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Customers have picked their assistant- and it isn’t the one you built

Insights 12 October 2026

Partner content: Customers are already asking Siri and Gemini about their bills, their data and their contracts. The quickest route into that conversation is...

Telia to cut 900 roles in SEK 1bn restructuring

Financial/Regulation 12 October 2026

Telia has announced plans to cut around 900 positions across its business as part of a wider restructuring aimed at reducing costs and streamlining...

Nokia eyes subsea expansion for coherent pluggable optics

Optical/IP 12 October 2026

Nokia has revealed how advances in its coherent pluggable optics technology could help subsea cable operators cut costs, use less power and carry more...

Telenor names ex-Nokia CEO to lead IoT board

CXO 12 October 2026

Telenor has appointed former Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark as chairman of its IoT business, Telenor Connexion. The appointment is part of a wider shake-up of...

AT&T to streamline legal work with OpenAI partnership

Automation/AI 9 October 2026

AT&T has partnered with OpenAI to explore how AI can improve the way its in-house legal team works. As a flagship legal design partner, AT&T...

A1 Telekom, IBM expand sovereign AI in Austria

Automation/AI 9 October 2026

A1 and IBM have expanded their partnership to give businesses in Austria access to generative AI tools hosted on European cloud infrastructure. As a result,...

Openreach expands copper broadband stop sell to 112 more UK areas

Access 9 October 2026

Openreach has unveiled plans to to stop selling traditional copper-based phone and broadband services in a further 112 exchange areas across the UK. Affecting more...

Fibre’s consolidation phase will be won on systems and service quality, not speed

Insights 9 October 2026

After years of aggressive network buildout, high debt and slower-than-expected returns are pushing operators and investors towards mergers, asset sales and footprint rationalisation. The UK has...

Can BT fix TalkTalk – and is the brand worth saving?

Insights 8 October 2026

BT’s £400 million takeover of TalkTalk is already facing pushback from one of its biggest competitors, bringing fresh scrutiny to a deal that could...

VEON, Amdocs sign 10-year deal to modernise IT operations

BSS/OSS/CX 8 October 2026

VEON has signed a 10-year deal with Amdocs to upgrade its IT systems and expand its digital and AI services across Eurasia. As a result,...

VMO2 CEO: BT-TalkTalk deal ‘makes a mockery of the market’

Financial/Regulation 7 October 2026

The CEO of Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), Lutz Schüler, has urged the UK government to reconsider BT’s £400 million takeover of TalkTalk, warning the...

VMO2 rolls out 5G Standalone in Bristol

Optical/IP 7 October 2026

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has launched 5G Standalone (5G SA) services in Bristol. The service, which the telecom giant calls 5G+, is now available across...

Openreach taps Ciena for UK-wide 800G rollout

Optical/IP 7 October 2026

Openreach is rolling out 800G services across the UK for the first time, using Ciena technology to increase capacity across its UK optical network. As...

Samsung on ISAC: Could mobile networks replace cameras?

Insights 6 October 2026

Mobile networks have traditionally had one job: moving information from one place to another. But Samsung believes the same infrastructure could eventually be used to...

HPE to deliver connectivity and AI for 2027 Ryder Cup

Access 6 October 2026

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been announced as a Worldwide Supplier of the 2027 Ryder Cup, providing networking, AI and cloud technology for the...