Interview with Paola Crobu: How Sparkle is powering multicloud innovation for Europe’s R&E sector
Sparkle’s Paola Crobu shares how OCRE 2024, AI use cases, and multicloud strategies are shaping Europe’s research and education cloud future.
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Zayo Europe taps Davin Rice as strategy and biz lead
Zayo Europe names ex-AWS leader Davin Rice as Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer, focusing on fibre and secure networking.
Sweden’s finest develop next-gen 6G power amplifiers
Eriksson, Saab, SweGaN, and Chalmers collaborate on GaN-on-SiC 6G amplifiers targeting 7–15 GHz for energy-efficient wireless networks.
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Interview with Paola Crobu: How Sparkle is powering multicloud innovation for Europe’s R&E sector
Sparkle’s Paola Crobu shares how OCRE 2024, AI use cases, and multicloud strategies are shaping Europe’s research and education cloud future.
Europe and Middle East
Zayo Europe taps Davin Rice as strategy and biz lead
Zayo Europe names ex-AWS leader Davin Rice as Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer, focusing on fibre and secure networking.
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Sweden’s finest develop next-gen 6G power amplifiers
Eriksson, Saab, SweGaN, and Chalmers collaborate on GaN-on-SiC 6G amplifiers targeting 7–15 GHz for energy-efficient wireless networks.
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Speed Fibre acquires BT Communications Ireland
Speed Fibre acquires BT Communications Ireland for $24 million, expanding network, boosting Enet, and enhancing nationwide connectivity.
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O2 Telefonica Germany adopts AI for network operations
Partnership with Tech Mahindra and Nvidia aims to deliver proactive fault detection and more efficient service for customers
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Vodafone Germany launches 5G network slicing tariffs
Vodafone Germany launches standard 5G slicing tariffs with private and shared packages, boosting enterprise network reliability.
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Colt cyberattack disrupts services across Europe
Colt cyberattack causes telecoms security breach and network outage across Europe, raising regulatory and customer concerns.
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Telefónica 5G: Huawei deal renewed in Spain until 2030
Telefónica 5G Huawei deal in Spain renewed to 2030 despite EU pressure on Chinese vendors.
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UK broadband ISPs report mixed Q2 results
Slight drop in UK broadband connections hides rapid full-fibre growth by Openreach and altnets, signalling infrastructure transition.
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Ooredoo opens Salalah data centre and cable station in Oman
Ooredoo launches a tier-3 data centre and cable landing station in Salalah, Oman, linking Asia, Europe and Africa.
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DayOne launches hyper scale data campus in Finland
DayOne, a Singapore data-centre developer, is investing $1.31 billion in a sustainable hyperscale campus in Lahti, Finland.
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Du deploys 5G‑Advanced dual‑band AAU live in uae
du deploys live 5G-Advanced dual-band AAU in UAE, boosting speed, efficiency and sustainability across its mobile network.
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Kyivstar partners with Starlink for direct-to-cell in Europe
Kyivstar and Starlink launch Europe’s first direct-to-consumer satellite internet service, targeting rural and underserved regions.
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Du partners with Microsoft and Nokia on UAE AI upgrade
Du expands UAE AI capacity with Microsoft and Nokia in a new strategic move for cloud and telecom infrastructure
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TikTok data centre at OSL-Hamar powered by Norway green energy
• TikTok now utilises the full initial 90 MW capacity across three buildings at OSL‑Hamar, with expansion potential up to 150 MW. • The facility exemplifies …
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Vodafone and MasOrange launch Spain fibre joint venture
Vodafone, MasOrange and GIC form largest fibre company in Spain to expand FTTH access.
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OpenAI Norway data centre marks first European AI hub
OpenAI launches Norway data centre with Nscale and Aker, boosting European AI infrastructure and sovereign compute capacity.
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Orange France reports cyberattack on internal IT system
Orange France faces cyberattack on internal IT systems; customer services remain unaffected as investigation begins.
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Orange Belgium and Proximus push ahead with joint fibre plans
Orange and Proximus launch joint fibre venture to cover 800,000 premises amid concerns over market control.
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UK selects Teesworks for Europe’s largest AI data centre
The UK selects Teesworks for a massive AI data centre, raising questions over energy demands, land governance, and climate commitments.