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    Connect Europe signals a crossroad for connectivity 

    5G & Beyond
    The former ETNO says that for the first time in seven years, total telecom investment in Europe has declined by 2%, from €59.1bn in 2022 to €57.9bn in 2023
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    China’s DeepSeek LLM appears to rival US models at a fraction of the cost

    Automation/AI
    NVIDIA stock drops $600bn among fears that Big Tech's AI bubble is about to pop
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    Masorange, Vodafone Spain reportedly exploring forming single mobile JV

    Financial/Regulation
    Three weeks ago the two formed Europe's largest fibre network operator
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    Telefónica: political interference and unintended consequences?

    Financial/Regulation
    Shares fall and shareholder stc is requesting a seat on the board since the state ousted the operator's long-standing chair and CEO last week
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    Nigerian operators get half their wish with 50% tariffs rise

    Financial/Regulation
    Earlier this month some operators had asked the regulator for permission to raise prices by up to 100% after they had been held at the same level for 11 years
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    EXA Infrastructure to acquire Aqua Comms for $54 million

    Access
    The sale at a knockdown price is the latest of Digital 9 Infrastructure’s divestments but also bolsters EXA’s transatlantic routes
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    Europe’s competitiveness “has one foot in the morgue”

    Financial/Regulation
    CEOs of Ericsson and Nokia team up for conference, New Industrial Ambition for Europe, in Brussels
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    GSMA says Europe is falling behind on 5G

    5G & Beyond
    Despite some bright spots in its latest report, the mobile group warns “urgent policy reforms” are needed to secure critical network investment
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    Sparkle chooses Oceanic Environmental Cables to recycle subsea cables

    Access
    The Mediterranean has several decommissioned subsea cables and TIM’s international division has decided to do something about it
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    VEON partners to list Kyivstar on Nasdaq Stock Exchange in New York

    Financial/Regulation
    This would be the first 100% Ukrainian outfit to float in US, but no mention of how much of the operator will be floated nor how much the actors expect to raise
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    Odido reportedly aims to raise €1bn from IPO in Amsterdam

    Financial/Regulation
    Bloomberg says the Dutch operator, formerly T-Mobile Netherlands, is getting ready to float and now rivals KPN for mobile customers
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    freenet takes centre stage at public hearing on spectrum extensions

    Financial/Regulation
    Germany's regulator, BNetzA, will hold the session today but is minded to extend the 800MHz, 1,800MHz and 2,600MHz bands without an auction
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    Swisscom completes Vodafone Italia deal, hails ‘new era’ in Italian telecoms

    Financial/Regulation
    This is another completed step in Vodafone Group's strategy to reshape its European footprint and business
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    Vodafone Spain and MasOrange to form new FibreCo

    Access
    The new FibreCo, plus a wholesale deal with Telefónica, completes the transformation of Vodafone Spain’s fixed line strategy, delivering full FTTH services nationally
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    Altice-SFR’s Halimi becomes president of French Telecoms Federation

    Access
    He will take up the mantle of seeking a new deal for the telecom sector at the European level, in order to find the conditions for sustainable investment in digital infrastructure
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