UK
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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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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has raised his BT stake to 4.3% for around £150 million.
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The dark fibre network, scheduled to launch in 2025, will ensure data sharing among local authorities, healthcare providers, and universities.
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The UK Government will make an investment of up to £800 million to upgrade broadband infrastructure for 312,000 rural homes and businesses across England, Scotland and Wales.
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PlatformXCommunications (PXC)/TalkTalk has confirmed it has reached a £400 million deal with lenders for its refinancing efforts, aimed at extending the maturities of the company's secured debt.
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Bharti Global will become BT’s biggest shareholder after buying a 25% stake, worth US$4 billion from Altice.
Forthcoming events
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The UK government has announced £32 million in funding for 98 artificial intelligence (AI) projects designed to boost the UK’s productivity and public sectors.
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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has delayed its investigation deadline into Vodafone and Three UK’s £15 billion merger.
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Wildanet has partnered with Nokia to accelerate the roll-out of its new gigabit-enabled Full Fibre network for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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The UK Government has launched the UK-India Technology Security Initiative to foster critical collaboration on telecom security and stimulate investment in emerging technologies.
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With just over a week until the UK hits the polls for the 2024 general election, it seems increasingly likely that the ruling Conservative Party will be replaced by the Labour Party for the first time since 2010.
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nexfibre has published a report today arguing that the progress made by the UK’s fibre market is fragile and action is required to protect it.
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Following news earlier this week that more consolidation is afoot in the UK’s Altnet market, Neos Networks CEO
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Nexfibre, a UK Altnet with the same parent companies as Virgin Media O2, has announced that it has passed 1 million premises, just 14 months after its fibre build out began.
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This week, the UK and US signed a ‘landmark’ deal to work together on testing advanced artificial intelligence (AI).
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The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together to test advanced AI.
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Jon Hunt, UKTIN, project board member and executive director of research, enterprise and innovation at the University of Bristol believes the investment might spark innovation.
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BT Group has announced a narrowband internet of things (NB-IOT) network, which it says is set to pave the way for more UK smart cities and industries.