All Sovereign articles
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech adds Spanish trio to growing quantum ecosystem
Operator brings Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, QCentroid, and Multiverse Computing into the quantum computing fold, with a view to accelerate time-to-market, optimise processes, and streamline operations for enterprise customers.
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B2BNew chapter opens for Orange Business with new products, and a new partner
Orange Business has unveiled a wave of AI‑driven products and a major new partnership with Tech Mahindra, signalling a shift toward sovereign cloud, trusted AI agents, and next‑generation collaboration tools…
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PeoplewatchOrange Peoplewatch: Group switches out security chief
The latest roundup of senior people moves at the French telecoms giant, including the appointment of a fresh Group-wide security chief to drive forward its trust-building mission, and a CTO switch-out in the telco’s domestic market.
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: new Inflight Services & IoT chiefs named
The latest roundup of senior people moves at the German giant, including the introduction of new bosses at Deutsche Telekom IoT, the Group’s Inflight Services unit, and DT’s procurement function.
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch MWC roundup: Höttges’ ‘Hedgehog Day’
MWC26 Special Analyst Briefing: Group CEO Tim Höttges issues scathing critique of Europe’s Digital Networks Act, calling on regulators to draw inspiration from the USA’s regulatory approach. The operator unveiled a series of fresh partnerships and products, with a focus on AI integrations and network upgrades…
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Network & InfraTelenor picks Red Hat to underpin Norwegian AI factory
Telenor deploys Red Hat’s cloud-native platforms to power data centre campus in Norway, representing the operator’s latest upgrade to the facility since its inception two years ago.
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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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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica to aid hyperscalers on infra, service compliance in Spain — report
Telco reportedly assisting Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle to ensure they maintain compliance with Spanish data and security regulations, amidst the Group’s broader push to deliver compliant and sovereign services in Europe…
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Network & InfraHisdesat assesses damage after SpainSat space debris collision
Hisdesat shareholder Indra reports “space particle” has collided with SpainSat NG II, one of two satellites set to provide mission-critical comms for the Spanish government and others…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica said to advance defence push with NATO innovation tie-up
Telco reportedly set to provide access to R&D infrastructure, including The ThinX lab and quantum comms network, through the defence org’s innovation scheme. Development expands Telefónica’s NATO relationship, as it looks to ramp up defence investment…
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Network & InfraSFR Business turns to Cloud Temple for sovereign service
The French operator’s B2B unit says it plans to enrich its own Cloud Agility service with partner offerings.
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B2BOrange outlines why it won’t all be doom and gloom after AI bubble bursts
Orange’s Usman Javaid and Steve Jarrett talk through challenges and opportunities with agentic AI, and see reasons for optimism, despite concern that the AI wave has been overblown. They say the technology is already demonstrating tangible value for businesses and is set to usher in an ‘age of intelligence’, even if AI businesses are set for a valuation correction.
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Financial & PerformanceIliad CEO: Telco trio’s Altice offer is ‘generous’ and only ‘global’ option
Q3 FY25 highlights: Thomas Reynaud sticks to party line on three-way bid for Altice France, while also making clear that Iliad Italy will not be sold to finance M&A in France. Updates on OpCore and Scaleway data centre ambitions, including AI Gigafactory…
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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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M&AT-Systems gains health boost with double acquisition
Deutsche Telekom moves to grow healthcare portfolio with the acquisition of Austria’s synedra and sister business akedis Innovations, advancing plans to build up interoperable and sovereign solutions in the segment…
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M&AVodafone open to bolt-on M&A to boost sovereign data capabilities
Group CEO Margherita Della Valle rules out major market changing moves, but opens door to acquisitive tuck-ins…
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TechnologyEU brings quantum tech into AI Gigafactory fold
The EU expands its EuroHPC JU project to include “strategic provisions” for developing quantum technology, eyeing synergies with other high-performance computing infrastructure.
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OperationsDT ‘holds keys’ to data sovereignty in Google Cloud migration
Operator is moving a swathe of data to Google Cloud with sovereignty controls engineered in partnership with T-Systems. It hopes to replicate the safeguards for other enterprises in regulated industries.
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M&ASFR sale speculation: Blackstone is latest name in frame
Bloomberg reports that US asset manager Blackstone is exploring a joint bid worth up to €30bn, and is talking to other potential interested parties, including SFR’s competitors.