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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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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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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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Veon to acquire rival Perfectum in $207m Uzbek consolidation push
Five could become four in Uzbekistan's telecoms market
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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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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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Optical switching startup Salience Labs raises $125m with AMD and Intel participating in round
Series B raise will support continued development and deployment of optical circuit switching technology
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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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Rostelecom: Russia needs “doomsday” data center to combat Ukrainian strikes
Comments made by Rostelecom VP reveal centralization issue
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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'
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Celestica debuts liquid-cooled CPO switch for AI fabrics
DS6005 targets AI network efficiency through Broadcom switch silicon
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Australia's SubCo to deploy new fiber route linking Sydney and Melbourne
As founder Slattery suggests company may buy a new cable ship
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Orange and Equitix join Pisces subsea cable consortium
Telco and infrastructure investor join in on Irish cable project
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Colt, Relativity Networks, NPS deliver hollow-core fiber proof of concept on London network
Connected two Colt network locations in central London
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Credo pushes past copper limits with 1.6T optical cable
ZeroFlap ALC looks to bring copper-class reliability to AI scale-out networks
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AT&T to sell Mexico unit to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2bn
An exit from the market has been on the table for a while
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Jio proposes 1,600 satellites, 23 ground stations for sovereign Indian connectivity
Musk furious over competition with Ambani’s sovereign Starlink competitor, decrying monopolizing oligarchs
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Microscan plans Rs 3.5bn subsea cable landing station in Alibaug, India
Fiber networking service provider in talks with companies looking to land cables in the area