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American Tower Owns DISH Equipment Stranded on its Towers
American Tower President and CEO Steven Vondran said in his company’s Q3 2026 earnings call that it owns the 5G equipment left behind on its towers in the wake of DISH’s bankruptcy. Under normal circumstances, such comments might pass under the radar, but these are strange times for the US mobile market with SpaceX seeking to launch a new mobile service to compete against AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. “There is an abandonment order in the bankruptcy,” said Steven.
OneQode & India’s AdaniConneX Agree 14MW AI Capacity Deal
Global AI infrastructure operator OneQode has signed an agreement with data centre provider AdaniConneX for 14MW of capacity in Siruseri Sipcot, Chennai, India. This agreement represents OneQode’s first major AI infrastructure deployment in India and will support large-scale AI training, enterprise AI and sovereign AI workloads.
FCC Clears Amazon Leo’s US$11.5bn Globalstar Buyout
Brendan Carr, FCC Chairman. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has concluded its review and approved Amazon Leo’s US$11.5bn purchase of Globalstar. In addition, the FCC’s Space Bureau has approved Amazon Leo’s purchase of approximately 25MHz of Globalstar’s internationally harmonised mobile-satellite service spectrum.
STACK Infrastructure Appoints Jim Smith as CEO of STACK EMEA
Having already worked closely with our teams, clients, and partners across EMEA, my immediate priority is to maintain the momentum we have built and ensure we continue to execute with discipline as we scale. We have a strong platform across the region, and my focus will be on delivering for our clients, further strengthening our capabilities, and ensuring our development and delivery strategies remain closely aligned as we grow.
BCE Sells 49.9% Stake in Bell’s Tower Assets to La Caisse
Mirko Bibic, President and CEO, BCE Inc. and Bell Canada Bell Canada is selling a 49.9% stake in a newly formed wireless tower infrastructure company to global investment group La Caisse for CAD2.45bn (US$1.74bn). The new entity, dubbed TowerCo, is valued at around CAD4.91bn (US$3.49bn) and, according to BCE, will become Canada's largest dedicated tower company with more than 5,000 sites.
Top 10: eSIM Management Platforms
What is Telco Magazine's ranking of the 10 leading eSIM management platform vendors? The days of prying open plastic SIM trays with fiddly paperclips are rapidly vanishing into telecom history. Smartphones are rapidly moving away from physical SIMs, making eSIM management platforms increasingly vital. These allow mobile operators to deliver, activate, and switch mobile subscriptions over the air in seconds.
CoreWeave Goes Live in Denmark, Extends Global AI Backbone
CoreWeave has expanded its global AI cloud platform with a significant new deployment in Denmark, partnering with Nordic data centre company atNorth. The AI cloud specialist has brought the majority of its planned 22.5MW of IT capacity online at atNorth’s DEN01 data centre in Copenhagen. This marks CoreWeave’s first deployment in the country. The new deployment in Denmark is benefiting from atNorth‚Äôs DEN01 facility‚Äôs heat reuse agreement.
O2 and Nokia’s AI Trial Lifts 5G Spectral Efficiency by 20%
Jeanie York, Chief Technology Officer at Virgin Media O2 O2 and Nokia have completed what they state is the UK’s first live deployment of an AI-powered RAN feature, boosting spectral efficiency by up to approximately 20%. The deployment took place on O2’s live 5G network at its Giga Site in London Paddington, serving customers at one of the UK’s busiest transport hubs.
Armada & Johnson Controls to Deploy 500MW of Compute in 2027
The role of NVIDIA’s DSX platform Armada uses the NVIDIA DSX platform across the full life of a superintelligence factory. This includes using NVIDIA DSX Air to simulate the facility and validate its Bridge GPU management software before hardware ships. The company then uses the DSX POD reference design to manufacture the containers.
