UK set for tussle with Europe over O2-Virgin deal approval
Among the many bitterly disputed terms of the UK’s divorce from the EU are the jurisdiction of competition authorities, which could affect the O2-Virgin Media merger.
Among the many bitterly disputed terms of the UK’s divorce from the EU are the jurisdiction of competition authorities, which could affect the O2-Virgin Media merger.
The Moving Forward Act has navigated the first of three political hurdles, though now the $100 billion broadband initiative from the Democrats faces Republican scrutiny.
As the UK continues to trail other European nations on fibre deployments, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has omitted broadband infrastructure from grand spending plans to drive the economy forward.
Whether it’s important, depressing or just entertaining, the telecoms industry is always one which attracts attention.
NTT has announced a joint research programme with NEC, while also purchasing a 5% stake in the network infrastructure vendor.
The fact that the Department of Defense is linking Huawei to the Chinese military should surprise few, but this could be viewed as a bureaucratic tick-box exercise for a renewed assault.
Cambridge City Council has officially given Huawei permission to construct a 50,000 sq. meter R&D centre to focus on optoelectronics, serving as the international HQ for the segment.
Average daily time spent online by UK adults topped four hours for the first time in April of this year, with much of the country compelled to stay at home coz of coronavirus.
Customers are increasingly becoming more interested by ‘big ticket’ broadband services, but this demand might well be diluted by adverse economic conditions.
Nokia’s rollercoaster ride continues with an up day, following the launch of its latest 5G Cloud RAN and a couple of handy deal wins.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has reportedly written to UK telecoms operators suggesting stockpiles of Huawei equipment are developed in response to US sanctions.
On June 30, the pledge to keep the US connected will end, with millions of citizens potentially facing a digital void unless bills are paid.
Fibre network provider CityFibre couldn’t have picked a better time to announce it wants to fill 10,000 network construction positions.
The digital divide is a problem which has plagued the US for years, though this latest initiative seems to be a more reasonable compromise between bureaucratic guidance and industry smarts.
Dell’Oro’s latest market estimates suggest year-on-year spend on broadband access equipment dropped $2.5 billion, some 15%, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
Reliance Industries founder Mukesh Ambani has found yet another private investor for Jio Platforms, selling 1.16% for $750 million to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
This week’s pod is a bit late because everyone is slacking off, which also means you have to settle for a dialogue between Jamie and Scott. They start by looking at how the European telecoms mergers and acquisitions market is evolving, move on to assessing the state of telecoms retail in these locked-down times and conclude with a discussion of the increased pressure being put on social media over censorship.
Virgin Media has made the decision to remove itself from the high street, permanently closing its 53 retail stores which have been shut during the COVID-19 lockdown period.
Russian operator MTS saw revenues grow 9% in Q1 but believes the whole-year performance is likely to be flat.
Huawei’s intelligent IP network solution recently passed strict tests conducted by European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC), verifying the commercial readiness of the solution’s key technologies and fully developed capabilities for the all-service intelligent era.
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03 July 2020 @ 15:00:29 UTC
Reliance Jio gets into the video conferencing game https://t.co/Knv892Pwa5 #ContentApplications #apps
03 July 2020 @ 12:11:03 UTC
Read the latest @telecoms #whitepaper sponsored by @devoloUK to learn how to create more values for their customers hhttps://t.co/PSNVroRp8M
03 July 2020 @ 12:05:32 UTC
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