All Telco Cloud articles
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Network & InfraTelefónica eyes new markets for edge infra
Group indicates it is working on new edge hub deployments beyond flagship buildout project in Spain. Move forms part of ongoing growth bet on low-latency, AI-infused B2B services.
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Network & InfraTelco cloud blueprint: DT’s HTC takes control of network stack, sets terms for vendors
Deep dive: after quietly rebuilding its network core from the ground up on its own terms, Deutsche Telekom is now asking the rest of the industry to follow its Horizontal TelCo Cloud lead. But with rivals pursuing their own visions, the question of who truly leads the field is far from settled.
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch MWC recap: AI is all around
Orange’s senior execs were out in force at this year’s Mobile World Congress, with Group CEO Christel Heydemann highlighting the benefits of AI, while also warning of “unknown threats” from the evolving tech. Separately, AI supremo Steve Jarrett spelled out how Orange plans to realise €600m in value from AI by end-FY28…
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Partnerships & AlliancesOrange’s Trabbia stresses importance of diversity in D2D partnerships
Orange was one of a number of telcos to announce a direct‑to‑device (D2D) collaboration with a satellite provider on the first day of Mobile World Congress, as it steps up efforts to provide connectivity to “every customer, everywhere, all the time”.
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B2BDT touts BMW as customer of new Magenta Secure Fabric NaaS platform
MWC26: German operator secures a big-name early client as it makes a move in the nascent NaaS market. Group promises scalable, on-demand connectivity to enterprises through new Magenta Secure Fabric platform.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica taps Red Hat’s OpenShift for cloud-native modernisation in Spain, Brazil
MWC26: Amidst a raft of telco deals worldwide, the open-source leader confirms strategic IT and network migration contracts with Telefónica in Spain and Brazil, driving cloud-native modernisation from virtualisation to containerisation with OpenShift, and teasing an automated, AI and edge future.
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Network & InfraNokia and AWS team up to show agentic AI 5G slicing with Orange and du
Nokia and AWS debut an agentic AI 5G Advanced slicing solution now running in live Orange and du networks.
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White PaperBridging the gap to Level 4: why network autonomy needs a digital double
Best practice: Is your network strategy missing its digital double? Celfocus posits that true autonomy relies on establishing a comprehensive digital twin framework. Read how integrating physical and virtual layers provides the visibility needed to reduce energy usage, streamline OSS tools, and accelerate the path to TM Forum’s Level 4 and beyond…
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Suppliers & SCMAmdocs cements role in T-Mobile’s tech team
US services player becomes latest tech group to flag involvement in major customer IT refresh at T-Mobile, following Ericsson, OpenAI, and Netcracker.
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Network & InfraOrange’s Leboucher sees security threats as big spur towards cloud-native
Fyuz 2025: CTO and NGMN chair says it is not just telcos that need to refresh their ways of working to ensure future networks are resilient and secure — embracing AI, cloud‑native, and zero‑trust. Vendors need to get with the programme, too…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch: M&A back on agenda in France (and maybe Spain)
Latest developments in Orange ecosystem: Altice France dismantling bid; coverage of Q3 FY25 results; updates on MásOrange ownership speculation; Network X discourse on open RAN, softwarisation, AI, and sovereignty.
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Network & InfraOrange’s Le Roux: IP MPLS layer at halfway point on ‘full softwarisation’ journey
Network X: Orange’s EVP of International Networks drills down into the work the operator is doing to move towards a stateless, disaggregated, new‑generation IP layer that is as‑a‑service by design.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile says joint OpenAI platform now live, ‘paying dividends’
The Un-Carrier’s tie-up with OpenAI is now ‘touching customers’ and said to be bearing fruit by optimising handset upgrades…
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Financial & PerformanceNew T-Mobile CEO wants to guzzle more gains
Q3 FY25: T-Mobile US’ results call sees incoming CEO Srini Gopalan toast the success of his predecessor Mike Sievert, and lay out plans to keep the good times going by targeting wide-scale user wins from rivals AT&T and Verizon. Sievert, meanwhile, signs off with a big quarter of growth across both its core mobile business and fledgling wireline growth segment.
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Network & InfraOrange’s Trabbia: telcos need a DNA switch to meet resiliency challenge
Network X: The CEO of Orange Wholesale sees asset ownership and network software-isation as core principles underpinning future network resilience and strategic independence in an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment.
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Financial & PerformanceQ2 FY25: DT looks ahead to life without Romania
DT’s leadership hails progress on European M&A as the sale of unwanted Romanian mobile business gains approval.
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Network & Infra‘Being Level 4’: Telefónica CTIO eyes 2030 hyper-automation goal
Deep dive: Tech boss Andrea Folgueiras indicates Telefónica has now got several high-level autonomous networking projects up and running, delivering tangible business impact. But autonomy has still only been achieved in pockets, and the operator remains in the early stages of a transformation journey targeting near-full Level 4 status by 2030…
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InterviewInterview: CDIO on Orange Business’ pivot to greenfield, ‘AI first’ tech stack
Exclusive: Hriday Ravindranath explains thinking behind ambitious shift onto entirely new B2B IT stack for AI-era products as Orange Business reinvents itself built on digital-first, AI-native platform principles, underpinned by ‘design partnerships’ with Blue Planet, CSG, ServiceNow and Splunk…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch Analyst Briefing: IPO chatter builds in Spain
Latest from Orange, including MásOrange’s preparation for a potential IPO; a French reorg; new defence division; and competitive ambitions in Belgium…
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Network & InfraPragmatic Orange picks its way towards ‘high-value’ network autonomy
DTW Ignite 25: Sofrecom’s Roberto Kung highlights the need to assess the business case and ROI before investing in increased autonomy, noting that “we don’t want to be Level 4 everywhere”.