Batelco further strengthens BGN capabilities

16 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Bahrain’s Batelco has enhanced its Gulf network by adding a new protected route over the network.

Telefónica picks Nokia for Service Operations Centre

15 January 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Telefónica Group has selected Nokia as vendor for its UK Service Operations Centre (SOC).

DNA acquires full stake in Moi Mobiili

14 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Finnish telecoms group DNA has agreed to purchase the entire share capital of European mobile operator Oy.

Liquid Telecom appoints CEO for Middle East and West Africa

11 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Liquid Telecom has appointed Mohamed Abdel Bassit as its new regional CEO for the Middle East and West Africa (MEWA).

Pierre-Louis de Guillebon leaves Orange International Carriers

09 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Capacity can confirm that Pierre-Louis de Guillebon has left his role as CEO of Orange International Carriers.

RCom offers Ericsson $18.8m but India won’t guarantee spectrum sale to Jio

07 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Troubled Indian operation Reliance Communications (RCom) has made a part-payment of 1.31 billion rupees ($18.8 million) to Ericsson as their dispute escalated.

FCC goes into hibernation after Trump and Congress stop government funds

03 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Staff at the US telecoms and media regulator are beginning an “orderly shutdown” of almost all operations today thanks to the continuing funding dispute between President Donald Trump and Congress.

VodafoneZiggo goes to European Commission over regulator’s wholesale demand

03 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Netherlands operator VodafoneZiggo has said it is unhappy about being forced to offer wholesale services on its network, and it is taking the issue to the European Commission.

Atlanta - the new home of ITW

20 December 2018 | Mandy Warren

We are delighted to welcome delegates to Atlanta for ITW 2019. Since the swell of interest in the city in the mid-90s, Atlanta has gone from strength-to-strength; it now stands as a totem of a New South, and is one of America’s most vibrant and diverse cities.

‘No reliable evidence’ against Huawei, says German government security unit

18 December 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Germany’s federal IT security agency has rejected calls to exclude Huawei and ZTE kit from the country’s networks, saying there is a lack of evidence.

Vivendi attacks Elliott directors on TIM board for ‘tensions and conflicts’

17 December 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Vivendi has stepped up its war on TIM investor Elliott by attacking the way it weakened the position of previous CEO Amos Genish, who was removed on 13 November.

PCCW Global, Orange partner to land PEACE subsea cable in France

13 December 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

PCCW Global has teamed up with Orange to jointly land the 12,000km-long Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) cable in Marseille, France.