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Mexican president calls for dissolution of telecoms regulator
This week, the Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed a raft of constitutional changes that includes weakening or dissolving entirely various autonomous bodies, including the IFT. According to López Obrador’s proposal, this would allow public spending to be redistributed more fairly – particularly to pensions and social programmes.
Three deploys UK’s first open ran small cell in Glasgow, but says UK Govt Open RAN targets ‘not a priority’
Three UK is seeking to tackle urban network congestion in Glasgow by deploying over 50 small cells throughout the city. The project, which will take 15 months to implement, will see 51 small cells deployed around the city of Glasgow to cope with the huge rise in consumer data consumption since the launch of its 5G services in 2019.
Telefonica taps Mitiga for EarthScan climate risk analysis platform
This week, international mobile operator giant Telefonica has announced an investment in Mitiga Solution, a company focussed on climate risk management solutions.
RETN Densifies Poland Network Connectivity with New Gdańsk to Warsaw and Poznań Route
RETN Densifies Poland Network Connectivity with New Gdańsk to Warsaw and Poznań Route
Connected America 2024 returns to Dallas, Texas
Connected America is returning to the Irving Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, for the second ever instalment of Connected America on 12–13 March
Data breach at Verizon impacts 63,000 employees
News The breach was seemingly caused inadvertently by a fellow staff member This week, US mobile giant Verizon has informed authorities that the personal data of 63,206 people – primarily the company’s own employees – have been compromised by a data breach. This...
TIM to rebuff Italian government’s offer for Sparkle
Last week, the Italian government reportedly made a bid to acquire 100% of TIM’s submarine cable unit Sparkle. While the financial details of the bid were not revealed, reports suggested that it valued the business at up to €750 million.
Today, further reports suggest that this bid is set to be rejected by TIM, with the company’s directors set to seek a higher offer for its subsea assets
The strategic importance of private networks in the era of 5G
Viewpoint Article By Hema Kadia, founder and CEO of TeckNexus As the technological landscape continually evolves, the advent of 5G has marked a significant shift in communication and networking capabilities. This latest iteration of mobile network technology has...
Aqua Comms announces transatlantic subsea spectrum agreement with Energy Sciences Network
Aqua Comms, a leading provider of global subsea connectivity services, today announced a long-term lease agreement for Trans-Atlantic subsea spectrum with Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) for 25% of a fibre pair between New York, Dublin and London.
Subsea cable route evolution in 2024
As we enter 2024, the global requirements for fast, secure connectivity continue to accelerate. The developing nations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are rapidly growing more digital, while the world’s more developed economies continue to grow more data hungry because of emerging technologies like AI.
CityFibre awarded nearly £400m in latest round of Project Gigabit contracts
News The five new contracts will help subsidise the rollout of full fibre broadband infrastructure to ovr 202,000 rural premises Today, the UK’s largest altnet CityFibre has been awarded five new contracts related to the UK’s £5 billion broadband subsidy programme,...
Two paths to full fibre: The differing legislative approaches of the US and the UK
When it comes to bringing lightning-fast full fibre broadband to their citizens, both the United Kingdom and the United States face common hurdles, yet differ significantly in their legislative approaches and the challenges encountered during planning and installation.
German Bundesliga Club 1. FC Köln Boosts Workflow Efficiencies With Newsbridge AI-Powered Solutions
Newsbridge’s Cloud Media Hub and Mobile App Reduces Content Production Times and Enables Easy Distribution to Players and Social Media Channels
Digital Identity Community Unites to Drive Cross-border Interoperability
Experts collaborate to launch SIDI Hub; the first-of-its-kind initiative dedicated to driving and operationalizing cross-border interoperability at scale in the digital identity space
Could conflict in the Middle East lead to subsea sabotage?
Vague threats from Houthi rebels have Yemeni telecoms operators fearing that local submarine cable infrastructure could be in jeopardy.
UK government pledges £45m in quantum research funding
Today, the UK government has announced that it will invest £45 million in the country’s quantum sector as part of its ongoing commitment to become a quantum-enabled economy by 2033. The funding is part of the UK’s national quantum strategy, which was published in March last year.
Connected America: News roundup January 2024
A selection of the month’s most important stories from the US telecoms market, with commentary from Maddie Hicks, lead conference producer for Connected America
Telecom Egypt and 4iG sign subsea cable deal
News According to 4iG, the deal will capture a large share of the rapidly growing data traffic market between Asia, East Africa, and Europe Telecom Egypt and Hungary-based telecoms group 4iG have signed the terms of cooperation on a joint venture to build a subsea...
Telenor logs $760m impairment off the back of Thai merger
This week, Norwegian telco group Telenor has announced it will book an 8.04 billion Norwegian kroner ($760.3 million) impairment in Q4 2023 for its investment in True Corp.
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