Helios Towers enters South African market via Vulatel partnership

16 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Helios Towers has entered the South African market after entering into an agreement with Vulatel to create an infrastructure platform in the country.

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.

Airtel reportedly looking at Telkom Kenya merger

14 January 2019 | James Pearce

Bharti Airtel has entered talks to buy Telkom Kenya, according to reports, as it looks to challenge market leader Safaricom.

Twilio appoints Chee Chew as chief product officer

14 January 2019 | James Pearce

Cloud messaging and communications firm Twilio has named former Amazon, Google and Microsoft executive Chee Chew as its new chief product officer.

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.

Viettel considers future rollout in North Korea

07 January 2019 | James Pearce

Viettel is considering expanding its presence to North Korea once international sanctions against the Asian country are lifted, according to its CEO.

Tele2 and T-Mobile complete Netherlands merger

03 January 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

T-Mobile NL and Tele2 Netherlands have completed its merger combining to create a newly strengthened market competitor.

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.

Altice and KKR choose name of online game for new €3.6bn tower company

19 December 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

French telco Altice Europe and private equity investor KKR have decided to call their tower company Hivory – borrowing the name of a platform game launched last year.

Telefónica Deutschland strikes IPX and roaming agreement with Telefónica International Wholesale Services

19 December 2018 | James Pearce

Telefónica Deutschland has struck an agreement that makes Telefónica’s international arm, Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS), its main provider for all international IPX and roaming services.

Wireless backhaul/X-Haul tech innovation is pivotal to mature 5G, says ETSI

12 December 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

Not-for-profit European Standards Organisation (ESO), ETSI, has published a report highlighting the critical role of appropriate regulation, licensing and technologies to ease 5G wireless backhaul/X-Haul deployments.