The FCC has officially greenlit Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion deal to acquire Cox Enterprises’ residential cable, commercial fiber, and managed IT assets. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr confirmed the merger will accelerate rural broadband expansion, lower consumer prices, and establish new hiring safeguards focused on skills and qualifications over DEI policies. Read more
TIM has successfully completed the first test in Italy of quantum-safe communications between Data Centers on an operational network infrastructure, validating the use of quantum key distribution for data stream encryption in a real operating environment. Read more
Virgin Media O2 has today switched on O2 Satellite, a new satellite-to-mobile service powered by Starlink Direct to Cell, marking a major step forward in extending mobile connectivity across the UK.  Read more
We spoke to Octave's Director of EMIA, Jean-Francois Allard, to discuss taking digital modelling to the next level Read more
Following successful pilots during recent years, the companies advance to the next stage for expanding vRAN and Open RAN deployments in 2026 Read more
5G Standalone (SA) is poised to transform mobile networks in the UK, offering capabilities far beyond existing 5G deployments, according to Blessing Makumbe, Ericsson's Head of Cloud Software and Services in North Europe Read more
African telco giant MTN Group is set to take full control of IHS Towers, one of Africa’s largest independent tower companies, in a deal valued at $6.2 billion. Read more
BubbleRAN and Telenor have successfully launched an NVIDIA AI-powered solution for the autonomous network operations and optimization Read more
Improved mobile connectivity could unlock 49,000 new businesses and add £6.6bn annually to the UK economy – New VodafoneThree research finds Read more
Telefónica activates its commercial Edge Computing services for businesses and administrations as part of its leading deployment plan in Europe Read more
Brandy Reitter, executive director of the Colorado Broadband Office, will be joined by counterparts Oklahoma and Texas. Read more
Reliance Industries, owner of India’s biggest telco Reliance Jio, has announced plans to invest $109.8 billion over the next seven years to expand India’s AI data centre footprint. Read more
An impressive arrangement of local and state broadband leaders from the Lone Star State will take center stage at Connected America in Texas. Read more
Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) today announced that it is delivering a major connectivity upgrade at Silverstone, one of the world’s most iconic motorsport venues and home to the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. Read more
On Thursday, Dutch mobile operator Odido notified customers that the company had been hacked and their personal data may have been leaked. Read more
Fifteen international tech giants have joined forces to lunch the Trusted Tech Alliance, an initiative aimed at promoting transparency and trust across the tech sector. Read more
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Amazon Leo the green light to launch a second tranche of low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites. Read more
For years, the telco wholesale model was a predictable, linear affair. It was a world of minutes and megabytes, defined by simple value chains where connectivity was the sole currency. Read more