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Delta flies high with T-Mobile in new strategic partnership
This week, Delta Airlines has announced that it has chosen T-Mobile as its preferred mobility partner. The two companies have signed a long-term strategic partnership to bring 5G to Delta’s operations.
Meet Cape: The US’s new “private” MVNO
New Washington D.C.-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Cape has raised $61 million in three financing rounds.
Cape operates as an full MVNO on the UScellular network. Unlike other MVNOs, however, Cape’s unique selling point is not its pricing structure or attractive bundled services, but privacy and security.
Nokia curries favour with US by reducing orders with Chinese supplier
This week, anonymous sources speaking to Nikkei Asia said Nokia had reduced orders with supplier Foxconn Industrial Internet in order to help meet requirements of the US’s ‘Clean Network’ programme.
Ericsson’s Q1 profits rise despite sales decline
This week, Ericsson has released its first quarter financial results for 2024, which showed profits had risen despite a decline in sales.
EU telecoms market urged to consolidate by ex-Italian PM
An EU report published this week by ex-Italian Prime Minster Enrico Letta has urged the telecoms industry to consolidate to increase its global competition potential
Axiata and Airtel sign agreement to merge operations in Sri Lanka
The move will be facilitated by a stake swap, with Dialog Axiata taking 100% ownership of Airtel Lanka in exchange for giving Bharti Airtel a 10.4% stake in Dialog Axiata
Internet providers outline post-ACP plans
The end of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is fast approaching and providers and consumers alike are preparing for their next steps.
BT to represent telecoms industry’s interests on new Critical Imports Council
Today, the UK government has announced the first meeting of the newly formed Critical Imports Council, a group formed to ‘help safeguard flows of vital goods such as medicines and smartphone chips’.
Allison Kirkby kickstarts BT tenure with Irish unit sale
BT may sell its Irish unit after shelving the proposal in 2020, according to a new Sky News report. Anonymous sources, the UK incumbent is working with Citi Bank to discuss the unit’s potential sale.
Japanese government lifts restrictions on NTT
This week, the Japanese government has passed a law to ease restrictions on Japan’s largest telco NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) that were first placed on the company 40 years ago.
UK altnet nexfibre passes 1 million homes with FTTP
Just 14 months since launching commercial services, full fibre wholesaler nexfibre has announced that its fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network is now available at over 1 million premises across the UK.
Microsoft pours $1.5 bn into Emirati AI amid US-China power struggle
Microsoft and UAE-based AI company G42 have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate AI innovation in the UAE and neighbouring regions.
Virgin Media O2 Ventures into Space for rural connectivity
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced a partnership with satellite provider Starlink to boost mobile services in the UK’s most remote areas. The operator will use Starlink’s constellation of over 5,000 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to support backhaul services across the country.
Vodafone Business unveils Marika Auramo as new CEO
This week, Vodafone Group has finally announced a new CEO for Vodafone Business in the form of Marika Auramo, currently the Chief Business Officer for the EMEA region for software specialist SAP.
Vodafone Idea targets 5G launch in 6–9 months
News The beleaguered Indian telecoms operator says a return to growth will be possible following its $2.2 billion follow-on public offering (FPO) Last week, Vodafone Idea announced that it would launch India’s largest ever FPO, seeking to raise almost $2.2 billion in...
Telefonica sets eyes on MasOrange spectrum
Telefonica has entered into talks with the newly merged telco MasOrange over spectrum ownership, according to a report from Spanish news source Expansión.
Altnets Netomnia and Brsk linked to merger talks
This week, a new report says that two the UK’s major altnets could be set to merge, in a move that would create a combined company covering over 1 million premises with fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP).
Telefonica secures €80m Spanish defence contract
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has awarded Telefonica the majority of a tender to provide them with a secure private telecommunications network services. According to Spanish news source Expansión, the company has won three out of four lots of the I3D (Comprehensive Information Infrastructure for Defence) contract for a total of €80.3 million.
CMA raises red flag over AI market dominance
The UK’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has expressed concerns over the growing power of big tech companies in the AI Foundation Models (FMs) market.
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