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Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Starlink, Tesla, X and xAI will have a role in the upcoming second Trump administration, having been appointed to lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). -
BT has reportedly put its global division up for sale as part of the company’s ongoing attempts to shave costs
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Veon Group shareholders have expressed concern to the board about the company’s current strategy, citing the underperformance of its share price.
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Singtel has agreed to sell its stake in cybersecurity firm Trustwave for US$205 million.
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Since returning to telecoms in June 2020 as Ribbon Communication’s EVP and CFO, Miguel ‘Mick’ Lopez has had a lot to deal with. He talks to Saf Malik about how the company adapted and stabilised its operations during the pandemic.
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Cellnex Telecom is talking to Deutsche Telekom about taking over its tower business, the CEO confirmed at a meeting of investors and analysts.
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced that it is selling a 5.01% stake in Saudi Telecom (STC) through a secondary share offering.
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Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced it has completed the upgrade of its entire national network gigabit speeds, four years ahead of target.
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AI software-as-a-service provider Actifai has announced it has teamed with regional telco Cincinnati Bell to drive subscriber growth.
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Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has become the first operator to sign up for 5G trials with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB).
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South-east Asian telcos have announced several deals worth a combined $30bn as 5G investment in the region continues.
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Telecom Italia’s largest investor Vivendi could be open to a deal that sees the telco become controlled by the state.
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AWS has announced a WAN network service that will make it easier to connect geographically complex networks to the cloud.
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Europe has been named the most "network ready" society in a new study that captures how digital technologies are shaping the global recovery.
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Proximus is reportedly contemplating selling a minority stake in its subsidiary TeleSign by merging it with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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OTTs, 2022 trends and BT's Andrew Lord on QKD and hollow core fibre
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Steve Alexander, SVP and CTO at Ciena, calls for stronger digital inclusion initiatives
