Financial/Regulation Archives

UK Space Agency funds £13m satellite communications drive

Satellite 19 August 2026

The UK Space Agency is investing £13 million of public funds into 16 projects focused on developing next-generation satellite communications technology. As a result, the...

Deutsche Telekom to acquire Fiberhost, Inea in €1bn deal

Financial/Regulation 18 August 2026

Deutsche Telekom (DT) has agreed to acquire Polish fibre network operator Fiberhost and broadband and TV provider Inea in a deal valued at around...

TalkTalk Business, ARO merge in £200m deal

Financial/Regulation 14 August 2026

TalkTalk Business has merged with ARO to create a new £200 million technology services group. As a result, the combined business will serve more than...

Consolidation, investment & regulation: what will it take to fix UK telecoms?

Insights 13 August 2026

The UK’s telecoms market has been ranked 33rd out of 34 countries for overall sector health, a new report has revealed. According to Kearney’s 2026...

Nexfibre CEO: Fibre is the missing link in the AI and data centre boom

Insights 10 August 2026

Fibre remains one of the most important, but the most overlooked, parts of the digital infrastructure ecosystem, according to Rajiv Datta, CEO of Nexfibre. While AI, cloud computing and data centres have dominated...

Vodafone exits VodafoneZiggo as Liberty Global prepares new Benelux telecom giant

Financial/Regulation 3 August 2026

Liberty Global has completed its acquisition of Vodafone’s 50% stake in VodafoneZiggo. As a result of the acquisition, a new Benelux connectivity company serving 13...

EU launches €30bn AI Gigafactory plan with AMD, Nvidia & Qualcomm backing

Cloud/NFV 3 August 2026

The European Union has called for proposals to build up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe. In a bid to expand its computing power, the...

TalkTalk offloads 120,000 customers to Rise Fibre

Access 3 August 2026

Rise Fibre has acquired around 120,000 broadband customers from TalkTalk. As a result, the relevantly new provider, now delivers broadband over networks including BT, CityFibre,...

France to sell part of €1.1bn Orange stake

Financial/Regulation 31 July 2026

France is reportedly set to reduce its stake in Orange through a share sale that could raise around €1.1 billion. According to Reuters, which cited...

Vodafone becomes sole owner of VodafoneThree following £4.3bn CK Hutchison stake buyout

Financial/Regulation 31 July 2026

Vodafone has completed its £4.3 billion (€4.9 billion) acquisition of CK Hutchison 49% stake in VodafoneThree, giving it full ownership of the telecom giant. As...

Ofcom moves to block Openreach broadband discount scheme over market concerns

Financial/Regulation 28 July 2026

Ofcom has moved to block one of Openreach's proposed wholesale broadband discount schemes after provisionally concluding it could harm competition. According to the regulator, the...

INCA calls government for clarity over future of UK digital infrastructure

Financial/Regulation 24 July 2026

The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has urged the government to give broadband and telecoms clearer political ownership following the decision to scrap the...

EU Huawei ban could cost €40bn, far exceeding original estimate

Financial/Regulation 23 July 2026

The European Union's plan to remove telecom equipment from suppliers "high-risk" including Huawei, could cost significantly more than the bloc’s original estimate, new research...

Omdia: regulators need to shift AI focus from policy to enforcement

Automation/AI 16 July 2026

Research house identifies seven key challenges (see graphic) faced by regulators – along with the fact that few have dedicated AI frameworks

The end of connectivity-only: from ambition to structural stress test

Financial/Regulation 16 July 2026

Telecoms is evolving from a single connectivity-led system into a more polarised landscape, in which operators follow increasingly different economic logics