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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…
Network & Infra
We built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
Featured submission from Luis Salvado Executive Chairman Celfocus
The operating model that built today’s telecom networks is no longer sufficient: complexity has outpaced human execution. Celfocus’s Executive Chairman Luis Salvado believes that the industry must shift from application-driven to intelligence-defined systems — or risk being outpaced by hyperscalers already treating networks as orchestrated software.
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.

Partnerships & Alliances
Open 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…
Financial & Performance
Iliad in bullish mood despite SFR talks dragging on
Q1 FY26: CEO hails a “good” first quarter for the group, in contrast to takeover target SFR. Expansion of AION Gigafactory consortium also highlighted…
Network & Infra
Magyar Telekom to expand Budapest data centre amid ‘tightening’ capacity
Operator initiates two-year programme to upgrade Budapest site capacity by 20%, as CEO Tibor Rékasi says demand for compute continues to “accelerate”. Project adds to parent DT’s broader aggression on regional expansion in data centres…

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…
M&A
Towerco SBA garners early interest from potential buyers — report
SBA reportedly receives private equity and investment fund attention as it explores a potential sale of its wireless infra business, with early-stage talks valuing the business at around $37bn…

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.
Financial & Performance
‘Invest or die’ at Vodacom, Vodafone keeps things flexible
FY25–26 Spend: Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub sees no need for nuance in justifying capex plans; Vodafone’s Margherita Della Valle is more measured as capital intensity programme builds in flexibility and future investment even as network outlay tapers in key markets.

Network & Infra
Will the FCC be forced to decide whether satellite counts toward spectrum buildout?
Satellite operators’ multi-billion dollar push to acquire wider airwave access, and a planned rights swap by T-Mobile, are creating question marks over the consistency and longevity of the FCC’s current spectrum policy framework.
Network & Infra
T-Mobile to plough another $2.7bn into fibre through two new JVs
US operator takes investment in fibre expansion push beyond $9bn, with formation of two new private equity-backed takeover vehicles.
Network & Infra
D2D satellite connections up nearly 25%, but mobile customer adoption stays low
Report shows global D2D connections are rising but adoption remains niche, with less than 1% of mobile users in most markets using satellite‑to‑phone services and attempts to monetise services may be having an impact.

Financial & Performance
Vodafone’s Vi stake diluted further as Indian operator nets injection
Group exposure reduced yet again as promotor peer Aditya Birla Group injects $500m, just as Vi claims to turn a corner.
Peoplewatch
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief
May 2026 update: 20+ changes including a Vi boardroom switch following levy relief; entrance of a new Enterprise chief in Kenya; network operations leadership change in Europe; Vodafone welcoming a former BT Group strategy principal; and OneApp architect brought inhouse from Celfocus…
Financial & Performance
Vi secures government dues breather as attention turns to infra investment
Vodafone-backed Indian operator confirms AGR liabilities slashed by a quarter to ease debt burden and offer some relief for the challenged MNO as it invests in significant 4G/5G expansion.