Bouygues Telecom updates 5G box offer with lower prices
FRANCE 23 JUN

Bouygues Telecom updates 5G box offer with lower prices

French operator Bouygues Telecom has updated its 5G home internet offer. The Wi-Fi 7 router introduced earlier this year is now available without TV service, for EUR 29.99 per month the first year and then EUR 39.99 per month. The 5G box supports download speeds up to 1 Gbps. 

Telefonica Deutschland joins Blue Planet for concept trial of agentic 5G slicing
GERMANY 23 JUN

Telefonica Deutschland joins Blue Planet for concept trial of agentic 5G slicing

Telefonica Deutschland has completed a proof of concept (PoC) with Ciena's Blue Planet to gauge agentic AI's capability in drawing up complex telecom offerings such as advanced 5G network slices. The joint concept trial was delivered as part of an ongoing transformation of Telefonica Deutschland's OSS systems aimed at achieving higher levels of network autonomy. AI agents are being tested in Telefonica Deutschland's Multi-Domain Service Orchestration environment, which aims to facilitate end-to-end orchestr

Telefonica Germany signs multi-year agreement with Tech Mahindra to build private cloud platform
GERMANY 23 JUN

Telefonica Germany signs multi-year agreement with Tech Mahindra to build private cloud platform

Telefonica Germany has signed a multi-year agreement with Tech Mahindra to build a private cloud platform. Under the contract Tech Mahindra will provide its end-to-end platform engineering and AI-backed operations to transform the infrastructure of Telefonica Germany. The private cloud platform will support the infrastructure and transformation of Telefonica Germany through compute, storage, backup, containers, GPUs and ransomware protection as a service.

MIH buys Berlin fibre operator Eurofiber Netz
GERMANY 23 JUN

MIH buys Berlin fibre operator Eurofiber Netz

MIH Management, a developer and operator of fibre-optic infrastructure, has acquired Berlin-based Eurofiber Netz from Eurofiber Germany. Through the acquisition, MIH strengthens its position on the German market for fibre-optic networks, and expands its existing portfolio of services to include the commercialisation of network infrastructure. Eurofiber Netz develops and operates a fiber-to-the-home (FttH) infrastructure in the Berlin metropolitan area. It has established a strong regional presence with more

Talkpool signs EUR 10 mln deal with German operator
GERMANY 23 JUN

Talkpool signs EUR 10 mln deal with German operator

Talkpool has signed a two-year agreement worth EUR 10 million with an unnamed leading operator in Germany for planning and documentation of mainly fibre-optic networks across Germany. Through the new contract Talkpool expands its footprint to cover all German regions. Talkpool said it intends to continue its growth trajectory on the German market in fibre-optic services.

Bouygues Telecom expands adoption of Axon network optimisation tools
FRANCE 23 JUN

Bouygues Telecom expands adoption of Axon network optimisation tools

Bouygues Telecom announced an expansion of its partnership with Axon Networks to strengthen service assurance across its fixed broadband network, extending coverage to both DSL and PON environments via the Expresse platform, part of Axon Maestro. The French operator is replacing its legacy SNMP-based monitoring systems with an AI-driven platform designed to deliver real-time visibility across increasingly complex, multi-vendor infrastructure.

Swisscom introduces spam call alert on Callfilter
SWITZERLAND 22 JUN

Swisscom introduces spam call alert on Callfilter

Swisscom has introduced the new 'Warning: suspected spam' alert function for its Callfilter. The alert warns of a suspected fraud call through a message on the display. Customers can decide whether or not to take the call. The new function is part of the Callfilter service, which is activated by default for all customers. The function can be disabled or re-enabled free of charge at any time.

