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JULY 11, 2025

News The Government of Kenya, through its Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy and the ICT Authority, is advancing plans to install a high-capacity fibre optic cable along the Isiolo–Mandera corridor. This initiative is part of the broader Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (HoAGDP), which is funded by the World Bank.

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JULY 3, 2025

Partner Article Building autonomous networks was one of the hottest topics at this year’s DTW conference in Copenhagen, with operators increasingly advancing towards Level 4 Network operators have long aspired to build ‘zero touch’ networks: communication systems that are fully autonomous, adapting to users’ needs in real-time without the need for any manual human intervention.

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JULY 2, 2025

The accreditation recognises Digital Catapult’s world-class capabilities in testing, validating and integrating open and interoperable radio access network (Open RAN) technologies, and its aim to advance the development and deployment of open and future networks. Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTICs) provide a collaborative, open environment to support the growth of the Open RAN ecosystem by enabling rigorous testing, validation, and integration of multi-vendor solutions, ensuring interop

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JUNE 19, 2025

Rome, 16 June 2025 – The 2025 Spring General Assembly of the FTTH Council Europe brought together industry leaders and stakeholders from its pan-European membership to set strategic priorities and renew the organisation’s leadership. The General Assembly resulted in the composition of a new Board of Directors, including a new President, and the election of new Committee Chairs.

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MAY 28, 2025

Press Release UK Government upgrades over 50 existing mobile masts across England, Scotland and Wales including in UKs most renowned natural parks, such as Snowdonia and Lake District. Milestone set to boost tourism and local growth, as UK Government continues to deliver on growth mission as part of Plan for Change. Wales sees biggest connectivity boost with remote parts of Berwyn Mountains, Brecon Beacons and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley now covered by all four UK networks.

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MAY 15, 2025

Rome, 15 May 2025 Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the results of the Artificial Intelligence Sparkle Network Assurance (AISNA) project aimed at implementing artificial intelligence in its Network Operation Center (NOC) dedicated to managing and monitoring the international network.

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MAY 9, 2025

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, has today announced the results of Wi-Fi 7 industry trialsin Enterprise Scenarios , conducted in collaboration withAT&T, CommScope (RUCKUS Networks), and Intel. The trials, designed to evaluateWi-Fi 7s real-world performance, demonstratedsignificant improvementsinthroughput, efficiency and latency, highlighting W

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APRIL 4, 2025

News By: Anders Vestergren, Head of Solution Area Network Management at Ericsson Delivering a best effort connection is no longer good enough for todays mobile customer. Quality of connection, coverage and reliability are hotly demanded, and communication service providers are under pressure to step up, or face subscriber churn as users turn to a network they judge more likely to deliver whats needed.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

At MWC 2025 Barcelona, BubbleRAN is showcasing in collaboration with Telenor Research & Innovation and NVIDIA agentic AI-based Intelligent network slicing technology for private 5G. Network slicing is a technology that enables telecom operators to guarantee quality of service or specific applications or users, enabling them to offer premium services to enterprise customers.

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JULY 31, 2025

News However, spectrum still needs to be allocated by the regulator before commercial services can begin Today, India’s Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia has revealed that SpaceX’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Starlink, has been granted an operating licence, allowing it to legally provide connectivity services across the country.

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JULY 25, 2025

Rome/Algiers, 24 July 2025 Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, and Algérie Télécom , the leading national telecommunications operator in Algeria, which offers a wide range of fixed-line, Internet, and enterprise solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a new subsea cable linking Italy and Algeria.

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JULY 24, 2025

Partner Article As AI becomes increasing ubiquitous, the capabilities of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) is growing vital to operator success Since the release of 3GPP’s Release 18 last year, the mobile industry’s adoption of 5G-A has been steady. Over 30 mobile operators worldwide have already launched the technology commercially, with many more expected to follow in the coming year.

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JULY 15, 2025

News After a series of strategic partnerships and network expansions throughout 2024, EXA Infrastructure has announced a significant advancement in Europe’s digital backbone with the deployment of a new high-capacity fibre route. This 1,200 km network connects key financial and data hubs in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Brussels. It represents the first new subsea cable along the North Sea corridor in 25 years, an infrastructure milestone that aims to bolster the resilience and scalability o

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JUNE 12, 2025

For customers like Colin Walker, who lives in the hamlet of Willitoft to the South of York, the difference has been life-changing. “It’s like winning the lottery. It has given me access to the world, within a second,” said Colin. “Getting full fibre broadband has made us part of the rest of the world, but I can still live in the countryside and keep my distance.

