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From flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
Age of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
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Network & Infra
The network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
Are theoretical autonomy frameworks distracting telcos from real business results? Vodafone, Elisa, Telenor and Mavenir leaders are shifting the industry narrative from operational efficiency to scalable, intent-based revenue generation…
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Will the FCC be forced to decide whether satellite counts toward spectrum buildout?
BT shifts ‘from build to brand’ as it leans back into heritage
Vodafone faces volume trade-off in latest Germany turnaround attempt
Telefónica expands sovereignty push with ‘data space’ platform
Safaricom Ethiopia moves ‘from startup to scale’ with breakeven in touching distance
SFR takeover: Bouygues says talks remain in ‘active mode’ amid reports of delay
Age of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
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Network & Infra
We built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
The operating model that built today’s telecom networks is no longer sufficient: complexity has outpaced human execution. Celfocus’s Executive Chairman Luis Salvado believes that the industry must shift from application-driven to intelligence-defined systems — or risk being outpaced by hyperscalers already treating networks as orchestrated software.
Financial & Performance
BT’s TNT Sports write-down prompts a reset as exit options emerge
Losing flagship football broadcasting rights mean the joint venture is nearing a subscription revenue cliff edge, but prompts a TNT reset after years of massive rights payments and losses — just as BT’s subscriptions commitments draw to a close and exit options open up.
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Vodafonewatch: Vodafone treads uneven road to recovery
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone says it is turning a page but the same old storyline persists: challenge in Germany, market share pressure in the UK, and emerging market headaches in Africa. Progress has been made, though, and CEO Della Valle is happy to talk it up.
Network & Infra
Magyar Telekom to expand Budapest data centre amid ‘tightening’ capacity
Operator initiates two-year programme to upgrade Budapest site capacity by 20%, as CEO Tibor Rékasi says demand for compute continues to “accelerate”. Project adds to parent DT’s broader aggression on regional expansion in data centres…
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The network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
We built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
From flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
Age of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
Irrational and anti-competitive: CityFibre CEO urges CMA scrutiny of nexfibre-Netomnia-VM O2 consolidation play
Vodafone Portugal playbook: transforming telecom payments from utility to strategic differentiator
Network operators warned: kickstart automation now or risk devaluation
From defence to attack: CSG’s blueprint for telco AI transformation
BITÉ and brown-iposs: bridging the confidence gap for Level 5 RAN automation
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Vodafonewatch: Vodafone treads uneven road to recovery
BTwatch: filling out the B2B shop window
UK Infrawatch: Chelot’s ‘Plan B’; Boldyn’s new underground deal; all change at AllPoints
EMEA Infrawatch: Europe’s fibre re-fi ‘wall’ looms
Vodafonewatch: back to M&A as early UK signals inspire confidence
Telefónicawatch: widening telcos’ vocal range
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Germany’s O2 advances cloud push as Mavenir IMS migration begins
Guidance: more to emerge in Vodafone’s new growth story
FY25–26 Spend: ‘invest or die’ at Vodacom, Vodafone keeps things flexible
FY25–26 In-depth: familiar bumps on Vodafone’s road to recovery
BT Business launches AIOps offensive with Accenture
VM O2 says AI and digital twin are solving fixed network faults faster
DT mulls Munich AI Factory expansion as customers soak up capacity
SFR takeover talks enter extra time as Altice extends deadline
Boldyn heads underground to help bring UK’s ESN online
European fibrecos warned of ‘enormous’ 2027 debt crunch
Chelot: wholesale scale is ‘mission impossible’ without nexfibre-Netomnia deal
UK Infrawatch: OpenAI infra platform stalls; £1bn altnet haircuts; Gamma growth plans
UK’s Digital 9 enters ‘next phase’ of prolonged wind-down
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AllPoints CEO to take top spot at Irish digital infra association
Kelly appointed as CEO at Digital Infrastructure Ireland as he moves to leave UK altnet. The association seeks to tap into the exec’s digital infra expertise to guide strategic shift, as it aims to attract investment and influence policy across a wider portion of the nation’s digital infra sector…
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Hispam chief’s TV switch
Orange Peoplewatch: Belgian C-suite shake-up rolls on with new CIO
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief
GlobalConnect names new CEO amidst network expansion push
BT Peoplewatch: stores, service ops, and security reshuffles
Openreach veteran takes CEO spot at Lightning Fibre
Ex-Orange France boss joins fibre challenger Altitude
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: INWIT appoints fresh CTO; GlobalConnect reorg prompts leadership reset
BT Chair Adam Crozier scores side hustle at Experian
From flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
SFR takeover talks enter extra time as Altice extends deadline
Vodacom’s IoT bet ‘still in startup’ seven years in
Deutsche Telekom steps up Europe NatCo integration
UK’s AllPoints reinforces wholesale shift with Cuckoo divestment
Arch-disruptor Digi teases UK landfall — is £15 fibre here to stay?
German low-band spectrum dispute: BNetzA proposes cash compensation for 1&1
Brazil’s Vivo lands another major IoT win with agri group São Martinho
Brazil’s Vivo calls on AI to aid fight with inflation
Telefónica expands sovereignty push with ‘data space’ platform
Vodafone puts AI-powered procurement engine on the road to autonomous buying
Orange intensifies Spain’s edge competition with fresh enterprise platform
Space42 integrates with Skylo in D2D ramp-up
Helios plans extra $70m of infra spend amid MEA data boom
BT to launch ‘nationwide’ network slicing for consumer and enterprise
SFR takeover: Bouygues says talks remain in ‘active mode’ amid reports of delay
Telefónica is starting to ramp up return from home security sideline
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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.
Network & InfraThe network autonomy dividend (when telcos replace tech milestones with business outcomes)
Are theoretical autonomy frameworks distracting telcos from real business results? Vodafone, Elisa, Telenor and Mavenir leaders are shifting the industry narrative from operational efficiency to scalable, intent-based revenue generation…
Network & InfraWe built the networks. Now we must teach them to think.
The operating model that built today’s telecom networks is no longer sufficient: complexity has outpaced human execution. Celfocus’s Executive Chairman Luis Salvado believes that the industry must shift from application-driven to intelligence-defined systems — or risk being outpaced by hyperscalers already treating networks as orchestrated software.
Network & InfraFrom flying blind to found revenue: digital twins ‘digitise the handshake’ of complex telecom infra
“Time kills deals”: senior infra figures from SBA, Vertical Bridge, Singtel‑owned NCS and digital‑twin specialist vHive argue that the next productivity unlock for cell towers lies in closing the reality gap between site and system — and that the first movers will dictate how the new order works…
Strategy & ChangeAge of outcomes: Gamma empowering SPs with global expansion, portfolio diversification
As turn-of-the-decade markets mature, communications platform provider Gamma is charting a new course for its service provider partners, leveraging strategic expansion into Asia-Pacific and promoting portfolio diversification to differentiate and unlock new revenue streams.
Strategy & ChangeVodafone Portugal playbook: transforming telecom payments from utility to strategic differentiator
Case study explores how Vodafone Portugal partnered CMAS to overhaul legacy back office infra with w2bill streamlining workflows, securing sovereign data, accelerating time-to-market, and driving a thousandfold increase in monthly digital transactions.
Products & ServicesVoice gets an AI makeover: DT and Telefónica chart the course from AI-integrated to AI-native
MWC26: AI is ‘making voice sexy again’, according to Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica, speaking on a Mavenir-hosted panel exploring how the transition to AI-driven networks unlocks new monetisation opportunities, drives hyper-customisation, and paves the way for autonomous, agentic telco operations.