All Poland articles
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: Board lines up next generation
Analyst Briefing: Reviewing tumultuous few weeks at DT as Group makes remuneration concession and enacts top-level leadership change on both sides of the Atlantic, to shore up stakeholder base and prep for new era. Execs also allow a rare major M&A move in Europe and add more names to DT’s AI transformation line-up.
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Network & InfraOHB lands €1bn SES contract as Europe’s IRIS² advances
Europe’s IRIS² satellite programme has moved into execution mode, with OHB securing a billion-euro contract to build 18 satellites for the constellation amid growing demand for sovereign communications capabilities.
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Financial & PerformanceSFR takeover: French telcos hold nerve as deal spooks customers
The proposed SFR break-up is still a year from completion, but commercial consequences are being felt as Altice admits customer retention challenges.
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Network & InfraPolish fibre: Orange, APG get green light for major expansion of JV
EC approves partners’ move to combine fibrecos Światłowód Inwestycje and Nexera into a new entity that aims to pass 3.9m households by 2032, and in doing so significantly expand incumbent Orange’s addressable next-gen broadband platform.
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M&APolish fibre: DT gets off fence with €1bn Macquarie deal
T-Mobile Poland to spend €1bn on fibre infra and customers from local Macquarie interests, seeing DT make a strategic step-change by freeing Polish business to go beyond whole-buying fibre lines and pursue growth through M&A.
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Strategy & ChangeOrange bets on MásOrange as Spain’s price war rages
MásOrange CEO Meinard Spenger is confident the business will hold its own in a bruising battle as rivals employ increasingly aggressive tactics.
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InterviewFrom telecoms to national security: Orange DD&S champions dual-use tech with Drone 360 detection
Interview: As Direction Défense & Sécurité celebrates its one-year anniversary, Director Nassima Auvray speaks with TelcoTitans Orangewatch about the Business division’s sovereign counter-drone ecosystem solution for critical infra, and what’s up next…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: mapping out German mobile
Analyst Briefing: The latest developments from around Deutsche Telekom’s cross-Atlantic empire, as innovation gains are pursued in quantum networking and digitisation, and DT flags ecosystem development work with partners including Aduna, Ericsson, and OpenAI.
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M&AMásOrange denies Vodafone Spain RANco project amidst reports of further talks
MásOrange says there is “currently no active project” to form a RANco with Vodafone Spain, despite reports of fresh talks emerging. Pair said to be targeting synergies and seeking to monetise more infra assets, but questions remain around potential impact on rumoured Telefónica takeover of Vodafone Spain assets…
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M&AEC cedes oversight of SFR takeover to French authorities
Iliad’s SFR transaction was a potential sticking point, but the EC has agreed to refer it to France, with discussions already underway with Bouygues Telecom and Orange.
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PeoplewatchOrange–T-Mobile Poland tower-sharing venture selects new CEO
NetWorks appoints former technology chief Patryk Borkowski as CEO, as Maciej Zengel returns to telco (and NetWorks co-parent) Orange Poland.
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Strategy & ChangeFrom danger zone to digital powerhouse: Kearney maps Europe’s path to telecom recovery
Analysis: Europe’s telecoms sector has built extensively but failed to monetise, risking stagnation without urgent structural intervention. Kearney’s comprehensive diagnostic guides on how regionalisation, network resilience, strategic private finance partnerships, and other remedies can revitalise the sector’s finances and the continent’s digital economy.
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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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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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PeoplewatchT-Mobile Poland taps parent DT for new tech boss
Jovan Ćetković, DT’s lead on European tech integration, relocates to Warsaw to become CTIO at T-Mobile Poland. Move follows Alexander Jenbar’s late-2025 switch in other direction, to head tech in Germany.
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch: M&A beckons in France and Spain
Analyst Briefing: Orange and rivals confirm SFR talks; MásOrange deal on the road to completion; ADSL gets a reprieve in France; Hexadone makes Hyvilo acquisition…
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InterviewLandolina’s “be useful” philosophy: steering Cellnex towards stronger MNOs, digital Britain
Interview: With the telecoms sector at an inflection point, Gianluca Landolina sees opportunity in channelling simplicity and sustainability, as the Cellnex UK CEO shares the strategic logic behind neutral host expansion and why fewer, stronger MNOs are key to the infraco and national resilience.
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B2BDT set to open new ‘digital gateway’ for European B2B clients
Execs from Deutsche Telekom regional division discuss the challenges of deploying their new, multi-country support and sales platform for B2B customers. Learn more about the use case, development journey and roadmap scoped within DT’s Common Operating Model for Europe…
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Network & InfraEurope moots UK tech tie-up on new-gen IRIS² satellite system
European Space Agency official signals openness to UK direct involvement in €10bn+ IRIS2 regional satellite mega-project and Starlink rival, which also has a defence aspect…
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PeoplewatchDT picks out Poland tech chief to fill key German CTO vacancy
T-Mobile Poland’s Alexander Jenbar selected to take on pivotal home-market technology job at DT, overseeing mega-initiatives around AI, 5G, and fibre.