Vodafone UK and Three UK are facing significant regulatory hurdles from Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over their proposed merger. The CMA’s provisional findings raise concerns that the merger, which aims to combine Vodafone’s British mobile operations with those of Three UK—owned by Hong Kong-based, CK Hutchison—could substantially reduce…

The world’s largest telecom players are uniting for a new venture that will combine and sell network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on a global scale to spur innovation in digital services. The newly formed company consisting of América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefónica, Telstra,…

Nokia and Greek telecom operator, OTE, have set new benchmarks in long-distance fiber transmission speeds. The duo achieved record-breaking data rates in a groundbreaking field trial using OTE’s national dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) network and Nokia’s 1830 PSI-M optical transport solution. The trial, which spanned the Grecian landscape, saw…

Recent advancements in the EU’s artificial intelligence (AI) scene highlight its dedication to leading in AI regulation. The EU AI Act, which took effect in August 2024, establishes a thorough legislative framework to oversee AI systems across member states. The EU AI Act categorizes AI applications by risk levels—ranging from…

Telenor and Google Cloud are leveraging their mutualistic partnership to deploy Nova, an innovative Vertex-AI-based platform powered by Google Cloud’s BigQuery analytics solution. Through this collaboration, Telenor is transforming how it harnesses the power of its data by partnering with Google Cloud to deliver a unified data and analytics platform…

BT has disclosed that it detects over 2,000 potential cyberattacks per second, totaling more than 200 million threats daily, as it works to protect critical global networks. This statistic underscores the growing urgency related to cybersecurity concerns. According to recent data, web-connected devices are subject to more than 1,000 scans…

Airtel Business, the B2B division of Bharti Airtel, has announced a new partnership with Sparkle to expand capacity on a diversified low-latency route connecting Asia and Europe. As part of the agreement, Airtel will acquire capacity from Sparkle on the Blue-Raman Submarine Cable Systems linking India to Italy. This new…

Swisscom maintains a positive outlook on its proposed acquisition of Vodafone Italy despite the Italian competition regulator initiating an in-depth review of the deal. The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) has advanced the investigation into the EUR 8 billion transaction to a Phase II analysis. Swisscom’s move…

Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, has revealed that the UK government has officially designated data centers—key facilities that house a significant portion of the country’s data—as ‘Critical National Infrastructure.’ This marks the first new Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) classification in nearly ten years, following the space and defense sectors’ designation in…

Ofcom, the UK regulator, has reiterated that BT and its network arm, Openreach, operate independently despite rival telecom providers’ complaints. In its latest monitoring report, published on September 11, Ofcom emphasized that it has found no evidence of improper conduct between the two entities, even as industry players voice growing…