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    MTN Group calls for pan-African regulation to boost digital investment

    Access
    Ralph Mupita, President and CEO of MTN Group, compared the scale of the continent to that of India, a single-country market
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    Digi doubles Q1 profit, plans to expand into Portugal and Belgium

    Financial/Regulation
    The group's share price rose 63% in the last year and it has lined up credit of €167.5 million to invest in networks in the Iberian peninsular
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    Acquisition of Vodafone Spain to Zegona gets green light from country’s regulator

    Financial/Regulation
    The sale is expected to complete at the end of May 2024
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    Vodafone rises in Africa, despite currency falls

    Financial/Regulation
    Group profit rises 2.2% despite tough conditions and CEO claims transformation plan is working Vodafone Group reported its annual results broadly in line with expectations,...
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    Vodafone’s annual profits up 2%, CEO says recovery on track

    Financial/Regulation
    Is progress fast enough to keep investors happy with dividend halved from next year?
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    UK’s CityFibre acquires Lit Fibre to extend footprint, explore ISP possibilities

    Access
    Lit is a vertically integrated altnet – both a network builder and ISP with a footprint of over 220,000 premises across more than 20 towns
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    Government gives security green light to Three UK, Vodafone merger

    Financial/Regulation
    This comes with some conditions – and it is still unclear whether the merger will be permitted by the Competition and Markets Authority
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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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