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    Orange and Vodacom partner to extend rural coverage in DRC

    The two say their joint venture will deliver services to 19m more people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and that it is the first of its kind in Africa

    VMO2 to begin 3G switch-off in Durham in April

    The spectrum will be used to improve the operator's 4G and 5G services

    DT pulls national and global wholesale activities into one unit

    Deliberate blurring of boundaries reflects 'growing demand for integrated telecoms services' and 'the growing trend of internationalisation'

    WBA’s top 10 predictions for Wi-Fi from 2025 onwards

    Wi-Fi has reached 'a pivotal moment' as users demand seamless, secure, high-performance connectivity in homes, enterprises and cities

    Vodafone Spain and MasOrange to form new FibreCo

    The new FibreCo, plus a wholesale deal with Telefónica, completes the transformation of Vodafone Spain’s fixed line strategy, delivering full FTTH services nationally

    Altice-SFR’s Halimi becomes president of French Telecoms Federation

    He will take up the mantle of seeking a new deal for the telecom sector at the European level, in order to find the conditions for sustainable investment in digital infrastructure

    Telenor’s IoT customers gain access to Verizon Business’ network in the US

    The two announced a strategic partnership in July 2023 with the aim of simplifying and improving connectivity on a global scale

    e&, Nokia claim world-first fixed network slicing E2E

    The solution automatically allocates network resources across in-home, access and transport networks, promising better monetisation of infrastructure

    Telia first with nationwide 5G across Norway

    Operator says it now covers almost 99% of the population and paves the way to new use cases and the goal of being the world's most digitalised country by 2030

    EOLO to deploy Europe’s first 5G SA mmWave network, in Italy

    New infrastructure, supplied by Nokia, is part of drive to connect underserved communities, including fixed wireless access

    Digi launches low-cost consumer services in Belgium

    The highly successful, no-frills operator is already shaking up the Belgian market

    Sparkle to use fibre optic cables to detect seismic shifts

    The Italian wholesaler joins the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) to monitor earthquakes and tidal waves

    EU to stump up another €142mln funding for 21 subsea cables

    This brings the total funding to for phase one of the Connecting Europe Facility Digital Work Programme to €420m, with second two about to begin

    VMO2 links 1k mobile sites to its own 10Gbps backhaul

    The operator's proprietary Converged Interconnect Network which aggregates traffic closer to customers to improve infra efficiency

    Closing the digital divide while fostering economic growth

    Partner content: Internet access, that basic service which connects the world, is still unavailable to around 30% of the global population