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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will officially begin the auction process on July 26 and will allow enterprises to bid for spectrum, much to the operators’ chagrin
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Romania imposes 4% tax on streaming platforms
As telcos call for so-called over-the-top (OTT) players to contribute financially to infrastructure costs, Romania is already moving ahead with a direct tax on the profits of streaming services like Netflix
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A1 Telekom and Amdocs complete 5G network slicing trial
The successful proof-of-concept trial shows that network slicing could offer “a whole new world of programmable network use cases” for operators to monetise
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BT to deploy private 5G at Port of Tyne
The operator will use a hybrid fibre, 4G and 5G private network to transform the port into a world-class ‘smart port’
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Intracom Telecom deploys FWA in African mine
The vendor has supplied its Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Internet of Things (IoT) management platform to one of the largest mines in sub-Saharan Africa
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Brazil selects Hengtong for second section of Amazon River fibre cable
The Brazilian government has selected the Chinese optical fibre and cable manufacturer to supply the next section of its Norte Conectado (North Connected) project
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GSMA move to standardise ESG reporting metrics
The whitepaper outlines ten environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) key performance indicators (KPIs) for mobile operators
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New telecoms law mandates 100Mbps internet for all Spaniards
The now updated General Law on Telecommunications also includes a 2-year limit on contract length and requires operators to port customers mobile numbers within one working day
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Enterprise data opportunities in the 5G era
In this webinar from Cloudera, panellists discussed the diverse nature of connectivity technology in the 2020s and the major opportunities surrounding the intelligent use of enterprise data
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Telefonica strikes deal with German fibre association to connect 5G sites
The operator has signed an agreement with the German Federal Association for Fiber Optic Connections (BUGLAS), helping to smooth their cooperation in connecting Telefonica’s 5G mobile sites with fibre
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ITU’s Partner2Connect project sees $18.5 billion in pledges to connect the unconnected
At the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), over 360 pledges were made to improve access to digital technologies
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NGOs oppose European telcos’ calls for tech giants to share infrastructure costs
In an open letter to European Commissioners Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton, 34 non-government organisations (NGOs) argued that making companies like Google and Meta contribute to infrastructure costs could threaten net neutrality
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TIM’s voluntary retirement scheme set to cut 1,200 jobs
The Italian operator is moving to streamline its domestic workforce as it attempts to cut costs by €1 billion by 2024
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Ofcom outlines the future of UK phone boxes
The regulator’s new rules update aims to ensure that necessary phone boxes are not removed and are upgraded to offer additional services
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Helios Towers & Rakiza to purchase Omantel towers
The $575 million deal will see Helios take a 70% stake in the newly incorporated holding company that holds Omantel’s passive tower infrastructure
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Ex-Openreach MD to become G.Network CEO
The incoming CEO, Kevin Murphy, will oversee the company’s fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) rollout to over 1.4 million premises by 2026
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e& partners with DataRobot to launch AIaaS
The operator group’s newly formed e& enterprise unit has signed a three-year deal with the US firm DataRobot to extend the AI platform to their business and government customers
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Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr strike six deals worth $912.5m
The commercial and strategic agreements cover infrastructure, access, and voice services, allowing Etisalat to provide premium services to customers throughout Egypt over Telecom Egypt’s network
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DOCOMO and NTT announce raft of partnerships for 6G trials
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