Finnfund invests $10.5m in fiber expansion in Nepal
Will include the build of a new data center facility
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The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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STC secures Spanish gov't approval to snap up 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Secures voting rights as part of the deal
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FCC approves SpaceX direct to cell services over Starlink
But there are conditions to the agreement
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Danish telco TDC Net suffers telecoms outage, impacts emergency calls
The carrier has blamed a software update for the outage
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Wingu Group launches data center and CLS in Djibouti tech park
TO7 Technology Park includes innovation center for attracting local tech talent
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Malaysia's CelcomDigi carves new deals with tower partners
The deals will support CelcomDigi's network modernization plans
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Investigators suspect Baltic Sea cable cuts were deliberate, Chinese ship to blame
As European warships surround the Yi Peng 3, suspicions are still on Russia
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Nokia wins Open RAN contract with Deutsche Telekom
The deal will see the vendor replace Huawei kit at 3,000 sites
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FCC launches first subsea cable review since 2001
Will focus on the security and protection of subsea infrastructure
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Former US telco worker sentenced to four years for conspiring to act with Chinese gov't
Ping Li spied on employers and Chinese dissidents
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AT&T completes removal of lead cabling from Lake Tahoe - report
The carrier has reportedly removed close to eight miles worth of cabling
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Google announces two subsea cables in Australia Connect initiative
Plus details for Google's Bulikula cable shared
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Florida's IQ Fiber to buy ThinkBig Networks
Provider expands footprint into Maryland
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Marc Allera to step down as CEO of BT's consumer division
Allera had been expected to land BT's top job last year
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Chinese metro line moves operations to the cloud
ZTE develops cloud platform for railway for automated trains
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Elisa Estonia completes 3G shutdown
Will focus on 4G and 5G networks, while it keeps 2G going
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Telenor Sweden CEO Bjørn Ivar Moen to step down at end of year
The search for his replacement is on
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Senator Ted Cruz wants BEAD Program overhaul, urges NTIA to pause "unlawful" program activities
Says the Trump Administration will substantially improve the program's implementation
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Verizon readies fiber network for AI workloads, completes 1.6Tbps data transmission trial
The carrier paired with Ciena to carry out data transfer in Boston on single wavelength
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MTN launches Benin's first commercial 5G network
The telco wins the country's 5G race
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Aramco Digital to invest $1bn in software vendor Mavenir Telecom - report
Mavenir has been one of Open RAN's biggest advocates
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AP&T completes SeaLink South subsea cable ahead of schedule
Connects Prince of Wales Island, improves connectivity in the state
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Proximus sells Luxembourg towers to InfraRed Capital Partners in €108m deal
InfraRed Capital will take on 267 mobile tower assets
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DirecTV ditches Dish deal over failed debt offer
The proposed EchoStar deal has collapsed
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US Senator says China-linked hack the "worst telecom hack in nation’s history"
It emerged that T-Mobile was the latest victim of the hack earlier this week
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Italy's TIM to build data center outside Rome
25MW facility to launch in late 2026
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Telco deployments of generative AI grow 40% in three months - STL Partners
LLMs present a key focus area for operators
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AT&T to discontinue NB-IoT, will migrate users to LTE-M network
Expects to complete decommissioning of NB-IoT network early next year