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Differing definitions of data sovereignty cause confusion for compliance

Financial/Regulation
Research by Omdia finds more than 100 countries have some form of data sovereignty or localisation laws but often even within countries there are contradictory rules
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UK Navy foils Russian submarines surveying cables in North Atlantic

Security
UK's Defence Secretary, John Healey, says a British warship and aircraft tracked the three subs for more than a month and forced them to abandon their mission
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UK government chooses City veteran to chair regulator Ofcom

CXO
Sir Ian Cheshire formerly was head of Kingfisher and chair of Channel 4 until last year: he has worked in the public sector, telecoms, e-commerce and banking
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DT is making space for business broadband in Germany

Satellite
The operator group is using Starlink to offer enterprise broadband: it previously announced it would launch D2D services in 10 European countries via Starlink in 2028
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UK extends law designed to make it easier to acquire and operate basestation sites

Financial/Regulation
Legislation introduced in 2017 has led to a surge in disputes and delays with landowners; expanding it to include 15,000 more sites looks unlikely to improve matters
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United’s 600km terrestrial cable links Greek cities and Greece to ME

Access
It connects eight cities, links Greece to its main PoPs in southeastern Europe and beyond to Turkey and the Middle East, for its own traffic and on a wholesale basis
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Helios Towers is to invest $100m next year in DCR

Access
Helios manages 2,700+ towers in the African country: this latest expansion is with the ongoing support of the country's Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements
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Proximus first to launch 5G SA in Belgium

5G & Beyond
Only 2.8% of all European 5G connections use a 5G SA network, compared with 32% in North America and 80% in China
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Global telecoms capex declines in 2026, rising at 1% CAGR from 2027-2030

Financial/Regulation
Wireless capex to revenue ratio is to approach 11% by 2029: some estimates reckon it peaked at 19-25% in 2020-2022 as operators built out 5G and, to a lesser degree, fibre
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DT ‘an anchor of dependability in an uncertain world’

Financial/Regulation
The CEO of Europe's biggest telco group criticises European 'microregulation' at shareholders' meeting as he emphasises stellar performance – €1 per share dividend – and sovereignty
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Finland’s DNA opts for Google Firebase to verify mobile phone numbers

Security
It is the first operator in the Nordic countries to do so: the service relies on the SIM and an API in tandem for sign-ups and log-ins to apps
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Vodafone partners Glasfaser Nordwest to expand Gigabit footprint

Access
The operator will be able to offer 1.5 million more premises Gigabit broadband this autumn as it continues efforts to turnaround its fixed connectivity business in Germany
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Update: Ericsson, Nokia share VMO2’s 5G upgrade

5G & Beyond
Swedish vendor will bag "several hundred million" euros over the five-year period of its extended contract: VMO2 has committed to investing £700m in its network this year
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Hayo launches services in Rwanda for operators, enterprise and government

Access
The country has been one of the fastest adopters of digital services over the last decade
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WBA claims ‘step-change’ in Wi-Fi 7’s reliability in real-world trials

Access
AT&T, RUCKUS Networks and Intel's testing show multi-link operation with commercial devices improve uplink performance – under interference – by up to 116%
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