Verizon Inks US$2bn AWS AI Deal and Posts 406k Q3 Adds
While announcing its Q3 2026 results Verizon unveiled a significant AI infrastructure partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) alongside substantial growth in postpaid subscribers and upwardly revised guidance for its full year 2026 results. The telco has signed a commercial framework agreement valued at more than US$2bn with AWS. This deal is designed to scale distributed compute capabilities to meet the real-time demands of agentic and generative AI workloads.
Vultr to Deploy a 20MW AMD AI Supercluster in Chennai, India
Vultr recently announced that it is expanding its data centre footprint in India by building a 20MW supercluster in Chennai using AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs. Each GPU features 288GB of HBM3E and 8TB/s of memory bandwidth to handle complex AI model development and deployment. The facility has been designed to meet the needs of AI labs and foundation model builders, AI-native startups, enterprises, and research and academic institutions.
This Week's Top Five Stories in the Telco Industry
Why is Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in the news this week? Zain and Ooredoo expect to add further tower portfolios to their shared platform. Credit: Zain Zain Group and Ooredoo Group have completed the initial closing of a regional tower transaction that combines around 4,000 towers. The newly formed regional tower platform is jointly owned by the two telecom operator groups, with each company holding a 50% stake.
Endeavour & Trevi: Turning Data Centre Heat into Clean Water
“Desalination can help address water scarcity, but managing the resulting brine remains a major challenge,” says Jakob Carnemark, Founder and CEO of Endeavour. “Every day the world pumps more than a hundred million cubic meters of brine back into the sea. “Trevi's process runs on heat that is normally thrown away, and that changes the arithmetic. “A network of data centres that make up to 200,000 gallons of clean water a day per megawatt could be the largest new source of fresh water on Earth.
Ooredoo and Zain Launch 4,000-Tower Regional Platform
Zain and Ooredoo expect to add further tower portfolios to their shared platform. Credit: Zain Zain Group and Ooredoo Group have completed the initial closing of a regional tower transaction that combines around 4,000 towers. The newly formed regional tower platform is jointly owned by the two telecom operator groups, with each company holding a 50% stake. This first phase integrates Zain Kuwait (ITK)’s and Ooredoo Qatar (Al Abraj)’s tower portfolios.
Ooredoo and Zain Launch 4,000 Tower Regional Platform
Zain and Ooredoo expect to add further tower portfolios to their shared platform. Credit: Zain Zain Group and Ooredoo Group have completed the initial closing of a regional tower transaction that combines around 4,000 towers. The newly formed regional tower platform is jointly owned by the two telecom operator groups, with each company holding a 50% stake. This first phase integrates Zain Kuwait (ITK)’s and Ooredoo Qatar (Al Abraj)’s tower portfolios.
Digital Realty Breaks Ground on 22MW Turkish Data Centre
Digital Realty recently announced that it has broken ground on its first 22MW data centre at the Temelli data centre campus in Ankara, Türkiye. This first facility is scheduled for completion in 2028, with land, permitting and power already secured. The campus is being developed by a joint venture formed by Digital Realty and Rönesans Infrastructure, one of the largest investment companies in Türkiye. It will own and operate data centres across the country.
What Progress Have Nokia and NVIDIA Made on AI-RAN?
Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, discussing his company's work with Nokia at GTC Berlin 2026. Credit: NVIDIA Nokia and NVIDIA have recently announced their progress on bringing AI-RAN to fruition, citing a wave of trials carried out with mobile operators, with more to come. Following on from the partnership they announced last year, they are now using AI to enhance performance within the 5G signal-processing chain.
HUMAIN and NVIDIA Expand Saudi AI Factory Pipeline by 84MW
This is how we see the AI infrastructure market evolving: global customers, strategic partnerships, and scalable infrastructure coming together to meet the rapidly growing demand for compute. The next chapter of AI will not be defined by models alone. It will be defined by the infrastructure, economics, and partnerships that make intelligence available at scale.
How Much do Data Centres Boost the US Economy?
Working in harmony with communities Moving away from hard numbers, the report says that ‚Äúthe strongest economic case for data centre development depends on responsible planning and community trust‚ÄĚ. It goes on to say that ‚Äúcommunities are right to ask hard questions about energy use, water consumption, land use, traffic, noise, visual impacts, and quality of life.
