Open Fiber activates Pescara data centre

(Telecompaper) Italian wholesale-only operator Open Fiber, with 17.65 million FTTH premises nationwide, has inaugurated a new edge data centre in San Giovanni… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/…

Premium channels and SVOD sustain growth in Dutch TV-video market in Q2

(Telecompaper) The pay-TV and streaming video market in the Netherlands was worth EUR 747 million in the second quarter, up 1.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the latest report from Telecom…

Smartfren expands service coverage across Indonesia, launches Unlimited data plan

(Telecompaper) Smartfren has announced it is expanding its services coverage across Indonesia, following the merger with XLSmart… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/smartfren-expands-service-cov…

Instagram most used social media platform in Portugal, WhatsApp leads in penetration

(Telecompaper) Facebook remains the most recognized social media platform in Portugal, but Instagram is now the most frequently used, and WhatsApp boasts the… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/i…

Niger plans to connect 298 schools to internet in 5 months

(Telecompaper) Niger says plans to connect 298 educational institutions to high-speed internet in the next five months, Ecofin reported… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/niger-plans-to-connect-…

Selectel raises bond emission to RUB 6 bln

(Telecompaper) Russian data centre and cloud services provider Selectel has increased its bond emission to RUB 6 billion, reports Finam.ru. The initial size was planned at RUB 4 billion… https:/…

Zambian ICT industry body launches 2025-2027 plan for national digitisation

(Telecompaper) The Information and Communications Technology Association of Zambia (ICTAZ) has launched its 2025-2027 strategic plan, which ICTAZ president Clement… https://www.telecompaper.com/…

Inseego partners Telcloud to transition legacy telephony systems to 5G FWA

(Telecompaper) Inseego has announced a strategic collaboration with Telcloud, a global communications platform as a service provider specialising in modernised Plain Old Telephone Services (POTS)̷…

Google’s AI Mode available to Spanish speakers

(Telecompaper) Google has extended its AI-powered search feature, AI Mode, to Spanish-speaking users worldwide a couple of weeks after making it available in Hindi,… https://www.telecompaper.com…

IIJ tests photonic NICs in distributed data centre trial with Kyushu Electric

(Telecompaper) Japanese operator IIJ announced plans for a trial of smallscale, distributed data centres with Kyushu Electric Power, to look at new ways of managing the growing power demand from data …

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