Vodafone Germany expands 5G network at University Hospital Frankfurt
GERMANY 22 JUN

Vodafone Germany expands 5G network at University Hospital Frankfurt

Vodafone Germany has expand the 5G network at the University Hospital Frankfurt. The company said it installed over 650 antennas in the main building of the campus and across the hospital grounds, ensuring almost full coverage both indoors and outdoors. Additionally, Vodafone laid approximately 24,000 meters of Cat7 cables and 10,700 meters of fibre-optic cable. The network infrastructure at the hospital campus is also equipped with 458 Distributed Antenna Systems, seven GPS antennas, 59 indoor radio units

Live TF1 channels launch on Netflix in France
FRANCE 19 JUN

Live TF1 channels launch on Netflix in France

Netflix has confirmed the launch of the live TF1 channel in France on its platform. France's leading broadcaster as well as its catch-up service TF1+ are available directly on Netflix for the latter's subscribers in France, marking a new distribution model for the broadcaster and streamer.

Amazon signs German wind power contract with Skyborn Renewables
GERMANY 19 JUN

Amazon signs German wind power contract with Skyborn Renewables

Amazon has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Skyborn Renewables to fund the construction of an offshore wind park on the Baltic Sea and continue efforts to achieve climate neutrality. The Gennaker offshore wind park will be the largest in the German Baltic Sea with a total capacity of up to 976.5 MW. Construction work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026, following the close of financing by Skyborn, and the wind farm is expected to start operations by the end of 2028.

Iliad lands EUR 10 bln financing, earns Moody's upgrade
FRANCE 19 JUN

Iliad lands EUR 10 bln financing, earns Moody's upgrade

France's Iliad has secured a total of EUR 10 billion in financing within the space of a few days, resulting in an upgrade from rating agency Moody's. The amount raised includes EUR 6.5 billion to support its proposed acquisition of SFR combined with the refinancing of EUR 3.5 billion in existing bank facilities backed by 31 international lenders. Iliad said the refinancing serves to strengthen its capital structure, boost liquidity and extend the maturity of key debt instruments.

Vsora inks partnership with Scaleway, ZML and Paris region on sovereign AI workload
FRANCE 19 JUN

Vsora inks partnership with Scaleway, ZML and Paris region on sovereign AI workload

Paris-based fabless semiconductor company Vsora announced a strategic collaboration with Iliad cloud subsidiary Scaleway, AI inference expert ZML, and the local authority of Ile-de-France, the region surrounding Paris. With this joint initiative, the partners are backing the launch of a sovereign offering based on Vsora's Jotunn8 processor, designed for large-scale AI inference workloads in data centres. Endorsed by the European Innovation Council (EIC), Jotunn8 has now reached the manufacturing stage.

FRANCE 18 JUN

Scaleway announces new contracts and deliveries at VivaTech

Iliad's cloud subsidiary Scaleway is using its presence at the VivaTech exhibition to showcase how its European infrastructure is attracting leading organisations, including insurer MAIF, luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, media group Ouest-France and agentic AI company ChapsVision. Scaleway's cloud also was recently selected by software company Odigo, video intelligence specialist Orasio, and hospital centre CHU de Montpellier, which represents a leading French example of AI integration in health care, in col

FRANCE 18 JUN

Orange and CEA to research semantic communication for future networks

Orange has announced a five-year R&D collaboration with CEA, a publicly funded French organisation specialising in scientific and technological research, with a view to establishing a joint laboratory named AI-Native Communications. This project focuses on an emerging approach known as semantic communication, which represents a major evolution in how networks can process information. In particular, semantic communication promises to reduce the volume of exchanged data, in turn increasing efficiency and cutt

GERMANY 18 JUN

Fritz! introduces Wi-Fi 7 Stick 6700 for EUR 65

Fritz! has introduced the the FRITZ!WLAN Stick 6700 to improve Wi-Fi 7 connections, for EUR 65. The Stick transmits on 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands. It connects to a FRITZ!Box or other routers or access points on a DSL, cable, fibre-optic, or mobile network connection. The FRITZ!WLAN Stick 6700 is connected via a Type A USB connector.

