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Partner content: No matter where you are or how difficult the conditions, Brady enables you to print labels fast, that are right first time and last up to 20 years
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BT Openreach warns Ofcom it could abandon fibre target

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The CEO of Openreach said if the regulator proceeds with its draft regulation for the next five years, it will scrap plans to reach the last 5m homes
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KPN to invest €5bn in fibre, 5G, cybersecurity and AI

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The operator plans to connect 85% of all Dutch households to fibre by 2030 but in the meantime, the focus is on connecting and activating households to meet demand
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BREKO slams German govt over opting for mobile at 6 GHz

5G & Beyond
The fibre optic association says prioritising the allocation of the upper 6 GHz band for mobile communications would harm Europe’s digital landscape
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Sparkle’s BlueMed cable lands in Cyprus as the Med sees more cables

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TIM Group’s international arm expands its reach across the eastern Mediterranean with a new landing at Cyta’s Yeroskipos station in Cyprus
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JT-Manx Telecom deal creates largest Crown Dependencies operator 

5G & Beyond
Not to be outdone, Guernsey was also in the telco news as Beyon rebrands Sure
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Spain’s regulator rules Cadiz imposed unjustified barriers to fibre laying

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Although competing telcos seem to like digging the same ground repeatedly, it is nice to see a regulator stamp on excessive bureaucracy
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Italy’s FiberCop waives dividends as churn accelerates

Financial/Regulation
KKR paid €22 billion for its stake in the NetCo last year, has filed complaint against rival Open Fiber to the EC and remains under investigation by the EC itself
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Vodafone Group, Vodafone Ukraine to build subsea Black Sea cable

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The Kardesa submarine cable system will connect Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey and Ukraine – Vodafone Ukraine is partner market, owned by Neqsol
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Seven backers underwrite €1.3bn refinancing for EXA Infra

Financial/Regulation
It is one of the biggest fibre investments this year in Europe and will fund more capacity and new routes – Paris-Marseille bottleneck will be among the first to benefit
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Belgian regulator tests Proximus–Telenet fibre commitments

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The country needs it to work given Belgium’s fibre penetration remains among the lowest in Europe, with only 30% of households connected
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Bouygues, Iliad and Orange offer €17bn for SFR

5G & Beyond
The French government may like the sovereign move, but the wider regulatory test will be how the EU views the acquisition in terms of telecom sector consolidation
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Nokia, fibertime to speed roll-out to underserved S African townships

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The operator is to provide coverage to a further 400,000 homes in the country's underserved communities – its goal is to connect 2m homes by 2028
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Deutsche Telekom expands AI phone range in 9 European countries

Automation/AI
T-Phone 3 Pro phones go on sale on 14 October with option of cost of handset bundled into the monthly bill, otherwise €229
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Vodafone, Nokia brag world-first cuts broadband lag by up to 94%

Optical/IP
This is the first time low latency, low loss, scalable throughput (L4S) technology has been deployed, end to end, on a FTTH connection
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