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Sweden tells MNOs to block older handsets from emergency calls

Ahead of the 2G/3G switch-off, the Swedish regulator is warning that some 4G phones will no longer be able to reach 112 once the old networks disappear

Vodacom signs multi-year Google Cloud deal

Collaboration aims to modernise Vodacom’s data platforms and scale AI-driven services across the group’s African markets

Germany’s stalled mobile rollout shows uneven progress – Bitkom

The industry association’s implementation monitoring highlights patchy adoption of measures designed to speed mobile network expansion across federal states

EE hits 5G+ target five months ahead of schedule

The operator has expanded its 5G+ network to 44 million people across the UK, reaching 66% of the population

Proximus offers tri-band Wi-Fi 7 to Ultra Fiber broadband subscribers

Operator says it is the first telco in Belgium to provide the tech which offers faster, more stable and secure connectivity within the home

Something has to give as UK altnets rack up £1.5bn losses

Enders Analysis says some British altnets will never be profitable due to a powerful combination of factors and welcomes consolidation – if only it were that easy

Nokia teams up with Trump, investing $4bn in US-based R&D, manufacturing

US Secretary of Commerce: the most innovative tech to power AI, data centers and critical national security will be developed and built in the USA

1&1 consolidates infrastructure with €1.3bn Versatel acquisition

The move brings the operator’s fixed and mobile infrastructure under one roof and strengthens its position in Germany’s enterprise market

Network slicing progresses apace, at scale, as 5GSA accelerates

Ericsson Mobility Report finds 33 are offering some kind of differentiated connectivity and there are 65 live commercial services with Europe leading

BNetzA to revisit Germany’s 2019 5G spectrum auction after court loss

The German telecoms regulator must remedy bowing to political pressure on licensing terms the first time round

DT wins ‘multi-million euro’ contract for its Industrial AI Cloud

T-Systems will provide its new AI factory to six leading research institutes, funded by the German government, to develop sovereign LLM models via the SOOFI initiative

Nokia announces strategy, restructures and makes changes at the top

The changes were announced at the company's Capital Markets Day, to better align with customers and capitalise on the boom in AI infrastructure

Investigators raid 29 premises in French territories in ongoing Altice probe

Allegedly hundreds of millions of euros were defrauded by some employees and suppliers overbilling for goods and services then syphoning the money off into shell companies

EU to investigate if Amazon, Microsoft are gatekeepers for their cloud services

And if the Digital Markets Act effectively tackles fairness and competitiveness regarding cloud in Europe – talk about missing the starting gun…

Mobile core market reaches pivotal point, up 14% outside China in Q3

Dell'Oro says that China aside, revenues from mobile core network kit rose between 9% and 17% in other regions, with North America blazing the trail
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