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Financial & Performance
UK’s CityFibre reaches for £900m war chest for renewed M&A
UK fibre altnet said to secure further investor backing in bid to retain largest challenger status ahead of nexfibre–Netomnia and put it back in the consolidation game, taking further funding firmed up since 2025 to £3.2bn, and eight million-premises footprint still the target.
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Openreach’s fibre roll slows to 2021 levels
Virgin Media O2 mulls cost cuts to protect cash flow and reduce leverage
Telco can tame ‘wild dogs of AI’ and rediscover growth — TM Forum Chair
Digital twins for digital wins: US telcos scale use of drones for next-gen mobile infra modelling
Reality check: assessing telco claims of Europe’s High-Risk Supplier crackdown cost — Strand Consult
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Network & Infra
EU fires starting pistol on €30bn AI Gigafactory bidding process
Bloc moves to get construction of new mega data centres underway next year with provision of funding, as well as procurement and supplier deals. EU flags aims to balance sovereign ambitions with building out “at speed”…
M&A
Bouygues CEO says SFR review could stretch into 2028
Olivier Roussat appears less confident than his opposite at Orange that the deal will be completed before the end of next year, as originally hoped.
Network & Infra
Italian 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.
Strategy & Change
Orange bets on MásOrange as Spain’s price war rages
MásOrange CEO Meinard Spenger is confident the business will hold its own in a bruising battle as rivals employ increasingly aggressive tactics.
Beyond Connectivity: Is MVNO the next Battleground? - Watch now
On this exclusive virtual panel hosted by TelcoTitans, hear how Community Fibre, Gamma, and Graystone Strategy are collaborating on MVNO models, eSIM, and digital‑only experiences to turn mobile into a true growth engine. Watch now.
Mavenir CEO eyes Snowflake playbook to power telcos’ AI charge
Interview: telcos possess the infrastructure driving the revolution but lack the technological stack to monetise it. Cloud-native software NEP’s Pardeep Kohli outlines a strategic toolkit to transform operators into central players within the enterprise AI ecosystem. Watch/read more…
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Mavenir CEO eyes Snowflake playbook to power telcos’ AI charge
UK fibre: TiVo’s Freely momentum unlocks altnet multiplay
Digital twins for digital wins: US telcos scale use of drones for next-gen mobile infra modelling
Telco can tame ‘wild dogs of AI’ and rediscover growth — TM Forum Chair
DTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
The quest for autonomy: how agentic AI can deliver real ROI — new report
Capita: rewired for agentic AI, and inviting telcos onboard
From danger zone to digital powerhouse: Kearney maps Europe’s path to telecom recovery
Gamma’s Edge Migrate: turning the UK’s PSTN switch-off into a strategic channel opportunity
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UK Infrawatch: clues emerge of improving altnet sector health
Deutsche Telekomwatch: mapping out German mobile
Vodafonewatch: tower turbulence and AI acceleration
EMEA Infrawatch: pressured European infracos rethink ownership models
Orangewatch: SFR takeover becomes a very French affair
Telefónicawatch: core market cutbacks
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Ofcom wields TAR in move to block Openreach fibre discounts
Vodafone Romania advances in Telekom asset integration
Vodafone Business quietly enters Group’s ‘growth’ agenda
GD Towers picks M&A hand as CEO, as consolidation rumours resurface
Germany finally gets ducts in a row with new BNetzA regs
UK’s giffgaff goes ‘AI-first’, revamps tech org and stack
O2 becomes latest German telco to confirm wide-scale cutbacks
From telecoms to national security: Orange DD&S champions dual-use tech with Drone 360 detection
Openreach’s fibre roll slows to 2021 levels
VM O2 advances Giga Site rollout amidst UK network upgrade race
UK fibre: TiVo’s Freely momentum unlocks altnet multiplay
Eutelsat/OneWeb: UK’s £500m LEO satellite bet loses two-thirds of value in six years
Reality check: assessing telco claims of Europe’s High-Risk Supplier crackdown cost — Strand Consult
Peoplewatch
GD Towers picks M&A hand as CEO, as consolidation rumours resurface
