(Telecompaper) French operator SFR, part of Altice France, is using computer vision algorithms to verify the work carried out by technicians at fibre access points and street cabinets… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/sfr-taps-deepomatics-computer-vision-tools-to-assist-fibre-technicians–1501499

(Telecompaper) The European Commission is expected to unconditionally approve the sale of Telecom Italia’s (TIM) fixed-line access network (NetCo) to US fund KKR, according to unnamed sources contacted by Reuters… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/eu-set-to-unconditionally-clear-tim-grid-sale-to-kkr-report–1501497

(Telecompaper) Telecom Italia (TIM) has begun switching off its domestic copper network with the shutdown of 62 ADSL exchanges across 11 regions… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tim-begins-copper-network-shutdown-in-11-regions–1501495

(Telecompaper) Smartz Solutions has announced a partnership with Vox Telecom to enhance customer engagement in South Africa… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/vox-telecom-to-offer-smartz-solutions-contact-centre-services–1501440

(Telecompaper) ESPN has sub-licenced College Football Playoff games to Warner Bros Discovery’s TNT Sports for five years, starting this season… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/espn-sub-licences-college-football-playoff-games-to-tnt-sports–1501492

(Telecompaper) Data centre group Equinix has announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of senior notes due 2034 in an aggregate principal amount of USD 750 million with interest at 5.500 percent… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/equinix-offers-usd-750-mln-in-senior-notes-due-2034–1501479

(Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has expanded the coverage of its fibre-optic network in the Yugra region, covering 700 households in newly-built apartment buildings in the city of Surgut… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/rostelecom-expands-fibre-coverage-in-surgut–1501414

(Telecompaper) Revenues of Russian internet company VK totaled RUB 33.8 million in the first quarter of this year, up 24 percent year-on-year… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/vk-revenues-up-24-in-q1–1501406

(Telecompaper) Russian VoIP operator and cloud services provider Mango Office has started a technological partnership with the company Lanit Omni, the developer of… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/mango-office-to-cooperate-with-lanit-omni–1501412

(Telecompaper) Polish competition and consumer watchdog Uokik has announced a tender for VoIP services… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/polish-competition-watchdog-announces-ip-telephony-tender–1501400