(Telecompaper) Brazilian telecom Surf Tech and railway concession holder Rumo have partnered to implement a fibre optic network along 14,000 km of railway track with a focus on 5G, reports Telesintese… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/surf-tech-and-railway-concession-holder-rumo-to-implement-fibre-network-in-brazil–1430921

(Telecompaper) Google has told employees that it plans to slow the pace of hiring for the rest of this year and into 2023, due to the uncertain economic environment… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/google-ceo-announces-slowdown-in-hiring-for-rest-of-2022–1430909

(Telecompaper) Movistar Colombia (Telefonica) said it intends to expand its FTTH network to 63 percent of the territory of Villavicencio by the end of 2022 via the connection of 110,000 homes and businesses… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/movistar-colombia-extends-villavicencio-ftth-network–1430875

(Telecompaper) The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced an extension of High Court website blocking of pirate music sites and apps to users of mobile… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ee-extends-pirate-music-site-blocking-to-mobile-network-users–1430817

(Telecompaper) The UK Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA)and partner Good Things Foundation are looking to find and reward digital inclusion initiatives… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ispa-good-things-foundation-seek-digital-inclusion-award-nominees–1430816

(Telecompaper) Devon County Council in England announced that an additional 2,500 premises across Devon and Somerset can now access full-fibre broadband through… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/airband-connects-more-devon-somerset-homes-to-full-fibre-broadband–1430815

(Telecompaper) Granahan McCourt, parent company of National Broadband Ireland (NBI), has announced a long-term investor partnership with Asterion Industrial… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nbi-secures-new-long-term-investor-for-national-broadband-plan–1430814

(Telecompaper) Openreach said that only 22 percent of people in Doncaster who can upgrade to ultrafast full-fibre broadband have done so.   https://www.telecompaper.com/news/openreach-encourages-doncaster-residents-to-upgrade-to-full-fibre–1430813

(Telecompaper) French over-the-top TV platform Molotov announced the availability of a dedicated app for PS4 consoles on the PlayStation store. For PS5 owners, the app will be available later this year… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/molotov-launches-app-for-playstation-4-soon-available-for-ps5–1430809

(Telecompaper) Dutch operator KPN announced a new milestone on its fixed network: more customers are using fibre services than the old copper infrastructure for the first time… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/kpn-reaches-more-fibre-than-copper-customers-for-first-time–1430803