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Content & TV
UK TV resets around streaming, as fibrecos and MNOs close in on Sky and Virgin Media O2
Analysis: A budget EE TV launch by BT is the clearest sign yet that affordable streamed TV has become a key strategic battleground for UK operators seeking to entice and retain customers on multi-play. Fibrecos and MNOs alike are muscling in with cut-price, streaming-first offers, leaving the two national SPs for whom TV has historically been most central striving to defend their turf…
Featured
VodafoneThree eyes differentiation with upgraded 5G core switch-on
Beyond BDUK: Openreach sets clock ticking on connecting hardest-to-reach
UK: industry braced as nexfibre–Netomnia deal becomes referendum for fibre’s future
iQmetrix to telco: ‘Your next customer may not be human’
Beyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
Africa’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
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Peoplewatch
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Greek tech chief switches to lead B2B
September 2026 update: A roundup of senior people movement in and around DT, including B2B leadership changes at Greece’s OTE Group, with CTIO Yannis Vitzilaios switching across to lead Business Segment; and at DTCP, with the appointment of private equity and defencetech experts to lead the investor’s new security and resilience fund.
Venturing & Investments
Deutsche Telekom among first investors in new defence fund for Europe
Operator among group of investors to support DTCP’s Defence Fund I, aimed at supporting European security businesses. DT CEO Tim Höttges says operator has a “clear role” within the sector, and calls on Europe to take on “shared responsibility” for its own security…
Peoplewatch
France Peoplewatch: Orange names new cloud lead; Bouygues’ B2B reorg
Latest strategic people moves in the French telecoms and digital infra sectors, including: Orange naming the CEO of its Unified Cloud Platform; new appointments at Bouygues Telecom following B2B division restructuring; and Eurofiber recruiting a fresh head of French operations…
Operations
Telefónica picks Lenovo exec to drive new Spanish device business
Operator creates hardware division with goal of accelerating sales growth and diversifying product base. Move comes as Group pursues similar ambitions in Brazil, and contrasts with the hardware sector in other key markets where trends have proven trickier to navigate…
Beyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
Sponsored access: For fibre broadband challengers, mobile is no longer a capital-intensive distraction: it’s a multi-billion market opportunity now accessible without the old £1m+ capex barrier. This free-to-read analysis and primer includes exclusive insights from Community Fibre, Gamma and Graystone Strategy…
iQmetrix to telco: ‘Your next customer may not be human’
UK: industry braced as nexfibre–Netomnia deal becomes referendum for fibre’s future
Why satcos and MNOs must collaborate to scale and monetise hybrid networks
Wildanet joins fibreco multiplay push with TiVo
Africa’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
Trusted agentic AI: DT and Vodafone automate identity management for sovereign-ready network compliance
Beyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
Overcoming the OSS/BSS bottleneck: telcos’ AI transformation needs an event driven architecture
Vodafone and InfraVerse 2.0 team put AI agents to work on disaster recovery
Mavenir CEO eyes Snowflake playbook to power telcos’ AI charge
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EMEA Infrawatch: satcos build up regional manufacturing
Deutsche Telekom jolted by fibre and satellite threats as leadership reset gathers pace
EMEA Infrawatch: German altnet investment struggles
Vodafonewatch: partners loaded for EMEA digital infra expansion
BTwatch Analyst Report #377 - August 2026
Deutsche Telekomwatch: Board lines up next generation
UK Infrawatch: G.Network sees revival, Gamma goes private, Voneus nabs Airband
Vodafonewatch: tower tensions, competitive pressures
UK Infrawatch: altnet creditors take control, regional data centre AI surge
BTwatch: 10G fibre and 5G slicing go live
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Brazil and Spain keep ship on course at Telefónica
Telefónica’s efficiency progress on display
MásOrange goes back to its roots by rebranding as Orange Spain
DT plants flag in eSIM roaming territory with T-Travel launch
Orange Belgium deploys robot to up game on network troubleshooting
Orange Belgium’s consumer chief departs to head up state broadcaster
DT plugs into Germany’s massive new wind farm
VodafoneThree eyes differentiation with upgraded 5G core switch-on
Eutelsat boosts OneWeb capacity with billion-euro Airbus order
Wildanet joins fibreco multiplay push with TiVo
Fibrus sets sights on cashflow milestone as fibre build nears completion
UK gov closes broadband voucher scheme after Project Gigabit funding boost
UK satco Open Cosmos lands role in national defence comms push
Peoplewatch
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Greek tech chief switches to lead B2B
September 2026 update: A roundup of senior people movement in and around DT, including B2B leadership changes at Greece’s OTE Group, with CTIO Yannis Vitzilaios switching across to lead Business Segment; and at DTCP, with the appointment of private equity and defencetech experts to lead the investor’s new security and resilience fund.