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JUNE 4, 2025

Dallas (TX), June 4 2025. DE-CIX, the worlds leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, has announced the completion of a major infrastructure upgrade for DE-CIX Dallas the largest data center and carrier neutral IX in Texas. As part of the upgrade, 400 GE (Gigabit Ethernet) access ports are now generally available to customers, 100 GE access options have been substantially expanded, and the platform has also been made 800 GE-ready, priming the region for the upcoming boom in Internet peering ser

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JUNE 4, 2025

News The operator group says its AI Tutor is the first of many digital services to be enhanced with its local language AI models This week, mobile network operator group Veon has announced the launch of its newest GenAI product: an AI Tutor aimed at teaching users the Kazakh language. Powered by the Kazakh language AI model KazLLM, AI Tutor provides six gamified learning modules focussed on language learning, supported by a GenAI assistant.

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MAY 15, 2025

News Reports suggest the company is preparing to divest of its Chilean unit, while at the same time making plans to buy Liberty Globals stake in the UKs Virgin Media O2 Telefonica is taking the next step in its withdrawal from South American, appointing Citito oversee the sale of its Chilean unit, according to a report from El Confidencial. Estimates suggest that the unit could be worth up to 1 billion.

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MAY 15, 2025

Press Release In theory the possibilities of IoT are endless, but in practice there are still limits to what is achievable with existing types of connectivity. Despite the telcos’ efforts to ensure seamless global communication – ensuring cellular connectivity everywhere and at all times – the investment needed to extend mobile technology to regions where it is commercially difficult to justify building terrestrial base stations is challenging.

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MAY 9, 2025

Cifas, the UKs leading fraud prevention service, has today raised the alarm on SIM swap fraud, with cases surging by 1,055% in 2024. The stark warning comes as part of the organisations annual Fraudscape report, which paints a grim picture of escalating threats across the mobile and telecoms sectors. Nearly 3,000 cases of unauthorised SIM swaps where criminals hijack a victims mobile number by porting it to a new SIM without their consent were filed to the National Fraud Database (NFD) in 2024

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MAY 8, 2025

News The platform launches with an initial partnership with CityFibre, with Trooli and Freedom Fibre to follow in the coming months This week, Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has celebrated the formal launch of The Fibre Hub, a platform that aggregates altnets and major network players. The idea behind The Fibre Hub is simple enough: combine access to numerous altnets onto a single platform, which ISPs can then access at a wholesale level.

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MAY 8, 2025

News The operators warned that Europes 6G future could be in jeopardy if more spectrum is not made available to support emerging use cases This week, 12 of Europes largest mobile network operators have published a joint statement urging regulators to allocate the upper 6GHz band for mobile usage. The signatories, which include BT, Orange, Telefonica, TIM, and Deutsche Telekom, say this additional spectrum will be vital to supporting new technologies, as well as bolstering the capacity of existin

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APRIL 28, 2025

Insight By Spencer Lamb, Chief Commercial Officer at Kao Data Data centres are the foundations of our digital economy and the backbone of the AI revolution. The UKs data centre industry is heavily concentrated in and around London, with more than 85% of facilities in Slough and across West London – which together, represent the second largest data centre hub in the world.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Contributed Article At MWC in Barcelona this year, the topic of AI pervaded every aspect of the show. From AI-powered robots to agentic AI assistants, there is no doubt that we are rapidly entering the AI era But to make the most of this transformational technology, telco infrastructure will require modernisation. Networks themselves will need to leverage AI to become more automated and efficient, while also powerful enough to handle the unique pressures of merging AI use cases.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Press Release [Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2025] Huawei supported by content from GSMA Intelligence, hosted the “Green Development Elite Club” during MWC Barcelona 2025. The event, themed “Pave the Way for Green Telco,” convened key stakeholders including UNFCCC, GSMA Intelligence, ITU-T, and over 20 leading global operators such as China Mobile, Globe, Turkcell, and HKT, to deliberate on the imperative of green development within the ICT sector.

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MARCH 20, 2025

Interview At a Mobile World Congress consumed with AIs evolving role in mobile networks, Huaweis new AI WAN solution shows that the AI transformation is extending to every facet of network infrastructure We caught up with Huaweis President of Router Domain, Data Communication Product Line, Mr Zuo Meng, to discuss this new solution and what incorporating AI into WAN technology will mean for carriers.

