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News - Telecoms & 5G
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The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Crown Castle bullish on carrier spectrum deployment, says it can support SpaceX's terrestrial dreams
As the tower company sees an opportunity to support SpaceX's terrestrial rollout
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ZTE unveils data center module designed for AI workloads
Rack power within the module will range from 20kW to 60kW
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Nokia, ICEYE pair with Ukraine's Ministry of Defence on satellite cooperation
Comes amid strained tensions between Ukraine and SpaceX's Starlink
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Google's fiber unit to snap up dark fiber leasing contract from Ting Fiber in Colorado Springs
As Ting Fiber set for Colorado Springs exit in late March 2027
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Telefónica and IQM will install Madrid's first quantum computer
The project expands the collaboration between Telefónica and IQM, which have already supplied two quantum computers to the Galicia Supercomputing Center (CESGA)
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SpaceX aims to access 80,000 US cell sites for wireless network
The company has even held talks with US tower giant Crown Castle
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Pilot Fiber to buy Boldyn Network's New York-New Jersey metro fiber business
As company also raises $330m in financing
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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