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Voice 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.
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What’s next for the neutral host market?
Battle scars and skin in the game: VOIS breaks out from Vodafone’s captive shared services
Virgin Media O2 targets office costs with outsourcing deal
VIRTUS bets on tier-two Europe in ‘speculative’ data centre expansion
TAR: Ofcom eyes ‘problematic’ promotions as access review sets regulatory landscape
CEO interview: Sateliot eyes piece of European defence pie
BITÉ and brown-iposs: bridging the confidence gap for Level 5 RAN automation
From defence to attack: CSG’s blueprint for telco AI transformation
Bridging the gap to Level 4: why network autonomy needs a digital double
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Network & Infra
TIM, Fastweb + Vodafone team to create Italian towerco challenger
Italian telco duo to create fresh wireless infra venture, seeking to cut tower lease costs and create operational efficiencies. The move further amps up competition in Italy’s tower market, with Cellnex and INWIT seeing share prices dip…
Peoplewatch
Pairpoint brings in new CEO from Vodafone B2B partner
Zak Doffman, founder and CEO of Digital Barriers, takes over at Vodafone’s Economy of Things joint venture Pairpoint…
Peoplewatch
Cellnex UK promotes ops boss into CEO slot
Long-time Ericsson exec Steve Cray, who joined Cellnex in September 2025, becomes chief of UK unit. He fills gap left by Gianluca Landolina’s transfer to lead tower group’s new pan-European verticals business…
Partnerships & Alliances
Orange’s Trabbia stresses importance of diversity in D2D partnerships
Orange was one of a number of telcos to announce a direct‑to‑device (D2D) collaboration with a satellite provider on the first day of Mobile World Congress, as it steps up efforts to provide connectivity to “every customer, everywhere, all the time”.
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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
Bridging the gap to Level 4: why network autonomy needs a digital double
Boldyn’s marathon man: Brendan O’Reilly on building ‘win‑win’ shared networks for the UK
Fix telco CPQ to accelerate B2B expansion
AI, edge and colo: Nokia’s Neutral Host Index redraws telecom’s $200bn shared-infra map
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
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EMEA Infrawatch: lift-off for Satellite Connect Europe; altnets push back at German fibre regs
BTwatch: slicing 5G, steering 6G
Deutsche Telekomwatch MWC roundup: Höttges’ ‘Hedgehog Day’
Vodafonewatch MWC roundup: satcomms centre stage; AI-RAN advancing
UK Infrawatch: DSIT lays out digital infra priorities; M&A gets real
Telefónicawatch MWC roundup: Murtra’s European merger masterplan
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Orange swaps home market tech chief
Virgin Media O2 targets office costs with outsourcing deal
Battle scars and skin in the game: VOIS breaks out from Vodafone’s captive shared services
TOTEM CEO highlights 100-client milestone: ‘the priority is to continue growing’
Telefónica buys SAP specialist Altim in latest B2B bolt-on
DT seeks auto sector knowhow with buying boss pick
Orange’s AI supremo Steve Jarrett: ‘There’s no magic, it’s just doing our job’
DT breaks into EU top ten: market cap surges to €159bn, amid Euro telco comeback
Peoplewatch
Pairpoint brings in new CEO from Vodafone B2B partner
Zak Doffman, founder and CEO of Digital Barriers, takes over at Vodafone’s Economy of Things joint venture Pairpoint…
Liberty plucks exec from TopSource to lead B2B services expansion
Hrvatski Telekom’s enterprise IT business selects new boss
Orange Peoplewatch: Group switches out security chief
Orange swaps home market tech chief
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: new Inflight Services & IoT chiefs named
DT seeks auto sector knowhow with buying boss pick
Tele2 names chief of Baltics tower carve-out
Vodafone Peoplewatch: IT and Networks leadership changes across Europe
Vivo CFO David Melcon switches over to Virgin Media O2
Orange’s AI supremo Steve Jarrett: ‘There’s no magic, it’s just doing our job’
DT breaks into EU top ten: market cap surges to €159bn, amid Euro telco comeback
