Technology – Page 9
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Financial & PerformanceSpain’s big three see share dwindle in face of challenge from Digi et al
Latest market figures from the Spanish regulator would appear to reflect recent revenue and customer growth rates reported by up‑and‑coming Digi Spain.
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Public AffairsVodafone, Vantage under regulatory fire in 1&1 dispute
Germany’s antitrust authority finds that pair engaged in “anti-competitive” behaviour, saying they could have reallocated resources to fulfil contractual obligations to 1&1. Final decision expected later this year…
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Network & InfrastructureEuropean telcos call on authorities to bolster subsea security
Collection of Europe’s largest telcos and subsea cable operators, including Orange, Proximus, Telefónica, and Vodafone, call for closer collaboration with the EU, NATO, and UK government to defend subsea infrastructure, following several high-profile incidents in recent years…
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Weekly BriefingsUK Infrawatch Briefing: supply vulnerabilities, vendors value altnets, aggregation opportunities
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: APFN breaking down national fibre barriers, Xantaro driving Wildanet’s ‘aggressive’ expansion; DSIT tackling UK’s vendor duopoly; people moves, and plenty more…
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Weekly BriefingsOrangewatch Weekly: shining a light on network evolution
This issue explores technology advances in telecoms, from cloud native through to generative AI and even all-photonic networks.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT boasts Google Cloud tie-in as Global Fabric accelerates AI deployment
Integration of new Cloud WAN into Global Fabric platform set to enable BT Business customers ‘put the foot to the floor’ in AI deployments, with Google looking to disrupt global MPLS market in the AI era…
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Network & InfrastructureOpenreach’s new deputy CEO: fibre take-up accelerating, ‘and we can go even faster’
FTTH Conference 2025: Katie Milligan teases Q4 build and take-up figures as Openreach keeps up the fibre rollout pace. Altnets reframe competition battle around migration…
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Financial & PerformanceGermany’s sparring telcos are yet to lay a glove on DT
FY24: Telekom Deutschland keeps a firm grip on user acquisition and retention numbers despite Germany’s emergence as a hotbed of tariff competition and promotional offers over the past year or more.
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Network & InfrastructureAllPoints revs fibre platform engine as aquila nears launch
APFN ‘opens the taps’ of aquila platform, onboarding early ISPs and readying for more, one month ahead of formal launch.
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Weekly BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: data centre strategy roadmaps; InfraCos seek to cut overlap
Latest on EMEA Infra: several digital infra and telecoms players adjust data centre strategies, aiming to capitalise on rising demand for AI and cloud services; FibreCos forge fresh access deals with goal of reducing overbuild; wireless infra players still up for sharing; more…
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Suppliers & SCMIn-depth: UK grapples with ‘high dependency’ in network supply chain after security risk clampdown
Deep dive: supply chain watchdog addresses risk of over‑reliance on Ericsson and Nokia in access networks and warns of Ericsson dominance in mobile core. Multi-vendor environment remains a goal, but complexities come with it…
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT fibre JV finalises open access pact with Deutsche GigaNetz
Glasfaser Nordwest firms up open access agreement, with implementation set to begin in the second half of 2025. Panellists from other German fibre players at recent FTTH Conference heatedly debated state of open access in the nation, with DT taking potshots at the altnets…
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PeopleEx-BT digital chief Harmeen Mehta joins Equinix
Transformation chief and ‘AI leader’ takes to new Californian digs as Equinix CDIO, tasked with driving digital transformation and innovation strategy.
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Network & InfrastructureCordiant’s Emitel strikes fresh tower build-out deal with Orange Poland
Polish TowerCo to expand tower estate to comprise “well over” 1,000 masts, with Orange signing on as anchor tenant. Move aligns with Cordiant’s Buy, Build & Grow strategy, and forms part of plans to double Emitel’s portfolio over the next five years…
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Enterprise (B2B)‘The year it comes to life’: BT readies for network edge maturity
BT Wholesale’s Mark Toman lays out expectations for network edge in 2025 as early hype gives way to real-world deployments.
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Strategy & ChangeGCX revives FLAG brand in digital infra-focused strategic rethink
International data centre and submarine cable operator revives FLAG marque to house infrastructure assets, with plans to invest further in cables across “more geographies” and create new “customer-tailored” propositions…
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica goes to the edge with telco rivals to build European cloud alternatives
Telefónica España deploys first edge nodes in support of €1.2bn EU-funded effort to construct shared cloud infrastructure and services as the project gears up to test use cases later this year.
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PeopleTDF revamps leadership to drive into data centres and private networks
French tower operator and broadcaster appoints Karim El Naggar as CEO, as part of a top-level leadership reset that has primarily drawn on existing talent. Changes come alongside strategy shift aimed at accelerating growth in emerging digital infra markets…
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Weekly BriefingsUK Infrawatch Briefing: fibre consolidation, regulatory consideration, core reinvigoration
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including fibre consolidation questions raised; Ofcom and government open up opportunities; Neos Networks plans a comeback; people moves, and plenty more…
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M&AFullFibre eyeing next M&A target as UK altnets enter ‘consolidation phase’
FTTH Conference 2025: FullFibre CEO James Warner teases more M&A to come as altnets prepare for ‘consolidation phase’, underpinned by regulatory certainty and investor confidence…