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Safaricom rebuffs govt calls to spin off mobile money platform M-Pesa

by Harry Baldock | Nov 13, 2025

“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”

Newcastle teams up with Purple to expand free Wi-Fi access

by Harry Baldock | Sep 9, 2025

This week, Newcastle City Council has announced a new partership with global digital connectivity firm Purple to launch a unified city-wide Wi-Fi network.

South Africa looks to consolidate fibre networks of state-owned enterprises

by Harry Baldock | Aug 28, 2025

According to recent reports, South Africa is advancing efforts to coordinate and consolidate public fiber infrastructure across state-owned enterprises (SOEs), aiming to improve digital connectivity, reduce costs, and expand high-speed internet access to underserved areas.

Connected Britain Awards 2025 shortlist revealed

by Harry Baldock | Jul 28, 2025

We are thrilled to reveal the finalists for this year’s Connected Britain Awards, celebrating...

Breathe London: Vodafone’s IoT to to help monitor London’s air quality

by Harry Baldock | Jul 8, 2025

Vodafone is leading a new consortium of partners to deliver the next phase of the Mayor of London’s pioneering Breathe London programme, delivering an advanced and comprehensive network of monitors to measure air quality across the capital and encourage action to tackle air pollution

Connected North launches Data Centre Summit to drive UK’s digital future

by Harry Baldock | Apr 3, 2025

Press Release  Manchester, UK – Connected North, the North’s leading digital economy event,...

EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)-Digital programme will enhance access to backbone connectivity for all citizens

by Harry Baldock | Feb 6, 2025

EU funding programme CEF-Digital plays a crucial role in addressing these connectivity challenges by supporting infrastructure development in those regions where market forces fail to address them.

VMO2 wins dark fibre contract from Swansea Bay City Deal

by Harry Baldock | Aug 29, 2024

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) Business has won a contract to provide the new network to 36 public sector sites

Vodafone: 5G-powered public buildings could save UK £580m a year

by Harry Baldock | Jul 31, 2024

The operator says incorporating 5G tech could generate huge cost and energy savings for the public sector

Crown Commercial Service partners with VMO2 Business for public sector digitalisation

by Harry Baldock | May 16, 2024

Today, VMO2 and CCS have signed a new MoU “to provide enhanced technology and telecoms solutions to support ongoing digitisation efforts within the UK Government and broader public sector”.

BT wins £70m IT contract with South West police forces

by Harry Baldock | May 9, 2024

Today, BT has announced it has won a $70 million contract to upgrade and support the IT infrastructure of the Devon & Cornwall and Dorset police forces.

CityFibre awarded nearly £400m in latest round of Project Gigabit contracts

by Harry Baldock | Feb 6, 2024

News The five new contracts will help subsidise the rollout of full fibre broadband infrastructure...

Japanese government pledges $307m to NTT, Intel, and SK Hynix for chip project

by Harry Baldock | Jan 31, 2024

Today, the Japanese government has announced it will provide roughly $307 million in subsidies for a semiconductor project backed by NTT, Intel, and SK Hynix

T-Mobile hails ‘substantial network investments’ in Texas

by Bradford Randall | Dec 1, 2023

T-Mobile has installed over 1,200 new cell sites to provide 5G service across Texas since 2021, and the company said they’ve upgraded thousands more.

T-Mobile’s 5G network covers 99 percent of the Lone Star State, representing more than 198,000 square miles, according to a recent release from the network provider, which said the company has continued to double down on their Texas investment.