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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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In its full year financial results, Macquarie Telecom Group reported its seventh consecutive year of EBITDA growth.
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Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge has appointed Yaniv Ghitis to the role of chief investment officer.
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Steven Harrington, the former director of next-gen voice at Talk Talk Business, has been appointed to lead Aryaka's EMEA business.
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The Raxio Group has appointed Master Power Technologies to build and install its planned data centres across Africa.
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EdgeConneX has appointed industry veteran Kelvin Fong as managing director of its Asia-Pacific business, where it has also established a new regional headquarters in Singapore.
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The UK's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told a government department that NVIDIA’s purchase of Arm "raises serious competition concerns" and warrants an in-depth investigation.
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Ooredoo Group is to begin trialling changes to its working practices to support an "agile, modern digital working culture".
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EQT Infrastructure V is to co-invest in EdgeConneX, alongside EQT Infrastructure, with each fund taking an equal ownership stake.
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Elsa Pine, global sales executive, emerging technologies and edge infrastructure at EdgeConneX, explains how the edge is empowering new economic inclusion
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Former Chindata exec Kris Kumar has teamed up with PAG Real Estate to launch a digital infraco that will act as an investor/operator.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is boosting efforts to improve energy efficiency among the country’s data centres via its Energy Star programme.
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Vendor-neutral data centre provider Teraco Data Environments has completed its multi-billion-rand JB3 facility (pictured) on the Isando Campus in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, South Africa.
