Middle East giants to form $2B tower entity
Ooredoo Group signed an agreement with Zain Group and TASC Towers to create what it branded as the largest tower company in the MENA region, with a combined enterprise value of $2.2 billion.
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Automotive supplier to test-drive 5G with Telia
Vehicle parts manufacturer Magna Electronics joined Telia and Ericsson’s NorthStar project to improve advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) using mmWave 5G, with the operator set to deploy the network at a test track in Sweden.
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KPN boosts fibre play with Kabeltex buy
Netherlands operator KPN inked a deal to acquire local internet provider Kabeltex, aligning with its wider plan to cover 80 per cent of the Netherlands with fibre by the end of 2026.
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Broadcom to cull close to 1,300 VMware jobs
Broadcom reportedly outlined a plan to axe around 1,267 employees at VMware, as the chipmaker wastes little time in making its mark following the completion of its $61 billion acquisition of the software player last month.
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Preview: M360 MENA to showcase Middle East momentum
Telecoms and technology specialists will congregate alongside policymakers and state representatives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia next week for the GSMA’s M360 Conference held between 5 December and 6 December.
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Ericsson ups 2023 5G forecast by 100M
Ericsson raised its forecast for global 5G subscriptions to 1.6 billion by the end of 2023 after estimating additions to total 610 million, reflecting a 63 per cent increase year-on-year.
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HTC boosts VR offering with tracking device
HTC extended its VR/XR line-up with the Vive Ultimate Tracker, a motion-tracking device designed to support diverse use cases.
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Operator giants put 5G on Rome metro lines
Telecom Italia (TIM), Iliad, WindTre and Vodafone’s Italian unit struck a deal with Rome’s public transport operator ATAC to provide Read more...
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Telenor connects northernmost society in the world
Telenor revealed it has activated a mobile network in Norway’s last unconnected settlement of Ny-Alesund, in a bid to improve Read more...
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Realme eclipses 200M shipments
Chinese handset brand Realme announced global smartphone shipments surpassed 200 million units since it entered the market in 2018, a Read more...
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