Aduna to Launch KYC & Two Anti-Fraud Network APIs in the US
Anthony Bartolo, CEO of Aduna Aduna is rolling out three standardised network APIs across the US in collaboration with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. The global network API aggregator has targeted Q4 2026 for the availability of its new Know Your Customer (KYC), Device Swap and Call Forward Detection APIs. They provide enterprise customers with direct access to trusted mobile network signals to help identify fraud risks in near real-time.
Top 10: Open RAN Vendors Original
For decades, mobile networks were locked into proprietary, single-vendor setups that tied operators to expensive, rigid hardware. Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) architecture has transformed this model by disaggregating software from hardware through standardised, open interfaces. In theory, this allows mobile operators to mix and match components from different suppliers, unlocking vendor diversity, driving down operational costs, and spurring rapid innovation.
London's Download Speeds Place Last Among European Capitals
Luke Kehoe, Lead Analyst at Ookla, says that one of the factors that has put Stockholm in the lead is Swedish operators' access to blocks of 100MHz 5G spectrum. London has fallen from seventh place in 2021 to last place among 18 European capitals for median mobile download speed, according to a study from Ookla, a network analytics firm. It highlights mobile operators’ struggle to find and retain mobile sites in London as a key driver behind the UK capital’s lacklustre performance.
Why Has BDC Developed its Own AI-based Operations Platform?
Bridge Data Centres (BDC) recently unveiled i-OmniSight, which it describes as its independently developed enterprise-grade intelligent operations platform, but what issues has it been developed to address? “While legacy digital platforms focus on basic equipment monitoring, alarm management, and ticketing, they lack the intelligent coordination required to manage the entire operational lifecycle,” says Haiyong Jin, Vice President, Operations at Bridge Data Centres.
How a Chinese-made toy gets to a US retailer
China is the world's largest toymaker, producing the majority of toys on sale in the US With Christmas on the horizon, we trace children's toys from factories in China to US shelves. On the underside of most children's toys on sale in the US you'll find the same three words – "Made in China". Nearly eight in 10 toys (78.3%) imported into the country in 2024 came from China, according to US government figures. Last year, toys imported from China were worth $9.8bn (£7.4bn), trade figures show.
Huawei and HP Sign Global Wi-Fi Patent Licensing Deal
Alan Fan, Huaweiâs Chief Intellectual Property Officer, says that the deal with HP âIs a strong testamentâ to Huaweiâs long track-record of ICT innovation Huawei and HP have recently signed a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement, including a licence to HP for certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents. The deal, confirmed in Shenzhen, China, covers intellectual property licensing between the two companies and grants HP access to a portfolio of Huaweiâs Wi-Fi patents.
US beef prices have soared but farmers aren't making more money
With US beef prices soaring to record highs, you might think that South Dakota cattle rancher Eric Gropper would be celebrating. Yet while the cost of the meat in US supermarkets is now 12% higher than it was a year ago, a rise more than three times the rate of general inflation, Gropper says that he and all the other beef farmers aren't making any more profit than usual.
What's causing record high US beef prices?
With US beef prices soaring to record highs, you might think that South Dakota cattle rancher Eric Gropper would be celebrating. Yet while the cost of the meat in US supermarkets is now 12% higher than it was a year ago, a rise more than three times the rate of general inflation, Gropper says that he and all the other beef farmers aren't making any more profit than usual.
China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
David Malpass was speaking ahead of this week's meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi [Getty Images] China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser to ease a global supply crisis caused by the Iran war, a former World Bank president has told the BBC. David Malpass, who also served as Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs under US President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019, was speaking to the World Service's World Business Report on the eve of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing.
China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
Former World Bank President David Malpass [Getty Images] A former World Bank president has told the BBC that China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser to ease a global supply crisis caused by the Iran war. David Malpass, who also served as Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs under US President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019, was speaking to the World Service's World Business Report on the eve of the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing.
