(Telecompaper) Music streaming service Deezer has appointed Gitte Bendzulla its new chief operating officer… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/deezer-welcomes-bendzulla-as-new-coo–1421384

(Telecompaper) Operator Kar-Tel, trading under the Beeline Kazakhstan brand, plans to resume services from Ukrainian video-service provider Megogo… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/beeline-kazakhstan-resumes-services-from-megogo–1421330

(Telecompaper) Philippines operator PLDT and its mobile unit Smart Communications report they have upgraded their services in the island provinces of Marinduque,… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/pldt-completes-erdl45-project-deploys-fiber-links-in-major-islands-in-central-philippines–1421386

(Telecompaper) Southern Cross Cable Network (SX) reports it has completed the final splice of its marine lay portion of the new Southern Cross Next (SX Next) cable… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/southern-cross-cable-network-completes-final-splice-of-marine-lay-portion-of-sx-next-cable–1421374

(Telecompaper) Music streaming service Deezer is working on a deal to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), reports the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed sources… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/deezer-working-on-ipo-plan-backed-by-paris-listed-spac-report–1421355

(Telecompaper) Danish firm Podimo has launched its podcast subscription on the Dutch market. The subscription will cost EUR 4.99 per month or EUR 39.99 per year, giving access to podcasts from home and abroad… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/podcast-platform-podima-launches-in-the-netherlands–1421358

(Telecompaper) Utah’s Utopia Fiber has added California to the list of states where it is supporting open access network operations… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/california-picks-utopia-fiber-as-partner-for-open-access-network–1421351

(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom will supply around 6,900 fibre connections into homes in the municipality of Radevormwald in North Rhine-Westphalia, starting from the second quarter of this year… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/deutsche-telekom-to-connect-6900-fibre-lines-in-radevormwald–1421344

(Telecompaper) Telus has announced its second annual Telus Esports Series, a four-week gaming series for Canadians aged 15 and older, with more than CAD 80,000 in prizes to be won… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telus-esports-series-powered-by-nanoleaf-returns-to-host-second-tournament–1421346

(Telecompaper) AT&T is opening a new Connected Learning Center at El Centro in Tupelo to provide internet access and education tools to those who face connectivity barriers to their long-term success… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/atandt-opens-connected-learning-center-in-tupelo-to-help-bridge-digital-divide–1421345