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Via Africa: Consortium announces new subsea cable project

by Harry Baldock | May 13, 2026

This brand-new system aims to connect Europe to South Africa — including landing points in the United Kingdom, France and Portugal — with destinations along the Atlantic coastline

Billionaire Xavier Niel offloads Proximus stake

by Harry Baldock | May 12, 2026

French billionaire Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad Group, has sold his roughly 6% stake in Belgian telco Proximus, according to a recent filing.

The Netherlands: Strengthening Europe’s digital gateway through subsea connectivity

by Harry Baldock | May 7, 2026

Since January, IOEMA B.V. has established itself in the Netherlands, bringing a new submarine cable company into the Dutch digital infrastructure ecosystem.

Telenor to launch Norwegian sovereign cloud business

by Harry Baldock | May 6, 2026

Telenor is establishing a new Norwegian sovereign cloud company designed for organisations with the most stringent requirements for security, resilience and regulatory compliance

Meta failed to prevent under-13s from accessing Instagram and Facebook, EU finds

by Harry Baldock | Apr 29, 2026

The European Commission accused Meta of “failing to diligently identify, assess and mitigate the risks of minors under 13 years old accessing their services”

Port of Tyne competes autonomous container transport trial

by Harry Baldock | Apr 27, 2026

The P-CAL (Port-Connected and Automated Logistics) project has been completed at the Port of Tyne, bringing a major UK deep-sea port one step closer to autonomous operations.

Sustainable by design: The importance of building things to last

by Rosie Foster | Apr 27, 2026

Contributed Article By Martha Galley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Calix In the race to show...

Iceland’s Farice plans new subsea cable, AUÐUR

by Harry Baldock | Apr 27, 2026

Icelandic telco Farice is planning to build a new submarine cable dubbed AUÐUR, aiming to better connect the island to European data hubs.

Deutsche Telekom considers merging with T-Mobile

by Harry Baldock | Apr 24, 2026

The move would create a combined entity valued at around $267 billion

Swedish AI-native UCaaS platform lynes signs strategic channel deal with Telenor to power business communication

by Harry Baldock | Apr 23, 2026

Stockholm, April 22, 2026 – lynes, a Swedish-built UCaaS and CCaaS platform, has signed...

Arelion upgrades Nørre Nebel site, prepares for more subsea cables

by Harry Baldock | Apr 20, 2026

Arelion is upgrading its Nørre Nebel site to support additional cable landings and long-term network scalability.

AST SpaceMobile satellite placed into wrong orbit

by Harry Baldock | Apr 20, 2026

Satellite company AST SpaceMobile has hit a setback this week, with its latest BlueBird 7 satellite being deployed in the wrong orbit.

French telco consortium boosts SFR offer to €20.4bn

by Harry Baldock | Apr 17, 2026

Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Iliad have this week submitted a revised bid for rival operator SFR, valuing the business at €20.4 billon.

Nokia and Orange team up for AI RAN

by Harry Baldock | Apr 16, 2026

Nokia and Orange today announced a new collaboration focused on developing and evaluating artificial intelligence radio access network (AI-RAN) technologies powered by Nokia’s anyRAN 5G software and NVIDIA AI infrastructure.

Agentic workflows opening the door to an ‘experience of one’

by Harry Baldock | Apr 14, 2026

For decades, operators have faced a familiar set of challenges, including declining margins, rising operational complexity, and limited differentiation.