Virgin Media O2 bags itself a sweet private networking deal
Staff at British Sugar smiled indulgently this week as the telecoms press took a golden opportunity to make jokes about sweet things.
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IHS inks latest, but probably not last, Brazil towers deal
IHS is spending hundreds of millions more on its Brazilian telecoms towers portfolio as part of an inorganic growth plan that is almost certainly not over yet.
Vodafone UK will start switching off 3G next year
After 17 years and many billions of pounds, Vodafone UK is preparing to call time on its 3G network.
The Service Defined Network
We all know that technologists love a three-letter acronym. But sometimes, those acronyms could do with a bit of work to really explain what they mean to the potential buyers.
TIM gets new CEO as Italy eyes new telco
The news that Pietro Labriola will be TIM’s new CEO is hardly a surprise, but rumours of M&A in the Italian telecoms market are perhaps more unexpected.
Schneider’s Christel Heydemann frontrunner for Orange CEO job
With the end of January fast approaching, time is running out for Orange to find a successor to Stephane Richard.
BT whacks up prices but offers EE customers Apple freebies too
UK telecoms group BT takes with one hand in the form of a price increase and gives with the other thanks to some generous Apple content subs through its mobile arm EE.
Telia Carrier basks in the warm glow of a corporate rebrand
Telia Carrier basks in the warm glow of a corporate rebrand
Telenor dives further into the public cloud with new AWS deal
Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has signed a new public cloud deal with AWS to help it expand its 5G and edge computing offering.
Verizon and AT&T defer 5G deployment near US airports
US telco giants Verizon and AT&T have both announced they will not turn on 5G networks in C-band spectrum near airports for now, amid an ongoing dispute with aviation authorities.
IP Telecom recruits Nokia to expand Portuguese fibre network
IP Telecom has enlisted kit vendor Nokia to extend its fibre optic around metro areas in Portugal, with a key emphasis on quantum security.
Facebook is being sued for £2.3 billion for ‘exploiting users’
A class action law suit claims social media giant Meta abused its dominant position and exploited the data of 44 million UK Facebook users.
The rising significance of trust in the digital world
According to Gartner, digital trust underpins every digital interaction by measuring and quantifying the expectation that an entity is who or what it claims to be and that it will behave in an expected manner.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: OpenRAN, roaming and Huawei
After an extended break due to Christmas and Omicron, the lads are back in the studio. They start with an assessment of the Rona situation as we start the year and what that means for MWC. The main segments have a forward-looking feel, starting with a look at the prospects for OpenRAN and specifically Rakuten’s role in it. They move on to discuss the dilemma UK operators face regarding the reintroduction of roaming charges before concluding with a look at Huawei’s prospects.
Italian government wants control of TIM’s assets after any takeover
As the KKR takeover bid for Telecom Italia hangs in the air, the Italian government has signalled that it wants to control key strategic assets.
Vodafone promises free data to 200,000 ‘digitally excluded’ Britons
UK MNO Vodafone has pledged 24 million GB of data to the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank.
Telenor Myanmar to hike prices following regressive tax
Myanmar’s authoritarian regime has taken steps to wind the clock back to a time when mobile services were barely affordable.
Vodafone Idea CEO insists government won’t control company
Following the news that Indian government is set to become the largest single shareholder on troubled operator Vodafone Idea, its boss reckons he’ll still be calling the shots.
Indian government continues its shakedown of Vodafone Idea shareholders
Struggling Indian telco Vodafone Idea is handing over a third of the company to the government in return for deferring its debts for four years.
Vodafone partners with Proximie for 5G and IoT powered healthcare
Health technology platform Proximie has partnered with Vodafone Business to digitise operating rooms with 5G, IoT and edge computing installations.
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