China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
1 hour ago Mark Wiseman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., is warning that President Donald Trump’s trade war is hurting the American auto industry by choking off its most lucrative export market – its neighbour to the north. Speaking in Washington on Monday, Mr. Wiseman, who took over the diplomatic post in …
The Impact of a Rosemary Containing Drink on Cognition and Mood: The Role of Eye Blink Dynamics
This version is not peer-reviewed. Leigh Martin Riby *,Dimana Kardzhieva,Sam Fenwick,Sofia Fowler,Mark Moss Leigh Martin Riby *,Dimana Kardzhieva,Sam Fenwick,Sofia Fowler,Mark Moss Submitted: 20 November 2025 You are already at the latest version Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) has been linked to improvements in psychological wellbeing through cholinergic mechanisms.
The Judgment of Hodge Malek KC
The judgement of Hodge Malek KC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge, in Marko Ventures Ltd v London Antiaging Clinic Ltd [2025] EWHC 340 (Ch) deals with a contested application for an administration order under para 12(1)(c) Sch B1 Insolvency Act 1986. The order appointing joint administrators was sought in respect of London Antiaging Clinic Ltd by Marko Ventures Ltd, the majority shareholder in and principal funder of the company, which runs a health, beauty and wellbeing clinic in London.
Unlocking the Beat: Dopamine and Eye Blink Response to Classical Music
Abstract : The present study examined music-induced dopamine release, as measured by a proxy measure of spontaneous eye blinks. Specifically, we explored the effects of uplifting and sombre tones in different sections of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons to investigate the affective content of musical pieces within one composition.
Queensgate Place Ltd v Solid Star Ltd
The substantive proceedings in Queensgate Place Ltd v Solid Star Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 93 (Ch) took the form of an unfair prejudice petition under s 994 Companies Act 2006 by which the petitioner, Queensgate Place Ltd, sought an order for for the purchase of its shares in the first respondent, Solid Star Ltd, by the other respondents because of conduct unfairly prejudicial to it as a shareholder. The petition was contested.
Energy bill help for all is too expensive, warns the World Bank Original
Image source, Getty Images BBC Business Daily presenter It is too expensive for governments to help everyone with their soaring energy bills, the World Bank has warned. The bank's president said Covid support schemes had not been targeted enough towards the most vulnerable and the debt will take decades to pay off. David Malpass told the BBC the same policy was being adopted to help people cope with rising energy bills.
Opensignal unveils “5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2022” report
Opensignal unveils the 5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2022 in September 2022, found that Opensignal DTAC 5G users observed the largest global percentage increase in the proportion of time they spent with an active 5G connection between the first half of 2021 and the first half of 2022 — a remarkable 478.9%, making it a 5G Global Rising Star for this metric.
Opensignal unveils "5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2022" report
By Sam Fenwick, Senior Analyst at Opensignal Opensignal unveils the 5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2022 in September 2022, found that Opensignal DTAC 5G users observed the largest global percentage increase in the proportion of time they spent with an active 5G connection between the first half of 2021 and the first half of 2022 — a remarkable 478.9%, making it a 5G Global Rising Star for this metric.
Cyber-attacks on Port of Los Angeles have doubled since pandemic Original
By Sam Fenwick Presenter, BBC World Service Image source, Getty Images Cyber-attacks on one of the world's busiest ports have nearly doubled since the start of the Covid pandemic. The number of monthly attacks targeting the Port of Los Angeles is now around 40 million, the port's executive director Gene Seroka told the BBC. Los Angeles is the busiest port in the western hemisphere, handling more than $250bn (£210bn) of cargo every year.
Kenya’s Economy Grew at Fastest Pace in 11 Years in 2021
The BBC profiles three African women - a former shop owner, a teacher and a taxi driver - who have boosted their income since they embraced digital platforms. The coronavirus pandemic forced many people to rethink how they earn a living. Independent research group Caribou Digital has found that women …
Africa's digital business: The women swapping shops for smartphones Original
By Sam Fenwick BBC Business Daily presenter Image source, Sharon Tarit The BBC profiles three African women - a former shop owner, a teacher and a taxi driver - who have boosted their income since they embraced digital platforms. The coronavirus pandemic forced many people to rethink how they earn a living.