France Peoplewatch: Orange names new cloud lead; Bouygues’ B2B reorg
Telefónica picks Lenovo exec to drive new Spanish device business
Orange Belgium’s consumer chief departs to head up state broadcaster
Spain’s Lyntia picks former Bluevía chief as CEO
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: change-at-the-top in finance, infra, and tech
T-Mobile seeks positive energy from new CFO
DT’s security business has a top exec reset
Telefónica Peoplewatch: former chiefs Abasalo and Álvarez-Pallete in demand
Building Digital UK crowns permanent CEO after recent rejig
SFR takeover: unions call for strike action over workforce concerns
ITS promotes collaboration before ‘toolkit’ consolidation in “tough market”
UK: industry braced as nexfibre–Netomnia deal becomes referendum for fibre’s future
VodafoneZiggo secures tower sale ahead of spin-off
Fibrus sets sights on cashflow milestone as fibre build nears completion
Vodafone Turkey triples budget for joint data centre project
T-Mobile seeks positive energy from new CFO
Eurofiber becomes latest telco to join EC’s AI Factory scheme
Orange Belgium deploys robot to up game on network troubleshooting
Orange Belgium’s consumer chief departs to head up state broadcaster
Greece: PPC lands Amazon tie-up, pushes forward with mega-data centre
VodafoneThree eyes differentiation with upgraded 5G core switch-on
Why satcos and MNOs must collaborate to scale and monetise hybrid networks
Iridium tables NTN Direct go-live for Q4
Eutelsat marks out an alternative, software-defined future for ground infra assets
European telcos change course on D2D after licence rethink
Africa’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
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TelcoTitans Eventwatch calendar: the industry events that matter
TelcoTitans Eventwatch highlights the key telco and digital infrastructure 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.
iQmetrix to telco: ‘Your next customer may not be human’
UK: industry braced as nexfibre–Netomnia deal becomes referendum for fibre’s future
UK ISPs remain in wait for One Touch Switching B2B variant
Trusted agentic AI: DT and Vodafone automate identity management for sovereign-ready network compliance
Beyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
InterviewiQmetrix to telco: ‘Your next customer may not be human’
Interview: Jason Raymer explains why a better strategy is needed for omnichannel retail, and why an architectural “system of intelligence” is required to bridge digital and physical operations for operators to differentiate on service.
Network & InfraWhy satcos and MNOs must collaborate to scale and monetise hybrid networks
In a new age of orbital disruption, a telco-satellite summit hosted by Celfocus explored how MNOs and non-terrestrial operators must embrace proactive collaboration and open standards to eliminate friction, putting seamless customer experience at the heart of space-age connectivity.
Network & InfraWildanet joins fibreco multiplay push with TiVo
Open access: Latest UK challenger to broaden proposition in competition dogfight. TiVo/Freely UK-first advances natural evolution from broadband provider to multi-service operator. “Expect more from us”, commercial chief Simon Hughes tells TelcoTitans…
Network & InfraAfrica’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
Open-access analysis: Building fibre across Africa is only the first hurdle; monetising capacity is the commercial test. From prepaid township offers to carrier-neutral wholesale platforms, operators need scalable operating models to turn network investment into services and returns. Draws on market evidence and ZIRA Group’s fibre and wholesale experience…
Network & InfraTrusted agentic AI: DT and Vodafone automate identity management for sovereign-ready network compliance
Translating dense legal jargon into network access rules with telco-grade IAM (identity and access management) traditionally takes weeks of manual engineering with error risk. Explore how Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are applying ‘governed intelligence’ and a “Legal LLM” to shrink this critical infrastructure compliance latency to hours, with zero trust and human-in-the-loop, unlocking efficiencies and new high-value sovereign revenue streams.
Special ReportBeyond fibre Special Report: the MVNO multiplay opportunity for UK altnets
Sponsored access: For fibre broadband challengers, mobile is no longer a capital-intensive distraction: it’s a multi-billion market opportunity now accessible without the old £1m+ capex barrier. This free-to-read analysis and primer includes exclusive insights from Community Fibre, Gamma and Graystone Strategy…