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    Nigerian operators get half their wish with 50% tariffs rise

    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

    Egypt launches Wi-Fi calling services

    The leading mobile operators, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, e& Egypt and Orange, have already launched the service for customers

    DT achieves its highest ever brand value and top global ranking

    According to Brand Finance Global 500 report, DT beats Verizon and AT&T, while e&'s brand increased eight-fold in the last 12 months, but techcos rule the roost

    Orange Polska offers 8Gbps in 39 cities plus Wi-Fi 7

    Operator is the first to offer Wi-Fi 7 in the country and can reach 2.5 million households with new service

    Europe’s competitiveness “has one foot in the morgue”

    CEOs of Ericsson and Nokia team up for conference, New Industrial Ambition for Europe, in Brussels

    GlasfaserPlus in row with German municipality

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

    Orange and Vodacom partner to extend rural coverage in DRC

    The two say their joint venture will deliver services to 19m more people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and that it is the first of its kind in Africa

    Bitkom and VATM produce base station power guide for grid firms

    The two German associations have identified power connections as a bottleneck for operators trying to meet Federal Network Agency’s (BNetzA) spectrum obligations

    Free freezes two mobile plans until 2027

    The operator continues to innovate on price as Orange’s 5G upgrade offer sees median speeds still growing in France

    Virgin Mobile launches pay-as-you-use plans in Saudi Arabia

    The Switch Postpaid Plans allows customers to pay only for the data they consume – automatically

    Microsoft to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centres

    The figure is only for FY25 and comes at a time when the public is finally noticing the industry’s impact

    Vodafone Spain and MasOrange to form new FibreCo

    The new FibreCo, plus a wholesale deal with Telefónica, completes the transformation of Vodafone Spain’s fixed line strategy, delivering full FTTH services nationally

    Altice-SFR’s Halimi becomes president of French Telecoms Federation

    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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    Autonomous networks, automation, and AI demand new approaches in OSS/BSS – Interview with Jason Keane, Ericsson

    NOTE: This is one of two interviews we recorded with Jason Keane on this topic - CLICK HERE to watch the other video. Jason...

    New ITU undersea cable protection group holds first meeting

    Most cable damage is caused by human error or natural activity but there are grey areas when it comes to legal responsibilities in international water – and this needs to change