Europe
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Hrvatski Telekom (HT), the largest operator in Croatia, is working with Nokia on a series of API-focused pilot projects to expand 5G application development. -
Vodafone Romania has entered talks to potentially acquire parts of former state-controlled telecom company Telekom Romania (TKRM).
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The 2024 Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Istanbul yesterday, with industry leaders gathering to discuss the future of mobile networks, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital transformation.
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Ericsson and Spanish operator MasOrange have launched an open programmable network integration project to enhance 5G services for subscribers across the country.
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EE will expand its 5G standalone (SA) network to 16 new towns and cities across the UK, aiming to boost mobile connectivity for millions more customers by the end of the year.
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Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited (CORD) has agreed to acquire and merge Belgian data centre provider DCU Invest NV (Datacenter United) and the data centre division of Proximus Group.
Forthcoming events
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Telefonica has joined forces with Qwilt to offer content delivery services in Spain.
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Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is working with an Azerbaijani satellite company to extend services into Africa.
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FibreConnect has chosen Exa Infrastructure to build its backbone across Italy to connect key industrial locations and data centres.
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Italian tower company Inwit is expand coverage to 900 areas in the country’s mountainous regions.
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The Russian military has been attacking Ukraine’s digital infrastructure, as well as its people and buildings, since February 2022. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to Vodafone Ukraine’s Vasyl Latsanych about how the company keeps connected
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Lumen has expanded its 400Gbps wavelength network across Europe, covering 50 markets.
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Deutsche Telekom is stirring up controversy by awarding a €64 million telecoms order for the German railway company to Huawei.
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A European authority is to investigate alleged state aid to the Iris subsea cable project in case it breached the rules.
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euNetworks Group is to expand its network through the acquisition of the dark fibre business branch of a Belgian utility company (the Business Branch).
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Vodafone is working with the University of Palermo in Italy to build a €4 million 5G campus.
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Germany is set to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment in the country’s mobile networks, according to reports last night.
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IRIS, the new subsea cable system built by Farice ehf (Farice), the Icelandic telco, is now live and ready for service.
