Insights Archives - Mobile Europe

Solving the economic puzzle of private 5G

5G & Beyond 25 March 2026

A 2019 study suggested there were 14.58m places where private 4G/5G networks could be deployed – at the end of 2025, there were fewer than 2,000. What progress are we making?

45% of homes in Europe passed by FTTH do not subscribe to fibre

Access 23 March 2026

Monetising the infrastructure remains the most serious challenge faced by those building and selling fibre broadband, although the FTTH/B take-up rate has reached 54.4%

From data platforms to data products: a new path to value in telecoms

Digital Platforms & APIs 23 March 2026

Partner content: Operators have invested heavily in data platforms over the last decade but many still struggle to extract consistent, enterprise-wide value

Private 5G is just getting started but telcos’ business model needs fixing

Digital Platforms & APIs 10 March 2026

This new report from Mobile Europe includes insights from China Mobile International, Proximus Global, Telefónica Tech, Verizon Business and Vodafone Business, plus Deutsche Bahn

MWC2026: Ambition to execution – Open Gateway and the global API economy

Digital Platforms & APIs 4 March 2026

How has it fared in the three years since Open Gateway's launch to turn mobile networks into a global platform of consumable, standardised APIs for developers, enterprises and cloudcos?

MWC2026: Can regulation keep up with satellites’ rapid rise?

Satellite 4 March 2026

Satellite is an enduring theme at this year's conference, as operators become more conscious of the threat, as well as opportunity, it poses – some notes on policy discussions

Bringing real-time AI assistants into live calls – natively inside the telecom network

Automation/AI 3 March 2026

Partner content: Tallence launches THOR Voice enabling operators to embed real-time AI assistants directly into live phone calls as a secure, network-native service layer

Can AI transform infrastructure and business models by powering AN?

Automation/AI 27 February 2026

Get a jump start on this hot topic at MWC2026 with our new report which includes case studies from Airtel, Orange, Singtel, SK Telecom, Telefónica, Verizon, Virgin Media O2

MWC26 Barcelona: Two decades of transformation and the dawn of the ‘IQ Era’

Edge 20 February 2026

Partner content: Live showcases and real-world demos take centre stage, including new zones, Airport of the Future and New Frontiers

Telefónica Deutschland faces a big decision – and potential opportunity

Financial/Regulation 20 February 2026

Group CEO Marc Murtra claims the EU regulation is the greatest obstacle to telcos' success in Europe: in Germany, fixable, structural inefficiencies could hold Telefónica back

MWC26 Barcelona draws closer – CEOs of Character.AI, OURA, Qualcomm confirmed speakers

Edge 12 February 2026

Partner content: Live showcases and real-world demos take centre stage, including new zones, Airport of the Future and New Frontiers

Creating value, scale at 5G’s edge for customers’ operational needs

Edge 5 February 2026

Enterprises balance on-prem, cloud workloads, mobile devices and multiple access types, so edge only adds value if it reduces complexity elsewhere, rather than adds another isolated layer

Solving the GenAI value gap: how Celfocus turns experimentation into measurable impact

Automation/AI 2 February 2026

Partner content: Celfocus' strategy centres on Next-Gen Intelligence which combines AI, automation and human expertise, making work easier, faster and more valuable

Public safety broadband gathers steam, but delivery risks remain

5G & Beyond 27 January 2026

Europe is apparently entering a decisive phase in LTE and 5G-based public safety broadband network rollouts, even as long-standing challenges continue to shape deployment timelines

Mobile trends that will shape the industry in 2026 and beyond

Security 26 January 2026

Deepfake-enabled fraud and account takeovers are no longer peripheral cases; they are driving losses at scale – the industry's response has been equally direct

Insights

Solving the economic puzzle of private 5G

45% of homes in Europe passed by FTTH do not subscribe to fibre

From data platforms to data products: a new path to value in telecoms

Private 5G is just getting started but telcos’ business model needs fixing

MWC2026: Ambition to execution – Open Gateway and the global API economy

MWC2026: Can regulation keep up with satellites’ rapid rise?

Bringing real-time AI assistants into live calls – natively inside the telecom network

Can AI transform infrastructure and business models by powering AN?

MWC26 Barcelona: Two decades of transformation and the dawn of the ‘IQ Era’

Telefónica Deutschland faces a big decision – and potential opportunity

MWC26 Barcelona draws closer – CEOs of Character.AI, OURA, Qualcomm confirmed speakers

Creating value, scale at 5G’s edge for customers’ operational needs

Solving the GenAI value gap: how Celfocus turns experimentation into measurable impact

Public safety broadband gathers steam, but delivery risks remain

Mobile trends that will shape the industry in 2026 and beyond

Latest independent research

Solving the profit puzzle of P5G networks