All Network & Infra articles – Page 2
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Network & InfraVodafone signs pair of data centre deals in $1bn AI bet on Egypt
Vodafone Egypt enters into potential $1bn data centre joint venture with Cassava Technologies and Elsewedy Electric, plus separate Cassava tie-up for NVIDIA-supported AI Factory collab.
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Network & InfraVodafone Turkey triples budget for joint data centre project
A $100m investment has brought Vodafone Turkey’s new Izmir data centre online, and the ‘scalable’ facility is set to attract another $200m in the coming years to quintuple capacity and establish a ‘Mediterranean hub’.
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Network & InfraUK gov closes broadband voucher scheme after Project Gigabit funding boost
Building Digital UK shutters applications for Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme as UK government funnels more funding towards Project Gigabit for rural fibre deployments. State says costs now outweigh the benefits of the vouchers, and views are mixed among altnets…
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Network & InfraUK satco Open Cosmos lands role in national defence comms push
UK-based satellite scaleup to provide space-based connectivity for national defence network. CEO Rafel Jordà Siquier says the contract marks “stamp of approval” for its strategy, as the satco seeks to expand beyond Earth observation and into the direct-to-device comms sector.
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Network & InfraAfrica’s fibre boom needs a commercial operating model — not just more network
Open-access analysis: Building fibre across Africa is only the first hurdle; monetising capacity is the commercial test. From prepaid township offers to carrier-neutral wholesale platforms, operators need scalable operating models to turn network investment into services and returns. Draws on market evidence and ZIRA Group’s fibre and wholesale experience…
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Network & InfraVodafone sets out to ‘disrupt’ EE-backed ESN with critical infra network slicing
SuperMobile network slicing and prioritisation portfolio reaches B2B, and VodafoneThree lines up an Emergency Services Network challenge via an upcoming National Critical Slice…
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Network & InfraVodafoneThree revs 5G SA engine with SuperMobile pitched as competitive edge
VodafoneThree has unveiled its national network slicing proposition, taking the challenge directly to BT/EE and working to monetise its massive network investment.
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Network & InfraOHB lands €1bn SES contract as Europe’s IRIS² advances
Europe’s IRIS² satellite programme has moved into execution mode, with OHB securing a billion-euro contract to build 18 satellites for the constellation amid growing demand for sovereign communications capabilities.
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Network & InfraVodafone welcomes ‘committed funding’ of new German fibre partner
Patrick Drahi’s Altice has finally exited OXG Glasfaser, selling its 50% stake to Société Générale, underscoring Altice’s debt-reduction drive while reinforcing Vodafone’s long-term commitment to the OXG project.
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Network & InfraMTN advances ‘integrated’ infra vision with data centre JV
Operator firms up data centre joint venture with Emirati data centre investor, with initial plans to build capacity in Nigeria and South Africa. Move sees MTN advance data centre expansion plans as part of Ambition 2030 strategy.
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Network & InfraTrusted agentic AI: DT and Vodafone automate identity management for sovereign-ready network compliance
Translating dense legal jargon into network access rules with telco-grade IAM (identity and access management) traditionally takes weeks of manual engineering with error risk. Explore how Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are applying ‘governed intelligence’ and a “Legal LLM” to shrink this critical infrastructure compliance latency to hours, with zero trust and human-in-the-loop, unlocking efficiencies and new high-value sovereign revenue streams.
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Network & InfraPolish fibre: Orange, APG get green light for major expansion of JV
EC approves partners’ move to combine fibrecos Światłowód Inwestycje and Nexera into a new entity that aims to pass 3.9m households by 2032, and in doing so significantly expand incumbent Orange’s addressable next-gen broadband platform.
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Network & InfraCzech MNOs land spectrum boost with coverage caveat
New proposals lay out long-term spectrum extension for O2, T-Mobile, and Vodafone, in return for expanded obligations around network reach and resilience.
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Network & InfraTelefónica venture freed to make Gigafactory bid
Operator gains EC nod to establish AI data hub joint venture with Spanish partners including Santander, Multiverse Computing, and ACS.
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Network & InfraDigi teases measured approach to UK expansion as converged challenger emerges
Serial under-cutter Digi is investing cautiously, building fibre selectively, and laying the groundwork for a future fixed-mobile proposition, suggesting an aggressive land grab is unlikely.
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Network & InfraMásOrange may rethink Huawei stance as Ericsson misses mark — reports
Uncorroborated reports suggest Spanish operator is preparing a competitive tender that could dismantle an Ericsson-dominated RAN hardware replacement programme, with suggestions that Huawei could be retained, and other vendors may be in the mix.
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Network & InfraSpaceMobile targeting 2027 go-live; Deutsche Telekom joins MNO integration testers
In-depth: AST SpaceMobile is advancing its D2D satellite ambitions, with DT new to the roster of telco majors undertaking integration testing. Despite launch delays and standardisation hurdles, the $28bn challenger is targeting substantial revenue growth, addressable market similar to Starlink.
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Network & InfraFrance’s fibre players told to raise quality game as market shift looms
Regulator’s latest quality-of-service scorecard scolds some fibrecos, even as France boasts fibre market leadership among European peers. Further reset imminent as SFR takeover progresses…
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Network & InfraOvercoming the OSS/BSS bottleneck: telcos’ AI transformation needs an event driven architecture
Are decades of disjointed OSS/BSS investments stifling telecom’s AI ambitions? Industry leaders at The Data-Driven Telco Summit explored how innovations like EDA are bridging the gap between legacy platforms and real-time, agentic AI operations. Learn more…
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Network & InfraEU enters IRIS² build phase with expanded capacity plans
EU kicks off “full-scale deployment” of satellite programme two years ahead of schedule, with expanded architecture and accelerated deployment timeline. Supplier base firmed up and an additional €4bn in funding aimed at helping EU deliver ‘sovereign’ defence and security services faster…