Vodafone Turkey–DAMAC data centre project nears go-live despite 50% surge in costs
Telefónica, Vodafone Spain close out Fiberpass stake sale
Vivo CFO David Melcon switches over to Virgin Media O2
Yasser Shaker: Orange ready to ‘grow again’ in Africa
‘Loosen the leash’: Telefónica’s Murtra repeats call for telco M&A rethink
Battle scars and skin in the game: VOIS breaks out from Vodafone’s captive shared services
TOTEM CEO highlights 100-client milestone: ‘the priority is to continue growing’
UK government targets ‘zombie’ data centre speculators in sweeping energy grid overhaul
Orange’s AI supremo Steve Jarrett: ‘There’s no magic, it’s just doing our job’
Vodafone Peoplewatch: IT and Networks leadership changes across Europe
Telefónica buys SAP specialist Altim in latest B2B bolt-on
Virgin Media O2 seeks 5G edge through kit pre-assembly
Vodafone Turkey–DAMAC data centre project nears go-live despite 50% surge in costs
Vodafone’s Pairpoint JV enters ‘next wave’ with quantum-secure IoT
‘This isn’t MWC slideware’: European telco group demos federated edge platform
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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.
Vodafone’s Pairpoint JV enters ‘next wave’ with quantum-secure IoT
Turkey: Vodafone repositions ahead of ‘largest 5G launch yet’
VM O2 plans ‘mini macro’ sites to boost city bandwidth
DT picks Greece as first stop for Syntelligence AI venture
Vodafone heralds ‘next evolution’ as AI-RAN moves from theory to application
InterviewBattle scars and skin in the game: VOIS breaks out from Vodafone’s captive shared services
Deep dive: by stepping out of the shadow, the once-captive telco shared services business is rewriting the playbook for commercial enterprise ‘shared intelligence’ as a standalone powerhouse. With Accenture on side, and tapping Vodafone Business and others for go-to-market, leaders Gary Adey and Chris Meads tell TelcoTitans that VOIS is an increasingly ‘big lever’ for its parent to pull…
Strategy & ChangeTOTEM CEO highlights 100-client milestone: ‘the priority is to continue growing’
Interview: Still less than five years’ old, Orange tower spinout TOTEM has ample opportunity to drive expansion in existing markets through client diversification and tenancy growth, affirms Chief Executive Emmanuel Rochas. After taking over at the business in mid-2025, he is maintaining focus on customer acquisition, digitisation of internal systems, and execution on several infra build projects at high-profile city venues.
Network & InfraNetwork operators warned: kickstart automation now or risk devaluation
Amid intensifying market consolidation, network operators can ill afford to be found delaying automation. A new white paper from FNT Software and Inmanta argues for an incremental strategy, coupling unified inventory with intent-based orchestration. Discover how BICS and Freedom Fibre leverage this ‘living model’ to slash operational costs and accelerate time-to-market…
Network & InfraFrom defence to attack: CSG’s blueprint for telco AI transformation
Interview: Telcos risk losing to nimbler rivals unless they accelerate AI readiness. CSG argues that operators must simplify legacy customer systems, speed service innovation, and nurture scalable ecosystems — or face losing strategically vital B2B growth opportunities whilst defending declining legacy markets. Learn more…
Network & InfraBITÉ and brown-iposs: bridging the confidence gap for Level 5 RAN automation
Mobile network autonomy need no longer be framed as science fiction, but as an engineering discipline: validate inputs, expose decision logic, and quantify impact before changing the network. Baltic mobile group BITÉ’s RAN field test of brown‑iposs’s CARAT offers an instructive lens on what it really takes to operationalise Level 5 ambitions…
White PaperBridging the gap to Level 4: why network autonomy needs a digital double
Best practice: Is your network strategy missing its digital double? Celfocus posits that true autonomy relies on establishing a comprehensive digital twin framework. Read how integrating physical and virtual layers provides the visibility needed to reduce energy usage, streamline OSS tools, and accelerate the path to TM Forum’s Level 4 and beyond…