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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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    F2i invests €1bn in TIM’s Netco 

    Access
    Infrastructure fund begins home-grown investment phase after government gives deal the green light 
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    Zain Omantel, Telecom Egypt bridge Mediterranean and Arabian Seas

    Middle East & Africa
    The infrastructure will be extended to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan
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    Belgium’s Fiberklaar appoints new CEO  

    Access
    Network now reaches more than 4,000km in 97 municipalities
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