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Deutsche Telekom strikes Mobile IoT roaming agreement with a trio of operators
Deutsche Telekom has signed NarrowBand IoT roaming agreements that will bring nine more countries into the fold
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Ghana grants Vodafone and MTN extra spectrum to handle COVID-19 crisis
The telcos will have free access to the spectrum for three months
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Proximus pauses 5G deployment in Belgian city to allay residents health concerns
The operator said it will hold a consultation with the residents in the city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to explain their plans and debunk 5G myths
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Telco CEOs part of Trump’s crack team to revive the US economy
Tech and communications both well represented in Donald Trump’s ‘Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups’
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5G arsonists damage more than 20 masts over the Easter break
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BT taking its time to remove Huawei from the core
A contract with Ericsson to provide replacement core technology will not accelerate the removal process
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Cellnex continues to snap up European towers, this time from Portuguese operator NOS
The Spanish operator said the deal involved around 2,000 sites and would cost around €375 million
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Huawei selects ex-BT chairman Sir Michael Rake for UK board
Sir Michael had been advising Huawei since 2019 and has been vocal about the company’s crucial role in UK infrastructure
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UK altnets boosted their fibre coverage by 50% in 2019
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As COVID-19 apps grow rapidly, EU calls for common approach
The EU is creating a ‘toolbox’ of data use rules, which it wants to apply to all of its 27 member states
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Google gets US approval to activate subsea cable to Taiwan
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has approved Google’s request to light its subsea cable linking the US to Taiwan, so long as it does not activate the branch to Hong Kong
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UK’s £30m 5G honeypot seeks to spark innovation
A scheme by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will allow entrants to bid for funding based on their 5G use cases
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Vodafone finishes European network virtual infrastructure rollout
Working closely with software company VMware, Vodafone has now rolled out network virtual infrastructure (NVI) across its 21 European markets
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China’s three major operators have released a white paper mandating all compatible handsets to support Rich Communications Services (RCS)
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has brought down the hammer on EE’s latest advertising campaign
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The Vodafone Foundation and Imperial College London have released a free app that uses your phone’s processing power to help tackle the virus
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