Subsea cable operator Global Cloud Xchange rebrands to FLAG
In a bid to prioritize investment across more geographies, subsea cable, Edge data centers, and cable landing stations
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Verizon cell tower worker accidentally shot by Air Force personnel in Wyoming
Injuries were not life threatening
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T-Mobile and EQT finalize acquisition of Lumos
The conclusion of the deal follows changes made to T-Mobile's DEI policies
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J-Power and KDDI agree 51.5MW wind PPA in Hokkaido, Japan
Expected to be commissioned in 2028
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Prysmian acquires cable manufacturer Channell for $950m
Expands Prysmian's presence in the US
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NTT launches CS Vega II cable-laying vessel
Will primarily operate in the Philippines
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Vivendi to sell 15 percent stake in Telecom Italia to Poste Italiane
As part of the agreement, Vivendi ends legal challenge with TIM over grid sale
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AARNet to take over operations on Basslink cable
Cable connects Victoria and Tasmania in Australia across the Bass Strait
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Cogent data center up for sale in Hawaii
800kW facility available for $8 million
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Actis-led consortium completes takeover of Telkom's Swiftnet tower unit in South Africa
Will focus on deploying towers to rural parts of the country
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Westport City Council approves SEALink Networks' cable landing station in Washington state
Cable landing station will be located across 3.5 acres at the Westport Water Plant
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Digicel pairs with Caban Energy to install solar technology at tower sites in Jamaica
Will help Digicel reduce GHG emissions
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Airtel lands 2Africa cable in Mumbai, India
Part of the 2Africa Pearls extension
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MTN Group and Airtel Africa sign network sharing deal for Uganda and Nigeria
Could explore similar agreements in other African markets
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Telus exploring possible tower stake sale in Canada
A sale will help the company pay down some debt
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Viasat selected to design ‘Moonlight’ Lunar orbiting satellite system alongside Telespazio
Ambitious Moon network hopes to pave the way to a Lunar economy
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Ericsson inks 6G, AI partnership with SoftBank
The MoU will run until 2030
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Veon and Airspan partner on Open RAN for Ukraine's Kyivstar
The partnership will leverage Open RAN and air-to-land network solutions
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FCC chair could block telco M&As over DEI policies
Brendan Carr also launches investigation into CCP-linked companies on US Covered List
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Virgin Media O2 pairs with Ontix to deploy small cells in Plymouth, UK
Six new small cells have been deployed across the Devonshire city
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AT&T in talks to acquire Lumen's consumer fiber unit for $5.5bn - report
Carrier is focused on fiber
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CityFibre acquires Connexin's full fiber infrastructure
Continues CityFibre's M&A push in the UK
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Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee passes away
Jun Young-hyun will solely lead the company until a successor is found
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Construction begins on E2A subsea cable connecting US to Asia
Will have landing points across Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and California when complete in 2028
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WOM Chile exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chris Bannister returns as CEO again
Bannister to take charge for a third time
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Crown Castle CEO Steven Moskowitz departs after less than a year
Search for successor has begun
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Virgin Media O2 tests Open RAN at Twickenham Stadium
Rugby fans milk VM02's O-RAN COW
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Rivada announces partnership with Amenum on mission-critical LEO support
Partnership aims to get closer to Pentagon decision-making