SWITZERLAND 18 JUN

Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR to cut costs by CHF 80 million in 2027 under Enavant project

Swiss public broadcasting corporation SRG SSR has announced plans to cut costs by around CHF 80 million in 2027 under a project called Enavant, which aims to make it more agile, efficient and digital. Among other things, SRG will simplify its management structures to save CHF 35.2 million by the end of next year, while making programme production processes more efficient, and reviewing and adjusting partnerships. Under the Enavant project, SRG SGG must lower expenditure by around CHF 270 million by 2029, pa

GERMANY 17 JUN

Germany and France present common definition of digital sovereignty

Germany and France have agreed a join definition of digital sovereignty based on six pillars, said the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS). The first pillar of the definition, published at the VivaTech exhibition in Paris, lists measures by the EU, its member states and other users of digital products and services to implement and enforce their conditions and regulations for securing digital sovereignty, in ways that respect the EU's international trade com

FRANCE 17 JUN

Orange presents projects with French Tech start-ups at VivaTech

Orange will use its presence at this year's VivaTech exhibition to showcase tangible results from the commitments made by group CEO Christel Heydemann to the French Tech scheme, under which the French government has been promoting digital start-ups for over a decade. Heydemann has been championing one of the scheme's support programmes since October 2025. This partnership, which links Heydemann to the start-up cohort known as 'French Tech 2030', has already led to successful collaborations with Anozr Way, C

GERMANY 17 JUN

MVNO Spusu enters German market

Spusu is entering the German market. The MNVO has started to offer tariffs over the Vodafone network including unlimited calls and text messages and roaming in the EU and the UK, waiving connection fees and minimum contract terms. The tariff Spusu 5 offers 5 GB data for EUR 4.90 per month, and the Spusu 10 tariff offers 10 GB for EUR 6.90, while Spusu 20 comes with 20 GB for EUR 9.90 per month. The Spusu legendary tariff provides 80 GB for EUR 12.90 monthly, and the Spusu 100 offers 100 GB for 19.90 per mon

GERMANY 17 JUN

Zattoo partners Stroer to expand advertising business in Germany

TV streaming provider Zattoo has signed a partnership with marketing company Stroer to further expand its advertising business in Germany. Under the partnership, Stroer is responsible for external sales of Zattoo's video and Connected TV (CTV) inventory in Germany. Zattoo has signed the partnership to strengthen its position in the rapidly growing CTV market and unlock potential revenues from digital video, streaming, and FAST channels advertising.

FRANCE 17 JUN

Bouygues Telecom taps Qustodio to offer parental control service

French operator Bouygues Telecom has announced the forthcoming launch of 'Mode Enfant' (Child Mode), a new parental control service powered by Barcelona-based online safety company Qustodio. In its standard version, the service will be available at no extra charge as part of Bouygues' B.iG multi-play incentive scheme, providing geolocalisation capabilities, web filtering and the ability to monitor screen time across multiple devices. Customers can upgrade to an advanced tier for a monthly rate of EUR 4.99 p

GERMANY 16 JUN

InterDigital obtains injunction against Disney from Mannheim patent court

InterDigital has secured an injunction against Disney from the local division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Mannheim. The injunction relates to Disney's infringement of a patent covering certain video encoding techniques relating to HEVC. The decision of the UPC against Disney applies in 11 EU countries. The court in Mannheim has also confirmed the validity of the Interdigital patent covering video encoding techniques.

FRANCE 16 JUN

Data4 confirms EUR 5 bln data centre project in Hauts-de-France

Data4 has confirmed the launch of a EUR 5 billion data centre project in northern France, which was unveiled at the end of 2025 following the start of exclusive negotiations between the company and the local authority responsible for the site. Located in Escaudain, the future campus will ultimately deliver 700 MW of capacity, making it the largest site ever developed by Data4. This will be achieved through the construction of four next-generation data centres on the campus over the coming years.

FRANCE 16 JUN

Eutelsat announces defence contract in France worth up to EUR 350 mln

The Eutelsat group said that its OneWeb LEO (Low Earth Orbit) constellation will provide satellite capacity to the French armed forces under an eight-year contract dubbed Centaure, worth up to EUR 350 million with an initial firm commitment of EUR 138 million over the first four years. This development was last mentioned in the group's financial release for the three months to March. It has now been confirmed that the DGA, France's defence procurement agency, has agreed to the immediate deployment of sovere

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