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CAF and Cellnex validate CBTC system over private 5G

5G & Beyond
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
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Lyntia launches DC Connect across Iberia

Automation/AI
New service extends Lyntia’s wholesale portfolio amid continued investment and European expansion
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Eutelsat and 4iG sign satellite usage deal

5G & Beyond
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
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IDC: global spending on telecom services growing at less than 2% pa

Financial/Regulation
Ups the ante on telcos monetising AI, leveraging it as a strategic enabler to drive sustainable growth
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Virgin Media O2 links with Starlink as Ofcom opens E band

5G & Beyond
Virgin Media O2’s new satellite-to-mobile service with Starlink comes as Ofcom grants the operator temporary E band access for UK gateways
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Sparkle’s BlueMed cable lands in Cyprus as the Med sees more cables

Access
TIM Group’s international arm expands its reach across the eastern Mediterranean with a new landing at Cyta’s Yeroskipos station in Cyprus
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Spain’s regulator rules Cadiz imposed unjustified barriers to fibre laying

Access
Although competing telcos seem to like digging the same ground repeatedly, it is nice to see a regulator stamp on excessive bureaucracy
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Energy chief: Milan to increase data centres tenfold 

Automation/AI
But A2A reckons it has the energy increase covered, along with the grid, and it can innovate with waste heat
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Turkcell largest bidder as 5G auction raises $3.53bn

5G & Beyond
Turkey will now prepare to launch nationwide 5G services by April 2026 under new localisation and investment mandates
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Belgian regulator tests Proximus–Telenet fibre commitments

Access
The country needs it to work given Belgium’s fibre penetration remains among the lowest in Europe, with only 30% of households connected
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Bouygues, Iliad and Orange offer €17bn for SFR

5G & Beyond
The French government may like the sovereign move, but the wider regulatory test will be how the EU views the acquisition in terms of telecom sector consolidation
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Italy advances 26 GHz framework as UK presses ahead

5G & Beyond
Europe’s 5G mmWave auctions are taking shape and the approaches vary from delay in Poland to full steam ahead in the UK
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Freenet acquires mobilezone and extends distributor deal

5G & Beyond
The operator is bolstering its German mobile presence with the acquisition of mobilezone Deutschland and a five-year extension of its exclusive MediaMarktSaturn partnership
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Nokia, fibertime to speed roll-out to underserved S African townships

Access
The operator is to provide coverage to a further 400,000 homes in the country's underserved communities – its goal is to connect 2m homes by 2028
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Angola Cables appoints new European CEO

Cloud/NFV
Established in October 2024, TelCables Europe is using its Portugal PoP to attract customers looking for cloud and peering services with its parent
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