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French operator SFR has partnered with process automation firm Camunda to enhance its operational support system (OSS). -
Two critical undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were severed in separate incidents, raising fears of sabotage by Russia, according to reports.
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MasOrange, Telefónica, and Vodafone Group have teamed up with the i2CAT research centre to launch a multi-operator Open Gateway API lab in Europe.
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Swisscom is working with Ericsson to offer a standalone Mobile Private Network (MPN) to provide enterprises with private, localised connectivity.
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Engineers at Vodafone are working with AMD to design mobile base stations capable of supporting AI workloads in addition to traditional network operations while using less power.
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UK energy regulator Ofgem has greenlit five new subsea energy links in the North Sea.
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Private equity firms KKR and CVC Capital are reportedly in talks to make a potential joint offer for Italian telco Telecom Italia (TIM).
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Earlier this week, US hedge fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) launched a €10.8 billion ($12 billion) takeover bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) in an attempt to take the company private.
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EllaLink's new connection and KKR's latest spending spree
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Nokia and Telia, are partnering Digita, to deliver a 5G SA private wireless network for Agnico Eagle Finland, the company that operates the Kittilä mine in northern Finland.
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Orange has confirmed that its chairman and CEO Stephane Richard has left his position following his conviction in a fraud trial for misuse of public funds.
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Vodafone has developed self-powered mobile towers that it will deploy across the UK, in support of the company’s goal of reaching net zero for its UK operations by 2027.
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RETN has upgraded its Europe to Asia gateway, TransKZ, adding a new route linking the Kazakh town of Dostyk with Beijing, and a new point of presence (PoP) in Beijing.
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EllaLink confirms that the EllaLink subsea cable system between Europe and Latin America is now operational at Equinix data centres in the region.
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Virgin Media's former central finance director, Ed Dannan, has been appointed CFO of rural broadband provider Voneus.
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CityFibre has teamed with Ciena to successfully deploy its first 800GBpbs backbone wavelength that will reach up to eight million homes in the UK.
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GlobalConnect Sweden has entered an agreement with Telenor Sweden, to acquire communications operator Open Universe and Telenor Sweden’s SDU fibre assets for SEK 3 billion ($330 million).
