News This morning, Zegona disclosed the discussion with Vodafone to the London Stock Exchange British investment telecom company Zegona has confirmed today that it is in talks with Vodafone regarding the potential acquisition of its Spanish business. "(Zegona)...
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Lyntia Networks and Vyntelligence Partner to Accelerate High-Quality Fibre Networks and Innovative Solutions in Spain
Press Release Madrid, 19 September 2023. lyntia, a leading telecommunications service provider in Spain, has created, in collaboration with Vyntelligence, a unique collaboration platform that enhances the deployment processes of the fibre network in the country. This...
Spanish government scrutinising STC Telefónica deal
News STC, Saudi Arabia’s largest telecoms operator, contacted the Spanish government last week to inform it of the deal, which if approved, will make STC the Spanish telecom's largest shareholder The Spanish government is reportedly carefully examining STC’s proposed...
The changing landscape of the subsea cable industry with Gulf Bridge International
We caught up with Cengiz Oztelcan, CEO of Gulf Bridge International (GBI), to discuss the changing sector of the Middle Eastern submarine cable industry, and how the company are facing these changes to create exciting future growth. Could you tell us a little bit...
Vodafone and Altice begin German fibre rollout through new joint venture
News The joint venture is the largest fibre optic alliance in Germany, and is equally owned by the two firms, each taking a 50% stake Vodafone Germany and Altice have begun fibre deployment in Germany, through their joint venture OXG Galsfaser. The joint venture,...
Startup Stories: Introducing SecHard
Startup story Serkan Akcan, Chief Executive Officer, SecHard SecHard is a cybersecurity software company founded by a constellation of stars and tech gurus. Its story highlights the power of collaboration. It all began with our CTO, Kadir, a seasoned IT and...
Virgin Media O2 to begin 3G switch off in 2025
News All major UK operators have agreed with the government to phase out 2G and 3G by 2033 Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has become the final major UK mobile operator to announce its 3G shut down schedule, aiming to begin the process in 2025. The company says that the...
Cloud Metro: Reimagining metro networks for sustainable business growth
Contributed Article by Brendan Gibbs, Senior Vice President, Automated WAN Solutions at Juniper Networks Juniper Networks announced its expanded Cloud Metro solutions portfolio in July 2022, optimized for enabling sustainable business growth. The Juniper Cloud Metro...
EU hits tech giants with new regulations under the Digital Markets Act
News Firms dubbed ‘gatekeepers’ will be forced to share data with rivals and make their services interoperable The European Commission has named six global tech giants – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft – as ‘gatekeepers’ under the new...
Unleashing a connected future: Navigating the UK’s broadband landscape
Contributed Article by Digital Infrastructure The strong desire for seamless connectivity is driving the direction of the telecommunications industry in 2023, and its influence is expected to last for many years. In this dynamic environment, providers are working hard...
Consolidation begins in UK fibre market as VMO2’s nexfibre acquires altnet Upp
News The move will see nextfibre’s footprint expanded by around 175,000 premises in the East of England Today, nexfibre has announced that it will acquire UK altnet Upp in a deal facilitated by its partner Virgin Media O2 (VMO2). The financial details of the deal were...
Startup Stories: Introducing Opious
Startup Story Join Opious on stand S10 at Connected Britain, taking place at the ExCel in London on 20–21 September Opious are a 100% technology and carrier-agnostic data connectivity provider. We offer the full range of connectivity solutions including fixed line,...
T-Mobile Netherlands rebrands as Odido
News The rebrand was presented to employees and partners this week at the firm’s headquarters in The Hague From 5 September, the T-Mobile brand will be totally withdrawn from the Dutch market and be replaced by Odido. The operator says its intention with the...
STC Group acquires a €2.1 billion stake in Telefónica
News STC announced the investment on Tuesday after trading closing STC Group, Saudi Arabia’s largest telecoms operator, has acquired a 9.9% stake in Telefónica worth €2.1 billion, becoming the firm’s largest shareholder. The deal includes the acquisition of 4.9% of...
German fibre coverage hits 36%
News The Federal Association of Broadband Communication (BREKO) has released an analysis of the German broadband market showing significant progress According to the report from BREKO, at the end of June there was 35.6% fibre coverage in Germany, up from 26% at the...
Battle for Ethiopia’s mobile money market begins as Safaricom’s M-Pesa takes on TeleBirr
News The mobile money platform, the largest in Africa, will take on incumbent operator Ethio Telecom’s own fintech service, Telebirr This week. Kenyan operator giant Safaricom has launched their M-Pesa mobile money platform in Ethiopia. The move marks a key part of...
2Africa cable lands in Mozambique
Press Release 2Africa, the largest submarine cable system in the world, was officially launched today in Mozambique, 15th August, in the city of Nacala-Porto. A first-of-its-kind data centre was also officially opened today by project partner, Master Power...
Polish operators line up for 5G spectrum auction
News All four of the nation’s mobile network operators – Play (P4), Polkomtel (Plus), Orange Polska, and T-Mobile Polska – have reportedly submitted their initial bids for 5G spectrum licences Polish telecoms regulator, the Office of Electronic Communications (Urzad...
e& seeking to boost Vodafone stake to 20%
News The move would be the latest step in e&’s global expansion goals UAE-based telco e& has put forward an offer to increase its stake in Vodafone to 20%, according to CEO Hatem Dowidar. The offer is subject to regulatory approval, but Dowidar says the...
Telefónica proposes fibre partnership with Vodafone
News The deal could help offset Vodafone’s struggling performance in the highly competitive Spanish market According to reports from Bloomberg, Telefónica has approached Vodafone on several occasions in recent months to discuss potential deals related to the...
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