Networks, spectrum, consolidation and the Digital Networks Act. Coverage from Continental Brief.
The UK regulator has ordered Openreach to scrap a pricing offer that would have given internet providers monthly discounts for bringing new full-fibre customers to its network, citing concerns over fair competition.
Telecom operators are moving beyond managing individual network components to understanding how services flow across infrastructure. Jean-Francois Allard from Octave explains why this shift matters for network operations and automation.
Once a major challenger to BT and Sky, TalkTalk is now racing to offload its operations to avoid administration. The telecom group's struggle reveals the pressures facing legacy broadband providers in a fiercely competitive market.
The telecom giant has committed to a three-year partnership with conversational AI firm Sierra, rolling out natural language agents across its European operations.
The Spanish telecom operator has consolidated its growing hardware business into a standalone division, appointing Alberto Ruano from Lenovo to steer the operation as device sales surge.
As artificial intelligence drives new demands on data centres and edge computing, Nokia's UK leadership argues the real opportunity lies in the connectivity and distributed infrastructure needed to support an emerging 'AI grid' across the country.
The two companies have successfully trialled real-time noise cancellation and live language translation delivered directly through the mobile network, without requiring users to download apps or buy new handsets.
The ACE submarine cable consortium has tapped Ciena to enhance its 17,000-kilometre link between Western Europe and West and South Africa, deploying advanced coherent optical technology to expand capacity without replacing existing infrastructure.
A year after launching in Greece, the Wealthyhood investing app has attracted 35,000 users whose profile challenges traditional assumptions about who invests: they are typically 34 years old, start with €100, and mostly buy exchange-traded funds.
A power failure at Google's London data centre disrupted services for Lloyds, HSBC and Revolut on 20 October, triggering fresh scrutiny from financial regulators over the resilience risks of relying on a handful of major cloud providers.
The e-commerce and cloud giant plans a major investment push in Germany next year, building on over a century of spending since 2010 and targeting cloud infrastructure, logistics, satellite connectivity and entertainment services.