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UK’s nexfibre goes big, gets Substantial
Deep dive: nexfibre’s planned takeover of Substantial Group, parent of infra rival Netomnia, is the UK’s first billion pound-plus fibre altnet transaction and may open the floodgates to long-anticipated consolidation in the fragmented, scale-hungry sector. Chief Executive Rajiv Datta speaks to TelcoTitans about how the deal boosts its challenge to incumbent Openreach on wholesale fibre.
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BT CEO ‘ignores the noise’ as pressure builds after tepid Q3
Boldyn’s marathon man: Brendan O’Reilly on building ‘win‑win’ shared networks for the UK
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Ardian said to reignite INWIT takeover talks, with Brookfield as backup
AI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
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Telcos demonstrate breakthroughs in quantum teleportation
The future quantum internet took big steps forward this week as separate teams at Deutsche Telekom in Germany and TELUS in Canada announced milestone demonstrations in quantum teleportation.
Partnerships & Alliances
Orange Business tees up ‘very ambitious’ SI venture with ‘global’ partner
Capital Markets Day: Orange Business CEO Aliette Mousnier-Lompré nods to negotiations with a global systems integrator partner to add reach, volume, and competitiveness to operations.
Financial & Performance
Unveiled at T-Mobile: The Gopalan Grow Plan
Capital Markets Day: New T-Mobile US CEO Srini Gopalan re-commits (with some tweaks) to the medium-term strategic plan outlined by the operator in 2024, following his recent appointment to job. Amid ongoing Wall Street wobbles over the competitive picture facing US operators, he assures the Un-Carrier has plenty of fuel in the tank.
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Openreach ‘joins up’ engineering in latest exec shake-up
Access provider sets up Service Operations team to house all engineering capabilities, bringing rural and run-of-the-mill fibre build, copper maintenance, and civil engineering under one roof. New CX team also launched to improve CP relations…
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BTwatch: management defiant against headwinds
UK Infrawatch: CityFibre plans cuts; Netomnia deal nears; AI reaches Smart Cities
EMEA Infrawatch: EU alters its DNA; fresh satellite plans unveiled
Deutsche Telekomwatch: fibre trends hit home
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VM O2 inches closer to Starlink mobile services launch
BT Peoplewatch: Openreach names rural fibre and complex build chief
DT adds LEO trio to refreshed satellite IoT platform
Guidance: BT’s difficult Q3 not enough to dampen spirits
In depth: BT loses customers but claims to be building ‘momentum’
BT CEO ‘ignores the noise’ as pressure builds after tepid Q3
Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure
Telefónica Chile becomes latest unit to go in Group’s Hispam exit
UK: Freedom Fibre-Truespeed combine as cashed-up consolidator
Macquarie looks to advance KCOM sale — report
UK Infrawatch: CityFibre plans cuts; Netomnia deal nears; AI reaches Smart Cities
New era: BT, Openreach start ‘next chapter’ with fresh energy, familiar faces
CityFibre backer PATRIZIA looks to ‘scale UK platform’
Peoplewatch
BT Peoplewatch: Openreach names rural fibre and complex build chief
February 2026 update, including Garret Kavanagh as Complex Engineer lead at Openreach; new CISO at BT International; towers boss pivots to InfraCo brief; ex-BT tech duo exit cyberattack-hit M&S…
Telefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure
Boldyn elevates US chief to succeed global CEO Leprince
CityFibre backer PATRIZIA looks to ‘scale UK platform’
Telefónica briefs new Wayra CEO to create ‘stronger alignment’ with business
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: ex-Airtel innovation boss handed AI product remit
euNetworks names new finance chief
Vodafone installs fresh CIOs in Czech Republic and Greece
Telefónica Peoplewatch: sustainability, security switches
T-Mobile fibre venture Lumos revamps leadership as CEO exits
Guidance: BT’s difficult Q3 not enough to dampen spirits
In depth: BT loses customers but claims to be building ‘momentum’
BT CEO ‘ignores the noise’ as pressure builds after tepid Q3
Ardian said to reignite INWIT takeover talks, with Brookfield as backup
UK: Freedom Fibre-Truespeed combine as cashed-up consolidator
DT moves to up T-Mobile ownership
T-Mobile blends agentic AI into 5G core
Amdocs cements role in T-Mobile’s tech team
Transformation-focused Nokia gears up for AI ‘supercycle’
Moving fast to fix things: how AI-driven network assurance is reshaping global telecoms
Closing the reality gap: vHive now validating mobile towers in real-time, on-site
IQM sees more telco quantum opportunities in wake of Telefónica-CESGA deal in Spain
Egypt doubles up on spectrum with $3.5bn national strategy
Quantum leap: tracking telco deployments
Deutsche Telekom leads the way to ‘quantum internet’
Telefónica briefs new Wayra CEO to create ‘stronger alignment’ with business
France’s Free attracts investor interest for potential tower carve-out — report
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TelcoTitans Eventwatch calendar: the industry events that matter
TelcoTitans Eventwatch highlights the key events to look out for in 2026 that really matter, and those we will be covering, attending, and associated with as an official media partner.
Orange’s Leboucher sees security threats as big spur towards cloud-native
DT preps 30,000-site tender for 2026, as Tier-1 open RAN builds
Hrvatski Telekom eyes mmWave to boost fibre + FWA infra strategy
Orange’s Le Roux: IP MPLS layer at halfway point on ‘full softwarisation’ journey
‘Not invented here’: overcoming the obstacles to telco digital twin deployments
InterviewFix telco CPQ to accelerate B2B expansion
Interview: Telcos have spent years modernising, yet enterprise quoting remains stubbornly manual and error-prone. CSG’s Greg Tilton lays out why generic CPQ fails at scale — and how going telco-native can unlock speed, margin control, and serious B2B upside, as well as restore CFO confidence…
AnalysisAI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
Market analysis: Nokia argues that ‘neutral host’ has outgrown its tower-and-RAN shorthand, setting out a broader, investment-led definition also spanning fibre, data centre, and network builders. The prize: a fast-rising revenue pool, increasingly amplified by AI’s infrastructure pull.
Network & InfraMoving fast to fix things: how AI-driven network assurance is reshaping global telecoms
As telcos intensify their drive toward automation and autonomy, assurance becomes the cornerstone of transformation. Learn from North America’s pioneering migrations to Europe’s multi-OpCo transformations how AI-driven, data-centric OSS evolution is reshaping network reliability, service quality, and customer trust…
Network & InfraClosing the reality gap: vHive now validating mobile towers in real-time, on-site
Interview: mobile network infrastructure plans rarely survive contact with reality, with equipment deviating from specifications in over one-third of sites. vHive CTO Tomer Daniel explains how bridging the digital-physical divide can prevent the industry’s “costliest chain reaction”, including safeguarding 5G performance and accelerating revenue recognition…
Strategy & ChangeCelfocus data chief: telcos must balance optimism with pragmatism to power up AI
Telco roadmap: How do communications giants move from data silos to intelligent operations? Data and analytics leader Sofia Esteves cites real-world AI-driven success stories to illuminate why true transformation means rethinking not only systems, but also mindsets…
Network & InfraThe service assurance gap: why ‘make do and mend’ fails modern networks
As network cloudification accelerates, a critical gap is emerging between next-generation ambitions and rapidly ageing service assurance systems. Explore the strategic roadmap for replacing outmoded operations with AI-enabled, closed-loop automation that drives business value.