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    Three in four Romanians now connect via fibre 

    Access
    The country has hit five million fibre-to-the-premises connected internet users
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    Plusnet expands fibre footprint with Deutsche GigaNetz deal 

    Access
    In a fragmented fibre market in Germany, altnets are still moving fast to build their businesses and not always by overbuilding
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    PAIX Data Centres chooses Djibouti for carrier-neutral data centre 

    Cloud/NFV
    The Internet traffic of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia typically passes through Djibouti to reach the subsea cables traversing the Red Sea
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    Cameroon and Angola connect their cross-border networks to subsea cables 

    Middle East & Africa
    Camtel and Angola Cables act on their agreement to develop business opportunities in West Africa and the Atlantic region
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    UK fibre overbuild now reaches 7 million premises 

    Access
    As BT’s Openreach accelerates its FTTP to 946k homes in Q1, fixed broadband overbuild in the UK is almost getting like Spain
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    Fibreco öGIG expands Austrian network footprint 

    Access
    The Graz-Waltendorf groundbreaking sets the race to connect 150,000 homes and businesses by the end of the year
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    Broadband numbers static as Italy shifts to FTTP 

    5G & Beyond
    Mobile stays prepaid while VOD subscriptions grow but viewing falls
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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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    Swisscom slams regulator’s decision on its fibre rollout 

    Access
    The telco finds COMCO’s decision “incomprehensible” and says it will lead to higher fibre rollout costs
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    Kenyan city builder launches Fahari Link to deliver high-speed internet 

    Access
    New town Tatu City builder Rendeavour pledges to connect its neighbours, as Kenya announces fibre rollout acceleration
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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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    Nokia and SURF hit 800Gbps in Hadron Collider upgrade tests 

    Access
    Trial was conducted over 1648km existing fibre link connecting research facilities at Nikhef, CERN, and SURF
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    Spain’s fibre-to-the-home operators head for consolidation 

    Access
    One of Europe’s leading FTTH markets is a test case for what happens when fibre networks overbuild
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    e& UAE joins Metro Ethernet Forum and adopts NaaS Industry Blueprint 

    Access
    The Middle Eastern operator aims to participate in the standardisation and development of 800G technology and finalise the commercial use of 800G Ethernet port standards
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    Europe’s broadband growth begins to flat line, the MEA region grows the fastest 

    Access
    Policymakers will be left with fewer levers to pull to stimulate the market
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