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News  The investigation is the latest move in the US and China’s ongoing struggle for global tech dominance  The US government is investigating Chinese telcos China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom due to concerns that the firms could provide US data to the Chinese government via their US cloud and wholesale routing services.   According to Reuters, citing three sources familiar with the matter, the US Commerce Department has subpoenaed the three companies and has completed “risk-based...

Brsk, one of the UK’s fastest-growing full fibre broadband providers, has set a new industry standard for alternative network providers (altnets) by being the first to introduce real-time customer support via WhatsApp.   This move places the brand directly in their customers’ hands, providing instant access to vital information and assistance via a trusted and widely used platform.   Brsk has initiated a pilot project with a select group of customers and plans a phased rollout to continuously...

WALTHAM, MA — June 25, 2024 — Netcracker Technology announced today that 4iG, a Hungarian convergent communications group, has launched a transformation program to migrate all retail customers of its subsidiary companies – Vodafone Hungary and DIGI – onto Netcracker’s full IT stack, which includes Netcracker Digital BSS and Netcracker Digital OSS, part of the flagship Netcracker Digital Platform. The multi-year project to bring all operating companies on a single cloud-ready IT stack will help...

Tollring has extended its longstanding relationship with Dstny by securing a new three-year contract to deliver its latest call recording solution to Dstny’s pan-European service providers. Dstny, a leading European cloud business communications provider, has been working with Tollring since Dstny’s acquisition of Telepo in 2021.  The contract renewal reaffirms Dstny’s confidence in Tollring products and services which integrate seamlessly with their infrastructure and meet customer compliance...

For two decades, Beaming has been at the forefront of providing internet and voice services that meet the ever-changing demands of businesses. Beaming was established during the broadband rush of the early noughties to fill a gap in the market for high-quality connectivity and communications products combined with excellent customer service.   Beaming was the first UK internet service provider to offer a combined call and broadband package and one of the first to specialise in serving business...

This issue has forced the majority of employees to leave their office building simply to make a phone call (60%), with reports of decreased productivity (74%) and increased stress levels (72%) as a result. Most of the UK has access to strong mobile signal in their home and local community, yet these latest findings indicate that buildings are proving a barrier to workers receiving this service in the office. Many hybrid workers are looking to their organisations to address this, with nearly...

Westcon-Comstor, a global technology provider and specialist distributor, today announced it has joined forces with Extreme Networks to help transform spectators’ sports and event experiences by driving adoption of Extreme solutions across stadiums and venues throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Westcon-Comstor is now the first distributor in the EMEA region to be officially recognised as a delivery and solutions partner for stadiums looking to leverage Extreme’s...

ielo, the French neutral operator for fiber infrastructures, announces a €208m structured funding package from leading international banks including NAB, NordLB, NIBC, EdRAM, LBPAM and LCL. The deal follows a successful initial fundraising from DIF Capital Partners in July 2020. This new stage will enable ielo to sustain its growth while continuing to develop a state-of-the-art fiber infrastructure nationwide. Thanks to its networks, ielo works alongside its operator partners to support...

Press Release Telefónica and Nokia today announced an agreement to jointly explore new opportunities leveraging 5G Standalone (SA) capabilities for network APIs to support developers in creating new use cases for consumer, enterprise, and industrial customers. Through this agreement, Telefónica will harness Nokia’s NEF for various purposes that enable developers to access the operator’s 5G network capabilities, like precise device location, enhanced notifications based on connectivity status,...

Infrastructure firm M Group Services, which among other things also caters for the UK and Ireland via its various broadband and mobile focused civil engineering brands (Avonline Networks, magdalene, Morrison and waldon), is reportedly in “advanced talks” with private equity giant CVC Capital Partners over a possible £1.5bn acquisition deal. The M Group’s Telecom Division typically provide a full end-to-end service offering to fixed, private and mobile operators that covers everything from the...