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Product Launch · EMEA

Dstny launched Always-On Communications, an AI-first Communications OS for Service Providers, shifting from voice connectivity to integrated digital agents

Product Launch · EMEA

VMO2 expanded O2 Satellite service to iPhone users (May 28, 2026), enabling direct-to-device satellite connectivity across iPhone 13-17 and iPhone Air models. Service launched February 2026 using Starlink infrastructure, now achieving 95% UK landmass coverage.

Partnership · EMEA

Keysight Technologies announced a joint GaN MMIC design workflow partnership with WIN Semiconductors, integrating simulation, 3D layout, and evaluation board design for high-frequency applications.

Ma Activity · EMEA

BT Group agreed to create a joint venture with Verizon for their international businesses, moving low-margin units off their books to allow both carriers to focus on home markets.

Leadership Change · EMEA

Usman Javaid, current chief product and marketing officer of Orange Business, has been appointed as the next AI chief, succeeding Steve Jarrett effective 1 September 2026. Javaid will drive Orange's strategy to derive €600+ million in value from AI by 2028, with focus on agentic AI implementations.

Geographic Expansion · EMEA

nLighten completed a major £100 million refurbishment of its Bristol data centre to support AI-ready infrastructure, nearly doubling the site's AI-ready power capability. This is part of a broader UK edge data centre network modernisation to address regional compute demand constraints outside London.