Latest Regional News – Page 51
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: Newmark launches new data centre investment platform
Real estate advisory group launches new data centre investment platform. GoFibre and Lightning Fibre set for UK fibre network expansion.
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Network & InfrastructureSafaricom CEO calls on government to bolster fibre protection
Peter Ndegwa calls on Ruto administration to list fibre cable assets as critical infrastructure.
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Strategy & ChangeTelstra’s InfraCo sale off the table (for now)
CEO Vicki Brady sees growth opportunities for the standalone unit, fuelled by a “shift to the cloud and rapid AI adoption”.
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Financial & PerformanceVi customer losses continue, but financing options open
Parent pledges financing for operator as spectrum payment obligations close in.
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Products & ServicesSafaricom launches M-PESA in Ethiopia, aims to mirror Kenyan success
Safaricom Ethiopia sets m-money platform live after three-month trial and Hibret Bank partnership.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom connects 2Africa in latest subsea expansion
Vodacom sets Mozambique landing station live as 2Africa progress continues.
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Venturing & InvestmentsBanks pour another €120m into ruhrfibre build
DIF Capital Partners helps arrange new debt facility to support ruhrfibre rollout in Germany.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Vodafone extends subsea cable portfolio
Vodafone extends subsea cable portfolio with transatlantic crossing.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica takes SpaceMobile to Colombia
Telefónica prepares trial of SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite in rural parts of Colombia.
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OperationsOrange ‘shutters Silicon Valley base’ amid strategic refocus
Operator reported to have closed Silicon Valley offices after more than 20 years as part of cost review.
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Public AffairsState of emergency provokes Safaricom Ethiopia network shutdown
Operator shuts down sites in Ethiopia’s second most populous region, Amhara, after conflict breaks out between military and Fano militia.
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Strategy & ChangeUK Space Agency preps satellite strategy switch-up, LEO investment
UKSA looks to up investment in LEO satellites as it shifts to commercially-focused business model. Read more about the ARTES and CLEO programmes, their role in the UKSA strategic switch-up, as well as use-cases opening up for both telecoms sectors and wider industry.
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Network & InfrastructureDT plots more tower moves with Slovakia in crosshairs
Timotheus Höttges confirms that Slovak towers are being carved out.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVi goes extra mile on data centre colocation and cloud services
Operator’s enterprise arm reaches agreement with Yotta Data Services to expand data centre colocation and cloud services portfolio.
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PremiumBT links up with Evolve on payment processing
Partnership enables IT and managed networks provider to offer card transaction routing to its customers in Europe and UK.
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OperationsAmerican Tower eyes solar power play beyond Africa and India
American Tower’s investments in solar energy generation have reduced the use of diesel fuel for off-grid sites and lowered carbon emissions.
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Enterprise (B2B)IoT at forefront of latest Vodafone Americas evolution
Vodafone Americas Director David Joosten details the unit’s work to evolve its indirect channel and IoT sales capabilities.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica renews pay-TV satellite deal with SES
Telefónica to use SES’s Astra satellites for TV broadcasting until at least 2030.
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M&AVodacom’s fibre plans knocked back by SA antitrust findings
South Africa’s Competition Commission recommends against regulatory approval, but Vodacom assures investors that the altnet consolidation plans are not finished.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica widens satellite horizons with Starlink
Operator charts expansion of Starlink services to cover six markets by the end of 2023.