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PeoplewatchT-Systems taps Indian talent pool for new AI chief
Appointment of Ramesh Revuru as Chief AI Officer reflects parent Deutsche Telekom’s wider AI push and underscores growing role of Indian operations in T-Systems’ delivery of projects and products. The provider has been on a major AI recruitment push as it looks to generate €200m in revenue from the tech this year…
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Partnerships & AlliancesSateliot ties with Telenor in latest prep for IoT services launch
Spain’s Sateliot and Norway’s Telenor form ‘strategic’ partnership to meld terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks for IoT applications. Tie-up follows series of other recent endeavours between Sateliot and European telcos, as it gears up for commercial services launch…
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Network & InfraDT heads into open access in bid to regain fibre momentum
German incumbent inks two sizeable wholesale relationships in north-east of the country, in another reflection of the sharper competition it is facing from sales-hungry altnets. Moves come amid wider pivot by DT aimed at regaining grip of go-to-market in its domestic broadband market.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: expanding Indus refreshes C-suite; GlobalConnect appoints new CEO
May 2026 edition: Latest 30+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including tweaks to Indus Towers’ C-level line-up, AllPoints CEO Ronan Kelly shifting to head up Irish digital infra association, and the latest moves in GlobalConnect’s management shake-up.
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Strategy & ChangeTelenor targets growth from digital infra in strategic reorg
The operator has performed a major reset of the group management team, with broader roles and a flatter structure.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica rebrands security unit to reflect defence expansion push
Group implements a defence-focused rebrand at European security division, sending further signals of expansion plans in the sector as other telcos on the continent follow suit.
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: AI stakes raised
Analyst Briefing: Telco’s top management keeps the pressure on for results from AI projects and broader efficiency initiatives, as Q1 report shows market conditions in European markets remain tough. DT looks to be gaining traction with AI commercially, with infra expansion plans outlined in Germany, Hungary, and at T.Capital interest Nscale.
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Network & InfraOrange presses ahead with XGS-PON in Poland
Orange has also prioritised bringing the 10Gbps‑capable technology to the high‑performing fibre markets of France and Spain.
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo eyes Oi enterprise unit — report
Vivo reportedly keen on hoovering up further Oi assets, helping to advance M&A-fuelled enterprise expansion. Divestment could mark the latest move in Oi’s long-running asset sell-off process…
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Network & InfraUK: CityFibre and BDUK massively renegotiate Project Gigabit subsidies, to reflect market realities
As CityFibre cancels or shrinks its Project Gigabit commitments, halving the covered premises while increasing the per-property subsidy, BT/Openreach emerges as the dominant beneficiary of government subsidies.
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Financial & PerformanceDT CEO calls for tech support as growth becomes more elusive
Q1 FY26: Focus goes under-the-hood at DT as German operator — accustomed to riding a long wave of US-led growth — sees go-to-market gain become harder to come by. Profit at B2B and US arms hurt, temporarily, by investments in new sources of growth, while in Germany and Europe, the onus is on cost-cutting to weather commercial challenges. Attention falls on longevity and domestic fibre strategy and ongoing aggressive implementation of AI.
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Financial & PerformanceDT cautiously optimistic after Q1
Q1 FY26 Guidance: DT makes slight upward tweaks to earnings and cash flow forecasts, reflecting strong start to year at T-Mobile.
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Financial & PerformanceDT ‘open’ to deploying more fibre firepower
Q1 FY26 Spend: Group execs face questions over whether slow-moving fibre build makes strategic sense.
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Financial & PerformanceDT delivering despite dollar drag
Q1 FY26 In-depth: Group just sneaks into growth on revenue and earnings, after results again diluted by past weakening of dollar.
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Network & InfraGamma’s Edge Migrate: turning the UK’s PSTN switch-off into a strategic channel opportunity
Interview: As of February 2027, PSTN will be no more in the UK, but there remain millions of legacy connections. Gamma has deployed its Edge Migrate service to help partners convert a foreboding migration challenge into an enhanced upsell opportunity for voice and security. Learn more…
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Network & InfraSensing opportunity (and risk): will ISAC drive or drain next-gen network RoI?
Analysis: Telcos are exploring how a combination of growing military spend and the emergence of new integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) capabilities could generate new revenue growth opportunities, particularly around applications such as drone detection. But will operators be able to balance demand for high-performance solutions from the armed forces with their own commercial economics?
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: German fibrecos open up for take-up
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including German fibre players forging further open access deals amidst efforts to accelerate take-up, European telcos plotting to expand data centre footprints, and MEA towerco Helios ramping up tower spend to meet growing regional capacity demand…
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Financial & PerformanceFighting fibre with fibre: BT Consumer goes hyper-local in counter-attack against challengers
FY25–26: BT CEO Kirkby trumpets a marginal return to broadband customer growth as an early sign of a Consumer comeback.
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Partnerships & AlliancesOpen Dutch Fiber outsources infra management in strategy shift
Dutch altnet offloads responsibility for passive infra management in north of the country to services group Circet. The deal is the provider’s second outsourcing deal in 2026, as it seeks ways to deliver fibre more efficiently and direct freed resource towards go-to-market…
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Financial & Performance‘Maestro’ Selley handed licence to ‘get radical’ in BT International revival
FY25–26: global B2B division may be smaller and more focused but challenge remains acute, with veteran CEO parachuted in to steer turnaround just as sell-off rumour mill spins up again.