Lidl to expand MVNO to more countries with 1Global
EUROPE 06:59

Lidl to expand MVNO to more countries with 1Global

Lidl is expanding its MVNO business beyond the DACH region to more European countries this year. The supermarket chain already offers mobile services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and has signed a contract with MVNE 1Global to bring the offering to more of its markets. 

EU Commission publishes AI Continent Action Plan progress report
EUROPE 10 APR

EU Commission publishes AI Continent Action Plan progress report

The European Commission has published information about the progress of the Continent Action Plan launched a year ago to foster Artificial Intelligence innovation and acceleration. It said visible advances have been made by each of the five pillars, namely infrastructure, data, talent, adoption, and trustworthy AI. It added that the European AI Innovation month from 14 October to 17 November 2026 will showcase Europe's progress.

Net Insight to lead on ESA and Swedish space agency-funded PNT project
EUROPE 9 APR

Net Insight to lead on ESA and Swedish space agency-funded PNT project

Sweden's Net Insight announced it is leading an R&D project under the European Space Agency's Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP) aimed at advancing more resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology. The project scope is co-funded by the Swedish National Space Agency.

European AI spending set for 34% CAGR from 2025-2029 - IDC
EUROPE 7 APR

European AI spending set for 34% CAGR from 2025-2029 - IDC

European spending on AI products and services will record a 33.7 percent CAGR from 2025 to 2029, according to research by IDC. Buyers are forecast to spend USD 290 billion on AI tools in 2029, with 54 percent of this outlay attributed to generative AI technology.  Tangible benefits on cost, efficiency, customer experience and risk management will promote AI deployment even in the face of significant macro headwinds.

Harmonic to debut network operations intelligence suite at FTTH Conference
EUROPE 7 APR

Harmonic to debut network operations intelligence suite at FTTH Conference

Harmonic is attending the upcoming FTTH Conference in London and will use the opportunity to unveil a network operations intelligence suite. The platform is designed to underpin proactive monitoring in broadband networks, with further details expected at the conference.

Zayo Europe joins GNM-IX internet exchange
EUROPE 7 APR

Zayo Europe joins GNM-IX internet exchange

Zayo Europe's fibre wholesale backbone has joined Amsterdam-based internet exchange GNM-IX, operated by Global Network Management (GMN). By establishing a presence at the exchange, Zayo Europe will be able to strengthen wholesale connectivity into GNM-IX's peering ecosystem comprised of ISPs, carrier networks, cloud platforms, and content providers.

Google, Meta, Microsoft and Snapchat to continue CSAM screening after EU legal loophole expires
EUROPE 7 APR

Google, Meta, Microsoft and Snapchat to continue CSAM screening after EU legal loophole expires

Google, Meta, Microsoft and Snapchat announced they will continue to take measures to block images of child sexual abuse in emails and other private online messages in the EU, despite the end of a legal derogation to the ePrivacy directive protecting personal communications. That exception, which allowed the internet companies to screen personal communications in order to block the illegal photos and videos, ended on 03 April after five years in effect. 

EU Commission invites feedback on data centre efficiency labels
EUROPE 3 APR

EU Commission invites feedback on data centre efficiency labels

The European Commission has invited feedback on a draft regulation that will establish an EU-wide scorecard and e-labels to measure energy and water efficiency in data centres. The consultation precedes planned adoption in Q2 2026, with A-G ratings and labels widely introduced from August 2027 alongside a broader energy efficiency package. The consultation closes on 23 April.

Iliad CFO to join Tele2 board of directors
EUROPE 2 APR

Iliad CFO to join Tele2 board of directors

Tele2 said its nomination committee has proposed the election of Iliad Group CFO Thomas Kienzi and Linda Hoeglund as new board members at the 18 May AGM. Hoeglund is the CFO of JobandTalent, an AI-based workforce management platform. She has served as COO and global CFO at Klarna, CFO at Grab, CFO for Europe at Electronic Arts and group CFO and deputy CEO at Dice. Unilever digital officer Sam Kini and Iliad board of directors VP Maxime Lombardini are not standing for re-election.

Sparkle, EdgeNext sign European network expansion deal
EUROPE 2 APR

Sparkle, EdgeNext sign European network expansion deal

Italian international service provider Sparkle announced a contract to supply international IP transit services in Europe to EdgeNext, a global content delivery network and edge cloud platform. The deal will support EdgeNext's expansion beyond Asia, improving connectivity and performance for its European customers.

Cellnex: enabling resilient connectivity across Europe
EUROPE 2 APR

Cellnex: enabling resilient connectivity across Europe

Cellnex is Europe's largest telecommunications towers and infrastructures operator, enabling operators to access a wide network of telecommunications infrastructures on a shared-use basis, and thus helping to reduce access barriers and to improve services in the most remote areas. 

