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Orange Business Services enters Italian market via partnership with Open Fiber
The strategic partnership will allow Orange Business Services (OBS) to reach a wide range of customers, as well as working with Open Fiber in the development of smart cities
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Is COVID-19 driving the need for digital transformation?
With the coronavirus pandemic rapidly redefining ‘business as usual’, digital solutions have been thrust into the spotlight. But is this enough to accelerate the business world’s digital transformation?
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CityFibre seeks diversity in new recruitment drive
The three-year plan will include the training of thousands of unemployed UK residents, as well as new jobs for experienced construction and telecoms workers
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Ireland’s GoMo goes for more as it hits 200,000 customers
Arriving on the scene just eight months ago, GoMo has already picked up a healthy following in the Emerald Isle
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Consortium set to build new APAC submarine cable
The Asia Direct Cable is set to connect Singapore, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and China
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M1 and Airbus trialling 5G for unmanned aircraft
The pilot programme will explore the limitations of 5G unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), though M1 claims it could be more precise than current global navigation satellite systems technology
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UK needs Huawei for 5G lead, says Vodafone
The operator said removing Huawei technology from the UK’s 5G networks would be time consuming and costly
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MWC cancellation woes hit GSMA, cuts 20% of staff
The momentous cancellation of Mobile World Congress (MWC) at the start of the this year marked the start of a tumultuous time for the whole of the telecoms industry
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Telefonica slashes emissions targets by 20 years in new push to go green
Announced alongside World Environment Day on Friday, the new target will see the operator’s main businesses reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030
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Has COVID-19 changed the priority of the UK’s gigabit broadband plan?
The UK has serious plans for fibre connectivity by 2025, but how has the ongoing coronavirus pandemic affected this plans? Are the targets still achievable?
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US sanctions on Huawei: Divided we fall?
With the latest measures making it almost impossible for US-affiliated companies to work with the Chinese tech giant, will suppliers be forced to take sides?
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Chinese operators stand their ground as FCC threatens to revoke licences
Tensions between the US and China could see the telcos banned from operating in the US entirely
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Telefonica finalises €1.5 bn German tower sale with Telxius
Telefonica Deutschland has agreed to sell 10,100 sites to its majority-owned infrastructure company, Telxius
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‘Dear Britain’: Huawei pens open letter to reassure the British public
On the Chinese company’s 20th anniversary of doing business in the UK, the vendor finds itself more under fire than ever before
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Orange seeks start-up innovation in the MEA region
Orange Ventures has launched the MEA Seed Challenge, pledging to invest €500,000 to scale up tech start-ups in the region
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Amazon eyes $2bn stake in Airtel as FAANG companies back Indian telcos
With Reliance Jio seeing massive investment from Facebook, Google considering investing in Vodafone Idea, and now Amazon in talks with Bharti Airtel, the lines are beginning to be drawn in the sand
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SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites
The latest launch brings the total number of orbiting Starlink satellites to 482, above the threshold for providing minimal internet coverage
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Fibre Britain 2025: Is it achievable?
The government has set ambitious broadband targets for the UK, but is it realistic, particularly in a post-pandemic economy?
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Rakuten and NEC building their own standalone 5G core
The tech will not only be incorporated in Rakuten’s own 5G network, but also offered commercially to other operators
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