A1 Croatia ended the third quarter of 2026 among the markets contributing to service revenue growth, while A1 Group’s international operations once again drove consolidated performance. The quarterly disclosures, however, do not provide separate financial amounts for Croatia: there are no Croatian revenue, EBITDA, EBITDA after leases or capital expenditure figures for either the quarter or the first nine months. Croatia’s performance can therefore be assessed through the operating trends identified in the report and through the aggregate international segment, but not through a standalone Croatian profit and loss account. This distinction matters when comparing A1 with other operators in the Croatian market.

The European Commission (EC) has expressed concerns that KKR may have submitted inaccurate or misleading data during its 2024 investigation into the acquisition of Telecom Italia’s fixed-line network assets.

Oppo has announced a strategic plan to significantly increase its investment across Europe over the next three years.

Global electric passenger vehicle (EV) sales demonstrated robust growth in the second quarter of 2026, increasing by 16% to reach 5.8 million units, according to Counterpoint Research.

Daytona, the technology company led by Croatian entrepreneur Ivan Burazin, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round that values the business at $1 billion. The round was led by FirstMark Growth and brings total capital raised to $91 million. The company is building infrastructure that enables autonomous AI agents to execute complex digital tasks in their own computing environments.

Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica and Portuguese telecommunications and IT company NOS Comunicações have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in developing advanced digital technologies for European defense and security applications. The agreement covers secure communications, advanced connectivity and digital services intended to support military operations, autonomous systems and other emerging defense requirements. The partnership also reflects the growing importance of telecommunications infrastructure in Europe's efforts to strengthen technological sovereignty and improve interoperability between national defense systems.

Microsoft is continuing to expand its digital sovereignty capabilities through Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, bringing together public cloud services, customer-operated private infrastructure and partner technology environments. The new capabilities are aimed at organizations managing sensitive data, critical information systems and business processes subject to strict regulatory requirements, including government agencies, financial institutions, healthcare providers, energy companies and other critical infrastructure operators.

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone have formally executed a Letter of Intent to investigate a joint bid for forthcoming Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) spectrum allocations within the European Union.

Telecom Italia has finalized a series of leadership transitions within its enterprise and technology divisions, with the newly appointed executives assuming their responsibilities this week.

Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into business operations, but control over company data is becoming as important as the capabilities of the models themselves. Businesses must decide which applications warrant a private or dedicated environment and which can be handled through standard public cloud services. “The decision is not driven by the size of the company but by the kind of data the AI works with,” as Tibor Pakozdi, founder and CEO of AI.hr, points out for ICTbusiness Media - ICTbusiness.biz. 

The Bosch Group is allocating €100 million in fresh capital to startups within Germany.

The global smartphone market contracted by 22% year-on-year to 255.3 million units in the third quarter of 2026, according to preliminary data from IDC.

IBM, in collaboration with Siemens, has announced new research intended to advance nanostack architecture, a novel transistor framework introduced earlier this year.

Hrvatski Telekom has been awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal for Sustainability, achieving a score of 84 out of 100 points and placing within the top 5% of companies assessed globally over the past 12 months.

European businesses are increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence, according to the results of the latest Eurobarometer survey.

Rimac Technology and ECOBLOX have announced a Joint Development Agreement to deliver a Modular Data Center (MDC) solution.

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 55.4 million units in the third quarter of 2026, down 22.4% from the third quarter of 2025, according to preliminary results from Gartner.

Apple’s inaugural foldable smartphone is encountering supply challenges that surfaced just minutes after preorders commenced.

Infobip has partnered with SAP to integrate RCS Business Messaging within the SAP Engagement Cloud.