ETHER completes SNS-JU remit focused on unified space, aerial and land 6G architecture
EUROPE 1 APR

ETHER completes SNS-JU remit focused on unified space, aerial and land 6G architecture

A 6G research project funded by the EU's Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU) has wrapped up its remit, having introduced a novel architecture for combining satellite, land-based and aerial transmitters into a fully unified 6G network.  The ETHER project was co-ordinated by University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust with the participation of Sateliot, Collins Aerospace, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Avanti, Ubiwhere, i2Cat Research Centr

EUROPE 1 APR

NLconnect warns of risks to EU plan for telecom supplier controls

The proposed reforms of the EU's Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) may have a negative impact on investments in telecom networks and digital resilience, according to a position paper from the Dutch industry group NLconnect. In a presentation for the Dutch parliament, the group said the proposed restrictions on telecom supply chains are not sufficiently supported with a risk-based, proportional assessment of the security issues. While acknowledging that cyber resilience is a necessity, NLconnect said the current plan

EUROPE 31 MRT

Leaseweb charts progress on sovereign cloud offering in 2025

Leaseweb said it made progress with its sovereign cloud offering in the past year, as part of its European Cloud Campus project. The progress shows how European industry is moving from policy discussions to building practical, sovereign cloud infrastructure, the Dutch company said.

EUROPE 31 MRT

Tele2 issues 1.5 mln shares for incentive scheme

Tele2 said its total number of shares and votes have increased by 1.50 million, following the issue and repurchase of 1.50 million class C shares in March. This was done to enable the future delivery of class B shares to participants in Tele2's incentive programme.

EUROPE 31 MRT

3SS ties up with Geely to enable Zeekr Entertainment Hub in cars in Europe

3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has announced an agreement with Gothenburg-based Geely Technology Europe to launch the Zeekr Entertainment Hub. Geely Technology Europe previously traded as Zeekr Technology Europe and is the European R&D centre of China's Geely Auto Group. The hub is an in-car media platform for installation in several Zeekr models and integrates Geely Technology Europe's intelligent software expertise with 3SS's 3Ready Automotive platform.

EUROPE 31 MRT

OneLayer to expand European footprint with new EMEA sales director

US-based private cellular asset management specialist OneLayer said it is expanding its European footprint, having recently appointed a new sales director for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Sander Teunissen takes up the role to help scale OneLayer's regional presence, through customer additions and supporting them to integrate private LTE/5G into critical operational technology (OT) and zero-trust security workflows. Teunissen was previously head of sales at Dutch enterprise networking and SASE vendor

EUROPE 31 MRT

European Central Bank signs contract with DXC for IT management

The European Central Bank has signed a five-year agreement with DXC Technology Deutschland, a provider of computing and IT infrastructure managed services, to run its IT operations. Under the agreement, DXC Technology Deutschland is responsible for operations, maintenance, and support of some IT services. The ECB will retain full ownership of all IT assets and continue hosting its IT services in data centres. The contract has a maximum duration of eight years, DXC said.

EUROPE 30 MRT

Berec warns of risks to centralising telecoms oversight at EU level

EU telecom regulators are concerned that the proposed Digital Networks Act will concentrate more power in Brussels, leaving national authorities with less room to impose regulations adapted to local market conditions. The national regulators, united in the EU body Berec, published their first take on the draft DNA ahead of Berec's annual stakeholders forum in Brussels. 

EUROPE 30 MRT

Bahnhof seeks authorisation to issue up to 10 mln shares

Shareholders at Sweden-based broadband operator Bahnhof will vote on a motion at its 12 May AGM to authorise the board of directors to issue up to 10 million shares by the 2027 meeting for cash, contribution in kind or offset. The issue may be done in deviation from shareholders' preferential rights, in order to broaden ownership and enable expansion to continue unabated, as well as to raise capital for acquisitions.

EUROPE 30 MRT

Ekinops agrees MoU with European carrier, teeing up potential WDM optical procurement

Ekinops announced a preliminary deal with a leading European telecom operator to supply optical transport equipment. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) envisages a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) deployment to power the unnamed client's nationwide high-speed optical network. Commercial discussions with the customer are ongoing and could result in a framework contract in the coming months to guide future procurement, Ekinops added.

EUROPE 30 MRT

Rocket Lab conducts first dedicated ESA launch with Celeste mission

Rocket Lab has completed its first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency (ESA), delivering two navigation demonstration satellites into low Earth orbit. The mission, named "Daughter Of The Stars", launched from the company's site in Mahia, New Zealand on 28 March. The Electron rocket deployed the first two spacecraft for ESA's "Celeste" programme into a 510 km orbit. The Celeste mission is designed to test how a low Earth orbit satellite layer can operate alongside Europe's Galileo navigation syste

EUROPE 27 MRT

European vendors launch sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office

A group of European vendors has launched an open source alternative to Microsoft Office based on sovereign IT components that can be integrated into different platforms. Backed by Ionos, Nextcloud, Eurostack, XWiki, OpenProject, Soverin, Abilian and BTactic, an early build of the Euro-Office suite is now available ahead of the first full stable release in summer 2026.

EUROPE 27 MRT

Xebia adds OVHcloud as hosting partner

OVHcloud announced a partnership agreement with Xebia, a digital transformation and engineering services provider based in the Netherlands. Through the agreement, OVHcloud will join Xebia's roster of hosting providers, allowing customers to access its sovereign cloud infrastructure. 

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