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Analyst Briefing

EMEA Infrawatch: France fills data centre funding funnel

Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including data centre overseers investing billions of euros into new French projects, Starlink competitors seeing mixed progress with satellite expansion, and another round of open access fibre deals in Germany.

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M&A

nexfibre’s Datta: ‘corner shop fibre’ is dead, the UK needs an infra megamart

Interview: proposed £2bn acquisition of Netomnia is sparking fierce debate across the UK broadband sector. With industry heavyweights trading blows over duopoly fears and infrastructure overlap, discover why CEO Rajiv Datta believes this consolidation is crucial to challenging Openreach.

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Peoplewatch

Liberty names Ziggo Group leadership ahead of Benelux spin-off

Stephen van Rooyen will step up to lead Ziggo Group after 18 months earning the respect of Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries through leadership of an in-progress VodafoneZiggo turnaround. Sunrise spin-off expertise also secured through new CFO Jany Fruytier.

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Network & Infra

VM O2 says AI and digital twin are solving fixed network faults faster

UK operator is reducing its fixed network back‑office workload and speeding fault resolution through automated decisioning, having revamped its data architecture to support quicker insight and action…

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Analyst Briefing

Telefónicawatch: widening telcos’ vocal range

Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, including AI-focused innovation around voice services, and infrastructure developments in Spain, Germany, and the UK. Read more