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Fiber Experts and Netzkontor Nord launch 360-Degree fibre deployment system

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The German fibre to the home specialists say their “inseyet” monitoring system enables a fully digital record of the entire fibre rollout
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A1 completes international DWDM network upgrade with Nokia

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The telco has seen a big bandwidth boost after introducing L-band to its WDM frequencies
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Arcep sees first evidence of EU Digital Markets Act working

5G & Beyond
Despite the plaintive cries from big tech, the French regulator reports that users are seeing browser choices on handsets
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Colt connects transatlantic subsea cable to New Jersey and New York

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Transatlantic subsea cable Apollo South now directly connects NJFX Premium Connectivity Hub on the Jersey Shore
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Orange Egypt signs €284m wholesale fibre deals with Telecom Egypt

5G & Beyond
The deal will help Orange Egypt roll out 5G in the country and the operator believes the commercial terms were improved in the process
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Turkcell and ZTE trial remotely monitoring GPON network

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The 'Fiber Fingerprint' trial provides visibility into the passive, ‘dark’ optical distribution network to improve use of resources and troubleshooting
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Regulator says Digi Spain grabbed 75% of broadband adds 

5G & Beyond
Given Digi’s last 9-month net profit soared to €397.1m, hopes are high for the operator to post solid full-year results later this month
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TIM to sell Sparkle to Italian government and Spanish infra fund Asterion

Optical/IP
Telecom Italia's international infrastructure and services arm was excluded from the deal in which US fund KKR bought the domestic network, split off from the services business
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Equinix commits to $1bn data centre in Saudi Arabia 

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The kingdom’s Leap 2025 tech show has already seen $14.9bn of commitments in AI and cloud infrastructure
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Tauron signs up a dozen operators for wholesale fibre

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The Polish telecom and energy company is using funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO) to build fibre in non-commercial areas
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e& and DE-CIX set up SmartHub internet exchange in the Middle East

Optical/IP
The internet exchange operator and carrier intend to boost connectivity for regional data centres; Fujairah to host biggest submarine cable landing station in the region
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Telxius upgrades Global Carrier Ethernet for Europe and Americas

Optical/IP
Now enterprises and service providers can flexibly scale bandwidth between 50Mbps and more than 100Gbps
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GlobalConnect joins proposed Polar Connect to avoid Red Sea routes

Optical/IP
Nordic consortium aims to link Europe, Asia and the US with new subsea cable that is expected to come online in 2030
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EXA Infrastructure to acquire Aqua Comms for $54 million

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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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GlasfaserPlus in row with German municipality

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Mayor accuses German fibreco of “targeted interference” and suggests to its rollout footprint was incomplete
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