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Iraq establishes first new satellite gateway since 2003, supporting security & aviation
New ground station arrives after a raft of successful international telecoms infrastructure projects
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AT&T CEO John Stankey not getting twisted over SpaceX’s spectrum salvo
'I wouldn't over rotate on what I would call one carrier of low-band spectrum,' Stankey said on AT&T's latest earnings call
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Zain, Ooredoo launch first phase of Middle Eastern tower JV
The tower JV comprises 4,000 towers
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T-Mobile claims world first AI-RAN call with Nokia and Nvidia
The call was completed from a commercial cell site in Bellevue, Washington
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Virgin Media O2 demos Starlink's satellite coverage in remote north Wales
The test outlined the challenges that satellite faces against terrestrial
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BT bolsters 5G Standalone footprint, confirms AI-RAN trials with Nokia, Nvidia
The AI-RAN trials are set to take place in the UK's second city next year
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Russian forces destroy GigaCenter data center in Kyiv, Ukraine
As Ukrainian forces attack telecoms facilities in Russian-occupied Donetsk and Luhansk
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AT&T copper retirement pushes on as carrier reveals just 1% still using legacy technology
As the carrier continues to push its fiber rollout
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European Commission accuses KKR of misleading EU regulators over €22bn Italian NetCo deal
KKR disputes the claims
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NTT and Docomo to pilot AI-controlled base stations to boost renewable use and support demand response
Plan to complete the demonstration by the end of December
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Aselan declares 198-satellite Astralink constellation for sovereign Turkish connectivity
Sovereign trend in dual-use space technology spreads to space underdog Türkiye, following new Starlink slow-downs in Ukraine
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Orange says au revoir to 2G network in France
2G is no more as Orange focuses attention to its modern technologies
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Cable theft causes Openreach broadband outage for thousands in Thurnscoe, UK
Thieves caused disruption while hunting for copper
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Amazon pledges €16bn investment in Germany in 2027
Includes expanding data centers and AI infrastructure, high-speed satellite Internet, and logistics expansion
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Nexfibre rejects "fundamentally flawed" CMA verdict on £2bn Netomnia acquisition
Declines to offer remedies to regulator
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Veon to acquire rival Perfectum in $207m Uzbek consolidation push
Five could become four in Uzbekistan's telecoms market
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Boston's Towardex sets up direct interconnection to DE-CIX's New York Internet Exchange
HEX customers can now access DE-CIX’s multi-service interconnection platform
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Authorities in Lithuania foil arson plot against Starlink satellite gateway station
Comes after recent attacks against Starlink infrastructure in Poland and Bulgaria
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European telco heavyweights explore joint MSS spectrum bid for D2D services
In effort to boost Europe's sovereignty
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Apax Partners to take full ownership of Dutch telco Odido
Will see Apax Partners complete a full takeover of the carrier
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Mosquito control helicopter crashes into radio tower in Florida, killling pilot
The tower was unlit
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SoftBank and Nokia partner for AI-RAN commercial trials in 2027
Tests in Japan will see Nokia’s anyRAN power SoftBank deployments on Nvidia hardware
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Everton Football Club launches MVNO service
The English football club has phoned it in
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Elisa to switch off Estonian 2G network in 2028
As the carrier favors 4G and 5G instead
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SpaceX’s Starlink encourages every satellite operator to share data with Stargaze platform, for safety
Musk company proposes international cooperation on satellite tracking in a one-way street relationship with SpaceX
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Two masked men set fire to 11 Starlink antennas in Bulgaria
Follows a similar fire in Poland last month
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Iraq’s iQ Networks and the connectivity arm of Qatar’s Ooredoo Group sign fiber deal
The agreement will see the extension of traffic from Gulf subsea cable overland into Iraq
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Verizon zaps pre-standard 6G call across 7GHz band, Ericsson equipment
The pair emphasized the trial was not a 'commercial 6G service launch'