Latest tech news – Page 106
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M&A
Vodafone, Three open UK merger talks
Pair confirm discussions after almost a year of speculation.
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Venturing & Investments
Vodacom–CIVH fibre venture to be called MAZIV
Investment group CIVH announces new, combined name for two fibre network players that are due to become minority interests of Vodacom.
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M&A
Port top-up ordered by Vodafone; rival Nowo imbibed
Some rare news of incoming M&A at retrenching UK Group, with a small add-on buyout of Portuguese rival Nowo.
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Network & Infrastructure
Modi hears 5G plans from Airtel, Jio but nothing from Vi
Vi keeps quiet on 5G intentions at India Mobile Congress, inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Modi.
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Openreach plans faster FTTP speeds, new ONT
Upcoming trials of download speeds in excess of 1Gbps reportedly planned.
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Telefónica Metaverse Day: Telco embraces the Web3 revolution
Vision for Web3 set out as Telefónica moves closer to spatial computing.
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Makedonski Telekom upgrades 5G with new spectrum
North Macedonian operator picks up long‑awaited 700MHz and 3.6GHz spectrum. 5G in 26 cities expected by the end of 2022, with limited rollout already underway.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Cosmote flags Greek 5G coverage milestone
Cosmote 5G network reaches 70% population coverage milestone in Greece.
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TMUS to prioritise first responders’ data
Operator evolves Connecting Heroes programme with Homeland Security partnership.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: VfNZ links up with Nokia on 5G-Advanced and 6G
Sunrise acquires energy provider’s telecoms business; Vodafone New Zealand agrees MoU with Nokia to develop 5G‑Advanced and 6G use‑cases.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: STE strikes deal with IPDC to build Addis Ababa data centre
Vodafone Foundation commits to national expansion of maternal health programme; M‑PESA leads growth in real‑time A2A transactions.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: rising energy costs could delay European 5G rollouts
Vodafone Italy’s Bisio points to energy price blocker for 5G rollout; Vodafone enters domestic Spanish electricity market.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & Investments: CareGame and Vi to develop cloud gaming service
Vi links up with CareGame for 5G cloud gaming; Vi Business secures partnership on integrated IoT with Trilliant.
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Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: small business customers to enjoy free Canva Pro
TMUS launches marketing design platform for small businesses with Meta; enters credit card market with Goldman Sachs.
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Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: Envision Digital to help reduce German CO2 emissions after pilot
T‑Sys Envisions greener future; Telekom Security installs new security architecture for powertrain solutions specialist Vitesco.
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Elsewhere in Europe: T-Mobile Czech Republic rolls out first commercial 5G campus network
IoT innovation at Hrvatski Telekom; OTE to help digitise Cypriot National Health System; Cosmote continues to build adjacencies in shopping and insurance.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: T Phone and T Phone Pro launched in Europe
DT ups focus on physical infra security after pipeline and rail attacks; Group links up with Google on 5G smartphones.
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Deutsche Telekom Innovation & Venturing: hubraum celebrates tenth anniversary
hubraum turns ten and trumpets success with news of AR developments with Qualcomm; subsidiaries and spinoffs target inorganic growth.
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Venturing & Investments
Sitetracker secures fresh investment
Vodafone- and Deutsche Telekom-backed business receives $96m cash injection.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefonica opens up its rooftop towers in Colombia
Telefónica Colombia to lease up to 700 rooftop towers, in a move to raise funds for network development.