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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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Digital Realty and Brookfield Infrastructure have announced an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture focused on the development, ownership and operation of “institutional quality” data centres in India.
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Fidelity, which owns Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), has entered into a joint venture agreement with Mitsui & Co to build hyperscale data centres in Japan.
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With nominations for the Global Carrier Awards now open, chairman of the judging panel, Carl Roberts, is sharing his tips for those who wish to enter.
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Telstra has appointed Noah Drake as vice president of the customer solutions group for the Americas region.
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Mexican telco Telmex has opened a new data centre in Cancun to take advantage of the subsea fibre links that land there and will be landing in the area.
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Microsoft is seeking to expand its Azure cloud services presence in San Antonio, Texas with the building of five new data centres at a total cost of $200 million.
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Rural broadband access provider American Broadband has boosted its executive leadership team with several senior appointments.
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Ekinops confirms revenues of €50.8 million for its H1 2021 financial report, for the period ended 30 June 2021.
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Quantum Loophole in the US has received a “significant investment” from Tom Natelli, CEO and principal owner of Natelli Communities, a privately held real estate investment and development firm.
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TikTok is believed to be planning a $500 million move into Echelon's new data centre campus in Clondalkin, Ireland.
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Record steel prices in the US pose a risk to the construction of new data centres at a critical point in the industry's growth trajectory.
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LOGIX Fiber Networks has completed two major power upgrades in its Dallas data centres.
