£1bn stake sale could see CityFibre increase rollout to 10m
The fibre network operator said that the sale could provide funds to increase its planned rollout by an additional 2 million
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Author: Harry Baldock
Ericsson fears China losses as a result of Sweden–Huawei row
Sweden’s ban on operators using Huawei 5G equipment could have major consequences for Swedish businesses in China
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Liberty Global launching data centre JV to monetise assets
The company said it was looking to monetise its real estate assets as demand for data centres at the edge of the network rises due to 5G
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Safaricom consortium wins Ethiopian operating licence
The consortium, which also includes Vodafone and Vodacom, won a licence following a $850 million bid
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ESA planning lunar satellite telecoms system
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to build a satellite constellation to orbit the Moon, providing connectivity for all lunar missions
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Huawei cut from the core of Dutch 5G
After much secrecy, reports suggest that Huawei is no longer able to supply equipment for the core of Dutch 5G networks
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Citymesh wants to become Belgium’s fourth MNO
The B2B wireless connectivity provider said it will apply for the spectrum package reserved for a fourth operator in Belgium’s upcoming 5G auction
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TIM Brasil tests LEO satellite for 4G backhaul
Working with Canadian satellite operator Telesat, TIM Brasil explored the potential for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite to provide backhaul for 4G mobile data
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Optus activates numerous 5G mmWave sites
The Australian operator also noted that it now has over one million 5G-capable devices connected to its network
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Eir Sport to cease broadcasting after waning income
The closure of Eir Sport mirrors a similar announcement from BT over their own sports content a few weeks ago
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O2-Virgin Media merger gets go-ahead
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today given their final approval to the £31 billion merger
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Altice France acquires 50% of MVNO Reglo Mobile
SFR’s parent organisation, Altice France, has announced it will acquire Afone Participations, giving it a 50% stake in the mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) Reglo Mobile
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Data centres in space? NTT plans satellite trials
The Japanese operator says it is looking to trial a satellite system that can process and store data as early as 2022
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Reliance Jio backs pair of Indian subsea cable systems
Jio is partnering with SubCom to deploy two new submarine cable systems, one linking India to Singapore, while the other heads West to Europe and the Middle East
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Rakuten and NEC set to take Open RAN global
The two Japanese companies are well known for championing the disaggregated RAN technology and have now signed a deal to promote open RAN worldwide
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5G manufacturing: A nuanced proposition
At today’s 5GLIVE conference, a panel of experts discussed 5G’s emerging potential to reshape the manufacturing industry, as well as some of the leading challenges that start in the way
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Deutsche Telekom targeting 1m FTTH connections in trio of cities
The operator said it plans to expand its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Dusseldorf by one million households by 2025
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The 5G-aliser: May 2021 update – Standalone 5G is coming
The latest update of the 5Galiser shows increasing deployments of standalone 5G networks, interest in Open RAN, and spectrum availability steadily increasing
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BT starts excising Huawei mobile kit
The UK’s largest operator has officially started the process of removing Huawei mobile equipment from its network, beginning with Hull
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