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Operations‘Reimagine, rethink, rewire’: BT wants AI to go beyond mere cost-cutting
DTW Ignite: Peter Leukert, Claire Gillies, and Gabriela Styf Sjöman showcase BT’s effort to get to the true value of AI: new revenue streams, strengthened customer trust, and reimagined network operations…
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TelcoTitans TVTelco can tame ‘wild dogs of AI’ and rediscover growth — TM Forum Chair
DTW Ignite 2026: Interviewed by TelcoTitans TV, Dr. Steffen Roehn urges the industry to seize AI-driven opportunities for growth and create a “trusted AI enforcement layer” to help drive monetisation.
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Public AffairsEU’s DNA faces pushback, with MVNOs wary of spectrum rule changes
MVNOs World: With the upcoming Digital Networks Act, the EC aims to create a fresh start for the region’s telecoms industry and provide a much-needed boost to the bloc’s competitiveness. But it seems few see the norms, as proposed, as likely to deliver the galvanising force the Commission intends, with challenger players remaining concerned they will have to take one for the team as the EU bids to shore up their incumbent network operator rivals.
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Strategy & Changegiffgaff preps fintech side hustle as new CEO eyes deeper customer ties
MVNOs World: Innovative MVNO’s boss Kate Dohaney sees telco connectivity as mere ‘table stakes’ in the AI era and is exploring new routes towards value creation, including events, financial services, and education.
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OperationsO2 readies Marvel-inspired Jarvis AI platform for summer launch
DTW Ignite: Efficiency-focused German operator is hoping to bring some Marvel Universe -style innovation to its ambitious IT transformation agenda. Project sees O2 unifying governance layer in partnership with close tech allies Tech Mahindra and Hansen.
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Network & InfraVodafone breaks out of PoC jail with autonomous networks ‘killer app’
DTW Ignite: Vodafone and Google Cloud are pushing beyond proof-of-concept theatre, setting out a ‘pragmatic’ blueprint for closed-loop operations where digital twins help build the trust required for real-world network autonomy.
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Strategy & ChangeAgents of change: Orange CIO Vermeulen spells out risks and rewards of AI
DTW Ignite: Koen Vermeulen says the use of AI agents will compress software development cycles and bring fundamental changes for telcos, removing constraints if bottlenecks are avoided.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone’s R&D chief urges infraco action as quantum threat presents ‘new normal’
DTW Ignite: Luke Ibbetson warns of post-quantum cryptography as a near-term priority for infracos, with a ground-up approach needed to ensure fixed, mobile, and satellite assets are protected…
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EventwatchDTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
Up till now, many telco deployments of AI agents have been loosely coordinated and delivered mere ‘bolt-on’ point solutions for isolated use-cases. Two TM Forum projects driven by the likes of Telstra, DT, Jio, and Vodafone aim to bring some order to the chaos by creating frameworks for model consumption and agent governance.
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Network & InfraO2 Germany taps Blue Planet’s AI agents to automate network slicing
Joint proof-of-concept showcases 5G network slicing in minutes, rather than weeks, as O2 deploys Blue Planet AI agents.
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Network & InfraVirgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
Virgin Media O2 is overhauling its telco cloud strategy, pivoting away from VMware to adopt a Kubernetes-based horizontal infrastructure with Red Hat and Wind River. With managing a multi-vendor telco cloud like “herding wildcats”, discover how the operator plans to manage its complex vendor ecosystem and drive true cloud-native transformation.
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B2BVodafone, Ericsson set sights on military 5G SA use-cases after radio backhaul ‘breakthrough’
CCW 2026: Vodafone and Ericsson are advancing military-grade 5G capabilities to meet defence demands for isolated, interworking, and resilient networks that can operate beyond traditional infrastructure.
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Network & InfraBT maps strategic shift from GEO to LEO for rural backhaul
CCW 2026: Demand for low latency connectivity has prompted a shift to low-Earth orbit mega-constellations for ultra-rural mobile sites as BT’s priority LEO use-case. Consumer D2D services considered a future prospect, but mobile backhaul has a role now — and HAPS has re-entered the conversation too…
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Network & InfraUK ‘fortunate’ to have BT on board as mission critical comms project nears maturity
CCW 2026: Emergency Services Network (ESN) programme leadership talk up BT’s role in mission critical comms as the operator taps ‘shared benefits’, leans into commercial incentives and avoids ‘excessive’ legislation…
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M&AVodafoneThree networks chief: merger remedies more ‘asset’ than ‘burden’
Chief Network Officer Andrea Donà has framed strict regulatory remedies as an “engineer’s paradise” as the UK operator sets about its £7bn network integration programme.
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Products & ServicesThe $5bn travel eSIM revolution: disruptors, unicorns, and the MNO fightback
MVNOs World: Kaleido Intelligence identifies exponential growth in the travel eSIM segment, with momentum fuelled by perception of MNO gouging and lack of pricing clarity. Operators are mitigating this challenge to roaming revenues by hedging bets with investments in disruptors, wholesale MVNO deals, and more transparent international travel plans.
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B2BBT Wholesale gets ‘proactive’ in pursuit of travel eSIM opportunity
MVNOs World: BT Wholesale leans into MVNO-esque partnerships with travel providers amid warnings that roaming resale ‘back door’ is closing. “Our front door is open”, says MVNO Director Nick Wootten. 5G SA could also become a faultline for MVNO…
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Strategy & ChangeOrange cloud boss highlights need for AI ‘blueprint’ to drive tech’s traction
Philippe Ensarguet sees organisational change, not technology, as the biggest barrier to AI adoption at scale.
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EventwatchDTW Ignite 2026: Video Interview with TM Forum’s Guy Lupo
TelcoTitans’ Matt Leary interviews Guy Lupo, EVP AI & Data at TM Forum, ahead of this year’s DTW Ignite 2026 event.
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EventwatchDTW Ignite 2026: Video Interview with TM Forum’s Andy Tiller
TelcoTitans’ Matt Leary interviews Andy Tiller, EVP Products & Services at TM Forum, ahead of this year’s DTW Ignite 2026 event.