Technology & IT
From 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…
Beyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
Sponsored access: For fibre broadband challengers, mobile is no longer a capital-intensive distraction: it’s a multi-billion market opportunity now accessible without the old £1m+ capex barrier. This free-to-read analysis and primer includes exclusive insights from Community Fibre, Gamma and Graystone Strategy…
UK Infrawatch: altnet consolidation quarrels, TV multi-play bets
Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including nexfibre‑Netomnia ‘turmoil’, Openreach’s accelerated copper switch‑off, Virtus raises funds for UK expansion, and plenty more…
EMEA 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.
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SoftBank closes out $3.1bn DigitalBridge buy to scale in AI infra
Japanese conglomerate completes takeover of international infra investor behind numerous EMEA players such as Netomnia, Freshwave, and GD Towers. Move adds more data centres to SoftBank’s portfolio amidst an aggressive push to expand in the AI sector…
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: Deutsche Glasfaser names CISO; Cellnex shuffles Polish leaders
September 2026 edition: latest senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including a new CISO at Deutsche Glasfaser; exec changes at B2B connectivity players Celeste and Eurofiber; and multiple switch-outs at Cellnex…
Orange Business lands leading role in EU fibre backbone upgrade
Operator selected as network partner for TESTA-EIRIS fibre backbone programme, through which the European Commission will provide networking and software solutions for public administrations. Move sees Orange continue to expand its backbone cable portfolio…
CityFibre looks to future as consumer uptake lags
The UK’s largest fibre altnet has reported another period of strong revenue and EBITDA growth, but questions emerge over whether its momentum can be sustained in a fast-changing UK fibre market — and what would change if a counterfactual CityFibre–Substantial Group combination were to follow.
EMEA 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.
Etisalat goes back to its roots with major rebrand
Emirati telecoms group switches back to the etisalat brand after four years of e&, as it refocuses on the ‘core’ telecoms business.
Vodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: Kenyan takeover thrown into doubt
Analyst Briefing: Kenyan courts call into question legitimacy of Vodacom’s Safaricom takeover; Vodafone adds Spanish security for Portuguese customers; and a major 5G core upgrade takes shape in the UK. Plus more from Europe, Africa, India, elsewhere…
Beyond BDUK: Openreach sets clock ticking on connecting hardest-to-reach
Openreach strategist Richard Allwood warns that government‑funded work on reaching the final 10% of the UK population with ultrafast services needs to be undertaken before commercial build demobilisation and copper network switchoff gather pace.
UK government, industry push partnerships to speed space innovation
The UK’s new £7.8bn space strategy places sovereignty at its core, but industry leaders argue that international partnerships, open standards, and multinational ecosystems will be critical if the country hopes to compete at meaningful scale.
UK fibrecos gasping for air as Openreach discounts ‘take oxygen out of the system’
In-depth: Openreach’s wholesale discounting strategy has become the latest battleground in the UK fibre wars, with altnet leaders urging Ofcom to intervene more aggressively while the incumbent insists it is simply competing on price.