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Infra
BT claims higher ground over Starlink with launch delay
BT is holding back its planned Starlink broadband launch until controversy surrounding the satellite operator subsides, although CEO Allison Kirkby insists the service remains on track to go live within months as the operator considers how to cover the hardest-to-reach parts of the UK.
Partnerships & Alliances
Neos sees market opportunity in fibre uncertainty, AI bandwidth ‘explosion’
Neos Networks is leaning into its position between fibre carrier and aggregator, pitching access choice as the wholesale market consolidates while its national backbone targets an AI-driven “explosion” in bandwidth demand.
Peoplewatch
Telecom Infrastructure Partners draws new CEO from Hyperoptic
Digital infra land aggregator appoints former Vodafone and Hyperoptic exec Lutfu Kitapci to lead business into ‘next phase’.

Finance & Strategy
1&1 takes restructuring hit to unlock Versatel savings
German operator guides for €60m EBITDA hit as its initiates a structural overhaul at fibre infra business Versatel. 9M performance update shows progress in build despite spectrum access deadlock, and signs of stabilisation in mobile…
Finance & Strategy
DT has brains and brawn to defy next-gen threats, insists chief
Q3 FY26: Group Chief Executive Tim Höttges acknowledges rising competitive dangers in USA, including telco incursion of SpaceX — but says market leadership smarts forged in Europe, plus strong base of brand and network assets, will help DT overcome threats.
Finance & Strategy
DT Q3 FY26 In-depth: strength in numbers
Q3 FY26: Group Chief Executive Tim Höttges acknowledges rising competitive dangers in USA, including telco incursion of SpaceX — but says market leadership smarts forged in Europe, plus strong base of brand and network assets, will help DT overcome threats.

M&A
Telefónica’s Brazilian growth engine considers opportunistic fibre takeover
Vivo has confirmed early-stage talks over Vero, potentially giving Brazil’s fibre leader another route to expand as its indebted target shifts from footprint growth to cash generation, and its private-equity backers consider their options.
Venturing & Investments
Vivo targets Brazilian SMEs with Squad.com agentic AI tie-up
Brazilian operator again deploys corporate VC vehicle as vanguard on B2B partner development, preparing a commercial tie-up with Squad.com off the back of investment in business.
M&A
Telefónica, KKR said to initiate sale of Chilean fibre venture
Group reportedly seeking a valuation of up to $2bn for ON*NET Fibra Chile, as JPMorgan and Scotiabank are brought in to coordinate a sale. Move would continue wider restructuring of infra assets at Telefónica, as well as its ongoing exit from Hispam…

B2B
Vodafone B2B growth marks transition from connectivity provider to tech partner
Vodafone Business is trending towards €9bn in annual revenue as digital services accelerate, offering the Group a new growth engine beyond traditional connectivity. Germany is becoming an early proving ground, while data-centre investments extend the strategy into Turkey and Vodacom’s Egypt.
Finance & Strategy
Safaricom sets about sweating Ethiopian assets as startup drag fades
Safaricom’s Ethiopian gamble is beginning to look less painful, with service revenue surging, EBITDA losses collapsing, and capital requirements falling sharply — but forex benefits flatter the improvement, and true profitability remains some distance away.
Finance & Strategy
Helios climbs on Middle East and Africa site spend
While European and American peers battle for growth, MEA-focused Helios Towers expects double-digit increases in tenancies, earnings, and cash flow this year as regional mobile operators ramp up spend on network coverage and capacity.

Finance & Strategy
DT Q3 FY26 In-depth: strength in numbers
Q3 FY26: Group Chief Executive Tim Höttges acknowledges rising competitive dangers in USA, including telco incursion of SpaceX — but says market leadership smarts forged in Europe, plus strong base of brand and network assets, will help DT overcome threats.
Finance & Strategy
DT FY26 Guidance: DT maintains thrust towards €50bn earnings
Q3 FY26: Quarter’s report sees third marginal, US-led upgrade to DT FY26 guidance.
Network
AT&T says it won’t wait for 6G to deploy ISAC, as Ericsson debuts its sensing solution
AT&T and Ericsson are pushing integrated sensing and communications towards commercial deployment years before 6G, arguing that 5G infrastructure can already support useful applications such as drone detection, albeit with dedicated sensing radios and extra compute.

B2B
Vi taps PwC for agentic AI push
Vodafone Group’s Indian affiliate Vi has teamed up with PwC India to launch an AI lab pitched at “agentic enterprises”, as the operator looks to build out its B2B credentials after securing long-await clarity and relief on its government dues.
Interview
EY-Parthenon: in face of disruption, telcos must think differently about differentiation
Analysis: Can telecom operators transcend infrastructure before non-traditional challengers capture the enterprise frontier? Drawing on global C-suite research, this analysis explores why differentiation, agentic architectures and national sovereignty represent the industry’s most viable growth engines, and why defensive cost-cutting will not secure long-term relevance.
Operations
Tech Mahindra completes large-scale takeover of Orange B2B teams
Indian services giant indicates major new outsourcing and tech development relationship with Orange Business is now up and running, boosting top line and headcount.