All Network & Infra articles – Page 18
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Network & Infranexfibre reiterates wholesale fibre ambitions, shares UK-wide build plans
VM O2 wholesale fibre cousin discloses 2024 footprint pipeline; confirms more than half a million premises RFS in year-one. Wholesale remains firmly on agenda, with M&A also on table…
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Network & InfraVodacom DRC gets experimental with 5G, but 4G still top priority
Operator trials 5G services under the supervision of industry regulator, but questions remain over licensing criteria.
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Network & InfraBrazil’s Vivo calls for 5G RAN sharing freedom
Operator moots 5G extension to wide-scale RAN sharing arrangement with rival TIM Brasil, despite increased regulatory jumpiness over urban infra collaboration between major mobile operators.
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Network & Infranexfibre maintains M&A appetite after Upp buy
Mike Fries, CEO of joint venture’s co-parent Liberty Global says fibre builder still “aggressively” focused on M&A.
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Network & Infra‘Show me the money’: vHive’s economic case for autonomous Tower Digital Twins
The TowerCo opportunity is no longer principally a real estate play, as traditional players work to extract more value from physical assets, and neutral infra players expand ambitions. vHive presents hard cash evidence supporting digitisation as key to unlocking a new level of economic worth.
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Network & InfraVodafone urges top operators to shoulder responsibility on scaled open RAN adoption
Vodafone’s Head of Open RAN Francisco Martín Pignatelli emphasises duty of ‘top 20’ operators in supporting smaller players on their “open RAN journey”.
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Network & InfraT-Mobile denies fibre-enabling play for Frontier
TMUS continues to display uncharacteristic caution when it comes to establishing fibre broadband platform, insisting not yet interested in a major, in-house infrastructure build plan or buyout.
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Network & InfraVodafone looks to 6GHz spectrum to counter ‘capacity crunch’
Trials for use of upper 6GHz frequency band successfully completed by Vodafone engineers in Spain.
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Network & InfraUK MNO trio call for deadline extension as Shared Rural Network stagnates
Laggards Three, VM O2, and Vodafone ask for two-year delay to interim timeline to account for claimed planning permissions and pandemic obstacles. EE smugly maintains committment.
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Network & InfraVector Technologies: Telcos must own interoperability to leverage multi-vendor strategic benefits
Vector Technologies considers that to succeed in a fast-moving multi‑faceted market (incl. M&A), service providers need to create an interoperable multi‑vendor access environment that can adapt. The fundamental significance will ultimately prove itself in stability and customer experience benefits that will support business growth, the broadband SI believes.
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Network & InfraThe Backfill: Investors join forces to improve UK public-private infra projects
Investment firms want better approaches to planning, operating, and maintaining infrastructure projects in UK. Tower operators in the country also group up to improve regulation and standards in wireless infra rollout. Elsewhere, KKR submits binding offer for TIM’s fixed assets. Read more…
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Network & InfraT-Mobile US agrees spectrum payment extension with DISH
Payment deadline extended to 1 April 2024.
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Network & InfraVodafone and Snam agree 5G deal as MPN market gathers steam
5G private network deal, described as one of Vodafone’s biggest in Europe, to see the operator deliver dedicated coverage for the natural gas company at 23 sites across Italy.
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Network & InfraT-Mobile is biggest spender in Poland’s long-awaited 5G spectrum auction
T-Mobile and Orange each pick up one of four 100MHz blocks on offer.
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Network & InfraVodafone revamps monitoring capabilities with Celfocus as it eyes billion IoT devices mark
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and sub-second processing capabilities introduced into Vodafone’s monitoring of IoT core services connectivity for oversight of hundreds of millions of IoT connections. Upgrade driven by need to address client frustration over slow fault resolution, as well as internal desire for efficiency improvement. Scalability also key: ...
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Network & InfraTelefónica Tech launches new Spanish node for VDC service
Telefónica Tech sets up new node for Virtual Data Center service in Barcelona, harnessing tech from VMware and Zerto.
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Network & InfraDeutsche Telekom Global Carrier tests 5G SA international roaming
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier successfully completes testing programme, involving T-Mobile US, Sunrise (Switzerland) and AIS Thailand.
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Network & InfraUS underwater data centre startup plans two hubs in Europe
Subsea Cloud prepares to expand tech beyond the Americas with the launch of new facilities in Norway and the UK.
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Network & InfraThe Backfill: Infratil, L&G up stakes in UK data centre player
Infratil and L&G Capital boost funding for Kao Data’s UK expansion efforts.
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Network & InfraBaltic Sea cable damage highlights resilience risks
Implications of foul play in damage to submarine gas and telecoms pipes, with local media reports pointing finger at Russia.