Cloud-first, AI-first: BT selects Google Cloud for strategic shift
The UK incumbent says the partnership will help it to increase the use of AI and data analytics, as well as opening the door for the creation of new customer services
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Bug bounties: Telenor Sweden partners ethical hacker group YesWeHack
YesWeHack will work with the operator to help identify vulnerabilities in its communications infrastructure
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Two Huawei UK directors step down as firm stays quiet on Ukraine
Reports suggest that the pair had urged Huawei to issue a public statement condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but were refused
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5G services launch in Montenegro for the first time
Just three months after winning 5G spectrum at auction, Crnogorski Telekom has announced its first commercial deployment of the technology in the country’s capital
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Better late than never: South Africa begins spectrum auction
The first stage of the country’s long-awaited spectrum auction is underway, but it will not be until later in the week that Vodacom and MTN are allowed to join in
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Orange and MasMovil talk €20bn tie-up in Spain
The merger would begin to consolidate the crowded Spanish market, offering both companies better scale to take on market leader Telefonica
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What’s in a name? Telecom industry’s leading brands in 2022
Brand Finance’s Telecoms 150 2022 report lists the top performing 150 telecoms brands across numerous categories
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Rakuten Symphony starts harmonising with MTN for African Open RAN
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two companies will see them work together on 4G and 5G Open RAN trials in South Africa, Nigeria, and Liberia
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Vodafone NZ latest to pursue tower sale
Sources suggest the sale could be worth around $1 billion
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Orange taking leisurely approach to shut down of 2G & 3G
Speaking at a press conference at MWC2022, Orange Group’s CTIO Michael Trabbia explained the company’s strategy for shutting down legacy services, aiming for a seamless transition
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Deutsche Telekom agrees to give 1&1 access to its FTTH network
1&1 will now be able to offer its own fibre optic products via Telekom’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network
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From holographics to cobots: NGMN classifies 50 potential 6G use cases
The telecoms industry association, the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN), has released a new whitepaper outlining some of key use cases
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Mitratel spending $69.5m on rural Indonesian mobile towers
Indonesia’s largest tower company said it will invest the funds over the next four years, using funds from its recent initial public offering (IPO)
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Vodafone looks to offload stake in India’s largest towerco to prop up Vi
The entire 28.1% stake is estimated to be valued at around $2.5 billion
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TIM considering offloading INWIT stake to Ardian
According to media sources, the sale could net TIM around €1.4 billion
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Verizon partners with Audi for 5G vehicles
The new deal will see selected Audi vehicles rolled out with embedded 5G connectivity capabilities from 2024
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South African spectrum bidders announced
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced that the long-delayed auction will take place from the 8th of March
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Syria awards licence to new national mobile player Wafa Telecom
The Syrian regulator has given Wafa Telecom a licence to provide nationwide mobile services, joining Syriatel and MTN Syria
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Tonga back online as submarine cable repaired
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January had severed the submarine Tonga Cable, leaving the island nation reliant on satellites for international communications
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Work begins on SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable
SubCom and the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6) consortium have begun taking the first steps in the deployment of the 19,200km submarine cable system
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