TIM job cuts could ultimately save a fortune
TIM has reportedly reached agreement with workers unions that will enable it to shed as many as 1,200 jobs, a move that will help it to shave a significant sum from its domestic staffing costs.
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US claims China-backed hackers target vulnerable telco gear
The US government has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers are finding their way into major telco and IT networks.
New laws are slowing UK 5G rollout – IEA
A recent study by the Institute of Economic Affairs found changes in the laws around compensation for landowners has created ill-will between them and operators.
EU confirms USB-C charging ports will be mandatory from 2024
The EU Council, Commission and Parliament have all agreed that from April 2024 when it comes to charging ports for mobile devices and laptops, there can be only one.
Apple WWDC 2022: a new MacBook Air and lots of software goodies
At its worldwide developer conference, US gadget giant Apple unveiled a new lappy and refreshes of the operating systems that run its armada of high-end gadgets, including smart home and smart car updates.
Comcast to do the heavy lifting for Deutsche Telekom’s TV service
Deutsche Telekom’s Magenta TV service has opted to migrate its back-end platform to Comcast’s Cloud TV Suite (CTS).
Spain offers tower companies €150 million for 5G
The Spanish government plans to award €150 million in funding to passive infrastructure companies willing to support the rollout of 5G in areas with poor mobile data coverage.
Truphone reportedly to be sold for £1
UK eSim firm Truphone, partly owned by Roman Abramovich, is reportedly being sold for £1 to two investors following sanctions against Russian businesspeople.
Musk set to bail on Twitter deal
In a new SEC filing, Elon Musk claims Twitter’s refusal to provide him with the user data he wants provides grounds for termination of the merger agreement.
T-Mobile US launches voice over 5G
Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and Qualcomm all chipped in for the launch of TMUS’s voice over 5G service, which is now available in areas of Portland and Salt Lake City, as long as you have a Samsung Galaxy S21 5G.
NTT, Fujitsu, NEC and Nokia put their heads together for 6G trials
An Avengers-style mash up of telecoms firms are collaborating on experimental trials of new communications technologies expected to be underpinned by 6G.
CityFibre raises a further £4.9 billion to fully finance its full fibre ambitions
UK fibre infrastructure player CityFibre has managed to borrow almost 5 billion quid, which means its full fibre rollout is now fully financed.
Ravenous VMO2 customers used 39 billion gigabytes of data in a year
One year to the day since the merger which created it, UK telco group Virgin Media O2 reveals what the 39 billion GB of data its customers have gobbled up was used on.
Telia offloads 49% of its towers in Sweden
Swedish operator group Telia has completed the sale of a minority stake in its Swedish tower business to investors Brookfield and Alecta.
UK regulator launches probe into BT and Warner Bros merger
The UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority is investigating the proposed joint venture between BT and Warner Bros Discovery, which would to merge their sports content into a new entity.
Nokia plugs in Microsoft Azure into its industrial edge platform
Kit Vendor Nokia and tech giant Microsoft team up to integrate Microsoft Azure Arc cloud capabilities into the Nokia MX Industrial Edge platform, designed for digital transformation.
VMO2 teams up with Greggs to dish up piping hot free data
UK operator VMO2 has joined forces with high street pastry stalwart Greggs to donate mobile data to families feeling the pinch in the UK.
BT beefs up its Industry 4.0 toolkit with Ericsson deal
UK telco group BT has signed a new deal with Finnish kit vendor Ericsson which will provide it with new private 5G network services for factories, warehouses, retail and others industry customers.
Brookfield and Cellnex reportedly eying up DT’s towers for €20 billion
Brookfield Asset Management and Cellnex Telecom are in talks about going in on a joint bid for German telco Deutsche Telekom’s tower unit for €20 billion, sources have told Bloomberg.
TIM signs MoU to merge fibre network with Open Fiber
Italian telco TIM and Open Fiber – as well as investors CDP, Macquarie and KKR – have signed a document designed to bring the two fibre networks under one roof.
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