(Telecompaper) Russian operator Megafon has announced an agreement at St Petersburg Economic Forum with the Magnitogorsk metallurgy plant to digitise its coal storage site… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/megafon-to-digitise-coal-storage-site-for-magnitogorsk-metallurgy-plant–1540061

(Telecompaper) Russian operator Beeline said it has completed the deployment of a virtual data centre for the Ministry of Digital Development of the Saratov region… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/beeline-deploys-virtual-data-centre-for-saratov-ministry-of-digital-development–1540038

(Telecompaper) DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused web software company, has announced a new feature for the Scam Blocker tool in its web browser… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/duckduckgo-expands-scam-blocker-function–1540080

(Telecompaper) Conterra Networks, a US fibre services provider operating from Charlotte, North Carolina, has agreed a contract to procure an Open PON hardware… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/conterra-networks-deploys-ciena-pluggable-open-pon-product-for-gradual-xgs-pon-upgrades–1540077

(Telecompaper) Telefonica has launched a flash offer to encourage new takeups of its Movistar Plus+ pay-TV service during the summer… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telefonica-halves-price-of-movistar-plus-to-under-eur-5-a-month-in-summer-promo–1540092

(Telecompaper) The European Commission has published its ‘2025 State of the Digital Decade’ report, urging more action to advance digital modernisation, security and technological sovereignty… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/eu-digital-decade-2025-report-says-over-1-of-gdp-spent-on-digitisation-but-infrastructure-deployment-lags–1540087

(Telecompaper) Naver has joined a project to build a next-generation AI data centre project in Morocco… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/naver-joins-ai-data-centre-project-in-morocco–1540082

(Telecompaper) The Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerradet) said an open letter has been sent to Minister of Digitisation Karianne Tung, asking her to seek a general ban on behavioural advertising… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/open-letter-asks-norwegian-minister-to-seek-general-ban-on-behavioural-advertising–1540076

(Telecompaper) Tencent Cloud has announced a partnership with Singapore-based technology and commerce company Ryde Group to enhance in-app communications for ride-hailing services across SE Asia… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tecent-cloud-powers-in-app-comms-for-ryde-group-across-se-asia–1540074

(Telecompaper) Movistar Chile (Telefonica) said a total of 24 locaties in the southern La Araucania region have already been connected to fibre via 500 km of cable… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/movistar-chile-connects-24-la-araucania-localities-to-fibre–1540072