Digital Infra Peoplewatch: VIRTUS fills CEO role; Eutelsat selects connectivity lead

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January 2026 edition: UK’s VIRTUS Data Centres installs ex-Global Switch exec at the helm; Open Dutch Fiber names ex-Eurofiber Netherlands boss as CEO; Deutsche Telekom installs CEOs for European towerco carve-outs; more…

This article includes:

  • Organisations: 4iG; American Tower; AST SpaceMobile; AT&T; Boldyn Networks; BT; CityFibre; Cosmote Telekom Towers; Cuckoo; CyrusOne; Deutsche Funkturm; Deutsche GigaNetz; Deutsche Glasfaser; Deutsche Telekom; Digital Realty; DTCP; Emtelle; Equinix; Eurofiber Netherlands; Eutelsat; Fiber Experts Deutschland; GIC; Gigaclear; Global Switch; Google Cloud; Gulf Data Hub; Helios Towers; Helios Towers DRC; Helios Towers Ghana; HT Towers; Hrvatski Telekom; Hyperoptic; Jamestown; Juniper Networks; KCOM; KKR; Kyon Energy; Lebara; MásOrange; Magyar Telekom; M-net; Nscale; NCR Atleos; Nxera; Oak Hill Capital; Omnitel; Open Dutch Fiber; Openreach; OutsideClinic; OTE Group; PremiumFiber; Pure Data Centres; Quickline; ST Telemedia Global Data Centres; TAWAL; Telecom Italia (TIM); TotalEnergies; Truespeed; Vauban Infrastructure Partners; Vantage Data Centers; Virgin Media; VIRTUS Data Centres; 
  • Geographies: Asia-Pacific; Austria; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Europe; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Mexico; Middle East; Netherlands; North America; Saudi Arabia; Spain; United Arab Emirates (UAE); United Kingdom (UK); United States of America (USA).
  • People: Tara Courtney; Eva Birgitte Bisgaard; Adam Eaton; Sándor Markovics; Neil McRae; Katie Milligan; Paul Naastepad; Stephan Zimmermann; more…
  • Themes: Altnets; Broadband; Capital raising; Commercial operations; Connectivity; Customer experience (CX); Data centres; Defence; Digital infrastructure; Energy storage; Fibre (FTTP); Finance; Funding round; Hydropower; Infrastructure; Infrastructure investment; Investment; Joint ventures; Marketing; Mergers and acquisitions (M&A); Network planning; Private equity; Real estate; Sales; Satellite; Strategy; Subsea cables; Technology; Towers; Wireless infra.

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