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Vodafone Ireland ploughs €7m into new data centre services for Irish businesses
Vodafone Ireland today announced that it is to invest €7million to provide new data centre services for its business and public sector customers in Ireland, as part of the expansion of its Cloud & Hosting business across Europe. Vodafone enterprise customers...
That’s the Idea: How the Indian spectrum auction played out
Idea spends the most on spectrum, Bharti complains about the auction format and ‘exorbit ant bids’, and Uninor walks away with nothing.
India’s Supreme Court rejects telcos plea to recalculate AGR dues
This week, India’s Supreme Court has rejected the latest appeals from Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea that seek to have debts they owe the government recalculated.
Indian Supreme Court rejects calls for AGR payment recalculation
Beleaguered telcos Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel also sought an timeline of 15 years to pay their adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-related fees, but the Supreme Court would not budge
Amazon eyes $2bn stake in Airtel as FAANG companies back Indian telcos
With Reliance Jio seeing massive investment from Facebook, Google considering investing in Vodafone Idea, and now Amazon in talks with Bharti Airtel, the lines are beginning to be drawn in the sand
Indian mobile subscribers to feel the pinch as all three MNOs prepare to hike their prices in 2020
India’s cash strapped telcos are currently trading on wafer thin margins, with rumours abounding that Vodafone Idea could be teetering on the brink of insolvency
Indian telcos kill off low cost tariffs in a bid to edge up ARPU
Vodafone Idea and Airtel have both discontinued their lowest cost tariffs
Indian government poised to relent on telcos AGR fees
This week, rumours are swirling that India’s upcoming government budget could contain a life raft for the nation’s beleaguered telecoms sector.
Nokia slashes over 2,000 jobs in China and Europe
Nokia has laid off nearly 2,000 employees in China, about 20% of its workforce in the country, with plans to cut an additional 350 jobs in Europe, according to a Reuters report citing two sources familiar with the matter.
Ericsson wins multi-billion Bharti Airtel contract
Sweden’s Ericsson has won a new multi-billion dollar 5G equipment contract with Bharti Airtel according to an exclusive Reuters article published this week, citing people familiar with the matter.
India concludes underwhelming 5G spectrum auction
India’s latest 5G spectrum auction completed on Wednesday after seven rounds. The government collected 113.40 billion rupees ($1.35 billion) from the auction, which was far less than the total spectrum on sale, simply because demand for the spectrum is too low. The sale fell short of the 962.38 billion rupees worth of spectrum on offer.
General election over, India’s 5G auction faces further delays
The process has been pushed back to the end of the month, now set to take place on June 25
Brookfield to acquire ATC India for $2.5 billion
Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management has announced today that it will buy American Tower Corporation (ATC)’s Indian operations for $2.5 billion, a move which will make it India’s largest telecom tower operator.
Iliad’s Xavier Niel shows interest in Altice Portugal
Billionaire Xavier Niel, who owns French telco Iliad, has expressed an interested in purchasing Altice Portugal, according to a report from Bloomberg . Altice Portugal, which is part of Altice Group and serves customers using the brand name Meo, is owned by French billionaire Patrick Drahi, who indicated his intention to sell the unit in summer last year.
Are “lazy” broadband engineers to blame for UK cyber-attacks?
A report from the Telegraph suggests that UK hospitals and banks are more likely to be exposed to cyber-attacks because of “lazy” broadband engineers failing to complete paperwork. According to the article, the engineers are failing to disclose “when and where they are working on BT’s network”, leaving BT’s client companies unable to see who is accessing their critical network infrastructure.
Nokia won’t reach end of year financial targets for 2023
Nokia has announced that it is set to miss its financial year targets for 2023 after a weak last quarter and numerous licensing renewal agreements were not closed by the end of the year.
How 5G standalone can help our shift to Net Zero
Turning the tide on carbon emissions requires a relentless approach to innovation and collaboration across multiple industries. Achieving Net Zero goals can feel like a major task but, by utilising tools like 5G Standalone (SA), we’re optimistic we can make tangible progress and get there.
BT misses Huawei equipment removal deadline
BT have missed their end-of-year deadline to remove and replace Huawei equipment from their network core. According to a Telegraph report, BT has confirmed that it has failed to complete the kit removal in time for the deadline of 31 December 2023.
Vi partners with Anritsu to provide end-to-end enhanced calling experience with superior VoLTE
Vi, the leading telecom operator in India, partners with Anritsu to provide end-to-end enhanced calling experience for customers on VoLTE (Voice over LTE) in India.
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