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EXA Infrastructure completes Aqua Comms acquisition

Access
Deal adds multiple Atlantic cable systems and follows a series of fibre investments aimed at strengthening route diversity and capacity across Europe
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Building Europe’s digital future depends on EU’s bold reform of connectivity

5G & Beyond
The continent faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine the framework governing EU telecoms regulation
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Italy heading towards 5G spectrum licence renewal 

5G & Beyond
Italy’s regulator has signalled support for extending 5G spectrum rights to 2037, an inevitable response to the financial pressure facing mobile operators
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The end is finally in sight for Telenor in Pakistan

Financial/Regulation
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PCTL), managed by e&, agreed to acquire Telenor Pakistan in 2023 – the deal is expected to complete in early 2026
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National regulators back EU over X as DSA enters enforcement phase

Cloud/NFV
The EU’s first-ever punishment under the Digital Services Act (DSA) has drawn clear support from national regulators, signalling coordinated enforcement across the bloc
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Vodacom to gain controlling stake in Safaricom for €1.81bn

Financial/Regulation
Vodafone's African subsidiary will acquire a 5% stake from its parent company and 15% from the government of Kenya to consolidate a 55% holding
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United Group posts solid numbers as leadership dispute fades

Financial/Regulation
Organic growth in key EU markets helps the telco group put its leadership and governance issues in the rear view mirror for now
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M-PESA Ethiopia launches telco-agnostic mobile money service

Access
The country is Africa's fastest growing economy but low smartphone ownership and gender-based digitial inequality are holding up growth
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Telefónica to lay off 6,000, cut stake in Fiberpass, extend Nokia German contract

Financial/Regulation
Telefónica's having a busy week: investors were less than impressed by its recent Capital Markets Day which has been followed by what looks like decisive action
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Sweden tells operators to block older phones that can’t make emergency calls

5G & Beyond
Ahead of the 2G/3G switch-off, the Swedish regulator is warning that some 4G phones will no longer be able to reach 112 once the old networks disappear
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Germany’s stalled mobile rollout shows uneven progress – Bitkom

5G & Beyond
The industry association’s implementation monitoring highlights patchy adoption of measures designed to speed mobile network expansion across federal states
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Something has to give as UK altnets rack up £1.5bn losses

Access
Enders Analysis says some British altnets will never be profitable due to a powerful combination of factors and welcomes consolidation – if only it were that easy
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1&1 consolidates infrastructure with €1.3bn Versatel acquisition

Access
The move brings the operator’s fixed and mobile infrastructure under one roof and strengthens its position in Germany’s enterprise market
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BNetzA to revisit Germany’s 2019 5G spectrum auction after court loss

Financial/Regulation
The German telecoms regulator must remedy bowing to political pressure on licensing terms the first time round
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Nokia announces strategy, restructures and makes changes at the top

Financial/Regulation
The changes were announced at the company's Capital Markets Day, to better align with customers and capitalise on the boom in AI infrastructure
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