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Financial & Performance
Vodafone begins German bounce back: challenged OpCo ‘stable’ after tumultuous year
Q2/H1 FY25–26: Group CEO Margherita Della Valle claims that Vodafone Germany is benefiting from proactive moves to recover from recent lows, with service revenue growth the first fruit of its labour. MDU impact now lapped, 1&1 migration close to completion, and work ongoing to navigate competitive pressures to raise ARPU…
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Vodafone adds public cloud integration expertise in Skaylink acquisition
Netomnia takeout rumours: first billion-dollar M&A for UK fibre?
Subsea cables: Vodafone heads ‘off beaten track’ as hyperscalers muscle in on mainstream
Vantage Towers poaches American Tower Germany boss to fill CEO vacancy
Vodafone and BT veteran joins Boldyn board
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Francewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
Analyst Briefing: Aftermath of joint bid by Bouygues, Iliad, and Orange for Altice France, and the hope that discussions will resume despite the offer’s initial rejection.
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Digital Infra Peoplewatch: more change at Eutelsat; Vantage CEO named
November 2025 edition: France’s Eutelsat appoints Sébastien Rouge as CFO; Martin Bouchard becomes Vantage Towers’ fourth CEO in three years; UK altnet CEO departures continue, with Guy Miller leaving MS3 Networks and Sean Royce exiting Quickline…
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Freenet bosses ‘not unhappy’ over rival O2’s CEO swap-out
After Telefónica Deutschland announces a change of CEO and partner business leadership, execs at service provider major Freenet express hope that the changes will usher in a new (and less high-octane) period of competition in Europe’s largest telecoms market.
Partnerships & Alliances
Cellnex reinforces telco M&A defences with France, Italy moves
Cellnex renews access agreement with Fastweb+Vodafone and moots a potential RFI from Iliad to build new towers in France, as CEO Marco Patuano has reaffirmed that the towerco is well positioned to navigate telco consolidation…
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Francewatch: Bouygues and Orange keep M&A hopes alive
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EMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Deutsche Telekomwatch: New network chief; FWA and Wi-Fi boosts; Poland innovates on B2B
UK Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: banks wobble, equity plays chicken, altnets play baddies
Orangewatch: M&A back on agenda in France (and maybe Spain)
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BT CEO snubs fibre M&A, doubling down on Openreach organic growth — despite accelerating line losses
BT taps Starlink to ‘bridge’ fibre gaps in rural reaches
DT preps 30,000-site tender for 2026, as Tier-1 open RAN builds
Telefónica Peoplewatch: McKinsey exec tasked with mining Murtra’s ‘diamonds’
Bouygues prepared to play waiting game for Altice France assets
DT ties with NVIDIA and SAP on €1bn AI data centre
Iridium highlights ‘strategic’ value of DT space link-up
Liberty, Vodafone begin sale of Dutch towers
Netomnia takeout rumours: first billion-dollar M&A for UK fibre?
UK Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: banks wobble, equity plays chicken, altnets play baddies
Virgin Media O2 ties with Starlink on direct-to-device services
London fibre: Vorboss CEO falls out with backer Fern Trading — report
Equity vs debt: who blinks first in UK fibre consolidation showdown?
KPN shifts fibre build goalposts, says costly ‘landgrab’ over
DT ties with NVIDIA and SAP on €1bn AI data centre
EMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Iridium highlights ‘strategic’ value of DT space link-up
Vantage Towers poaches American Tower Germany boss to fill CEO vacancy
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Digital Infra Peoplewatch: more change at Eutelsat; Vantage CEO named
November 2025 edition: France’s Eutelsat appoints Sébastien Rouge as CFO; Martin Bouchard becomes Vantage Towers’ fourth CEO in three years; UK altnet CEO departures continue, with Guy Miller leaving MS3 Networks and Sean Royce exiting Quickline…
BT Peoplewatch: brand strategy remains in the spotlight, former CEOs line up boardroom gigs
Telefónica Peoplewatch: McKinsey exec tasked with mining Murtra’s ‘diamonds’
Vodafone and BT veteran joins Boldyn board
Quickline CEO departs in top-level leadership refresh
Orangewatch: M&A back on agenda in France (and maybe Spain)
London fibre: Vorboss CEO falls out with backer Fern Trading — report
Middle East’s TASC Towers names new CEO as Ooredoo deal nears closure
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
Retelit crowns infra unit leader after finalising BT Italia buy
BT CEO snubs fibre M&A, doubling down on Openreach organic growth — despite accelerating line losses
Bouygues prepared to play waiting game for Altice France assets
KPN shifts fibre build goalposts, says costly ‘landgrab’ over
Liberty, Vodafone begin sale of Dutch towers
VodafoneZiggo facing ‘uncertain journey’, but turnaround path beginning to emerge
Orange heads off Spanish IPO with co-owner buyout
Prosegur: Telefónica home security JV ‘not on table’
Orange plots more open RAN trials as tech gains in maturity
T-Mobile ups B2B game with new dashboard and breakout tech
Digital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
Vodafone elects winning quartet in diluted RAN mega-tender
Telefónica Deutschland shifts mobile network into automatic
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TelcoTitans Eventwatch calendar: the industry events that matter
TelcoTitans Eventwatch highlights the key events to look out for in 2025/26 that really matter, and those we will be covering, attending, and associated with as an official media partner.
‘Not invented here’: overcoming the obstacles to telco digital twin deployments
DT set to open new ‘digital gateway’ for European B2B clients
UK’s Netomnia targets ISP giants with YouMobile MVNO
Subsea cables: Vodafone heads ‘off beaten track’ as hyperscalers muscle in on mainstream
Telefónica plugs AI into new enterprise messaging service
Network & Infra‘Not invented here’: overcoming the obstacles to telco digital twin deployments
Is the ‘not invented here’ mindset holding back digital twin adoption in telco? Major satco and long-time practitioner SES joined SI partner Celfocus to argue that strategic collaboration is key to unlocking transformative potential and accelerate journey towards network autonomy.
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Partnerships & AlliancesGamma’s Mike Mills: why UK altnet-MVNO convergence is happening now
For UK fibre players, adding mobile services is becoming a compelling route to maximising ARPU and customer value. Enabler Gamma debunks misconceptions, arguing that the MVNO model can unlock significant returns with fast market entry, while eSIM also rewrites the rules. Learn more…
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Vodafone and Celfocus unveiled early but striking results in embedding AI into field operations — cutting repeat visits and harmonising quality — to both accelerate the operator’s zero-touch ambitions and sharpen customer focus.
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Fragmented legacy systems are preventing telcos from capitalising on their data and AI. Boost Mobile defied industry orthodoxy by adopting Wavelo’s event-driven architecture, creating an agile platform to liberate data, enhance customer experience, and be ready for the next wave of AI innovation. Learn more…