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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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Emerging quantum company SpeQtral has announced that it has successfully closed an $8.3 million financing led by Xora Innovation.
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FiberCop, TIM's infrastructure operator, has signed an agreement with AfinnaOne to jointly develop the Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) access market.
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Telcos will add gaming to their ‘super aggregator’ strategies as more venture into the gaming industry according to the latest predictions made by Analysys Mason.
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Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has announced it has allocated more spectrum to local 5G mobile network operators.
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Blocked from a growing number of telecoms networks, Huawei is changing its business model to focus on new revenue streams. Saf Malik reports.
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India’s government has advised people not to subscribe to Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink Internet Services until it receives an operating license in the country.
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CEOs from 13 of Europe's top telcos have inked a letter in which they say that US tech giants should contribute to the costs of building Europe's telecoms networks.
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T-Systems has announced that it has reached Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Tier as a Consulting Partner
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Telecom Italia (TIM) CEO Luigi Gubitosi has resigned amid ongoing boardroom tensions over KKR’s €10.8 billion bid for the company.
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Africa Data Centres is to expand its capacity in Johannesburg, while embarking on a series of new projects.
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Private equity firms KKR and CVC Capital are reportedly in talks to make a potential joint offer for Italian telco Telecom Italia (TIM).
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
