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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.
Forthcoming events
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The Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has turned to Zella DC to launch a new edge data centre solution in the market, DX edge.
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Telecom Egypt has deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme to maximise its capacity along the Mediterranean segment of Telecom Egypt’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) submarine cable system.
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KKR is among a few companies contemplating bidding for data centre company Global Switch Holdings.
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The utilities regulator in Ireland has issued new rules on data centre grid connections, stating that if it takes no action there could be "rolling blackouts".
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The KKR-backed Global Technical Realty (GTR) has appointed Neil Grocock as its director of operations and construction.
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Europe's major data centre markets are on track to reach a total supply milestone of 2.6GW, double the capacity recorded in 2017.
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Rogers Communications (Rogers) met with Canadian telecoms regulator CRTC to make its case for its $26 billion merger with Shaw Communications (Shaw).
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Hilda Bujiku has been promoted to the role of finance director at Vodacom Tanzania, after a near seven-months as deputy.
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Despite vehement Vivendi opposition, KKR’s €10.8 billion bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) has led to soaring share prices.
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Orange Belgium is in exclusive negotiations with Nethys for the acquisition of 75% of the capital minus one share of VOO SA (VOO).
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Telefonica and Wipro Limited have announced a joint agreement to introduce continuous integration, continuous deployment and continuous testing (CI/CD/CT) in Telefonica’s German and Brazillian markets.
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KKR has launched a €10.8 billion ($12 billion) takeover bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) in attempt to take the company private.
