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Interview: CDIO on Orange Business’ pivot to greenfield, ‘AI first’ tech stack
Fibrus founder decries PIA “margin squeeze”, calls out Ofcom to fix rural fibre build
A Pragmatist’s Guide to Telco AI: BT and Zayo on getting data right, winning fast, riding the wave
Carla Penedo interview: Celfocus’s network AI evangelist charts path forward
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Financial & Performance
CityFibre secures £2.3bn war chest to lead UK altnet scaleup round
UK’s largest altnet finalises funding aimed at accelerating operations and driving fibreco consolidation. The question now is ‘what next for Virgin Media O2, its mothballed NetCo spinout, and nexfibre sidecar?’. Read more…
Telenet and Proximus near fibre sharing tie-up
Liberty and Vodafone ‘aligned’ on Dutch towers sale — Fries
AtlasEdge names chief to lead new ops function
Digi ‘adapting as we go’ after a testing start in Belgium
VodafoneZiggo says ‘no’ to Dutch fibre, goes ‘all in’ on DOCSIS
VM O2 slams brakes on NetCo fundraise amidst Telefónica strategy hiatus (nexfibre curtailed, too)
giffgaff embraces ‘natural evolution’ as it prepares for broadband launch
VodafoneZiggo open to M&A as it edges into Dutch fibre space
Network & Infrastructure
VodafoneZiggo picks Teleste to support bet on next-gen DOCSIS
VodafoneZiggo partners with Teleste for a nationwide 1.8GHz upgrade, advancing its DOCSIS-led broadband future…
Network & Infrastructure
Case study: Telenet adopts network digital twins to break automation glass ceiling
How can operators achieve genuine network autonomy? Telenet’s Stijn Eeckhaut and Celfocus’s Carla Penedo reveal their phased approach, leveraging network digital twins and a cognitive operations layer, as well as empowering engineers to build trust in new data-driven processes.
Strategy & Change
Telefónica to take more ‘calculated risks’ in new strategy, says Murtra
Telefónica’s strategic review is now expected in the fourth quarter this year, as Executive Chairman Marc Murtra envisions more risk taking and calls for a “social contract” with the European Commission that enables national consolidation in exchange for investment.
People
T-Systems expands AI team to strengthen B2B portfolio
Deutsche Telekom’s business services unit has hired Liberty exec Magdalena Jonczak as Global Head of AI & Data, to bolster ambitions around AI-led services and efficiencies.
Telefónicawatch Report #192 - June 2025
Key stories include: Group posts Spain and Brazil-reliant Q1 | Vivo wants big-ticket copper windfall | Vodafone Spain carve-up on menu? | Movistar por ti CX overhaul goes live | Millicom snaps up extra Hispam duo | and much more…
Telefónicawatch Report #191 - April 2025
Key stories include: Murtra calls strategic review on results debut | Vilá and Alonso follow JMAP out of exit door | Group starts edge infra rollout in B2B push | Digitising Vivo moves to ditch wireline legacy | Hispam trio exited as Group rams into reverse
Telefónicawatch Report #190 - February 2025
Key stories include: JMAP era comes to abrupt halt | Telco API business christened | Airwave uncertainty in Germany | Spain’s Big 3 take a (price) hike | Exit talk reaches Argentina, Peru