Europe
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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. -
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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Swisscom’s proposed acquisition of Vodafone Italia took yet another step closer to fruition after Italy's communication regulator gave the deal the go-ahead.
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Investment firm DTCP has backed the new sustainable data centre platform GreenScale, to support its efforts to sustainably support hyperscale and AI workloads.
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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.
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Embattled British telco TalkTalk has secured 100% of its Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) debt through ongoing refinancing efforts.
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RETN has activated a new route between Milan and Zurich, boosting its presence in Italy.
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Nokia has been selected by CoreWeave to deploy its IP routing and optical transport portfolios globally.
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Exa Infrastructure (Exa) has agreed a deal to acquire Global Communications Net AD (GCN), a Bulgarian telecoms company offering services on its owned national fibre-optic network of over 2,500km.
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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has raised his BT stake to 4.3% for around £150 million.
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GlobalNet/DATAIX has established a new point-of-presence (PoP) in Zurich, marking the company’s first entry into Switzerland.
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Italy’s Aruba S.p.A (Aruba) has implemented liquid cooling within the data centre campus in Ponte San Pietro (BG), near Milan.
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Grid Telecom and Dawiyat Integrated will collaborate to build a new high-capacity system that will connect Greece with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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In an interview with Capacity at the Digital with Purpose event in Cascais, Portugal Rafael González, CMO at MedUX outlines the integral nature of its 2024 benchmark report on 5G performance across 10 European capitals to both operators and regulators.
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Aire Networks has chosen Nokia mobile core solutions to modernise the operator’s network in Spain.