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MARCH 12, 2025

News The trial focussed on powering down 5G sites when not in use, dramatically reducing their energy consumption This week, Vodafone UK and Ericsson have announced the successful completion of a new trial in London that puts 5G and 4G sites to sleep when not in use. The trial focused on making better use of network downtime, introducing features that power down equipment when demand is low and reactivate it when needed.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Press Release The North Easts pioneering role in advanced wireless innovation took centre stage at the 5G Innovation Regions (5GIR) Showcase. Bringing together industry leaders, government representatives and technology innovators, the event celebrated the progress, impact and future potential of advanced wireless infrastructure use cases across key sectors, including smart port operations, agritech, connected transport and creative industries.

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JULY 11, 2025

News The Texas Comptroller’s office has officially commenced the application process for more than $3.8 billion in funding to advance broadband infrastructure across the state. This substantial investment, administered by the Broadband Development Office (BDO), combines federal dollars from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program with state contributions from the Texas Match Assistance Program (TMAP).

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JULY 10, 2025

Interview At this year’s DTW conference in Copenhagen, we spoke to triPica CEO Mathieu Horn to discuss how eSIM and AI-powered BSS is empowering customers to create hyper personalised usage plans The telecoms industry has long struggled with stagnant growth and razor thin margins, with stale “more data for less” packages doing little to win market share or increase average revenue per user.

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JULY 10, 2025

Telecom industry is using blockchain technology more and more to strengthen security and enhance identity management. Blockchain offers a strong framework for managing identities and safeguarding consumer data through the use of a decentralized ledger, making identity theft and data breaches practically unheard of. 📊 𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 @ [link] By ensuring secure transactions and communications, this improves customer confidence and complies with regulations.

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JUNE 30, 2025

Press Release Virgin Media O2 has today announced the details of its spectrum transfer agreement with Vodafone UK that will see Virgin Media O2 acquire 78.8 MHz of spectrum for an investment of £343 million, materially enhancing the company’s network position and helping to improve the connectivity experience of consumers and businesses across the country.

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JUNE 26, 2025

News The Japanese conglomerate has invested $15 million in US-based startup Sceye, which plans to build airships carrying radio communication equipment Today, SoftBak has announced ambitious plans to begin offering pre-commercial High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) services in Japan in 2026 through a new partnership with US startup Sceye. HAPS is an emerging form of non-terrestrial communication, using unmanned vehicles flying in the stratosphere to deliver connectivity to those on the ground

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JUNE 25, 2025

News The new tech will initially be rolled out in Albania, with additional countries to follow Leveraging GPS satellites could be the key to ensuring mobile antennas remain effectively aligned, according to Vodafone’s latest solution announced this week. The position of mobile antennas is crucial to providing high quality coverage, with deployments calculated to target specific coverage zones while minimising interference from neighbouring cell sites.

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JUNE 17, 2025

News Vodafone Germany has taken a decisive step in its digital transformation journey by deploying EXFO Context, a semantic modelling platform that creates a digital twin of its mobile and fixed networks. This move significantly advances Vodafone’s Zero-Touch Automation ambitions, positioning the company to deliver more efficient, resilient, and intelligent network operations.

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JUNE 12, 2025

Openreach is calling on businesses across the UK to accelerate their migration to digital networks as the January 2027 PSTN switch-off deadline approaches. With the transition now in its final phase, businesses and Communications Service Providers (CSPs) still relying on legacy systems risk being left behind. Many businesses continuing to rely on outdated PSTN infrastructure risk both their operational effectiveness and bottom lines.

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JUNE 9, 2025

Rome, 9 June 2025 Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the availability of its “Quantum Safe over Internet” (QSI) to Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. The service is already available through Sparkle’s commercial channels and will soon be accessible on AWS marketplace. QSI is a cloud-native solution that offers secure VPN connectivity between customer sites or data centers and cloud providers, protecting sensitive data again

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JUNE 4, 2025

What happens when passionate fans can access state-of-the-art mobile connectivity at a large venue? The answer is revolutionising! Fans get a leading entertaining experience, from quickly accessing the arena and ordering food and drinks from their phones, to uploading HD videos four times faster, easily finding friends at the event, and getting home smoothly and safely.

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