The two signed an agreement in March and clearly expected a regulatory nod, but the watchdog has a list of concerns and says it will reach a decision before the end of April 2027
Partner content: As European regulators tighten their grip on data residency, vendor lock-in and independence from US tech giants, cloud sovereignty is not the question so much as getting it right
Research says 48% of operators are scaling AI beyond pilots but the biggest barriers are structural – 62% identify data quality and integration issues and 47% cite lack of scalable infra
Professor Harald Haas famously coined the term LiFi and takes a reassuringly long view of comms tech and all the pieces that need to come together around it to reach its full potential
Sir Ian Cheshire formerly was head of Kingfisher and chair of Channel 4 until last year: he has worked in the public sector, telecoms, e-commerce and banking
Hatem Dowidar is stepping down to be replaced by the CEO of e& UEA, Masood M Sharif Mahmood, from 1 April – e& Group's net profit for 2025 grew 33.6% to €3.321bn