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Tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Meta are bracing for heightened scrutiny in the UK as the new digital markets competition regime takes effect. -
IQ Fiber acquired ThinkBig Networks for an undisclosed sum.
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The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a probe into IBM’s prospective acquisition of software firm HashiCorp.
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POET Technologies, which designs and develops photonic hardware for data centres, AI and telecom workloads, has completed its acquisition of Chinese photonics firm Super Photonics Integrated Circuit Xiamen Co (SPX).
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Swisscom kicked off 2025 by celebrating the early completion of its Vodafone Italia acquisition after receiving the outstanding green lights from regulators.
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Atos has revealed the French state is in talks to acquire the company’s Advanced Computing business in a deal that could be worth up to €625 million (US$656 million).
Forthcoming events
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Enghouse Systems has signed a deal to acquire US software company Dialogic Group for $52 million, further enhancing its product portfolio.
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3i Infrastructure plc has agreed to sell its 93% stake in Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) to Brookfield Infrastructure.
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InterXion has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Icolo, a Kenyan data centre operator.
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NII Holdings (NIIH) has completed the sale of its shares in Nextel Brazil to Mexico's América Móvil for $948.5 million.
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BT has accelerated the transformation of its global unit with the sale of its Spanish managed ICT services business, which includes its domestic network infrastructure.
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Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) has completed its acquisition of Jardine OneSolution (JOS) and its subsidiaries, reaffirming the company’s transition into a “fully integrated ICT solutions provider”.
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BC Partners-owned United Group has agreed to acquire Bulgarian telecoms operator Vivacom for €1.2 billion ($1.3bn).
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Africa-focused telecom tower infrastructure company Helios Towers has closed its initial public offering (IPO) on $1.45 billion.
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US private equity firm KKR has entered the UK market for the first time after acquiring a majority stake in full-fibre provider Hyperoptic.
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Swedish infrastructure investor EQT is reportedly in talks to buy data centre firm EdgeConneX for $2.5 billion deal.
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Equinix has expanded into Mexico after entering into an agreement with Axtel to acquire three of its data centres in a $175m all-cash deal.
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Qualcomm has completed the acquisition of the remaining interest in RF360 Holdings, a joint venture with TDK Corporation.
