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.
Forthcoming events
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Future investments into Ukrainian telecoms infrastructure are expected to be both “heavy” and “indispensable” for the country, given the essential nature of Kyivstar’s services, a spokesperson for the company told Capacity.
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Telecom Italia (TIM) CEO Pietro Labriola is nearing a second term at the operator after a shareholder vote that is set to be held today.
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Turkey’s national regulator, the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) is reportedly planning to implement bandwidth restrictions on Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
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Telecom Italia would be left with US$7 billion in cash after repaying its debts if it sold its Brazilian unit and its domestic consumer business according to activity investor Merlyn Partners.
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Data centre specialist LCL will invest €30 million in a fifth data centre in Diegem, Belgium.
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The GSMA and leading European mobile operators confirm the launch of ‘Connecting Europe to 2030: A Mobile Industry Manifesto for Europe’.
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Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has been awarded the contract to implement the new Anel CAM subsea project in Portugal.
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For the second Data Centre of the Month, we head north to Iceland – and north again from Reykjavik to Akureyri, where atNorth opened its 12MW ICE03 facility in 2023.
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Phoenix Tower International (PTI) and Cellnex Telecom have reached an agreement by which PTI will acquire 100% of Cellnex’s business in Ireland for €971 million.
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AtlasEdge has completed the acquisition of a new data centre facility in Vienna, marking its entry into the Austrian market.
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French operator Bouygues Telecom has signed an exclusive agreement with La Poste group for 100% of its subsidiary La Poste Telecom, the largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the French market.
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Vodafone Turkey and Edgenex Datacentres by DAMAC are collaborating to establish a new data centre facility in Izmir Turkey.
