The carriers have sold off their joint venture

The deployments will take place this year

The sale is part of plans to simplify the company's overall business

Snaps up more than 6,300 towers in the process

The transaction will enable Swisscom's growth in the country, says the operator

An additional $3 billion in funding is expected to support the program

But an appeal may still come

Expects deal to complete in first quarter of next year

TIM will make a decision on the bid by late January

The agreement will see the telcos work together to ensure connectivity is available when possible during natural disasters

But previous fiber cuts caused by vandalism also impacted network

A BT investor filing last month confirmed Bharti was poised to snap up the stake

Verizon engineers will begin demos of the solution early next year

Would become company's biggest stakeholder if a deal is agreed

Extends deadline by two more years

The constellation will rival Musk's Starlink

No date given yet, but beta set to go live early next year

The recent hack against US carriers means the government wants to go after China Telecom's remaining units in the country

This comes shortly after the telco sold its remaining stake in tower unit

More than 300 jobs could be lost

Also looks ahead to 6G

Many have had to leave the program altogether

Lawrence Guffey also takes director role

The investment will help fund Gigs' geographical expansion