Orange said that the transaction is based on an enterprise value of 18.6 billion euros
Spanish mobile operators Orange and Masmovil have signed a binding agreement to combine their operations in Spain.
The telcos had started negotiations in early March of this year. The transaction is...
In November 2021, Ericsson announced the acquisition Vonage in a $6.2 billion deal
Ericsson said it has completed its acquisition of Vonage Holdings, which will enable the vendor to offer a full suite of communications solutions including, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), unified communications-as-a-service...
The total number of 5G subscribers in South Korea reached nearly 24 million in May
South Korea’s Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho urged the country’s mobile carriers to introduce mid-tier 5G data plans during a meeting with the operator’s CEOs.
During the minister’s first...
Aviat said that it is committed to maintaining the current engineering jobs in Canada as well as the corresponding R&D spend in the country
Wireless transport solutions specialist Aviat Networks said that the completion of the acquisition of Canadian firm Redline Communications, a provider in...
IHS Market estimates that around 120,000,000 mobile access credentials will be downloaded by 2023. Businesses are moving away from traditional access control methods like keycards and are investing in mobile-first technology.
Why is mobile-first technology becoming so popular in the security sphere? Keep reading as...
As part of the collaboration, Tele2 now joins the AWS Partner Network (APN)
Nordic operator Tele2 announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance the cloud services and cloud management portfolio that it offers to its customers, the former said in a release.
Under...
Ericsson had announced the acquisition of Vonage in November 2021
Ericsson said it expects the completion of its deal to buy U.S. cloud communications company Vonage to occur before the end of July, as the vendor continues to work with the Committee on Foreign Investment...
The government of India recently confirmed that some 5G frequencies will be reserved to enable enterprises to deploy private mobile networks
Indian enterprises view 5G as the key enabler of their digital transformation, according to a recent research conducted by Omdia for Ericsson in India.
According...
Rogers and Shaw last week agreed to sell Freedom Mobile, the cellular business owned by Shaw, to Montreal-based Quebecor
Canada's competition bureau is expected to ask Rogers Communications to sell Shaw Communications’ cellular unit Shaw Mobile to overcome competition concerns presented by the proposed merger...
The survey showed that 45% of surveyed businesses are planning to make investments in 5G by 2023
A survey carried out by UK5G, which focuses on accelerating the adoption of 5G in the U.K., found that 70% of the surveyed businesses are now using 5G...
Oracle will deploy dedicated cloud regions in Vodafone's main data centers that manage its European IT and network operations
Vodafone is accelerating its transition to the cloud with the migration of several of its systems to Oracle’s managed cloud region called Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer (DRCC). The...
Intel says the $40 million in interest it received from the EC isn't nearly enough and instead, it wants $625 million
In January, Intel won a court appeal involving a 1.06 billion-euro ($1.2 billion) antitrust fine, which it initially paid to the European Commission (EC)...
June greetings from the 49th state, home to some pretty noisy glaciers (Aialik Glacier pictured). We have had a terrific ten days touring many of the TelAlaska properties and learning more about broadband deployment challenges. TelAlaska has an amazing team working every day to improve...
The enabling ecosystem for LTE private cellular networks has matured significantly, but there's still quite a ways to go when it comes to private 5G. And the network, as one participant put it, "is only one piece of the puzzle." Spectrum availability, end-user device...
Singtel is increasing its investment in Intouch Holdings, which is the parent company of Thai carrier AIS
Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel is increasing its stake in Thai operator Advanced Info Services (AIS) through a new investment by its subsidiary Singtel Global Investments.
In a release, Singtel...
Verizon is one of the strongest wireless companies in the United States. That being said, over the last decade they have not been firing on all cylinders. Years earlier, they rocketed to success under CEO Ivan Seidenberg. Then they struggled for several years under...
Everything on the Netcracker platform is cloud native and is driven by machine learning and artificial intelligence
Last week, Netcracker announced Filipino mobile operator Globe Telecom has chosen the company's Managed Services offering to achieve a higher level of operational efficiency. Globe Telecom will use the...
In March, the Helium network had 640,000 active nodes around the world; it now has more than 850,000
Helium, which is promising to shake up the telecom industry by enabling consumers to mine cryptocurrency by providing 5G cellular coverage, has announced new crypto tokens. The announcement...
Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available in 28 countries
This week, Microsoft announced the expansion of its Xbox cloud gaming platform both in terms of geography and device compatibility. Gamers in Argentina and New Zealand now have access to Xbox Cloud Gaming on their phones,...
Ericsson said it was too early to determine or predict the outcome of the investigation
Swedish vendor Ericsson said that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened an investigation concerning the matters described in the company's 2019 Iraq investigation report.
In a short...
The SD-WAN offering will first launch in Spain and then expand into other European and Latin American markets
Telefónica Tech, Telefónica's digital business unit, and Cisco announced at this year’s RSA Conference a strategic alliance and a new global managed service that includes integrated connectivity and...
The number of international patent applications filed by Huawei increased to 6,952 in 2021 from 5,464 in 2020
The protection and sharing of intellectual property rights is critical for the development of the global tech ecosystem, according to Chinese vendor Huawei.
"Protecting intellectual property is key...
'The question of the hyperscaler vs. the operator is about two monolithic things bouncing against each other, and it will eventually blow up,' says Alef CEO
For the CEO of Alef Mike Mulica, it’s a very interesting time in telecom. His background, in his own...
