Christophe Fouquet’s criticism of the EU’s evolving Chips Act is less an attack on industrial policy than a challenge to where sovereignty can realistically be exercised in a global AI …
European telcos are rebuilding scale in their fixed networks through acquisitions, joint ventures, and wholesale models to reduce fiber overlap, improve economics, and prep the AI-edge. In sum – what …
The UK government’s £1.1bn AI hardware plan anchors a new national compute strategy, including a £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh and targeted support for UK chip startups, alongside major private commitments …
Major telcos in France have agreed a deal to split SFR, the country’s second-biggest operator, between Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Iliad. The transaction boosts their commercial scale, investment capacity, and …
Orange Business is advancing its enterprise strategy through sovereign and secure data management and services. A new French hospital deployment shows the model in use – but everything from the …
The LoRa Alliance’s new roadmap tackles IoT’s toughest challenges: interoperability, integration and deployment simplicity. By prioritising ecosystem maturity over radio innovation, LoRaWAN is betting that usability, not connectivity, will determine …
A reciprocal infrastructure deal between Telstra and Google, a new India-Singapore route from FLAG, and a record-breaking fiber transmission test from Japan’s NICT all point to the same thing – …
Softbank’s €75bn plan to build 5GW of AI data center capacity in France is being hailed in Paris as a breakthrough for European digital sovereignty. But the scale of foreign …
Europe is reshaping its digital economy around sovereignty, from satellite spectrum (new post-2027 auction rules for the 2GHz MSS band) and sovereign cloud (Google Cloud picks Telefónica to serve-up hybrid …
Germany’s sovereign cloud push is advancing with Deutsche Telekom and SAP winning a BMDS AI platform tender built on the “Deutschland-Stack”, while Thales expands its Google Cloud-powered sovereign model in …
SpaceX’s IPO filing reads like a techno-futurist manifesto – but then that’s its business: a vertically integrated empire of rockets, satellites, and AI infrastructure to scale intelligence globally – and …
Telcos will never achieve full network autonomy or business change by layering AI agents onto monolithic legacy systems, says TM Forum in the second half of its discussion with RCR. …
An interview with TM Forum, in two parts, about where telcos are up to with network autonomy, and the work to scale point solutions into vendor-agnostic deployments across entire network …
Vodafone and other major European operators are advancing a federated telco edge-cloud designed to support sovereign AI and IoT workloads, positioning it as a home-grown alternative to hyperscaler platforms. The …
Telefónica opened 2026 with steady growth, stronger profitability, and lower debt, driven largely by a surge in Brazil and discipline in Germany and Spain. Execs moved to calm expectations about …
T-Mobile’s latest moves in AI-native RAN and private 5G for elite sports suggest a carrier evolving beyond its disruptive roots into something more formidable: the operator with the clearest story …
Vodafone used its FY26 earnings call to outline how AI will reshape telecom networks and operations, while reporting stronger revenues, improved profits, robust African growth, and broadband momentum in the …
The GSMA has issued a lobbying report to argue for sweeping regulatory reform in the EU as telcos face a €475 billion investment gap to catch up with rivals in …
Vodafone’s sovereign-cloud deal with AWS in Germany and BT’s brand refresh and UEFA deal in the UK, plus lots else, shows how European telcos are repositioning as trusted intermediaries for …
Nvidia has agreed a multi-year supply deal with Corning that could grow into a $3.2bn equity position, alongside a major expansion of US optical fibre manufacturing capacity aimed at meeting …
Vodafone Group will buy out CK Hutchison’s stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3bn, ending the joint-venture structure and taking full ownership of the UK’s largest mobile operator in a move expected …
Lumen Technologies is acquiring cloud networking platform Alkira for $475 million to strengthen its ‘east-west’ DCI strategy, and bolster its programmable NaaS roadmap to cover all the compass points – …
Cut-price FWA sale shows Nokia’s shift to AI infrastructure, sets the tone for further disposals, and gives Inseego an instant double-your-business boost – which poses questions for the San Diego …
Theme of the week: edge computing and private networks for physical AI and AI inference in industrial and military zones. HPE has released a new AI server platform, ruggedized and …
Most factory-floor ‘physical AI’ runs on lightweight (non-GPU) edge compute, reckons NTT Data – but 5G sensing, in the form of ISAC via SRS, could unlock a new wave of …
