More Latest Insight – Page 22
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Products & ServicesBT commissions Nscale, Rackspace to advance UK ‘sovereign’ AI ambitions
Group expands its Sovereign Platform product suite and builds up the underlying AI data centre capacity via deals with Nscale, NVIDIA, and Rackspace Technologies.
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Analyst BriefingFrancewatch: All eyes on SFR
Analyst Briefing: France’s three leading telcos have made a new offer for rival SFR, Patrick Drahi has drawn up an XpFibre shortlist, and Orange has unveiled its Trust the Future strategy…
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom said to explore T-Mobile mega-meld
Group’s leadership said to be weighing a full combination between it and its American powerhouse, thus sorting out current disconnects that could complicate future deal-making and strategy. Shepherding any such deal through the corridors of Washington, Berlin, and Brussels would be highly challenging, however.
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Strategy & ChangeBT rejigs central security leadership as Tristan Morgan exits
BT Security MD leaves for US role with responsibilities split in two as BT looks to tap B2B security opportunity.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: data centre ambitions meet reality check
Analyst Briefing: Latest in EMEA digital infra, including Blackstone’s shift to target investment in ready-built data centres; OpenAI’s reported exit from major Stargate Norway project; AST SpaceMobile’s move to de-orbit latest satellite after botched launch; and more…
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Products & ServicesSafaricom’s super app social media nightmare serves as cautionary tale
Kenyan operator’s rollout of its converged My OneApp has triggered a reputational crisis through app failures, forced migration, and delayed response.
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Products & ServicesDT expands sovereign cloud play to European footprint
Telco’s Czech and Greek businesses debut refreshed Business Cloud offering as part of strategic push around AI and digital sovereignty.
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M&AOrange gets Spanish green light to absorb MásOrange
Spanish government said to follow EC in allowing Orange to absorb local joint venture, ahead of June target for completion. Move sees French operator clear another barrier to consolidation of Spanish telco major and realisation of accompanying ambitions for growth.
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PeoplewatchBT Chair Adam Crozier scores side hustle at Experian
BT Chair has taken on a parallel FTSE 100 boardroom leadership seat, at financial data group Experian — but telco assures its boss will remain in post for some time yet.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: shrinking to grow
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as the exec team firms up a seventh Hispam country exit in pursuit of Transform & Grow strategic uplift. Read more…
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Network & InfraSpaceMobile to ground latest satellite after failed launch
Satco’s seventh BlueBird pulled out of the skies after being released into the wrong orbital slot by Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 rocket. SpaceMobile assures over impact on wider launch roadmap and Satellite Connect Europe venture with Vodafone…
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Network & InfraTelco cloud blueprint: DT’s HTC takes control of network stack, sets terms for vendors
Deep dive: after quietly rebuilding its network core from the ground up on its own terms, Deutsche Telekom is now asking the rest of the industry to follow its Horizontal TelCo Cloud lead. But with rivals pursuing their own visions, the question of who truly leads the field is far from settled.
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: OpenAI infra platform stalls; £1bn altnet haircuts; Gamma growth plans
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: signs of trouble for UK data centre build plans, investors bite the bullet on altnet valuations, Gamma plans for future as acquisition rumours build, and plenty more…
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Höttges shores up Board of Management with deal renewals
The latest roundup of DT people moves sees three top bosses sign up to new contracts and provide some steadiness and security after the recent sudden resignation of tech chief Abdu Mudesir. While greenlighting those deals, the Group’s Supervisory Board completes a tech-focused refresh of its own ranks. Elsewhere, T-Systems fills out its newly elevated defence unit and T-Mobile Poland and Telekom Deutschland make senior tech appointments.
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: new finance chief in France amidst leadership reset
The latest roundup of senior and strategic changes at Orange, including the appointment of a new finance and strategy chief in France, introduction of fresh leaders to oversee domestic legacy network switch-off, and further management changes at procurement venture BuyIn.
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M&AFrench trio increases bid for SFR, starts exclusive talks
New offer gives SFR a total enterprise value of €20bn, with Bouygues still in the driving seat, Orange and Iliad onboard.
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PeoplewatchDT poaches Allianz exec to lead domestic IT refit
Operator snags insurance giant’s Head of Global Enterprise & IT Architecture to lead high pressure, AI-infused transformation efforts at its German business…
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Strategy & ChangeUK’s Digital 9 enters ‘next phase’ of prolonged wind-down
Troubled investment group continues efforts to eke out value from its remaining digital infra assets, advancing its long-running wind-down process. However, future of broadcast infra player Arqiva remains a significant source of uncertainty, and D9 concedes it may not complete its sell-off plans for another three years…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica and Indra said to eye Tess-style cyberdefence alliance
Further signals emerge that the two minority-state-owned groups are coming closer into alignment as telco and defence tech converges and the Madrid seeks to build up the country’s industrial and military might.
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PeoplewatchEMEA telco veteran Rob Shuter bolsters KKR’s digital infra squad
KKR has added heavyweight telco leader Rob Shuter to its advisory panel, tapping his ‘rare’ blend of fibre and telecoms expertise as the firm looks to scale its digital infra stable.