Competition boosts foldable phone growth in Europe
Foldable smartphones in Europe are rising fast, with more brands, lower prices, and carriers boosting adoption through plans and displays.
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Switzerland’s railways shift to VoLTE as 3G shutdown looms
What happened: Switzerland’s national railway operator SBB, in collaboration with Ericsson, has deployed a landmark upgrade Switzerland’s national railway operator SBB, in collaboration with Ericsson, has deployed a landmark upgrade: interworking the legacy railway communication standard GSM-R with …
BT unveils ‘sovereign’ data platform to bolster UK’s data security and AI readiness
What happened: BT launches UK-only data platform for public and private sectors On 4 December 2025, BT announced the launch of a sovereign data platform for its public-sector and business clients in the UK. Under the new offering, data will be stored and processed domestically — i.e., within UK bord…
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Competition boosts foldable phone growth in Europe
Foldable smartphones in Europe are rising fast, with more brands, lower prices, and carriers boosting adoption through plans and displays.
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Switzerland’s railways shift to VoLTE as 3G shutdown looms
What happened: Switzerland’s national railway operator SBB, in collaboration with Ericsson, has deployed a landmark upgrade Switzerland’s national railway op…
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BT unveils ‘sovereign’ data platform to bolster UK’s data security and AI readiness
What happened: BT launches UK-only data platform for public and private sectors On 4 December 2025, BT announced the launch of a sovereign data platform for …
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Deutsche Telekom and Schwarz Group in advanced talks to build joint ‘AI gigafactory’ data centre
What happened: EU-backed project could boost Europe’s AI capacity German newspaper Handelsblatt reports that Deutsche Telekom and the Schwarz Group are in ad…
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Cisco and Asiacell join forces to bring AI-driven network assurance to Iraq
What happened: AI-powered network transformation across Iraq Asiacell, Iraq’s leading mobile network operator, announced it will implement Cisco’s AI-driven …
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Nokia and Telefónica Germany extend 5G network deal
Nokia and Telefónica Germany extend five-year partnership to modernise 5G network with Cloud RAN and AI solutions.
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Equinix hosts Merck’s liquid-cooled supercomputer in Germany
Equinix and Lenovo deliver a liquid-cooled HPC for Merck in Germany, accelerating AI research in life sciences and materials.
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Telefónica and Vodafone Spain sell 30% of fibre venture to AXA
Telefónica and Vodafone Spain secure €600m from AXA for a Fiberpass stake sale, supporting further fibre-network growth in Spain.
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Altibox launches new subsea cable between UK and Denmark
Altibox strengthens cross-sea digital resilience with Verena, a new high-capacity subsea cable connecting the UK and Denmark.
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Orange launches Europe’s first satellite SMS service
Orange becomes the first European operator to offer satellite-based SMS messaging with its new “Message Satellite” service.
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Omantel and Ciena launch optical fibre network
Omantel and Ciena launch a high-speed optical fibre network to enhance Oman’s regional connectivity and digital infrastructure.
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Sweden leads Europe’s AI revolution with over $3.4B in investments
Sweden ranks as the most AI-ready country, followed by Germany and the Netherlands, as the continent accelerates its digital transformation.
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EDF and OpCore plan €4B hyperscale data centre in France
The new data centre project reflects Europe’s growing focus on AI, cloud computing, and sustainable infrastructure.
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UK broadband users urged to claim outage compensation
A new uSwitch survey shows more than 40% of UK adults experienced broadband outages, costing the economy an estimated $1.75 billion.
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Google expands in Germany with €5.5B cloud build-out
Google is investing €5.5 billion to expand data centre infrastructure in Germany, supporting Europe’s growing cloud and AI demand.
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Nokia powers TNN Denmark with AI-driven 5G upgrade
TNN Denmark adopts AI-driven 5G upgrades from Nokia to enhance coverage, performance, and operational efficiency.
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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile select Germany for satellite hub
Explore Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile’s new EU satellite hub project, designed to provide secure, space-based mobile broadband.
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Microsoft and G42 unveil 200 MW UAE data-centre expansion
Learn how Microsoft and G42’s 200 MW UAE data-centre expansion strengthens the country’s position as a leading global AI hub.
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Huawei pushes F5G-A vision to power Europe’s intelligent future
Explore Huawei’s F5G-A innovations showcased at GOS 2025, transforming industries with ultra-broadband connectivity.
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TelCables Europe expands amid growing connectivity demand
TelCables Europe accelerates growth across Africa, Europe, and South America, strengthening its role in global data exchange.