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World Communication Awards 2026: Your chance to celebrate excellence
For more than two decades, the World Communication Awards (WCAs) has set the global benchmark for excellence, innovation, and leadership across the telecoms industry.
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SoftBank lines up €75bn data centre investment in France
This week, SoftBank Group has announced plans to invest up to €75 billion to deploy 5 GW of AI-focused data centres in France.
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BT outlines mobile video pilots with Meta
Press Release When we watch videos on our phones, we expect them to load instantly and play...
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UK’s fibre fiesta sees CityFibre’s Project Gigabit contracts ‘re-scoped’
The scale of the UK’s commercial fibre rollout means some target areas no longer warrant government support
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Telia and QMill demonstrate a new quantum-enhanced data encryption method for mobile networks
Telia Finland and QMill have developed quantum-enhanced message encryption for mobile networks.
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The Persian Gulf topped our 2026 cable risk index. Here’s what it means for operators and what they can do about it
Cable construction work across the Gulf has come to a standstill because repair ships can’t operate in active conflict zones
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AION consortium set to build French AI Gigafactory
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Bharti Airtel launches commercial network slicing service
Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of Priority Postpaid, a new service that leverages 5G slicing technology.
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Telstra and Ericsson team up to target 6G
Telstra and Ericsson have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on 6G research.
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Sparkle Expands Quantum Safe Connectivity With Equinix
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Connecting Europe Facility Digital: For more resilience and security
Since 2021, CEF-Digital has invested €615 million in 75 projects, spanning 18 EU countries and 10 overseas territories.
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Sparkle and Entel Bolivia partner for Bio-Oceanic Digital Corridor
The two operators join forces to launch a novel low-latency terrestrial route linking Peru and Brazil via Bolivia
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Submarine Networks EMEA 2026: Bridging the future of AI, security, and next-gen talent in London
The subsea cable industry’s most influential regional gathering, Submarine Networks EMEA, returns to the Business Design Centre in London from 27–28 May 2026.
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FCC greenlights EchoStar’s $40bn spectrum sale to SpaceX, AT&T
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Space Bureau have granted approval to EchoStar to sell its spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T.
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Beyond the Cable: How ISPs can better monetize networks
Robin Olds of Cisco Systems says ISPs need to think about different ways they can monetize networks. Here are some of his ideas
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Sparkle Signs MoU with NaiTel and iLevant to Build a New Digital Corridor Connecting Europe with Asia
By integrating the GreenMed subsea cable system with terrestrial fiber networks in Jordan, the partners aim to strengthen resilient connectivity in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region
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Via Africa: Consortium announces new subsea cable project
This brand-new system aims to connect Europe to South Africa — including landing points in the United Kingdom, France and Portugal — with destinations along the Atlantic coastline
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BT launches enterprise voice control service UC Edge
New single voice communication layer reduces complexity and costs for multinational organisations as they evolve their AI-powered workplace collaboration strategies.
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Billionaire Xavier Niel offloads Proximus stake
French billionaire Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad Group, has sold his roughly 6% stake in Belgian telco Proximus, according to a recent filing.
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