Africa News - BBC News Original
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images The authorities in Guinea say they will prosecute former President Alpha Condé for murder and other crimes committed during his time in office. Mr Condé, who is 84, was toppled in a military coup last September. A document from Guinea's public prosecutor says he is among 27 former senior officials who are facing a long list of alleged crimes. These include murder, illegal detentions, abductions, torture, rape and kidnapping.
Africa Live: UN chief warns of aid diversion to Ukraine Original
There was a scare on Wednesday in Kinyana village in Meru county, central Kenya, after villagers believed there was a lion hiding in a flower hedge. The supposed lion was spotted by a farm hand at a homestead who raised the alarm. The authorities were notified and wildlife wardens summoned. It turns out the feared big cat was a picture of a lion printed on a plastic shopping bag.
Air Passengers Triumph In Cancelled Flight Compensation Claim
UK: Air Passengers Triumph In Cancelled Flight Compensation Claim 03 June 2021 Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. If you are an air passenger whose flight has been cancelled or significantly delayed you have a legal right to compensation (and many of us will have been dealing with this issue in the last year) – unless the airline can show that the delay or cancellation was caused by 'extraordinary circumstances'.
Landlords - Are You Complying With The Letter Of Your Tenants' Rights? - Real Estate and Construction - UK
UK: Landlords – Are You Complying With The Letter Of Your Tenants' Rights? 03 June 2021 Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Service charges are by far the most common source of disputes between residential tenants and their landlords. As an Upper Tribunal (UT) ruling showed, landlords who fail precisely to abide by the letter of leases when collecting them place themselves in financial jeopardy.
Website Terms And Conditions Ruled Worthless In Online Gambling Test Case
UK: Website Terms And Conditions Ruled Worthless In Online Gambling Test Case 03 June 2021 Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Every internet user has had the experience of mechanically scrolling through densely typed terms and conditions before being granted access to a website – but are they worth anything in law? The High Court tackled that issue in confirming an online punter's seven-figure gambling win.
Pre-Packaged Sales In Insovency-Reforms
UK: Pre-Packaged Sales In Insovency-Reforms 02 June 2021 Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With some inevitability, the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2020 (the "Regulations") attained Parliamentary approval [yesterday/on 22 March]. They will come into force on 30 April 2021.
A v B (2021) Ch D
UK: A v B (2021) Ch D - The Coronavirus Hurdle In Petitions 28 May 2021 Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In A v B (2021) Ch D (an ex tempore unreported judgment details of which can be found at [2021] 3 WLUK 312) Deputy ICC Judge Baister, at a preliminary hearing of a winding up petition to consider whether it was likely that the court would be able to make an order under ss.
Pre-pack Reforms Approved - Corporate/Commercial Law - UK
UK: Pre-pack Reforms Approved 28 May 2021 Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With some inevitability, the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2020 (the "Regulations") attained Parliamentary approval on 22 March 2021. They will come into force on 30 April 2021.
The Risks Of Engaging In Civil Litigation As A Litigant In Person
UK: The Risks Of Engaging In Civil Litigation As A Litigant In Person 01 July 2021 by Sam Fenwick (London) Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Court procedures can be daunting to the uninitiated and that is one good reason why you should never engage in civil litigation without professional assistance. In a case on point, a businessman had a costly judgment entered against him simply because of his repeated failure to abide by the rules.
Financial Fraud - Banks Under No Duty To Play Detective - Criminal Law - UK
UK: Financial Fraud – Banks Under No Duty To Play Detective 26 May 2021 Moon Beever To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. To what extent, if any, are banks under an investigatory duty to protect their clients from fraud? The High Court considered that critical issue in a case concerning a woman who lost £700,000 after falling victim to a sophisticated scam.
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