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Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Vodafone growth in Germany fails to lift overall performance
Despite service revenue gains in Germany and elsewhere, Vodafone’s broader performance disappoints investors.

Global National Telecom Trends
VMO2 embraces AI to reduce mobile network downtime
VMO2 boosts AI automation in its mobile network to minimise downtime and enhance reliability.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Crown Castle cuts 20% of workforce amid revenue pressure
Crown Castle slashes 20% of its workforce amid slowing demand and revenue pressure.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Drahi’s daring debt play puts Altice empire under scrutiny
Drahi shifts key Altice assets beyond creditors’ reach, rattling debt markets with aggressive restructuring.

Global Cloud Services Trends
TikTok settles as social media addiction case goes to trial
TikTok has settled a social media addiction lawsuit at the last minute as the case heads to trial against Meta and Google.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Alphabet signals higher 2026 capital spending
Alphabet plans significantly higher capital spending in 2026 as it expands data centers and AI infrastructure amid intense cloud competition.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Colt CEO urges telcos to think beyond connectivity for AI
Colt CEO Keri Gilder urges telcos to think beyond connectivity and adapt their infrastructure strategies for the future of AI.

North America Cloud Services Trends
ChatGPT’s lead erodes as Gemini gains ground
ChatGPT’s market share in the US has dropped, with Gemini and Grok gaining ground, marking a new phase in the AI assistant competition.

Global Cloud Services Trends
High rates push Cellnex towards organic growth
Cellnex restructures to prioritise organic growth as high interest rates reshape telecom infrastructure strategies.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Sky Business’s Controversial Mobile Data Campaign Sparks Questions
Sky Business promotes a “fear of running out” of mobile data to UK SMEs, using anxiety-driven marketing to push new data plans.

Global Datacenter Trends
Data centre heat reuse shifts from ethos to economic asset
Data centre waste heat is becoming a measurable business asset as operators like Green Mountain turn sustainability into profit.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Europe’s grid bottleneck threatens cloud and AI growth
Europe’s power-grid delays threaten cloud and AI expansion as data centres struggle to secure timely connections.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Anthropic AI shock hits software stocks globally
Anthropic’s AI tools trigger a global sell-off in software stocks, raising concerns over revenue models and accelerating AI adoption.

Global Cloud Services Trends
OpenAI CEO calls Moltbook a fad but backs AI tech
Sam Altman calls viral Moltbook a likely fad while championing autonomous AI tools like OpenClaw and Codex as long‑term innovations.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
PTC’26 cements role in global digital infrastructure
PTC’26 returned to Honolulu with record attendance, highlighting the Asia-Pacific region’s growing role in global digital infrastructure.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Teradyne Forecasts Strong Quarter on AI Chip Demand
Teradyne expects first-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, driven by strong AI-driven semiconductor test demand.

Global Datacenter Trends
KKR and Singtel buy full control of STT GDC in $5.2B deal
KKR and Singtel will take full control of STT GDC in a $5.2 billion deal, highlighting growing investment in data centre infrastructure.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Google Cloud and Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership
Google Cloud and Liberty Global have agreed a five-year AI partnership to use Google’s Gemini technology across European telecom services.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Telefónica strengthens control of VMO2
Telefónica opens a London office to strengthen oversight and strategic alignment with its UK joint venture Virgin Media O2.

Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Openreach rolls out safety app for field engineers
The UK’s Openreach deploys a new safety app for field engineers after a spike in assaults, combining tech with traditional safety measures.
