Europe and Middle East Trends
Europe and Middle East Trends
Europe and Middle East market trend intelligence tracks cloud service, regional ISP, national telecom, data centre, and institutional infrastructure signals across European and Middle Eastern internet infrastructure markets. BTW.
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Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
Ukraine leads Europe with Starlink phone messaging plan
Kyivstar teams up with SpaceX to roll out Starlink direct-to-cell messaging by end‑2025 and launch full satellite internet service in 2026.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
European telecoms oppose EU plan to deregulate networks
What happened: European operators reject EU proposal A coalition of regional telecom operators—including Vodafone (UK), Iliad (France), 1&1 (Germany), and others—released an open letter to the European Commission. The letter warned that the Commission’s plan to ease regulation on…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Brussels proposal risks new altnet monopoly across Europe
What happened: altnets warn Brussels’ deregulation risks monopoly A coalition of nine European alternative network operators—including Vodafone, Iliad, Colt and Eurofiber—has warned that Brussels’ plan to relax fixed‑network regulations could re‑monopolise the market. They issued…
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
UK can follow Europe’s data centre playbook
Drawing on successes in Portugal and Germany, experts suggest the UK can boost its data centre industry by improving grid access.
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
Sky unveils 5Gbps full-fibre broadband with Wi-Fi 7 hub
What happened: Sky speeds ahead with Wi‑Fi 7 and record fibre speeds Sky has announced the launch of its new broadband package featuring 5Gbps full‑fibre connectivity alongside a Wi‑Fi 7 Hub, making it the UK’s fastest major broadband provider, according to the company. The new…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
UK government’s new deal with Google to improve public services
UK government teams up with Google to transform public services using AI, cloud technology, and digital tools.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Google launches “Sol” subsea cable connecting Florida to Europe
Google unveils Sol, a new subsea cable linking Florida, Bermuda, Azores and Spain to strengthen cloud infrastructure and support AI traffic.
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
Groq expands to Europe with new Helsinki AI inference centre
Groq opens its first EU AI inference centre in Helsinki with Equinix, offering low-latency GroqCloud access and compliance with EU data rules.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Nvidia plans Israel AI hub expansion project
Nvidia seeks land in northern Israel for a new AI and R&D hub to expand local workforce and tech development.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Datum’s MCR2 delivers Next-Gen data capacity in Manchester
What happened: New Datum facility boosts Manchester’s role in UK data infrastructure Datum Datacentres has inaugurated its second Manchester facility, MCR2, in the Manchester of the United Kingdom. Designed and constructed from the ground up, the site is equipped to host 1,200…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Samsung and Orange France blaze trail with 5G vRAN
What happened: Samsung and Orange France have completed a pioneering 4G and 5G vRAN trial In the vibrant city of Bordeaux, southwestern France, Samsung and Orange France have successfully executed the first 4G and 5G calls using a virtualised Radio Access Network (vRAN) and Open…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
ICANN84 Annual General Meeting relocated
What happened: ICANN84 Annual General Meeting shifts from Oman to Ireland The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the relocation of its ICANN84 Annual General Meeting from Muscat, Oman to Dublin, Ireland. The move comes in response to recent…
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
VodafoneThree inks exclusive Currys deal
VodafoneThree becomes the exclusive mobile network operator (MNO) for Currys, offering mobile broadband and FWA services. The deal follows VodafoneThree’s £11 billion 5G and fibre investment plan, aiming for 99.95% UK population coverage by 2034 What happened Exclusive network…
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
GlobalConnect to build subsea cable between Sweden and Finland
What happened: GlobalConnect to lay subsea cable link between Sweden and Finland GlobalConnect, a major Nordic digital infrastructure provider, has unveiled a €14 million project to install a new 150 km subsea cable connecting Sweden and Finland, scheduled for completion by the…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Germany accuses Russia of using Red for disinformation
Germany accuses Russia of using Red media platform for disinformation to influence public opinion and divide society.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Samsung and Orange France trial 4G & 5G on virtualised RAN
Samsung and Orange France successfully completed 4G/5G virtualised RAN network tests, advancing future network development.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
UAE rolls out HyperCloud to secure government digital assets
Du launches National HyperCloud to deliver sovereign cloud services for UAE’s government, ensuring full local compliance and data control.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Europe’s leap: 76 bids flood in for $23B gigafactories
• 76 proposals submitted across 16 EU countries for AI “gigafactories”.• Applicants pledge to install at least 3 million high-end AI chips. What happened: Large wave of interest has hit the EU’s flagship AI gigafactory plan The European Union’s ambitious plan to build its own…
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
Iran bans Starlink satellite internet amid censorship concerns
What happened: Iran bans Starlink amid fears over foreign influence and unauthorised internet access Iran’s parliament has passed a law making the use, sale or possession of Starlink satellite internet illegal, citing fears of “foreign influence” and unauthorised access. The…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile launch SatCo for D2D broadband
What happened: SatCo JV to bring satellite broadband to smartphones Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile formed a 50/50 joint venture called SatCo. They chose Luxembourg for the headquarters. SatCo will offer satellite direct‑to‑device (D2D) mobile broadband. It targets operators across…