Imminent TIM and Open Fiber deal revives hopes of single Italian network
TIM is set to allow Open Fiber to use its ducts and poles to extend fibre broadband to unserved areas of Italy.
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Ofcom says broadband and mobile complaints are down across the board
UK comms regulator Ofcom has published its latest quarterly report on the number of complaints it receives related to landline, broadband, mobile and pay-TV services.
Bharti Airtel plots $16 billion subsidiary spending spree
India’s Bharti Airtel has divulged plans to spend more than a trillion rupees doing business with its group companies over the next five years.
ETNO says Europe’s telco investment climate needs ‘dramatic’ improvement
European telcos are spending heavily on fibre and 5G but the financial health of the sector is suffering.
Where is all the 5G standalone we were expecting?
Telcos have launched just 19 standalone 5G networks to date and that slow pace of development is understandably having an impact on mobile core spending, according to a new analyst report by Dell’Oro Group.
TIM’s former CEO accepts €6.9 million to vacate board seat
Luigi Gubitosi, the ex-CEO of Italian operator group TIM, has been given 6.9 million reasons to step down from its board of directors.
Telecoms industry remains optimistic despite everything
Seven out ten respondents to the 2021 Telecoms.com Annual Industry Survey are largely happy with how this year went and more are expecting a strong 2022.
California greenlights Verizon’s TracFone acquisition
California’s Public Utilities Commission has approved Verizon’s plan to acquire TracFone, but with a few strings attached.
Chinese optical-fibre cables face punitive EU tariff
Optical-fibre imported from China could face up to a 44% tariff after an EU investigation has supported allegations of state-backed distortion and dumping behaviours, and Deutsche Telekom isn’t happy.
Europe’s big shots launch Open RAN manifesto
Five of Europe’s biggest operators sent out a rallying cry for the continent to win leadership in Open RAN, with plenty of hyperbole and some fundamental flaws.
Norway to get more competitive as Ice steps up
Norway’s smallest mobile operator has launched 5G services and unveiled a new business plan designed to accelerate growth in the coming years.
MTN furthers ignominious Middle East exit with Yemen sale
MTN’s plans to back quietly out of its struggling Middle Eastern operations took a step forward this week when it announced the sale of its mobile business in Yemen.
Telstra connects business users directly to Azure and Teams
Telstra announced two new services for business users through its partnership with Microsoft: direct connection to Azure Peering Service and Operator Connect for Teams.
Verizon launches private edge compute platform with Microsoft, as promised
Verizon is furthering its push into the private mobile networks space by making available a private mobile edge cloud computing solution to businesses.
Applications open for Australia’s sub-1 GHz 5G sale
Australia has formally opened its sub-1 GHz 5G spectrum auction process and interested parties have three weeks to submit their applications for a contest that will take place before the end of the year.
Croatia reels in $56.2M from 5G-friendly spectrum
Hrvatski Telekom biggest spender ($20.4 million) in auction of 700MHz, 3.6GHz and 26GHz frequencies (and Croatia says hello to EOLO).
Eurobites: Poland’s Nexera bags €73 million EU loan for fiber rollout
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Virgin Media O2 grows its gigabit network, recruits field engineers; Spain’s La Liga may stream itself; Telefónica combines with STC on cybersecurity.
StarHub the latest to suffer customer data breach
The Singapore telco detected a data dump on a third-party site containing personal information of more than 57,000 of its customers.
Eurobites: BT boosts security offering for homeworker army
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Swisscom on a roll in H1; Brits watching even more telly in lockdown; UK operators get to grips with 5G.
TPG boosts 5G spectrum assets with Dense Air deal
TPG Telecom has been on a 5G spectrum shopping spree of late and has just augmented its stock of 3.6GHz frequencies in six cities through a swap with Dense Air.
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