GD Towers CFO Philipp Pohlmann to become CEO in September, as longstanding chief Bruno Jacobfeuerborn steps down. Exec brings a wealth of finance and M&A experience, amidst rumours that GD Towers shareholders have held talks over a potential combination with Cellnex over the past year…
Orange Peoplewatch: Group reconfigures AI and cloud leadership
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: top exec rejigs in USA, Detecon, NetWorks, and Austrian B2C
Openreach commercial exec joins nexfibre as CCO
Top T-Mobile exec Mike Katz to leave in latest rejig
BT Peoplewatch: UK rivals trade Networks R&D and SMB leaders
Telefónica Peoplewatch: recalibrating O2 adds strategy chief; VM O2 bolsters B2C
Orange–T-Mobile Poland tower-sharing venture selects new CEO
BT research expert Maria Cuevas joins rival Virgin Media O2
Vodafone Peoplewatch: another German reset
Virgin Media O2 mulls cost cuts to protect cash flow and reduce leverage
Orange to unleash data centre value through €3bn JV
Vodafone Romania advances in Telekom asset integration
Vodafone Business quietly enters Group’s ‘growth’ agenda
GD Towers picks M&A hand as CEO, as consolidation rumours resurface
UK’s Hyperoptic puts take-up in crosshairs after hitting fibre build target
Openreach’s fibre roll slows to 2021 levels
Vodafone joins UK rivals to create sovereign AI model
New Spanish resilience regs said to prompt expanded Telefónica-Cellnex tie-up
Regulation drives innovation as Vodafone ‘cherry picks’ AI tools at pace
Wayra backs MITO AI as it pursues value-focused vision
Orange Peoplewatch: Group reconfigures AI and cloud leadership
Vodafone extends Satellite Connect Europe ties into Portugal
MásOrange brings Cyan cyber products to three more brands
VM O2 advances Giga Site rollout amidst UK network upgrade race
UK fibre: TiVo’s Freely momentum unlocks altnet multiplay
MásOrange denies Vodafone Spain RANco project amidst reports of further talks
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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.
Telco can tame ‘wild dogs of AI’ and rediscover growth — TM Forum Chair
EU’s DNA faces pushback, with MVNOs wary of spectrum rule changes
giffgaff preps fintech side hustle as new CEO eyes deeper customer ties
O2 readies Marvel-inspired Jarvis AI platform for summer launch
Vodafone breaks out of PoC jail with autonomous networks ‘killer app’
Network & InfraVodafone 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.
TelcoTitans TVMavenir CEO eyes Snowflake playbook to power telcos’ AI charge
Interview: telcos possess the infrastructure driving the revolution but lack the technological stack to monetise it. Cloud-native software NEP’s Pardeep Kohli outlines a strategic toolkit to transform operators into central players within the enterprise AI ecosystem. Watch/read more…
Products & ServicesUK fibre: TiVo’s Freely momentum unlocks altnet multiplay
Interview: As customer retention becomes paramount, UK fibre service providers are re-evaluating the strategic value of multiplay. Several altnets are at contract stage with streaming TV platform provider TiVo as sell-out success of the Freely-enabled Aero puck helps make the case for convergence…
Deep DiveDigital twins for digital wins: US telcos scale use of drones for next-gen mobile infra modelling
Deep dive: AT&T, Verizon, and American Tower have now collectively flown hundreds of thousands of drone missions in the USA, as part of a behind-scenes push to create full-fledged virtual replicas of their vast network estates. Senior execs at the three telco giants ran TelcoTitans through the top- and bottom-line benefits of drone- and digital twin-led automated asset management…
TelcoTitans TVTelco can tame ‘wild dogs of AI’ and rediscover growth — TM Forum Chair
DTW Ignite 2026: Interviewed by TelcoTitans TV, Dr. Steffen Roehn urges the industry to seize AI-driven opportunities for growth and create a “trusted AI enforcement layer” to help drive monetisation.
EventwatchDTW26: How two TM Forum Catalysts hope to tidy telcos’ AI model muddle
Up till now, many telco deployments of AI agents have been loosely coordinated and delivered mere ‘bolt-on’ point solutions for isolated use-cases. Two TM Forum projects driven by the likes of Telstra, DT, Jio, and Vodafone aim to bring some order to the chaos by creating frameworks for model consumption and agent governance.