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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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Zain KSA's board has approved non-binding offers from three sources to acquire stakes in its towers.
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SoftBank Group Corp (SoftBank) has formed an equity share swap agreement with Deutsche Telekom AG (DT).
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XConnect and Odine Solutions have partnered to reduce disputes and stop losses from Origin Based Rating (OBR).
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A strategic alliance has been announced between Martin Murphy, ex-chief operating officer of CBRE Data Centre Solutions, and AMS, to create new bespoke digital infrastructure solutions firm AMS Helix.
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In many earthquake-prone countries, base isolation is used widely; but it is not used so much in the US. Now a Silicon Valley data centre has combined it with other techniques to offer a new level of protection. Melanie Mingas looks at whether others could follow the lead
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Operating in an industry that considers itself recession-proof has its benefits – but it also brings some unexpected challenges for project management. Joe Cusick, Soben Americas CEO, shares his observations of the US construction market with Melanie Mingas
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Building restrictions, energyrestraints, materials costs and changing technologies are all issues and potential obstacles to successful deployments of data centre building projects. Antony Savvas looks at how the industry is coping
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Japan’s hyperscale market is heating up – and with the addition of Princeton Digital Group’s $1 billion new campus, things are about to get even hotter. Melanie Mingas talks to Rangu Salgame, chairman, CEO and co-founder
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Iceland's Verne Global has been acquired by Digital 9 Infrastructure (D9) for around £231 million. D9 is a newly established investment trust.
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Appointed to lead Nokia’s network infrastructure division, Federico Guillén, is now driving one of the business’s most successful functions. Talking to Melanie Mingas, he shares how the market is changing – and how Nokia is capitalising
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Sébastien Latouille, head of mission for Télécoms Sans Frontières, writes about the organisation’s recent mission to Germany following the floods in July
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Solutions by STC, the Saudi Telecom unit that is to preparing for an initial public offering, has set an indicative price range for its listing.
