Kenya Power plans to install chips in smart meters to provide internet access

(Telecompaper) Kenya Power, the state-owned electricity utility, plans to install chips in its smart meters for wireless internet access in homes and business premises, The Standard reported… ht…

Open Fiber launches Volturino gigabit fbre build

(Telecompaper) Italian wholesale-only operator Open Fiber has announced plans to build a FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) infrastructure in Volturino, a locality in the southern province of Foggia… http…

Google loses damage case brought by French adtech specialist Equativ

(Telecompaper) The Paris commercial court has ordered Google to pay EUR 26.8 million in damages and interest to adtech company Equativ, reports Les Echos… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/googl…

Acronis posts 53% rise in Mexican revenues, doubles data centre capacity

(Telecompaper) Data protection and security specialist Acronis said it achieved a 53 percent year on year rise in revenues across Mexico, driven by high demand for its cloud services… https://ww…

Videotron officially launches Illico+

(Telecompaper) Videotron, part of Quebecor, has officially launched its new Ilico+ (Illico Plus) service, from the merger of Club illico and Vrai… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/videotron-off…

Portugal holds submarine cable security exercise

(Telecompaper) Portuguese regulator Anacom announced a major exercise was conducted in the Lisbon area on 24 October to raise awareness about security risks for submarine cable infrastructure… h…

Megacable to connect Guadalajara university campus to 50 Gbps GPON

(Telecompaper) Mexican triple play operator Megacable has launched a project in collaboration with Huawei to connect Guadalajara university’s CUCEA (Centro… https://www.telecompaper.com/ne…

GlasfaserPlus to expand fibre for GeWoBau-Bamberg housing cooperative in Memmelsdorf

(Telecompaper) GlasfaserPlus, the joint venture by Deutsche Telekom and Australian fund manager IFM Investor, has signed a contract with GEWOBAU-Bamberg eG housing… https://www.telecompaper.com/…

Russian smart speaker sales up 41%, Yandex dominates

(Telecompaper) Smart speaker sales totaled 3.3 million units in the first nine months of 2024 in Russia, according to figures from the mobile and electroinics retail chain M.Video-Eldorado… h…

Virgin Media’s advanced security service blocks over 7 million unsafe websites in August

(Telecompaper) Virgin Media O2 confirmed that its Advanced Security service stopped customers from accessing over 7 million unsafe/harmful websites in August 2024;… https://www.telecompaper.com/…

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