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UK government conditionally approves £15bn Vodafone–Three merger

by Georgia Sweeting | May 10, 2024

The UK government has this week released a “Publication of notice of Final Order” that provisionally approves the Vodafone–Three merger, subject to certain conditions.

T-Mobile and Verizon to buy US Cellular, reports say

by Georgia Sweeting | May 10, 2024

US mobile operators T-Mobile and Verizon are in discussions to separately buy parts of smaller rival US Cellular, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Nokia and Vodafone trial Open RAN with Arm and HPE

by Harry Baldock | May 10, 2024

Nokia and Vodafone have announced the successful completion of a trial, leveraging Nokia’s anyRAN approach in collaboration with partners Arm and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

Currency devaluation woes see Airtel Africa book a loss

by Harry Baldock | May 10, 2024

This week, pan-African telecoms group Airtel Africa has reported its end of year results, with the company making a loss of the back of ongoing currency devaluation issues.

Nokia and Alcon partner to deploy private network for lithium mining

by Georgia Sweeting | May 10, 2024

Nokia has announced today that it has been chosen to provide a private LTE campus network to Canada-based lithium mining specialist Sigma Lithium, in with broadband provider Alcon.

Network evolution in the era of 5.5G

by Harry Baldock | May 10, 2024

Insight Earlier this year, we spoke with Cullen Xu, Vice President of Huawei’s 5G & LTE TDD...

US Senators provide glimmer of hope for ACP

by Maddie Hicks | May 9, 2024

Amid confusion about the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), several senators have proposed a new means of funding the program. A bipartisan group of senators introduced an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act that would provide $6 billion in funding for the ACP.

Three again bangs the merger drum as it publishes Q1 2024 financials

by Georgia Sweeting | May 9, 2024

This week, Three UK have announced their quarterly results, taking the opportunity to once again promote their potential merger with rival Vodafone.

BT wins £70m IT contract with South West police forces

by Harry Baldock | May 9, 2024

Today, BT has announced it has won a $70 million contract to upgrade and support the IT infrastructure of the Devon & Cornwall and Dorset police forces.

Microsoft announces $3.3bn Wisconsin AI investment

by Georgia Sweeting | May 9, 2024

This week, Microsoft has been joined by US President Joe Biden to announce plans to build a $3.3 billion data centre in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

US govt allocates $285m for chip-focussed digital twins institute

by Harry Baldock | May 9, 2024

This week, the US government has announced that it is seeking proposals from companies to establish and operate a new CHIPS Manufacturing USA institute focused on digital twins for the semiconductor industry.

US chip companies have licenses to sell to Huawei revoked

by Georgia Sweeting | May 8, 2024

The US government has revoked certain licenses that permit US chip makers to export goods to Chinese tech giant Huawei. The crackdown will mean that major chip producers like Intel and Qualcomm’s sales to China will be significantly reduced.

German U-Bahn completes high speed 4G deployment

by Georgia Sweeting | May 8, 2024

This week, the Berlin underground (U-Bahn) has completed the installation of a 4G mobile network, bringing high speed internet access to travellers throughout the subway system.

Indian elections delay nation’s satellite broadband plans

by Harry Baldock | May 8, 2024

News The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) says the election could set back spectrum...

Telefonica Germany becomes first mobile operator to shift core to public cloud with AWS

by Georgia Sweeting | May 8, 2024

Telefonica Germany is set to move 1 million 5G customers to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud later this month, according to company executives speaking to Reuters.

AT&T sheds cybersecurity division to create LevelBlue

by Maddie Hicks | May 8, 2024

AT&T has divested its cybersecurity services group and established a joint venture backed by WillJam Ventures.

Wayve secures $1bn in funding for AI-powered autonomous vehicles

by Georgia Sweeting | May 7, 2024

UK self-driving car startup Wayve has secured $1.05 billion in investments to develop its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered vehicles, led by Japanese bank Softbank and with1notable contributions from Nvidia and Microsoft.

Involving local stakeholders is crucial for success with publicly owned networks

by Bradford Randall | May 7, 2024

News Leaders gathered at Broadband Communities Summit 2024 to discuss how to successfully gather...

Apple working on own AI data centre chips, reports claim

by Georgia Sweeting | May 7, 2024

Tech giant Apple has been making investments in its own chips designed for artificial intelligence (AI) processing in data centres, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

NTT looks to grab stake in Philippine data centres from PLDT

by Harry Baldock | May 7, 2024

This week, PLDT Chairman Manuel Pangilinan has confirmed to Reuters that discussions are underway regarding the sale of up to 49% of the company’s data centre business unit to Japan’s NTT.