KKR to table new bid for TIM’s Sparkle – report

(Telecompaper) US fund KKR is poised to submit a new bid for Sparkle, the submarine cable unit of Telecom Italia (TIM), according to three unnamed sources cited by Reuters… https://www.telecompa…

French govt members to adopt ANSSI-certified messaging app developed by Olvid

(Telecompaper) France’s prime minister Elisabeth Borne has asked her colleagues within government and ministers’ offices to stop using WhatsApp and similar messaging applications on their …

Broadcom launches Trident 5-X12 chip with NetGNT AI neural network analyser

(Telecompaper) Broadcom is launching an AI neural network accelerator chip for Ethernet switches for use in data centres. Its new Trident 5-X12 chip uses a novel AI inference engine called NetGNT̷…

Spain’s Tivify adds AMC Selekt to offer, revamps premium plan

(Telecompaper) Spain-based streaming media company TVUp has confirmed an agreement with AMC Network to add the latter’s AMC Selekt platform to a revamped Tivify Premium OTT plan… https://w…

Surf Internet completes 100,000 passing in Great Lakes region

(Telecompaper) Local fibre services provider Surf Internet said its fibre network recently completed its 100,000th passing in the Great Lakes region. The provider… https://www.telecompaper.com/n…

Verizon launches Fios TV+ for new customers

(Telecompaper) Verizon has launched Fios TV+ for all new Fios customers, allowing them to watch live TV and streaming services through one device, with no need for… https://www.telecompaper.com/…

Claro Chile expands fixed coverage to 82 new localities via VTR JV

(Telecompaper) Chilean operator Claro (America Movil) announced the expansion of its fixed line network to 82 new localities thanks to its integration with Liberty Latin America’s VTR… htt…

VK adapts social network, call apps for blind customers

(Telecompaper) Russian internet company VK has upgraded the mobile version of its social network VK, as well as the services VK Calls and VK ID to maker them accessible for blind people… https:/…

Fastweb to hike landline prices by up to EUR 4.49 a month from Jan

(Telecompaper) Italian operator Fastweb has followed rivals including TIM and WindTre by announcing a price hike of up to EUR 4.49 a month starting in January that affects several of its landline plan…

Pixagility integrates HEVC encoding into Pix Hub platform to deliver French-speaking channels

(Telecompaper) Video distribution specialists Pixagility said that clients of its Pix Hub platform can now take advantage of HEVC live encoding to give TV viewers access to 70 French-speaking channels…

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