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Nigeria awards 7-year satellite permits Amazon Leo, NSLComms, Satelio IoT

The Nigerian Communications Commission had already awarded a permit to SpaceX

Energy saving mode on European home broadband devices could power Lisbon

Or up to 70 small new data centres, according to the Broadband Forum as it announces its standard to put this into practice and save 1.3TW an hour

Three Sweden launches first 5G SA in the country, with network slicing

Ericsson supplied the tech in the RAN and cloud-native core

Google data centre in Wallonia hits gridlock

The hyperscaler wants to spend €5 billion in Belgium but its Feluy data centre project currently cannot connect to the high-voltage grid

Vodafone: connectivity is critical to Europe’s defence and resilience

New report from the operator says connectivity should be treated as a strategic priority – not a commodity – as times become ever less certain

Proximus’ new broom does a partial sweep of the top table

The new appointments and additional responsibilities are effective immediately, ahead of the big strategic plan reveal slated for 27 February

BT secures eSIM deal to connect easyJet’s European operations

The operator won a three-year contract to provide 23,000 eSIM-enabled mobile connections to support easyJet’s crew, aircraft and ground operations in 35 countries

AWS launches European Sovereign Cloud in Germany

The US hyperscaler says it is physically and logically separate from other AWS regions – Dedicated Local Zones in Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal expected to follow

DNS:NET targets single-family homes with Berlin fibre rollout

German operator DNS:NET is expanding its FTTH footprint across Berlin and Brandenburg, focusing specifically on detached housing estates

Samsung completes first commercial vRAN call on live network

Milestone moves virtualised RAN from lab validation to carrier-grade reality, as operators weigh cloud-native architectures, cost reduction and AI readiness

Telefónica to offer free ChatGPT Plus to Movistar customers for 6 months

There is no minimum contract period – but will the freemium model work and how long will AI offered by operators differentiate them?

Apple back on top but soaring memory prices dampen 2026 market

Counterpoint Research said Apple led the global smartphone market with 20% share and 10% YoY growth, the highest among the top five brands

UK regulator opens investigation into Grok sexualising images on X

Indonesia and Malaysia have already blocked access to Elon Musk's platform until the issue, which primarily involves images of women and children, is addressed – who's next?

Is the EU chickening out of enforcing the DNA for Big Tech?

A Reuters report suggests that it is and this could finally extinguish any hopes of the so-called fair deal for Europe's telcos

MVNO subcribers will increase by almost a third to 438m in 2030

Juniper Research finds MVNO in a Box will be a key to this growth; recent events suggest regulation needs refreshing – and enforcing – in some territories if MVNOs are going to thrive
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