Counting down to GDPR: Europe’s tough privacy law starts four weeks tomorrow
26 Apr 2018
Europe’s new data protection rules come into operation in four weeks tomorrow, on Friday 25 May. But though they officially apply to the 28 members of the European Union, including the UK, the impact is global.
UK government unveils £1bn AI drive
26 Apr 2018
The UK government has unveiled a new £1 billion deal on artificial intelligence which has received backing from 50 leading tech firms and around £300 million of private investment.
Proximus and Destiny sign FTTB wholesale deal
26 Apr 2018
Proximus has signed a fibre-to-the-business wholesale deal with Destiny, the cloud business services provider, in Belgium.
BICS and Fastweb announce strategic partnership
26 Apr 2018
BICS and Italian telecoms operator Fastweb have announced a strategic partnership that will see them offer combined connectivity solutions offering enhanced capacity and customer service.
Vatican picks Interoute for digital transformation
26 Apr 2018
Interoute's 72,000km fibre network has been selected to support the Vatican Communications Secretariat’s new online site.
Megaport’s SDN enhances Google Cloud’s Partner Interconnect
25 Apr 2018
Megaport is enhancing hybrid network connections to Google Cloud’s global network with its SDN capability.
Net neutrality death delayed
25 Apr 2018
The Open Internet order was due to be revoked this week, but as delays have pushed this back, we look at how the entire net neutrality saga unfolded.
Open Fiber, Retelit seal ultra-broadband partnership
25 Apr 2018
Open Fiber and Retelit have signed a commercial agreement to develop ultra-broadband connectivity and services, extending the reach of their networks across Italy.
Equinix expands partnership with Google through Dedicated Interconnect
25 Apr 2018
Equinix has strengthened its partnership with Google by announcing a new service that allows its partners to connect to the Google Cloud platform from anywhere.
CityFibre set to be bought by Goldman Sachs-backed consortium in £538 million deal
24 Apr 2018
UK-based telecoms firm CityFibre is the subject of a £538 million takeover bid from a consortium of infrastructure funds backed by Goldman Sachs.
TIM shareholders to vote on CEO as court delays battle with Elliott
24 Apr 2018
Elliott group, the activist shareholders in Telecom Italia (TIM), cannot put forward its own slate of directors until next month – at the company’s second shareholders’ meeting in 10 days.
SVP of Deutsche Telekom ICSS to step down
24 Apr 2018
Mardia van der Walt (Niehaus) is to step down from her role as SVP of Deutsche Telekom’s International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS) division when her contract expires at the end of August 2018.
Connexin to build £5 million data centre in Hull
24 Apr 2018
Connexin, the UK-based fixed wireless company, has unveiled plans to build a £5 million data centre in Hull.
Vodafone reportedly close to buying Liberty Global assets
23 Apr 2018
Reports over the weekend suggest that a blockbuster deal that would see Vodafone buy Liberty Global’s German and eastern European cable networks is imminent.
Ericsson reports sales down 25% quarter-on-quarter
20 Apr 2018
Swedish telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson’s sales are down 25% quarter-on-quarter, and 9% year-on-year.