Iliad Italia invests in FiberCop ahead of fixed broadband launch
The investment will support TIM’s goal of expanding its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network throughout Italy in the coming years
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China Telecom seeks $7.2bn with Shanghai stock exchange listing
After being cut off from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) earlier in the year, the operator’s listing in Shanghai could be the world’s largest in 2021
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US pushes Open RAN as an alternative to Huawei in Brazil
In a meeting between US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro earlier this week, the US official once again tried to dissuade Brazil from backing Huawei for 5G
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KPN ties €1bn credit facility to a greener future
The interest on the Dutch operator’s loan will be directly linked to three sustainability metrics
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MTN may give up Ethiopian ambitions
Sources suggest that the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region may be enough to dissuade the telco from making another attempt for the Ethiopian licence
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Ookla: Average Starlink speeds faster than existing UK broadband
The report noted that the satellite-based connectivity had a median download speed far greater than the average fixed broadband speeds in the UK – but upload and latency are another matter
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1&1 partners with Rakuten to build Germany’s fourth mobile network
The network will be the first completely Open RAN-based mobile network in Europe
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Filipino newcomer Dito racks up two million subs in five months
The mobile operator launched commercially in May and is seeking to take a 30% market share from rivals Globe Telecom and Smart Communications
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Mantra Data Centres plans $1bn Indian expansion
The company estimates that the Indian data centre market is going to exceed $8.5 billion by 2023 and Mantra Data Centres (MDC) wants to secure the lion’s share
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Rakuten to acquire Altiostar for >$1bn in Open RAN push
Rakuten Group has been working closely with Altiostar in Japan to roll out its virtualised RAN network in Japan since 2020
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Vi struggling to stay afloat as parent companies refuse reinvestment
Shares in the Indian telco have plummeted as the operator scrambles to raise the funds it needs to pay the government
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Uniting land, sea and cloud: Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme
In this new whitepaper, Ciena’s Senior Director, Verticals & Solutions Marketing, Brian Lavallée, introduces “the ultimate end-state, leveraging Programmable Infrastructure, Analytics and Intelligence, Software Control and Automation, and Services”
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Telstra makes public pay phones free to use
By making domestic calls using the pay phones free, the operator hopes to help support some of Australia’s most vulnerable people
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Water, electricity, gas and…internet? Colombia names the web an essential service
Colombian officials said that the internet had become essential for the enjoyment of fundamental human rights, such as education
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MTN Nigeria to pump $1.5bn into broadband
The operator said the funds will be used over the next three years to help deliver home broadband as part of a rural connectivity programme
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Project Gigabit update: Funding targets 2.2 million premises
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today announced the regions that will see their broadband improvements to gigabit speeds by 2025
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Ericsson staves off market share collapse in China with latest 5G win
According to anonymous sources, Ericsson has won a 3% share in a 5G radio contract from China Telecom and China Unicom
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Arianespace launches pair of telecoms satellites
The Ariane 5 rocket carried both the Star One D2 satellite, to be operated by Brazil’s Embratel, and the Eutelsat’s Quantum satellite
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Monetising IoT roaming: The time for BCE adoption is now
We spoke to Syniverse’s Senior Director Product Management, Douwe van der Heij, about the growth of the IoT ecosystem and why the effective monetisation of roaming will be crucial for telcos
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Canadian 5G auction raises $7.2bn
The 3.5 GHz spectrum auction was dominated by Canada’s three largest operators, who accounted for 80% of the spend
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