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 Cloud Services Trends
Iran bans officials from using internet-connected devices
Iran bans officials from using internet-connected devices to stop cyberattacks and data leaks, focusing on national security.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Eutelsat secures $1.3B deal with French military
What happened: Eutelsat signs £1 billion deal with the French military Eutelsat has recently signed a significant £1 billion deal with the French military, marking a pivotal moment in the satellite communications sector. This contract aims to enhance France’s military…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Xela Energy rebrands to support private-wire renewables
What happened: Clean Energy Capital rebrands to Xela Energy Clean Energy Capital has rebranded as Xela Energy, signalling a shift from a renewables developer to an Enterprise Independent Power Provider (EIPP) in the UK. Founded in 2019, the firm now focuses on designing…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Swedish military teams up with Telia and Ericsson on defense tech
What happened: Sweden secures telecom partnership for defense upgrades The Swedish Armed Forces start a new deal with telecom company Telia and equipment maker Ericsson. The aim is to improve military communication. The plan, shared on 17 June, includes secure mobile networks. It…
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
UAE‑IX launches region’s first 400GE internet ports
What happened: Middle East’s largest IX gets 400GE upgrade DE-CIX, the world-leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, in partnership with Datamena(du’s carrier-neutral data centre and connectivity arm), has launched 400 Gigabit Ethernet (400 GE) ports at UAE-IX in Dubai—the first…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Capacity Eurasia 2025 set to unite connectivity leaders in Istanbul
What happened: Connectivity leaders to gather in Istanbul for Capacity Eurasia 2025 Capacity Eurasia 2025 will take place on 1–2 July at the InterContinental Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Now in its latest edition, the event gathers over 500 decision-makers from 40+ countries across…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Nokia and Elisa upgrade core network for future 5G use cases
Nokia helps Elisa complete cloud-based 5G core network upgrade across Finland to support automation and digital services.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia plan German industrial AI cloud
Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia plan a German industrial AI cloud with up to 10,000 Nvidia GPUs, targeting manufacturers that need local compute for simulation, robotics and AI workloads.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
CityFibre boosts Ethernet services for UK businesses
CityFibre expands business Ethernet to 260,000 UK sites, offering faster installs, lower prices, and broader coverage.
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
Vodafone and Three explore new subsea cable to Shetlands
What happened: Feasibility study launched for Shetland–mainland fibre link amid connectivity concerns Vodafone and Three UK, operating under their merged entity, have announced a new feasibility study exploring the potential for a subsea fibre-optic cable connecting the Shetland…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Openreach moves businesses off PSTN to avoid future disruption
What happened: Openreach urges UK businesses to upgrade from PSTN ahead of 2025 switch-off Openreach, a division of BT Group, has launched a national push urging UK businesses to move away from the ageing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) before its full retirement in…
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
VodafoneThree drives broadband expansion with FWA
VodafoneThree is targeting broadband growth through convergence VodafoneThree, the freshly formed joint venture between Vodafone UK (51%) and Three UK (49%), is expanding its fixed-broadband strategy beyond spectrum sharing. The company struck a partnership with London-based…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Deutsche Telekom and Unikie test 5G vehicle logistics system
What happened: Deutsche Telekom and Unikie partner on automated vehicle logistics Deutsche Telekom has joined forces with Finnish software specialist Unikie to advance automated vehicle logistics, starting with a partnership at Volkswagen’s AutoLog terminal in Emden, Germany.…
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
Vectra sells fibre unit to Open Fiber in Polish market shift
What happened Polish telecommunications company Vectra has signed an agreement to sell its Fiber optic infrastructure business to Open Fiber, which is a wholesale supplier operating in Poland. The transaction includes over 15,000 kilometers of fiber-optic network assets spanning…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
BT weighs TalkTalk takeover to expand broadband market share
What happened BT Group is considering a potential acquisition of TalkTalk, one of the UK’s smaller broadband providers, according to The Guardian. The move comes amid TalkTalk’s search for buyers or restructuring options, following declining profits and heightened competition. BT…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Khazna and Nvidia partner to bring AI infrastructure to UAE
What happened Khazna Data Centers and Nvidia have announced a collaboration to build AI-ready digital infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates. The agreement focuses on enabling high-performance computing using Nvidia’s GPU platforms, including its advanced AI hardware and…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Telefónica gears up for bold bid on Vodafone Spain
Telefónica explore a possible acquisition of Vodafone Spain Telefónica, under the leadership of its recently installed CEO Marc Murtra, has reportedly engaged investment bank AZ Capital to assess a potential takeover of Vodafone Spain. Expansion first revealed the appointment…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Twilio and Orange expand RCS messaging in France
What happened: Twilio teams with Orange to scale secure RCS across France Twilio has announced a partnership with Orange to expand Rich Communication Services (RCS) Business Messaging across France. The announcement was made during the Transform London event on 11 June 2025. This…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Nebius enters UK market with Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure
Nebius launches in UK with Nvidia Blackwell-powered AI infrastructure, aiming to meet rising local demand for AI computer.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Think tank warns UK AI Civil Service fund lacks direction
UK think tank warns the £3.25bn Civil Service AI Fund lacks strategic clarity and shows inconsistent department-level implementation.