All European Union (EU, EC, EP) articles
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Strategy & ChangeTelco leaders converge on Bilbao for ‘secret’ strategising
Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone represented at the latest European Round Table event. Behind‑closed‑doors discussions focused on decarbonisation, skills transformation, and single market competition.
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Strategy & Change
DT’s Ahrens reaffirms commitment to Gaia‑X amid turbulence
T‑Systems CTO Maximilian Ahrens sees DT as a “bridge builder” for Gaia‑X. Chairman of European cloud association insists it is still in startup phase and accepts “an element of needing to find ourselves”. Summit marked by reported sponsorship row and France‑based Scaleway become first major member to exit the ...
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Strategy & Change
Spain’s ‘big three’ agitate for consolidation
Top execs at Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone indicate ‘enough is enough’ in Spain’s hyper‑competitive market. Telefónica Group COO says Spanish incumbent can play “facilitator role” for consolidation in a market that is “not sustainable”. Vodafone CEO’s patience running out on low returns from southern Europe; looking to “actively engage” ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
UK telcos face missing out on Horizon Europe funding
Political brinkmanship between London and Brussels threatens access to €95.5bn R&D pot. UK preps Discovery Fund as alternative, but unlikely to match largesse of Horizon Europe.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT says 5G‑VINNI paves way for E2E network slicing
Muschamp hails EU-funded project a success in laying groundwork to support “end-to-end” 5G network slicing across multiple sites and different vendors’ equipment. By exposing inadequacies of current industry standards, claims Muschamp, industry better placed to develop a standardised approach and avoid margin‑squeezing headache of bespoke deployments. BT expects to ...
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Strategy & Change
OVHcloud IPO to fuel Europe’s “cloud champion”
T-Systems’ Gaia‑X partner to go public this week. European cloud provider plans to take on US tech giants with data sovereignty credentials. Growth plans include bulking up through acquisitions.
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Network & Infrastructure
Portugal’s auction pain continues as Spain shines on digital
Sale process now at 178 days and counting. Nick Read continues to sing praises of Spain’s example on digitisation. The CEO again warns that Europe is lagging on 5G and digital infrastructure.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT quantum-secures hollow core fibre in trial
QKD hook‑up with Lumenisity HCF pitched as world first. Lord says trial “accelerates the UK’s lead in quantum technologies”. Widespread HCF deployment still some way off, however.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Vodafone’s Read wants Europe to ‘do a Spain’ on digital
Group CEO makes reference to €3bn budget for digitalisation of small businesses. Move chimes with existing Vodafone Business strategy to focus on SMEs.
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Network & Infrastructure
Cell Broadcast readied in Germany’s post flood re‑build
The long‑mooted Cell Broadcast warning system gets preliminary greenlight from German government in response to apparent vulnerabilities exposed during July’s flash floods. Deutsche Telekom already has its hand up as a bidder for any government tender for the infrastructure project, worth an estimated €40m. O2, Telekom Deutschland, and Vodafone ...
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom joins the 6G conversation
Operator shares vision for 6G and desire to shape the evolution. DT view: 6G will be sustainable, carbon-neutral, and human-centric. More 6G funds available as Germany invests €685m and EU allocates €900m.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Group furthers shake-up with open RAN vendor picks
Capgemini Engineering, Dell Technologies, Keysight Technologies, NEC, Samsung, and Wind River selected for commercial UK deployment. Vodafone top brass insists that accelerating the pace of RAN innovation, rather than cost reduction, is initial the strategic driver for open RAN rollout. Quietly trimming UK open RAN site commitment ...
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Canary Islands’ Subsea cable
Subsea cable to the Canary Islands ; mce tapped for device self‑assessment .
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Products & Services
EE backtracks on post‑Brexit roaming charges
EE became the first UK MNO to announce plans to reinstate roaming charges for customers travelling to the EU. O2 UK and Three UK follow suit to an extent, tweaking fair usage policies.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT drives mobility data space in Germany
T-Systems and DT IoT get mobility industry cloud on the road. Government-backed project unlocks data for safer, greener transportation. Data Intelligence Hub supports industry cloud initiatives. DT’s data sharing projects span automotive, logistics, and mobility sectors.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s Pan-Net activates edge in 5G cross‑border tests
EU-funded trial networks test autonomous driving across borders. Group companies supply 5G connectivity and edge computing. More EU funds expected for connected and automated mobility (CAM).
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Financial & Performance
Q4 FY20–21: Vodafone Group lines up for NextGenerationEU subs
Leadership pins hopes on European Union twelve-figure cash injection to breathe new life into troubled Mediterranean markets. Group prepping its own capex uplift in tandem with EU’s, but focus is primarily on German ‘safe zone’. While operator is positive on European prospects, little is offered to convince ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica on the front foot with R4E ‘re-skill’ programme
Group-backed EU initiative prepping member states for greater digital adoption and changing landscape of job market. R4E aims to re-skill one million people by 2024. Operator holds re-training interests of its own.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT and SAP win technical brief for EU’s Digital Green Certificate
Technical development gets underway in race to meet June deadline. Sum of around €15m has been allocated for the technical system. Parliament proposes EU COVID‑19 certificate as an alternative name.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK access to Horizon Europe unclear
Government offers to pay some of the costs, but not all, to access EU’s Horizon Europe scientific funding initiative. The successor to Horizon 2020 , which BT has tapped into, Horizon Europe has an R D budget of €95.5bn.
