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    Europe to toughen up subsea cable protection stance  

    News
    Similar to what happened with 5G networks, the Commission’s new report recommends phasing out risky providers of subsea cables
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    Virgin Media O2 unleashes fibre NetCo to take on Openreach  

    Access
    For the first time the telco will open its existing fixed line broadband network up to wholesale by ISPs, as parent Liberty restructures Belgian, Swiss and Dutch ops
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    Swisscom secures pay deal, but all eyes are on upheavals in Italy 

    5G & Beyond
    Fastweb subsidiary drives operator’s profits so the operator is still frontrunner to seal a deal for Vodafone Italy – even as Wind Tre changes course
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    Airtel Africa launches wholesale fibre unit Telesonic 

    Middle East & Africa
    The move follows its December launch of a new data centre business called Nxtra
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    MTN South Africa and Huawei complete 800G optical network deployment 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    Data centre connect network links Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
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    E&, Telecom Egypt announce cable to India and Indonesia 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    Indonesian partner Telin named but Indian telco partner has not been named despite being at the signing
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    EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act compromises get it over the line  

    5G & Beyond
    Telco industry believes provisional agreement diverges from the Act’s original intentions but pledges to work with legislators
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    Sparkle expands network footprint with Iraq PoP 

    Access
    The new point of presence, in Erbil, is the carrier’s first in the country
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    e& to land 2Africa subsea cable in UAE 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    Operator also expands SmartHub data centre network to Abu Dhabi
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    ETNO warns submarine cables are a risk to EU’s security

    Financial/Regulation
    It wants better governance and public funding to address the issue, including a public organisation to be responsible for monitoring and repairs on the seabed
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    4iG and Telecom Egypt kick off subsea cable to Albania and beyond 

    Digital Platforms & APIs
    Italy branch will happen from the start, with other country branch lines in the pipeline
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    Disaggregation is taking hold in the fixed world

    5G & Beyond
    STL Partners’ report finds fixed has very different drivers to the mobile world and telco cloud is much less of ‘a thing’
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    Allianz Trade and Sace Group give Open Fiber a €550m line of credit 

    Access
    Surety guarantee relates to PNRR funds tied to the “1 Giga Italy” plan
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    Dutch community takes back network rollout from Open Dutch Fiber 

    Access
    Edam-Volendam chooses instead to build fibre network with GlasDraad
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    EXA Infrastructure announces sixth transatlantic route, Amitié

    News
    Firm's mission is to provide Europe with more transatlantic route combinations than any other provider
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