The FCC has approved AT&T’s $1.02 billion spectrum acquisition from UScellular on the condition that the company terminates its DEI initiatives, amid concerns over industry consolidation and its impact on rural connectivity and competition.
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BT unveils new ‘sovereign platform’ for enterprise customers
BT has unveiled a new “sovereign platform” designed to give UK businesses and public bodies greater control over their networks, data and emerging services such as cloud-hosted applications and AI.
Vodacom buys $2.1bn stake in Safaricom, gains majority control
The shares, purchased from the Kenyan government and Vodacom’s parent company Vodafone, give it a 55% stake in the business
“Not just a pipe”: Incognito talks ISP agility and value-added services
Interview At Connected Britain 2025, we caught up with Incognito Software Systems’ Sonya Goodanetz to discuss how speed alone is no longer enough for consumers “Customers don’t buy technology. They buy products and services. You’ve got fibre and you’ve got speed – now...
Indian government U-turns on mandatory mobile security app
News Onlookers fear the app could pose a significant threat to user privacy Back in January, the Indian government launched its cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi, aiming to tackle the growing challenge of mobile security and fraud. Now, the government has scrapped an...
Kyivstar, Google to build sovereign Ukrainian LLM
Kyivstar and Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation have chosen Google’s Gemma model and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI to form the technical backbone of a national large language model (LLM) intended to capture the breadth of Ukrainian dialects, terminology, and history.
Ofcom fines Virgin Media £23.8m over digital landline migration
Ofcom has imposed a £23.8 million fine on Virgin Media, marking the largest financial penalty the regulator has issued this year, due to the telecoms giant’s mishandling of vulnerable customers during its planned migration from analogue to digital landline services.
Macquarie Technology explores JV, capital recycling for $3bn data centre
Earlier this week, Macquarie Technology Group revealed to investors that it was exploring funding options for a new 150MW data centre campus project, aiming to meet the expected boom in demand for AI and cloud computing.
Copper thieves see Optus stung by yet another network outage
Optus has suffered yet another network outage, this time impacting around 14,000 customers in southeast Melbourne.
Openreach closes first exchange in PSTN switchoff milestone
Press Release Openreach plans to shut down 80% of its UK exchanges, saying it will only need 1,000 ‘super digital exchanges’ to serve the entirety of the UK Openreach has exited the Deddington Exchange in Oxfordshire, making it the first of 4,600 exchanges across the...
Telefónica considers axing ~5,000 Spanish jobs as streamlining continues
According to anonymous insiders speaking to the Financial Times, Telefonica is proposing to cut up to 5,000 in its home market, Spain.
VMO2 upgrades motorway 5G across the UK
The mobile operator says the upgrades will help facilitate the rollout of electric vehicles across the country
UK vows to protect undersea networks amid rising threats from Russia and China
News In a statement to the House of Commons, Minister Al Carns declared that the United Kingdom is committed to defending “every inch” of its territory, including its critical undersea networks and coastal security. The comments came after the Russian spy ship Yantar...
The fibre fork in the road: Securing long-term competition for the UK’s digital infrastructure
Contributed article by Giles Rowbotham, General Counsel & CDO, nexfibre Our digital infrastructure has never been more critical to supporting our modern economy. Digital connectivity is our growth engine and bedrock: how students learn, companies scale, services...
Microsoft launches Project Gecko to produce AI systems in low-resourced languages
Microsoft has unveiled Project Gecko, a research-driven initiative aimed at producing cheaper, localised generative AI systems for populations under‑represented in current models , starting with smallholder farmers in Kenya and India.
Germany to lose 700 jobs as Nokia preps to close Munich site
According to reports, Nokia is set to close its site in Munich by 2030, a move that will see 700 jobs cut or relocated.
Amazon rebrands Project Kuiper as Amazon Leo
With Amazon inching ever closer to its commercial satellite service launch, the company has this week rebranded its satellite initiative from Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo.
Safaricom rebuffs govt calls to spin off mobile money platform M-Pesa
“We do not want to list the financial services companies separately because we believe they are closely related to the value proposition we offer to our clients”
Vodacom taps Starlink for mobile backhaul across Africa
Today, African mobile operator Vodacom has announced a new deal with SpaceX’s Starlink, aiming to use the latter’s satellite constellation to improve connectivity in rural Africa.
Connected Germany 2025: Connectivity leaders converge in Munich to tackle nation’s digital challenges
Total Telecom, the organiser of Europe’s leading digital economy conferences, is pleased to announce the full agenda for Connected Germany 2025, taking place on November 18th and 19th at the MOC – Event Center Messe München.
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