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CTO at Telenet promoted to network strategist at Liberty Global

From 1 March 2026, Luk Bruynseels will be MD Networks & Capital Allocation at Telenet group's parent company, Liberty Global – a key role in shaping network strategy

IP over DWDM, ZR+ pluggable modules surge as AI factories scale

Dell'Oro reckons IPoDWDM and Disaggregated WDM will grow at an average annual rate of 16%, reaching $4.4 billion by 2030; market for ZR+ module to grow sharply in 2026

Orange Money partners Visa for online payments in Africa, Middle East

Côte d’Ivoire issues virtual Visa card which will be rolled out in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo after success in Botswana, Madagascar and Jordon

AI is too big for the European internet – Nokia

Without a stronger digital backbone, from networks to data centres and beyond, Europe risks missing its greatest growth opportunity – the AI supercycle – according to the vendor

Building Europe’s digital future depends on EU’s bold reform of connectivity

The continent faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine the framework governing EU telecoms regulation

MasOrange, Ericsson hail milestone in AN with AI-driven SMO and rApps 

Vendor says that by collaborating this closely with MasOrange, it can tailor solutions to real-world environments and gain insights to aid the wider adoption of autonomous networks

Orange goes live with ‘European first’ satellite SMS service

Orange has activated its Message Satellite offering in France, enabling users to send and receive text messages via satellite when terrestrial coverage is unavailable

Italy heading towards 5G spectrum licence renewal 

Italy’s regulator has signalled support for extending 5G spectrum rights to 2037, an inevitable response to the financial pressure facing mobile operators

Vodafone chooses Spirent to automate 5G Core voice network testing

The two reckon jointly developed testing platform helps speed up widespread deployment of multiple vendor 5G software releases from months to days

The end is finally in sight for Telenor in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PCTL), managed by e&, agreed to acquire Telenor Pakistan in 2023 – the deal is expected to complete in early 2026

Telekom brings 5G+ Gaming and NVIDIA GeForce NOW together

Deutsche Telekom has launched a new 5G-enabled cloud-gaming offer, integrating NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW platform into its 5G Standalone network

Fiddling while Rome burns: EC and EIB delay funding for AI factories

The European Commission and European Investment Bank Group faff about with the process that will release funding for AI factories while hyperscalers pour in tens of billions

National regulators back EU over X as DSA enters enforcement phase

The EU’s first-ever punishment under the Digital Services Act (DSA) has drawn clear support from national regulators, signalling coordinated enforcement across the bloc

Half mobile customers would switch to a provider offering D2D

And 60% would be willing to pay more for direct-to-device satellite services according to report commissioned by Viasat which surveyed more than 12,000 smartphone users globally

BT announces sovereignty for new and existing services, but no detail

Some of BT Business' core products and services will be available via a new platform in the first half of 2026; there was no information about the promised new services
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