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 National Telecom Trends
BT Ireland unit sale approved by competition authority
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has secured approval for its $24 million acquisition of BT’s Irish wholesale business.
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
Giffgaff begins trial of full fibre broadband using nexfibre network
Giffgaff trials full fibre broadband on nexfibre in fixed internet services and increasing competitionboosting competition in the UK market.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Telia powers remote tank test
What happened: Telia’s 5G trial remotely controls armoured vehicle across 100km Telia Finland has successfully demonstrated the remote operation of an unmanned Patria AMV XP 8×8 armoured vehicle using its advanced 5G network infrastructure. During military exercises held in…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
BKN301 secures $24.34M for global expansion
BKN301 raises €21.5M to strengthen its BaaS platform, aiming to scale across MENA and Eastern Europe while promoting financial inclusion.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
German regulator backs 1&1 in tower access row with Vodafone
What happened: Bundesnetzagentur sides with 1&1, raising concerns over Vodafone’s tower affiliate Vantage Towers Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has ruled in favour of mobile operator 1&1 in its long-running infrastructure dispute with Vodafone’s tower…
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
UK school adds Austrian economics to curriculum
What happened: UK private school to launch Austrian economics curriculum led by Bitcoin author Lomond School, an independent institution in Helensburgh, Scotland, has announced a partnership with Saifedean Ammous, the author of The Bitcoin Standard, to develop a dedicated…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Vodafone Vantage under pressure in 1&1 Germany network row
Vodafone’s Vantage Towers is under investigation by German regulator BNetzA over delays affecting 1&1’s 5G network rollout.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Saudi Arabia tops women in AI
Saudi Arabia leads global female AI representation in AI Index Report 2025, boosting women’s participation and AI workforce growth.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
BICS boosts 5G roaming
BICS expands its 5G SA roaming services with Hutchison Drei Austria and Elisa, enhancing connectivity across Europe.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Vodafone partners with Severn Trent for advanced flood forecasting
Vodafone and the UK Environment Agency test the sensors along the River Severn, aiming to improve warnings and reduce climate-related damage.
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
FiberCop steps in as Italy’s EU-funded fibre rollout lags
What happened: Fibercop will replace its rivals and become the dominant player in Italy’s Fiber-optic network project design. FiberCop, supported by KKR, is gearing up to take over the lagging work of laying fibre optic networks in Italy, which launched in 2020. It has replaced…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Colt DCS commits $2.13B to expand data centres in Germany
Colt DCS invests $2.13bn in expanding data centre capacity across Germany, boosting AI and cloud services infrastructure.
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
Nokia and Fibrus seal 5-year deal to strengthen network security
Nokia signs a five-year deal with Fibrus to enhance network security, analytics, and support FTTH expansion in Northern Ireland.
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
UK establishes AI Energy Council
The UK government establishes the AI Energy Council to guide the development of artificial intelligence in line with national energy goals.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Cybersecurity threats cost UK SMEs £3.4bn annually
Vodafone Business highlights the rising cyber-attack costs for SMEs, urging action to support digital resilience.
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
UK ban ‘sneaky hidden charges’ but exempts airlines
The UK government has introduced new laws to tackle hidden online fees and fake reviews, excluding airlines.
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
SpinLaunch secures $12M investment
SpinLaunch secures $12M from Kongsberg to develop the Meridian Space LEO constellation for global broadband coverage.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Mantra launches $109M RWA and DeFi fund
What happened: Mantra’s $109M fund targets RWA tokenization boom Mantra, a Dubai-based layer-1 blockchain, has unveiled a $108,888,888 (£86.5M) ecosystem fund to accelerate the development of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. Announced…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Planisware: Enhancing project portfolio management
Streamlining project management Planisware is a provider of project portfolio management (PPM) software. It helps organisations streamline their project management processes and enhance overall agility. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Châtillon, France, Planisware operates…
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Iliad and InfraVia join forces to scale OpCore across Europe
What happened: New deal sets sights on Europe’s growing demand for data capacity French telecom firm Iliad Group and private equity investor InfraVia Capital Partners have finalised a major partnership to develop OpCore into a leading European data centre platform. InfraVia will…