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    Government plans to stop cryptocurrency mining in Norway

    Cloud/NFV
    Ministers believe crypto-mining is not socially beneficial, regulated or green – and this is the first such step by a government in Europe
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    Liberty Global maintains course in choppy Q1 waters  

    Financial/Regulation
    After 4-17% price rises in its core markets last year, the company will be watching churn closely as it creates more value from its disparate operating companies
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    A missed opportunity: passing the EU’s Gigabit Infra Act

    Access
    Brussels can tick the box, but it could and should have been so much better
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    Corning signals resumption of “normal” carrier spending  

    Cloud/NFV
    The company forecasts second-quarter core sales above estimates on the back of steady telco and hyperscaler spending
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    Lumine prevails in bid for Casa’s 5G core and RAN assets

    5G & Beyond
    Interloper Skyvera lost out by a narrow margin but cost Lumine $17.2 million more than the original deal it had struck
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    FCC fines US mobile operators almost $200m for sharing location data 

    Financial/Regulation
    First mooted in 2020, the regulator’s decision will no doubt have other regulators watching closely
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    Cellnex sees Spanish consolidation ahead as Q1 net loss halves 

    Financial/Regulation
    The towerco also has opportunities after the arrival of MásOrange and Digi Spain’s subsequent market approach
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    Orange boosted by on-going, double-digit growth in Middle East and Africa

    Financial/Regulation
    Elsewhere progress is less dramatic but appears to be going to plan, if not fast enough for the stock market
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    TIM’s embattled Labriola given another three years as CEO

    CXO Interviews
    Attempts to unseat him and block the splitting out of the infrastructure into a NetCo failed, but opposition wins three board room places so the opera continues
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    Proximus to acquire more 5G spectrum from ICT services group

    5G & Beyond
    NRB acquired 20MHz in the 3600MHz band to offer 5G directly to its customers but has now decided to embrace the MVNO model
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    Nokia CEO sees a second half uptick with fixed leading weaker mobile 

    5G & Beyond
    Despite a 19% drop in sales, Pekka Lundmark remains confident of a stronger second half and achieving the company’s full year outlook
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    Swisscom wins Federal Supreme Court antitrust appeal 

    Access
    Sunrise filed a complaint against Swisscom suggesting the telco had behaved improperly in the 2008 tender process to set up a broadband network at Swiss Post sites
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    Ericsson CEO says European telco consolidation is still required 

    5G & Beyond
    The vendor sees sales and RAN market in decline in Q1 but first-quarter operating profit and earnings per share still above market expectations
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    Telefónica reportedly in bid for MásOrange’s 5G spectrum

    Access
    Spanish newspaper says operator keen to acquire 3.5GHz spectrum which the merged entity must sell as part of the pro-competition remedies imposed on it
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    Bagnasco confirmed as CEO of Sparkle, Pansa becomes Chair

    CXO Interviews
    The sale of a stake in Sparkle to private funds is still in negotiation
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