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EU to investigate if Amazon, Microsoft are gatekeepers for their cloud services

And if the Digital Markets Act effectively tackles fairness and competitiveness regarding cloud in Europe – talk about missing the starting gun…

Mobile core market reaches pivotal point, up 14% outside China in Q3

Dell'Oro says that China aside, revenues from mobile core network kit rose between 9% and 17% in other regions, with North America blazing the trail

MTN’s revenues rise 26% in first 9 months

Nigeria and Ghana are the star performers among the group's opcos, along with a surge in data traffic and financial transactions, but growth in South Africa slowed

MTN expands Microsoft partnership with AI tools for consumers 

The pan-African operator is ramping up its Microsoft collaboration, pairing AI-driven Microsoft 365 tools for consumers with an Azure rebuild of its analytics platform

Reuters: Europe’s operators to gain lion’s share of 6GHz for mobile

The news agency reports that the remaining160MHz of the available block will be frozen until the WRC-2027 when it could be allocated for Wi-Fi

Germany finally takes decisive action on Chinese net equipment providers

6G will be Chinese-kit free says the Chancellor of Europe's biggest economy

Telenor unifies Nordic operations to create global IoT player

Telenor has consolidated its Nordic IoT activities under Telenor Connexion, forming a single organisation aimed at strengthening its position in managed IoT services

Gartner finds European tech execs opting for sovereign solutions

Meanwhile, European Union is looking at “targeted amendments” to AI Act to reduce the impact on foreign AI infrastucture firms

CAF and Cellnex validate CBTC system over private 5G

Train and tram builder CAF and Cellnex have completed what they claim is one of the world’s earliest validations of a Communications-Based Train Control system running over a private 5G network

Sparkle advances quantum-safe AI communications

Italian operator unveils patent-pending technology for secure, verifiable AI-to-AI interaction, extending its quantum-safe portfolio that already includes a cloud-native service on AWS

Microsoft pledges €8.6bn on AI hub in Portugal and Google €5.5bn in Germany

The announcements reflect intense rivalry among hyperscalers to build infrastructure for AI in the European Union as regulation looms to strengthen sovereignty

Vodafone advances in Germany, first dividend rise since 2018

The 0.5% rise in German service revenues in Q2 is small but significant; amid the good news, debt is up and operating profit down by 9.2% as the VodafoneThree merger is absorbed

Lyntia launches DC Connect across Iberia

New service extends Lyntia’s wholesale portfolio amid continued investment and European expansion

Eutelsat and 4iG sign satellite usage deal

The Hungarian service provider has agreed a satellite orbit and frequency usage agreement for the HUGEO geostationary telecom satellite of its HUSAT program and the associated frequency usage rights

IDC: global spending on telecom services growing at less than 2% pa

Ups the ante on telcos monetising AI, leveraging it as a strategic enabler to drive sustainable growth
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