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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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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group eyes German reboot; VM O2 aims high on mmWave
M&A speculation continues to dominate the discourse around Telefónica, ahead of early-November’s strategy update, with the focus in recent days on Germany’s mobile market and UK’s fibre scene. Meanwhile, quantum encryption and handset financing players boost their capital resource within the partner ecosystem. Read more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: deep water fibre deployments; AI infra transfers
Latest on EMEA digital infra: EXA Infrastructure, Orange, and Vodafone progress subsea cable projects; Retelit finalise BT Italia acquisition; Cellnex offloads French data centre unit to Vauban; more…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: RAN overhaul begins with vendor foursome locked in
Latest from Vodafone as the long-awaited Spring 6 procurement closes out, with four vendors named; Vodafone OpCos among the winners in two European spectrum auctions; Google Cloud migration completes in Czechia; TPG shareholder payout may see Vodafone pocket €400m+; and Group trials 6GHz spectrum tech in Germany…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch Analyst Briefing: Openreach defends discounts as rivals cry foul
Latest from BT, including Openreach’s controversial copper-to-fibre discounting, regulatory tensions in Ireland, and the fall of BT’s drone venture…
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: exec secures place at head of open networks body
October 2025 update: 25+ senior and strategic moves across the operator and its interests, including TM Forum and TIP berths for Voda execs; regional leadership changes in Europe; ex Iberian CEO closes the book; more from around the Group…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch analyst briefing: write-down worries, results revelations, Openreach outrage
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: altnet debt reality bites, rivals sideswiped by Openreach discounts, CityFibre contract gains, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Group vs Gloop as strategy unveil nears
With less than a month to go before Telefónica’s big strategy reveal, the Group continues to appear set for a battle to push through the new agenda, whether with unions and government on cost-cutting plans in Spain, or European decision-makers on consolidation. Exec Chair Marc Murtra has been in Brazil, meanwhile, to raise support for the new plan. Read more…
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: new era dawns at O2; Innovation Digital goes ‘cutting edge’
The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, including news that long-serving Germany chief Markus Haas is stepping down after nearly a decade in the job, and just months after signing a new deal…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: local innovation paves way for regional network upgrades
Latest from Vodafone as the Group shouts about various innovative network initiatives with partners Nokia, Huawei, Samsung; and others; M&A completes in Romania ahead of integration programme kick-off; Telenor tapped for procurement savings; satco investment’s share price soars; more from Europe, Africa, India, elsewhere…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch Analyst Briefing: Regulation spotlighted, MásOrange diversifies, and change beckons in France
In this issue, we report on Christel Heydemann’s view of the current regulatory landscape in Europe during an event organised by the Financial Times.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: satellite sovereignty in focus; data centres switch hands
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Eutelsat receives shareholder approval for capital raise; SpaceRISE seeks out ground infra partners for IRIS2; Polish telecoms regulator set to further deregulate Orange Poland; more…
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PeoplewatchBT Peoplewatch: European rollback leads to regional leadership swaps
25+ senior and strategic changes at BT/Openreach, including senior swaps at BT Sourced; another series of brand and marketing appointments at Group-level; and new BT International regional leads following Retelit’s Italia acquisition…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra wants a New Deal on new deals
The latest news and developments from around Telefónica, as Executive Chair Marc Murtra reiterates call for European authorities to free telcos to merge, and gain scale against global rivals. Unions, meanwhile, begin to take an interest in what the operator’s coming strategy refresh could mean for its workforce in Spain. Read more…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch Analyst Briefing: CEO issues warning ahead of Budget, regulatory review
Latest from BT as CEO Allison Kirkby raises concern at the tax burden and regulatory red-tape faced by UK infra owners; Openreach crosses 20 million prems milestone; Netomnia boss eyes scaled BT challenge; more from around the Group…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: DT cuts loose on Europe regs, goes B2B shopping
Deutsche Telekom strengthens its Europe division by finally jettisoning poorly performing and positioned outlier Telekom Romania Mobile. But regional execs want even more gains from the regional market, reiterating calls for a philosophical rethink on how regulations are designed and implemented, and a ‘liberation’ of telcos from outdated ex ante restrictions. Read more…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch analyst briefing: altnets assemble, convergence interest swells, finances reinforced
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: Chelot’s altnet future vision, Gamma on FMC opportunities, Project Gigabit funding updates, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: Group pitches role in driving European investment
Latest from Vodafone as execs add their voices to calls for pro-investment, pro-competition regulation in Europe; VodafoneThree names key vendors for UK network upgrade; 2G on the way out; Safaricom investment faces funding crunch…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: strategy refresh date set
The latest news and developments at Telefónica as a second strategy update in two years is put in the Group’s schedule for early-November. Read more…
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Financial & PerformanceSpend: DT's Höttges previews ‘audacious’ new AI goals
Q2 FY25: Group Chief Executive indicates fresh, high-level talks are taking place within DT on an ambitious revamp of AI savings targets. How far to raise the bar remains an open question among top execs, though.