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Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Connected North 2025: Delivering the north’s connected future
Connected North 2025 was held at Manchester Central on 23–24 April 2025, focusing on the future of digital infrastructure. The event featured experts from the technology, regulation, and investment sectors to discuss connectivity and the digital transformation of the North of the…
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
RIPE 90: Lisbon hosts global internet infrastructure dialogue
Lisbon to welcome internet infrastructure leaders at RIPE 90 The RIPE 90 meeting is set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 12 to 16 May 2025. Organised by the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), this event will gather Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Google promotes Kate Alessi to UK managing director role
What happened: Google promotes Kate Alessi to UK managing director Google has promoted Kate Alessi to the position of UK managing director, reflecting her significant contributions to the company. Alessi has been with Google for several years, where she has played a pivotal role…
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Khazna expands UAE data centre footprint with new facilities
What happened: Khazna announces new data centre builds in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Khazna Data Centers has unveiled plans to expand its presence in the United Arab Emirates by constructing two additional data centre facilities—one in Abu Dhabi and another in Dubai. This development is…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
Lomond School introduces Bitcoin payments for tuition fees
What happened: Lomond School accepts Bitcoin for tuition fees starting autumn 2025 Lomond School in Scotland has made headlines by becoming the first UK school to accept Bitcoin payments for tuition fees. Beginning in the autumn term of 2025, the school will enable parents to pay…
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
AI Energy Council balances AI growth with clean energy goals
What happened: AI Energy Council addresses technology and sustainability The inaugural meeting of the AI Energy Council took place on 8 April 2025 in Whitehall, focusing on integrating the UK government’s push for artificial intelligence (AI) with its clean energy ambitions.…
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
M Group acquires UK digital infrastructure firm
What happened: M Group services expands digital infrastructure portfolio M Group Services has acquired a leading UK technology firm that supports critical digital infrastructure. This move aims to enhance M Group’s presence in digital services at a time when network reliability…
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
EE, Plusnet & Vodafone top UK rankings
What happened: Opensignal’s UK broadband rankings release Opensignal released its UK broadband performance report on 16 April 2025, based on user data over the prior 30 days, excluding persistent sub‑optimal router configurations. It divides connections into superfast (30–300…
Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends
FiberCop leads Italian FTTH growth
FiberCop captured 58% of FTTH net additions in Q3 2024, rolled out FTTH to 2 million more premises and holds near‑40% active FTTH share.
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…