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Venturing & InvestmentsHungary’s 4iG attracts fresh investment from Mubadala
Telco bags investment from Emirati sovereign wealth fund, with 4iG Chairman and CEO Gellért Jászai saying the transaction could “open new avenues” in international financial markets…
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Financial & Performance‘We want to be number one’: Orange plots growth over next three years
Orange’s CEO has unveiled the Group’s five-year strategy, called Trust the Future, setting clear objectives with a focus on driving cash flow generation.
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Network & InfraEnter SatCo: Vodafone raises curtain on European D2D branding, management
Branding, management, and governance unveiled as Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile take another step towards direct-to-device services launch in Europe. ‘We’re here to complement, not compete’ is the message from leadership, as satco takes on ‘operator-led’ model…
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Products & ServicesBT Business launches UK sovereign voice with Cisco
BT adds to 35-year Cisco collab as it adds its first product to nascent UK sovereign platform.
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Network & InfraNetwork operators warned: kickstart automation now or risk devaluation
Amid intensifying market consolidation, network operators can ill afford to be found delaying automation. A new white paper from FNT Software and Inmanta argues for an incremental strategy, coupling unified inventory with intent-based orchestration. Discover how BICS and Freedom Fibre leverage this ‘living model’ to slash operational costs and accelerate time-to-market…
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PeoplewatchDT appoints new CEO to head up IoT business unit
Operator appoints Christian Schwalbe as the new permanent chief of its IoT division, following Dennis Nikles’ departure.
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: redrawing the European footprint (again)
Analyst Briefing: unerringly upbeat CEO Margherita Della Valle pitched German turnaround (again), UK merger integration (at pace), and more M&A (Ziggo, towers, and beyond). Elsewhere, Amdocs gets in on cable overhaul; Cornerstone considers micro-edge compute options …
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Products & ServicesVirgin Media O2’s Starlink mobile services take off
Operator opens up O2 Satellite offering to customers, pipping rivals to become first UK MNO to get direct-to-device services off the ground.
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Public AffairsGerman broadband regs shift prompts altnet angst
German broadband providers show unease over regulator’s move to refocus onto regional markets when gauging incumbent Telekom Deutschland’s market power, and potentially relax the operator’s regulatory obligations in four cities.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDT and Porsche venture into autonomous construction tech
Jointly backed investment house Incharge Capital Partners joins funding round in US scaleup Bedrock Robotics, which focuses on automating machines used in construction.
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Network & InfraNokia and AWS team up to show agentic AI 5G slicing with Orange and du
Nokia and AWS debut an agentic AI 5G Advanced slicing solution now running in live Orange and du networks.
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Network & InfraFrom defence to attack: CSG’s blueprint for telco AI transformation
Interview: Telcos risk losing to nimbler rivals unless they accelerate AI readiness. CSG argues that operators must simplify legacy customer systems, speed service innovation, and nurture scalable ecosystems — or face losing strategically vital B2B growth opportunities whilst defending declining legacy markets. Learn more…
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Network & InfraBITÉ and brown-iposs: bridging the confidence gap for Level 5 RAN automation
Mobile network autonomy need no longer be framed as science fiction, but as an engineering discipline: validate inputs, expose decision logic, and quantify impact before changing the network. Baltic mobile group BITÉ’s RAN field test of brown‑iposs’s CARAT offers an instructive lens on what it really takes to operationalise Level 5 ambitions…
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Network & InfraDT taps tech quartet for full stack 5G core power management
Telco to deploy new Full Stack Energy Efficiency system after completing trials of the technology with AMD, HPE, Lenovo, and Mavenir. DT indicates tests delivered up to 65% reduction in 5G core energy consumption, with potential upgrades flagged…
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Financial & PerformanceOrange searches for €1bn down back of supply chain sofa
FY26–FY28 Trust the Future strategy: French group targeting substantial savings on vendor budget as part of new mid-term strategic vision. Move forms part of broader efficiency and cost reduction programme taking in AI, legacy network shutdown, and centralisation of platforms and services across Orange.
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M&AVodafone Romania trades quality for quantity as it climbs to second
Redistributed TRMC assets have closed the gap between Vodafone and market leader Orange, but decimated the operator’s mobile ARPU…
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OperationsDT beats European peers to reach net zero operations
DT becomes first major European telco to achieve net zero within its international operations and direct energy purchasing, turns attention to slashing carbon emissions across its supply chain.
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PeoplewatchDT−Orange procurement JV names new CEO
BuyIn appoints current finance and HR chief Michael Rubas as its new CEO, as Béatrice Felder retires. Move comes as the JV seeks to create additional value in the coming years through digitalisation and pricing optimisation…
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Financial & PerformanceMore of the same: Vodafone leans on outposts as core OpCos wobble
Q3 FY25–26: CEO Margherita Della continues to repeat optimism about the potential for a turnaround in Germany and progress in the UK, but Q3 earnings are yet to back her up in earnest. Wider European industry could be in for reform, however, and the CEO remains confident that Vodafone will be well placed to capitalise…
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo eyes fibre deals in bid for Total loyalty
Operator’s Chief Executive Christian Gebara cites continued interest in acquisitions that would boost its position as Brazil’s number-one fibre provider, and save cost on build. Identifying a good deal within the country’s huge mass of broadband players remains a challenge, however.