Cogent Communications Holdings

Restructuring · EMEA

Avanti Communications is divesting its Hylas-3 satellite payload to reduce geostationary exposure and close out its debt-fueled GEO expansion strategy

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.

Ma Activity · EMEA

Airtel received shareholder approval (nearly 100%) to consolidate stake in Airtel Africa via share swap, increasing effective holding from current level to 79%