone lights up core for Express Capacity launch
As demand for AI infrastructure accelerates, Vodafone is targeting a spot at the intersection of cloud expansion, digital sovereignty, and international connectivity with a faster, more automated transport service.
-
Public AffairsEuropean altnet associations unite on call for copper-to-fibre migration certainty
European fibre associations unite under the Digital Networks Alliance banner, advocating for firm copper-to-fibre migration timelines and regulation to prevent anti-competitive practices from major operators. Trio of German organisations among founding members, as the country grapples with its fibre regulatory framework…
-
NetworkOrange’s Alok Srivastava advises against big bang shift to 6G
Orange believes the path to 6G should be evolutionary rather than revolutionary, where operators must maximise existing 5G investments, develop new revenue streams, and avoid a costly migration unless compelling customer use cases emerge.
-
Finance & StrategyTelia trims headcount as Europe leans on efficiency
Telia becomes the latest European telco to announce a round of job cuts, joining a trend of operators reshape workforces, decentralise decision-making, and seek higher returns from maturing fibre and 5G investments.
-
Technology & ITEvent-driven evolution: Boost Mobile and Wavelo pioneer the composable telco
Case study: When Boost migrated nearly eight million subscriber accounts to an event-driven architecture, the operational priority was absolute invisibility. The stealthy overhaul unexpectedly also delivered telecom’s current top prize: an auditable, composable foundation capable of executing agentic AI without risking the core ledger…
-
M&AINWIT shareholders look to swoop on slumped Italian towerco — reports
Ardian, Vantage Towers, and other major backers are said to be weighing a take-private deal for INWIT, potentially capitalising on a near-record-low share price amid legal battles with the towerco’s anchor tenants.
-
NetworkGerman telco trio target broadcasting with latest network API trial
O2, Telekom, and Vodafone mark latest collaboration on network APIs, working alongside broadcaster RTL to show how network slicing and the Quality on Demand API can help improve TV production processes.
-
NetworkOpenreach 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.
-
AnalysisWhat the EU’s critical communications plan means for telcos — Strand Consult
Guest analysis: Strand Consult examines how the EU’s proposed multibillion-euro, 2030–36 critical communications framework could create new mobile network demand, while raising questions over investment, remuneration, and excising High-Risk Suppliers.
-
Analyst BriefingOrangewatch: Is Orange in M&A talks in Africa?
Analyst Briefing: reports of a potential Ghana expansion, full integration of the Spanish operation, and the wait for French consolidation goes on. Plus more from Orange Business, and across the Europe and Africa footprint…
-
Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: subsea vulnerabilities in the spotlight
Analyst Briefing: latest on EMEA digital infra, including infra operators seeking to improve subsea cable resilience, Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank advancing plans to expand their data centres, and Indra melding its space and defence divisions as part of a strategic rethink.
-
Technology & ITFrom reactive to proactive: Ericsson and AWS bring agentic intelligence to OSS/BSS
Playbook: Legacy billing environments increasingly imperil CSP agility, yet ungrounded autonomy poses intolerable operational risks. Through an expanding collaboration with AWS, Ericsson is embedding governed, multi-agent artificial intelligence into production systems. Read how CSPs are already executing migrations and accelerating go-to-market…
-
Public AffairsTelco CEOs press Brussels for certainty as EU works through regulatory changes
Executive Briefing: The debate over Europe’s telecom future intensified in Brussels as executives from United Group, TIM, and MEO challenged policymakers on spectrum rights, merger approvals, cybersecurity mandates, and the continent’s pace of innovation.