Financial/Regulation Archives

US ruling ‘a wake-up call’ for Europeans relying on US-owned cloud and infra

Financial/Regulation 1 July 2026

A US Supreme Court ruling has undermined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which allows the flow of personal data between Europe and the US. What next?

Zain Group wins 25-year mobile licence in Syria

Financial/Regulation 1 July 2026

Zain paid a total of $747m for the licence and has committed to invest a further $800 million – it is unclear what will happen next concerning control of rival Syriatel

Digi set to IPO in Spain as it suffers growing pains in a tough market

Financial/Regulation 30 June 2026

It plans to raise €150 million and already has an anchor institutional investor lined up in the shape of Global Portfolio Investments Romanian telecoms group...

Party like it’s 1999 as BT, Verizon form international JV?

Access 29 June 2026

In the 1990s, deregulation to encourage competition ‘forced’ major telcos globally to form international alliances that collapsed when the dotcom bubble burst – is this round 2?

TM Forum launches satellite project to extend Open Digital Architecture

Satellite 16 June 2026

This is ahead of its flagship event, DTW Ignite 2026, in Copenhagen next week – Airbus, Terrestar and Vodacom are named out of the 16 participants in the project

Vodafone looks to expand fibre footprint in Greece and the UK

Access 11 June 2026

It has entered a preliminary agreement with PPC Group in Greece to form a 50:50 JV of their fibre assets and businesses, and is reportedly bidding for TalkTalk's consumer broadband unit

Altice finally accepts €20.35bn offer from SFR’s rivals

Financial/Regulation 8 June 2026

Altice agreed to sell SFR to Bouygues, Orange and Free (Iliad) – assuming it wins regulatory approvals, it will be the biggest shake-up in French telecoms since Iliad joined the fray in 2012

EU explores including western Balkans in Roam like home zone

Financial/Regulation 4 June 2026

The RLH area covers the EU, Moldova and Ukraine, and the European Economic Area countries – Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

Telefonica’s CEO: sovereignty means Europe building its own assets

Financial/Regulation 4 June 2026

Marc Murtra argued for simpler regulation that prioritises what drives innovation, competitiveness and strategic autonomy – and accepting the risk of failure

Alphabet taps stock market, Berkshire Hathaway to raise $80bn for AI infra

Automation/AI 2 June 2026

This is is one of the biggest ever sales of new shares and includes a $10 billion share sale to the investment mammoth formerly led by Warren Buffett as Anthropic files to float

Liberty Global combines Telenet, ZiggoVodafone with eye to 2027 listing

Financial/Regulation 1 June 2026

Goal of VodafoneZiggo/Telenet shake-ups clear as Stephen van Rooyen is appointed head of new Ziggo Group; CFO of Sunrise, Jany Fruytier, will become CFO of new combined group

EU to allocate equal amount of 2GHz band to native-EU and foreign satcos

Satellite 27 May 2026

European Commission looks to the bloc's sovereignty – British and Norwegian companies could be permitted to acquire the prized 2GHz spectrum along with Amazon and Starlink

AI is not why telcos keep shedding staff – cuts don’t always improve margin

Automation/AI 26 May 2026

MTN Consulting: in 1Q 2011 telcos globally employed nearly 4x more than the webscale sector but since 4Q 2025, hyperscalers' headcount is 3.5% higher. What's going on?

Hopes for telecoms are high as Ireland prepares to assume the Irish Presidency

Financial/Regulation 22 May 2026

An open letter from Connect Europe and Telecoms Industry Ireland argues this is real chance for "a more ambitious, more coherent and more investment-friendly connectivity agenda"

Italy’s regulator halts TIM’s proposed tower sharing with Fastweb+Vodafone

5G & Beyond 13 May 2026

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

Financial/Regulation

US ruling ‘a wake-up call’ for Europeans relying on US-owned cloud and infra

Zain Group wins 25-year mobile licence in Syria

Digi set to IPO in Spain as it suffers growing pains in a tough market

Party like it’s 1999 as BT, Verizon form international JV?

TM Forum launches satellite project to extend Open Digital Architecture

Vodafone looks to expand fibre footprint in Greece and the UK

Altice finally accepts €20.35bn offer from SFR’s rivals

EU explores including western Balkans in Roam like home zone

Telefonica’s CEO: sovereignty means Europe building its own assets

Alphabet taps stock market, Berkshire Hathaway to raise $80bn for AI infra

Liberty Global combines Telenet, ZiggoVodafone with eye to 2027 listing

EU to allocate equal amount of 2GHz band to native-EU and foreign satcos

AI is not why telcos keep shedding staff – cuts don’t always improve margin

Hopes for telecoms are high as Ireland prepares to assume the Irish Presidency

Italy’s regulator halts TIM’s proposed tower sharing with Fastweb+Vodafone

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