Europe
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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. -
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.
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RETN has secured a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Croatia's latest data centre to bolster service quality to domestic Croatian and international customers.
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Telecom Italia (TIM) has distanced itself from the staff members currently being investigated by the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office for alleged bribery charges.
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Google Cloud has filed a competition complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, claiming the hyperscaler rival’s licensing terms “restrict” customers from moving to competitors.
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GlobalNet, a leading backbone internet service provider, has completed the deployment of a fully protected, ring-based Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) network across Central Europe.
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Nebius has launched a new GPU cluster in Paris as part of its plan to invest more than $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure in Europe by mid-2025.
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A legal and commercial dispute between Deutsche Telekom and Meta has escalated, with both companies trading shots over the future of their data traffic arrangements in Germany.
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Salesforce has joined more than 100 companies including Amazon, Google and Microsoft to have signed up for the EU AI Pact — a voluntary commitment to apply the principles of the AI Act ahead of its enforcement.
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Ciena has unveiled a coherent pluggable designed to help data centre and cloud operators transmit increasing data traffic amid increased demand for AI and machine learning workloads.
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A startup designing glass-based photonic chips has secured $8.5 million in seed funding to reimagine future computing infrastructure.
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Ribbon Communications and Telia Lithuania partnered to upgrade the network infrastructure for LTG Group, the Lithuanian railway company.
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The European Commission has approved Swisscom's €8 billion acquisition of Vodafone's Italian business, clearing another regulatory hurdle to bring the transaction closer to closing.
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The FTTH Council Europe has welcomed a key recommendation from the Draghi Report on Europe’s future competitiveness, which calls for the prioritisation of shutting down legacy copper networks.
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Ericsson has joined Spotify, Meta, and SAP in calling out the EU AI Act, warning the “fragmented” regulation would hinder AI opportunities on the continent.
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In a move to revolutionise home broadband performance, the Broadband Forum has kicked off a project aimed at integrating Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S) technology into home networks.
