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The Maltese company’s new submarine infrastructure will connect the island to France and North Africa
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Queensland to connect with JGA-S submarine cable this weekend
The Japan–Guam–Australia South (JGA-S) cable is scheduled to be operational by mid-2020
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Nokia strike their first end-to-end 5G deal in Latin America
The Finnish multinational has expanded its current partnership with SETAR, the leading communications provider on the island of Aruba, to include an end-to-end 5G transformation
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O2 to pilot 4G on London Underground section
The section of the Jubilee line will receive 4G connectivity in March 2020 in a move sure to benefit commuters and concert-goers alike
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Ericsson partners with Microsoft to deliver the next generation of connected cars
The joint venture will see Ericsson’s Connected Vehicle Cloud partnered with Microsoft’s Connected Vehicle Platform
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French government signs off on 5G frequency licensing terms
Prices have now been fixed for the 310 MHz of spectrum in the 3.4–3.8 GHz band that Arcep announced it would award last month
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US govt in discussion to close ‘loophole’ currently facilitating tech trade with Huawei
The decision sees renewed lobbying from the US tech industry as proposed regulations threaten to tighten
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Six new UK cities get the 5G switch-on from EE
EE’s 5G network is now live in 50 locations, more than tripling their goal of 16 for 2019
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Vodafone to expand M-Pesa throughout Africa to unlock the continent’s ‘unbanked’ market
The platform already processes more than $10 billion a month in Africa and handles an estimated one quarter of Kenya’s GDP
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UK regulator Ofcom to ban the sale of ‘locked’ mobile handsets
The decision will allow users to switch quickly and easily, avoiding potential unlocking fees
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A new investment fund focusing on 5G shows promise for the new year
The Defiance Next Gen Connectivity ETF (FIVG) offers a new way for investors to benefit from the coming decade’s 5G boom
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NTT’s MIST subsea cable to connect Singapore with Myanmar and India
The $400 million construction project will deliver 240 Tbps and support 400 Gbps wavelengths
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Telefonica Group to scale back its reliance on Huawei technology for its upcoming 5G core network
The Spanish telecoms company’s decision to diversify its suppliers is a “purely technical decision”, says chief technology and information officer (CTIO) Enrique Blanco
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“There will be consequences”: Chinese ambassador warns against Germany banning Huawei 5G
The Chinese ambassador, Wu Ken, said that China would not “stand idly by” if Germany were to exclude Huawei from the German market
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Government grant SSE Enterprise Telecoms ‘Gigabit Capable’ status
The UK government has authorised the connectivity provider to deliver fibre optic infrastructure and other services to public sector organisations
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Samsung strikes deal to supply Canadian telco Videotron with 5G equipment
The South Korean company’s latest drive to secure more of the 5G equipment market sees it delivering network solutions in Canada for the first time
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Another round of scrutiny for O2 as Ofcom begins second probe following initial investigation
The UK regulator has launched a follow-up investigation to examine whether O2 failed to suitably respond to its information requests in an ongoing enquiry
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BT shares spike as Conservatives win majority in UK election
Boris Johnson’s victory provides security against the threat of nationalisation from Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party
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AT&T brings low-band 5G to ten US cities in first stage of national roll-out
Regular consumers in ten key cities will finally have access to 5G after AT&T’s turn on
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Despite protests from Transport Secretary, FFC votes to open up auto safety spectrum to WiFi use
The U.S. telecommunications regulator voted on Thursday to split a block of the 5.9 GHz spectrum that was, since 1999, previously reserved for technology to allow vehicles to exchange data about location, speed and direction.
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