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Verizon, Corning sign multibillion-dollar fibre deal

Optical/IP 9 September 2026

Verizon and Corning have signed a multibillion-dollar agreement that will see the telecoms giant receive more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fibre...

Telecom Egypt to build new Sharm El Sheikh-Taba subsea cable

Middle East & Africa 7 September 2026

Telecom Egypt has expanded its Red Sea network by signing an agreement to build a new subsea cable linking Sharm El Sheikh with Taba. As...

EXA Infrastructure unveils new Barcelona-Bilbao route

Optical/IP 27 August 2026

EXA Infrastructure has expanded its long-haul terrestrial network with a new route directly linking Barcelona and Bilbao. As a result, the move will give traffic...

Neos Networks CEO: Europe’s next fibre cycle must be built around demand

Insights 25 August 2026

Europe’s telecoms sector has spent years racing to build more fibre. Now, the industry is facing a different question: what happens when simply building...

Zayo, Corning expand fibre supply deal

Optical/IP 21 August 2026

Zayo has expanded its supply agreement with Corning to secure additional fibre optic cable. According to the company, the move will give Zayo access to...

e& embeds Agentic AI into B2B plans

Middle East & Africa 20 August 2026

e& is expanding its business services with the launch of Agentic AI across its core mobile and fixed connectivity plans. As a result, the telecom...

Openreach ramps up Full Fibre speeds with network upgrade

Access 19 August 2026

Openreach has announced plans to upgrade more of its Full Fibre network. In a bid to bring faster broadband speeds and more capacity to millions...

Syria and Cyprus sign deal for new 240km subsea cable

Optical/IP 17 August 2026

UNIFI Communications, the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) have partnered to build UGARIT 2, a 240-kilometre submarine cable linking...

MDM unveils $500m subsea cable systems

Optical/IP 12 August 2026

MDM has unveiled plans for two new submarine cable systems connecting Ireland with the United States, in a deal worth $500 million. As a result,...

Nexfibre CEO: Fibre is the missing link in the AI and data centre boom

Insights 10 August 2026

Fibre remains one of the most important, but the most overlooked, parts of the digital infrastructure ecosystem, according to Rajiv Datta, CEO of Nexfibre. While AI, cloud computing and data centres have dominated...

Zayo, Nvidia expand AI network capacity with 8,000 miles of new fibre routes

Automation/AI 7 August 2026

Zayo is building more than 8,000 miles of new long-haul fibre routes across North America as part of a collaboration with Nvidia to expand...

FLAG appoints new CEO to accelerate global subsea fibre expansion strategy

CXO 6 August 2026

FLAG has appointed Paul Abfalter as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 October 2026. Abfalter, currently FLAG’s Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer,...

Colt identifies the critical steps needed for European AI leadership

Insights 4 August 2026

Colt Technology Services has warned that Europe’s goal to become a global AI powerhouse will depend on how effectively it tackles some of the...

Openreach warns firms to ‘act now’ as PSTN switch-off enters final 6 months

Convergence 31 July 2026

Openreach has warned businesses that they have just six months to move away from the UK’s old phone network. This comes as around 350,000 business...

FTTH Council Europe broadens into DC links, passive optical LANs

Access 23 June 2026

Spring General Assembly appoints new leaders, new committees and new vision beyond the established FTTH/B ecosystem