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Telkom South Africa drops spectrum auction interdict application, expedited review expected early March
2022-01-24 10:04:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telkom South Africa has dropped its urgent application to interdict the auction of spectrum...
Category: Telecommunications
German, French governments fund private 5G campus projects with EUR 18 million
2022-01-24 09:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The German and French governments are funding four 5G projects with a total of EUR 17.7 million...
Category: Telecommunications
Christel Heydemann set to replace Richard as Orange CEO - report
2022-01-24 09:47:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Orange is expected to appoint Christel Heydemann as group CEO on 28 January, reports Le Monde quoting unnamed sources...
Category: Telecommunications
Tele2 launches Baltic Highway fibre route from Finland via Baltic states and Poland to Frankfurt
2022-01-24 09:43:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Tele2 Estonia has announced the launch of the Baltic Highway fibre connection from Finland via the Baltic States and Poland to Frankfurt and across Europe...
Category: Telecommunications
Vodafone and Iliad discussing merger of Italian units - report
2022-01-24 09:16:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Vodafone and Iliad are in talks to reach a deal intended to merge their respective units in Italy, reports Reuters, citing unnamed sources close to the matter...
Category: Telecommunications
Labriola confirmed as new TIM CEO
2022-01-24 08:39:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The board of Telecom Italia (TIM) has appointed TIM Brasil chief Pietro Labriola has its new CEO, replacing Luigi Gubitosi who resigned in November...
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New TIM CEO reignites Italian single network hopes
2022-01-24 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
On Friday, Italian incumbent operator TIM announced that they had selected Pietro Labriola to replace the outgoing Luigi Gubitosi as Group CEO. Labriola, who had served as the CEO of TIM Brasil for three years, was considered the frontrunner for the position, having quickly secured the backing of both Vivendi, TIM’s largest individual shareholder, and Italian state investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). The change-up dates back to November, when private investment firm KKR first offered to takeover TIM for roughly $12 billion…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Vodafone considers merger with Three in UK and Iliad in Italy
2022-01-24 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Vodafone Group has seemingly been quite active on the M&A front in recent months, with two separate stories coming to light this week suggesting they have sought to make market-shaking acquisitions in both the UK and Italy. Bloomberg reports that Vodafone was exploring the possibility of purchasing Three UK with the latter’s parent company, CK Hutchison, late last year. In November last year, Vodafone’s Group CEO Nick Read said he was “firmly supportive of consolidation on the right terms”, suggesting that a merger with Three would make sense for the UK market…read more on TotalTele.com »
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IHS Towers grabs more Brazilian towers with SP5 acquisition
2022-01-24 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has signed an agreement to acquire São Paulo Cinco Locação de Torres Ltda. (“SP5”), a Grupo Torresur (“GTS”) portfolio company. GTS is one of the leading providers of telecommunications infrastructure in Brazil and SP5’s portfolio includes 2,115 telecommunication towers across Brazil…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Telstra and Ericsson team up for AgriFood Connect private 5G
2022-01-24 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Telstra Enterprise customer AgriFood Connect, an Australian not-for-profit organisation, created to accelerate the adoption of technology and innovation across agriculture and manufacturing industries will be the beneficiary of this new technology. Ericsson Private 5G is a private wireless connectivity platform that facilitates advanced operations through automation, flexibility and intelligent connectivity. Using a single server 5G dedicated network based on a dual mode core…read more on TotalTele.com »
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