TIM is the big winner as four become three in Brazil
Brazil is finally losing one of its big four mobile operators, with Oi having agreed a deal that will split its mobile assets between major rivals TIM, Telefonica and America Movil’s Claro.
Brazil is finally losing one of its big four mobile operators, with Oi having agreed a deal that will split its mobile assets between major rivals TIM, Telefonica and America Movil’s Claro.
BT has agreed to sell a couple of Italian businesses to TIM via a deal of undisclosed value, but that is unlikely to be a big money-spinner for the UK incumbent.
Hexa-X envisages 6G as a network of networks, connecting everything with a generous dose of AI, and Nokia has been put in charge of it.
Fixed Wireless Access is one of the best hopes operators have of making money from their 5G investments, so there’s a strong incentive to claim to be the best at it.
The European Commission has given the green light to TIM’s FiberCop plan, which it says does not raise competition concerns.
TIM and Tiscali have signed contracts governing their agreement to jointly invest in the FiberCorp network project.
TIM’s board of directors has approved the spin-off of the Italian telco’s data centres business into a new company that will start operations in 2021 and is on the look out for external investors.
Italian lawmakers are preparing the ground for another probe into Vivendi’s status as a shareholder of both TIM and Mediaset.
TIM has awarded the first tender for last-mile fibre-optic cabling for its new FiberCorp unit to a quintet of domestic suppliers.
Italy’s national broadcaster Rai appears to be looking at in buying into the country’s single high-speed network, and there is interest from the private sector too.
Italian incumbent TIM is evidently still keen to prove mmWave spectrum is worth all that money.
As expected, Telecom Italia’s board has approved a plan to spin off its fixed access network and merge it with altnet Open Fiber.
TIM. The Italian incumbent will get its wish to control the country’s proposed single high-speed network, if it agrees to a plan the government is about to present to its board.
TIM and the Italian government appear to be approaching common ground over the future of Italy’s broadband network.
The Italian government wants TIM to get involved in a national broadband monopoly but not control it. Tim’s not so keen.
TIM is trumpeting its latest efforts to connect underserved areas to high-speed broadband, a move that could well allow it to retain control of its – and Italy’s – fixed infrastructure.
Brazilian telco Oi has selected its trio of rivals as the acquirers of its mobile business unit, signalling competition in the market is about to shrink.
Italy’s Government once again pushes for fibre asset merger to create single fibre-to-the-premise network.
Brazilian telecoms operator Oi has received a joint bid from its three rivals to acquire its mobile business unit, as the firm searches for cash to fight back against bankruptcy.
Italian operator TIM has invited nearly everyone except Huawei do bid for work on its 5G core networks according to a report.
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