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.
Forthcoming events
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A Swedish group, Netmore, is to roll out a low-power network in France that will be used largely for the internet of things (IoT).
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Ericsson’s new head of Europe and Latin America is to be Jenny Lindqvist, widening of her current role, head of northern and central Europe.
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A quantum computing company co-founded by a winner of last year’s Nobel Prize for physics has raised €100 million in funding.
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The Italian Data Center Association has been newly formed by Microsoft, Equinix, Rai Way, Data4, STACK Infrastructure, Digital Realty, Vantage Data Centers and CBRE Data Centers.
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Nokia and Telefonica Spain have trialled 25G PON technology for the first time in the country.
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The CEO of Veon has issued a stark warning to lenders that it needs more time to pay back its notes, some of which are due in February and others in April.
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Serpil Timuray will add Spain to her European responsibilities in Vodafone in a significant reshuffle that sees Colman Deegan, CEO of Vodafone Spain, stepping down at the end of March.
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The investor that owns Bakcell in Azerbaijan and Vodafone Ukraine is setting up a new main office in Amsterdam as it plans a greater global presence.
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Canal+ has confirmed a deal with Orange to acquire its pay TV and film divisions.
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Around US$1.79 billion worth of damage has been done to Ukraine’s telecoms sector, a UN state agency said in a report published in December.
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Alibaba says it will invest US$1 billion in Turkey for a logistics hub at Istanbul’s airport and a data centre near the Turkish capital of Ankara.
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Vodafone has agreed terms to sell its business in Hungary operation to a local IT company and the Hungarian state.
