All Vantage Towers articles
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: redrawing operations as AI gains agency
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone execs weigh the necessary changes to the Group’s commercial and operating model as AI matures and 5G SA scales; a Polish re-entry via an old friend; political and regulatory changes across Vodafone Group; and the latest from the UK, Africa, Europe, and elsewhere…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: hunting for common ground as network disruption looms
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone and its European peers grapple with the future of connectivity as 6G emerges on the horizon, and satellite D2D presents a more immediate threat (and opportunity); Group makes infra moves to meet growing data demands; African M&A on ice for now amid contentious appeals process…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: raising UK ambitions as network priorities shift
Analyst Briefing: the UK turnaround story gathers momentum, with IT up next; an antitrust double act shakes the major broadband market; change afoot in Italian digital infra; DOCSIS 4.0 gains in Europe; plus more from across the Vodafone footprint…
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M&AINWIT shareholders look to swoop on slumped Italian towerco — reports
Ardian, Vantage Towers, and other major backers are said to be weighing a take-private deal for INWIT, potentially capitalising on a near-record-low share price amid legal battles with the towerco’s anchor tenants.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Deutsche Glasfaser names CISO; Cellnex shuffles Polish leaders
September 2026 edition: latest senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including a new CISO at Deutsche Glasfaser; exec changes at B2B connectivity players Celeste and Eurofiber; and multiple switch-outs at Cellnex…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Analyst Briefing: Kenyan takeover thrown into doubt
Analyst Briefing: Kenyan courts call into question legitimacy of Vodacom’s Safaricom takeover; Vodafone adds Spanish security for Portuguese customers; and a major 5G core upgrade takes shape in the UK. Plus more from Europe, Africa, India, elsewhere…
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: network leadership rotations, fresh Greek renewal
September 2026 update, including another wave of ExCo changes in Greece, a new agentic AI lead at Group, and Chief Network Officer swaps in Europe. Plus more from VOIS, Vi, Vantage, and Africa…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satcos build up regional manufacturing
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including: inbound investment; the Netherlands’ largest fibre altnets teaming up; and Greek utility PPC landing AWS as anchor for its mega-data centre.
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Analyst ReportVodafone AI, mergers, and market shifts reshape Group strategy - Sep26
Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #250: The semiquincentennial edition covers Vodafone’s disciplined AI use-case evaluation, VodafoneThree’s consumer and enterprise product push, a landmark quarter for India’s Vi, structural shifts in German infrastructure, and significant boardroom appointments at Vodacom.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: German altnet investment struggles
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including Germany’s BREKO highlighting decline in fibre investment from altnets; fresh developments on the ground and in the sky for European satellite systems; and Vodafone and MTN unveiling new data centre developments.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Satellite Connect Europe fills out team; Indus revamp rolls on
August 2026 edition: 20+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including further leadership appointments at Satellite Connect Europe as it readies for commercial launch, C-suite changes at Indus Towers, and a new CEO in at subsea cable player FLAG.
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Finance & StrategyVantage Towers: German growth engine sputters on unresolved 1&1, Vodafone disputes
Germany has further cemented its position as Vantage Towers’ leading growth contributor, but is also becoming its biggest source of risk. Amidst existential challenges in other markets, disputes involving both 1&1 and anchor tenant Vodafone Deutschland threaten to cloud otherwise strong operational performance.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satellite operators mark rollout progress
Analyst Briefing: Latest on EMEA digital infra, including a refresh of the European Commission’s IRIS2 programme, space partnership progress at AST SpaceMobile and SES, and fibre consolidation advances in Poland and Greece.
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: Indian recovery, Greek opportunity
Analyst Briefing: signs of revival in India, a new fibre frontrunner in Greece, and carving a place in the future of ‘chaotic’ IoT. Plus, Vodacom poaches rival bosses to bolster the boardroom, and Vodafone co-develops an AI-powered disputes resolution platform with a UK startup…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Cellnex names new regional execs; LightSpeed refreshes wholesale line-up
July 2026–August 2026 edition: 25+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including new appointments at Cellnex Group and its Polish division, Green Datacenters names new execs ahead of European expansion, and LightSpeed fills out senior wholesale and enterprise team.
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NetworkItalian towers industry ‘stalled’ as INWIT–MNO contract dispute rumbles on
INWIT chief Diego Galli delivers a stark warning on the future of Italy’s telecoms infra market, arguing that contract disputes with key tenants and uncertainty over spectrum renewal are freezing investment at a critical moment for national connectivity.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Spain said to expand American Tower deal in move to oust Vantage
Operator reportedly follows up extended Cellnex tie-up with a three-fold increase in number of accessible sites from American Tower. Deal said to form part of wider plan to replace main wireless infra provider Vantage.
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Finance & StrategyVodafone Romania advances in Telekom asset integration
Operator says customer migration and network consolidation after TRMC asset buy is progressing ahead of schedule, but “higher competitive intensity” has seen a decline in customer numbers and continued pressure on ARPU…
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NetworkVodafone and InfraVerse 2.0 team put AI agents to work on disaster recovery
Can digital twins, drone scanners, AR, and AI reshape telco disaster recovery? Uncover the mechanics behind the InfraVerse 2.0 Catalyst, where operators including Verizon and Vantage Towers are breaking down data silos to build more efficient, highly resilient, autonomous networks.
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Partnerships & AlliancesNew Spanish resilience regs said to prompt expanded Telefónica-Cellnex tie-up
Operator reportedly extends Cellnex energy backup partnership to cover up to 1,000 additional sites. Deal comes as Spanish telcos face more stringent redundancy requirements from the government, following last year’s major electricity grid outage…