Europe
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As the world’s largest research and innovation programme, the UK’s move to re-associate with Horizon Europe following Brexit, underscores the country’s commitment to innovation and development — but what does this mean for telecoms? -
Data centre operator Serverfarm has formed a joint venture with the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece to build hyperscale data centres in the country.
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Sparkle has partnered with shipbuilding giant Fincantieri to develop advanced solutions for detecting and monitoring subsea cables.
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The EU has signed off on IRIS², a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellites aimed at taking on Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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Nordic data centre firm atNorth has secured land in Sweden to build a “mega site” data centre.
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Field service management (FSM) provider Totalmobile has announced the acquisition of Irish workforce management firm Gartan Technologies.
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Nokia and Tele2 have inked a collaboration in Sweden that focuses on private wireless networks.
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TIM had “better-than-expected results” for 2022, the former Telecom Italia said last night.
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Orange has become the first operator in Spain to commercially launch, its 5G standalone (SA) mobile service, branded as 5G+.
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Veon is likely to complete sale of its Russian division to the management by 1 June, the company said this morning.
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Estonian company Greenergy Data Centers has deployed cloud-ready and AI-driven technology at its 31.5MW data centre.
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The industry’s aid charity, Télécoms Sans Frontières, is despatching a team to Turkey today to provide assistance following yesterday’s earthquake.
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Latvia-based carrier Avelacom has expanded its network to Hong Kong and appointed Timothy Wong to be VP of sales in the Asia Pacific
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French renewable energy company Engie has signed power purchase agreements with data centre operator Digital Realty and French telco Iliad.
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Neterra has increased the capacity of its new metro fibre network in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
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Orange is moving Jean-François Fallacher from running its operation in Spain to become CEO of Orange France from 3 April.
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BT has sold its fibre network in four German cities – Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart – to 1&1 Versatel.
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Orange Belgium and Belgian cable operator Telenet have sign two commercial wholesale agreements providing access to each other’s broadband networks.
