Telefónicawatch MWC roundup: Murtra’s European merger masterplan
Cameron Page2026-03-05T17:57:00
MWC26 Special Analyst Briefing: Murtra kicks off Telefónica’s MWC with calls for the EC to “unleash” telcos through M&A, and in doing so enable “deeper” technology investments. AI, cross-border collaboration, and sovereignty took precedence in the wave of developments the operator unveiled during the event…
This article includes:
- Organisations: Akamai; Apple; Amazon Web Services (AWS); AST SpaceMobile; BT; Deutsche Telekom; EkkoSense; European Commission (EC); GSMA; KPN; Mavenir; Meta; Movistar; NATO; Oppo; Orange; Red Hat; Satellite Connect Europe; Swisscom; Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany); Telefónica Empresas; Telefónica España; Telefónica Group; Telefónica Tech; TIM; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); Vodafone Group; Xiaomi.
- Geographies: Brazil; Europe; Germany; Latin America; Spain; United Kingdom (UK).
- People: Margherita Della Valle; Christel Heydemann; Marc Murtra.
- Themes: 4G; 5G; 5G standalone (5G SA); Artificial intelligence (AI); Cloud; Cloud connectivity; Connectivity; Cybersecurity; Data centres; Digital twins; Direct-to-device (D2D); Edge computing; Edge nodes; Enterprise (B2B); Federated edge platform; Internet of Things (IoT); IT; Malware protection; Managed services; Mobile network; Network functions; Network orchestration; Open-source architecture; Resilience; Satellite; Sovereignty; Spectrum; Threat detection and response; Towers; Transport networks.