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Network & Infra
Gamma’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…
Financial & Performance
Fighting 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.
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.

Peoplewatch
DT’s former tech chief Mudesir to replace Joe Russo at Verizon, report says
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman reportedly sent a memo to employees confirming the move. Mudesir is clearly not making himself popular at DT, with suggestions that an attempt could be made to enforce a non‑competition clause…
M&A
Eurofiber offloads French data centres amid hunt for scale
European connectivity provider moves to sell French data centre portfolio to ETIX, as it seeks to focus more on open access fibre and integrated digital infra services. ETIX to combine the sites into a “unified campus” in southern France, marking latest step in M&A-fuelled expansion…
M&A
Infra is back: Telefónica re-acquires Spanish microwave assets
Group strikes deal to purchase domestic microwave assets from Asterion Industrial Partners, having only sold them six years ago. Execs indicate acquisition aids strategy to “rigorously strengthen control” of infra and improve network resilience in fast-changing world…

Peoplewatch
Telefónica expands Venezuela CEO’s remit ahead of planned exit
Operating business hands President responsibilities to CEO Antonio Valente Izzi, as José Luis Rodriguez Zarco steps down and returns to Spain. Change comes as the Group plans to exit Venezuela — one of two remaining markets to go as part of wider Hispam sell-off…
Network & Infra
Brazil’s Vivo lands another major IoT win with agri group São Martinho
Operator bags another large-scale IoT contract to supply connectivity to Brazilian sugarcane processor. CEO Christian Gebara eyes possible AI and big data opportunities, while using deal as an example of “accelerating demand” for growing B2B digital services ecosystem.
M&A
Telefónica moves to exit Mexico in latest Hispam sell-off
Telefónica lands agreement to offload Mexican operations to Melisa Acquisition, marking the latest move in the operator’s accelerated Hispam retreat…

Peoplewatch
Digital 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.
Financial & Performance
Vodafone’s Della Valle declares start of another ‘new chapter’
FY25–26: CEO considers the Group to be ‘stable’ and ready to kick on towards milestones promised over past few years: revival in Germany, growth in B2B, and broad-based free cash flow momentum across the Group. Questions remain over whether new chapter brings Vodafone any closer to a happily ever after…
Financial & Performance
Guidance: more to emerge in Vodafone’s new growth story
Vodafone hits upper end of guidance and hopes to carry momentum into the next FY. Mid-term targets are far looser, with ‘new chapter’ strategy focused on approach rather than deliverables.

M&A
Andrew Yang’s Noble Mobile acquires DeWi trailblazer Helium Mobile
Deutsche Telekom- and Telefónica-backed pioneer of blockchain-based wireless networks says it is aiming to scale its model internationally, after joining forces with fellow American MVNO.
Peoplewatch
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: digital and fibre leadership rejigs at T-Mobile
The latest roundup of DT people moves sees change in the leadership of growth initiatives at T-Mobile US, as Chief Product & Digital Officer Omar Tazi steps down and fibre joint venture Lumos confirms its new Chief Executive. AI hiring remains high on the agenda with new senior appointments at T-Systems and T-Mobile Poland.
Strategy & Change
From 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.

Strategy & Change
TPG heralds return to Vodafone’s ‘bold and disruptive’ past
Investor Day: Australian operator buoyed by claims of network parity and a renewed premium focus via the Vodafone brand. Structural issues have been addressed, and the marque has a “credible and confident” swagger to underpin TPG’s attempt to take on the country’s ‘big two’.
Strategy & Change
From 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.
Peoplewatch
T-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…