Europe
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Recent damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has sparked fears of sabotage, but experts urge caution before assigning blame. -
French operator SFR has partnered with process automation firm Camunda to enhance its operational support system (OSS).
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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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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).
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Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited achieved a 9.5% return for its investors in the first nine months of the year, exceeding its stated target by 0.5%.
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A European team of scientists have bounced a LoRa (long-range) message off of the moon for the first time.
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KKR is among a few companies contemplating bidding for data centre company Global Switch Holdings.
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The utilities regulator in Ireland has issued new rules on data centre grid connections, stating that if it takes no action there could be "rolling blackouts".
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The KKR-backed Global Technical Realty (GTR) has appointed Neil Grocock as its director of operations and construction.
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Europe's major data centre markets are on track to reach a total supply milestone of 2.6GW, double the capacity recorded in 2017.
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Research by Inmarsat has found that despite the accelerating speed of Internet of Things (IoT) adoption during the Covid-19 pandemic, poor or unreliable connectivity is a key barrier.
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Orange Belgium is in exclusive negotiations with Nethys for the acquisition of 75% of the capital minus one share of VOO SA (VOO).
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Telefonica and Wipro Limited have announced a joint agreement to introduce continuous integration, continuous deployment and continuous testing (CI/CD/CT) in Telefonica’s German and Brazillian markets.
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KKR has launched a €10.8 billion ($12 billion) takeover bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) in attempt to take the company private.
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International network service provider RETN has deployed a new Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) route connecting Ufa – Kazan.
