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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Microsoft is set to expand its AI and cloud infrastructure in Spain, with an investment of US$2.1 billion over the next two years.
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Vodafone confirms plans to build new Open Radio Access Network (RAN) sites in 20 cities across Romania.
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Comarch has been awarded one of the first permits to use dedicated 4 to 4.1GHz radio frequencies for private 5G networks in Poland.
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Veon and its subsidiary Kyivstar confirm the implementation of its US$600 million investment in rebuilding Ukraine, as first announced in June 2023.
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Exa Infrastructure has announced significant investments into its networks connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, including upgrades to the Janna cable system and the addition of a submarine route connecting Palermo to Genoa.
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The never-ending story of TIM selling its fixed network to KKR took yet another twist yesterday, as the Italian Government made a bid for 100% of TIM’s infrastructure and connectivity business, Sparkle.
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Historic England, the executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has been asked to list a 70-year-old structure and equipment in Greenwich that enabled the first-ever transatlantic telephone calls.
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KKR’s massive bid to acquire Telecom Italia’s (TIM) fixed line network for as much as €22 billion has been cleared by the Italian Government, but unhappy shareholder Vivendi could still hold up proceedings.
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Orange has signed an agreement with the Romanian government to form a single, combined mobile operator.
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Romanian media outlet Ziarul Financiar, has reported that a merger between Orange and the former state controlled telecom company Telekom Romania has been given the green light by the Romanian Government.
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The Spanish government is set to take a 10% stake in Telefónica to counteract the large investment of stc in the company.
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The iliad Group has submitted a proposal to Vodafone Group for the merger of iliad’s and Vodafone’s Italian businesses with the creation of a new entity (NewCo).
