Operations & Transformation
All the latest news, insight and analysis regarding the operations and transformation of leading telecom and infra players.
VodafoneThree’s mega IT meld advances in ‘critical year’ for synergy delivery
As VodafoneThree’s networks integration project rolls on at pace, the complex dismantling of legacy IT has begun — and progress so far has brought confidence that the UK operator’s efficiencies and synergies programme can deliver more value than initially planned.
Telefónica remixes home-market and Group responsibilities in latest reorg
Group confirms details of latest overhaul designed to accelerate realisation of Transform & Grow goals.
Telefónica plots major reorg in ongoing bid for revival – report
Group reportedly on verge of overhaul to accelerate realisation of Transform & Grow goals.
Telefónica picks Lenovo exec to drive new Spanish device business
Operator creates hardware division with goal of accelerating sales growth and diversifying product base. Move comes as Group pursues similar ambitions in Brazil, and contrasts with the hardware sector in other key markets where trends have proven trickier to navigate…
Telefónica yet to perfect Transform & Grow mix
Q2 FY26 overview: Telefónica completes first half of financial year in strong position, thanks to ongoing strength in its domestic business and Brazilian growth engine. But the operator’s progress remains two-speed and it is adopting extra measures in Germany and UK in a bid to secure a more consistent, broad-based platform for growth.
Orange Belgium deploys robot to up game on network troubleshooting
Operator expects significant savings and sustainability gains after introducing next-gen solution for automated fault diagnosis, line testing, and service activation.
Germany’s O2 flicks switch on new private cloud
Operator now running workloads in OPX Cloud — a new platform developed to deliver next-gen capabilities in internal services and support a strategic drive in Germany’s B2B market.
BT says 75% of legacy fixed OSS retired after decade-long SRIMS overhaul
Now advanced on fixed-network inventory, data and process unification and simplification, digital OSS chief Ravi Ramachandran has set out how the operator’s graph-based SRIMS platform is intended to underpin automation/AI, digital twins, and NaaS revenue.
Vodafone’s Indian revival side-story: Vi declares ‘year of execution’ after first-ever customer base growth
In-depth (another of Vodafone’s low-key £1bn+ bets): local management promote inaugural net customer adds as evidence that 5G-led revival is coming through, putting operator on the road to competitive (and financial) recovery, if only yet more funding secured…
Vodafone cuts ribbon on Portuguese cybersecurity hub
Telco unveils new Global Cyber Centre in Lisbon, with plans to develop new cybersecurity tools and integrate third-party solutions to serve international customers. Group says the new facility reinforces Portugal as a key cybersecurity “hub”…
Virgin Media O2 mulls cost cuts to protect cash flow and reduce leverage
As UK broadband competition continues to bite, Virgin Media O2 is considering enacting a major savings push as part of the next phase of its business turnaround strategy. Consideration of cutbacks follows recently announced cost-cutting programmes at sister businesses in Germany and Spain, accompanied by large-scale job losses.
UK’s giffgaff goes ‘AI-first’, revamps tech org and stack
Virgin Media O2 innovative flanker brand highlights tech, leadership, operational, and organisational changes as it seeks to up competitive game in challenging market (and boost the operator’s lines of defence against discounting competitors). As giffgaff embraces AI, execs assure over future of its community-centric model.
O2 becomes latest German telco to confirm wide-scale cutbacks
Operator firms up plans to eliminate 1,100 positions by the end of 2026, targeting €185m in annual savings. Decision is latest in a series of efficiency measures at O2, following loss of 1&1 wholesale contract and rise in competitive pressures…
Digital twins for digital wins: US telcos scale use of drones for next-gen mobile infra modelling
Deep dive: AT&T, Verizon, and American Tower have now collectively flown hundreds of thousands of drone missions in the USA, as part of a behind-scenes push to create full-fledged virtual replicas of their vast network estates. Senior execs at the three telco giants ran TelcoTitans through the top- and bottom-line benefits of drone- and digital twin-led automated asset management…
Telefónica fibre partner Atelco said to file for bankruptcy after Spanish contract loss
Telefónica fibre services subcontractor reportedly files for insolvency after losing critical ‘local loop’ contract, with union talks over future of workforce underway. Telefónica said to have aimed to simplify operations with the renewal, as part of wider cost-cutting measures that include renegotiating supplier deals…