Ethernet Alliance schedules ECOC 2026 interop demo with 1.6 Tbps focus
GLOBAL 13:27

Ethernet Alliance schedules ECOC 2026 interop demo with 1.6 Tbps focus

The Ethernet Alliance confirmed details of a planned interoperability demo at the 2026 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC). It comes as the 1.6 Tbps Ethernet ecosystem is gathering steam with proliferating demand for data centre bandwidth created by emerging AI applications. The IEEE's P802.3dj task force is in the process of defining further criteria, including physical layer 1.6 Tbps classifiers and electrical interfaces for driving 8x200G and 16x100G lanes.

T-Mobile Poland start top-up promo with Zabka
POLAND 13:25

T-Mobile Poland start top-up promo with Zabka

T-Mobile Poland has introduced its new joint promotion with the retail chain Zabka. Prepaid customers are offered a free coupon for a hot dog in after buying a top-up worth at least PLN 30 in shops of the chain. The promotion is valid until 06 October.

Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom and Sudatel advance Horizon Fibre Corridor to commercial launch
DJIBOUTI 13:25

Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom and Sudatel advance Horizon Fibre Corridor to commercial launch

Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom and Sudatel Group have reached a key milestone in the pre-commercial phase of the Horizon Cross-Border Terrestrial Fibre Network. The African operators brought together global carriers, hyperscalers, and technology partners to evaluate the commercial and technical framework for this new terrestrial route linking Djibouti, Ethiopia and Sudan. Formalized under a partnership agreement signed in February, the consortium-led project will deliver high-capacity connectivity, wavelen

New report questions job creation claims of UK data centre industry
UNITED KINGDOM 13:12

New report questions job creation claims of UK data centre industry

New research from environmental think-tank Verdant shows that all data centres currently planned in the UK will only create 10,400 jobs. This is around one quarter of 40,200 jobs predicted by 2035 by industry group TechUK. The research found that existing UK data centres support around 4,400 direct jobs, much less than the 24,300 claimed by TechUK. 

Twilio faces questions in Sweden over anti-fraud call blocking efforts
SWEDEN 13:07

Twilio faces questions in Sweden over anti-fraud call blocking efforts

Twilio is facing questions from the Swedish telecoms regulator PTS over whether the cloud communications company is blocking suspect foreign calls as required under national rules. PTS said it received indications that Twilio may have allowed through calls that should have been stopped. PTS has asked the operator a number of questions in the preliminary investigation. Rules designed to combat fraud and number spoofing require all operators to block calls from abroad that appear to come from Swedish landline

Telenor extends Norwegian ski partnership to 2030
NORWAY 13:07

Telenor extends Norwegian ski partnership to 2030

Telenor will remain the main partner of the Norwegian Alpine Ski Association until 2030 under a new agreement covering the period before and after the 2029 World Championships in Narvik. The partnership, which has lasted for over two decades, will support athlete development, recruitment and participation in Norwegian alpine skiing.

Arqiva announces refreshed brand identity
UNITED KINGDOM 12:55

Arqiva announces refreshed brand identity

Arqiva, UK-based global broadcasting and communications infrastructure services group, has announced a brand refresh to reflect its evolution into a wider technology and critical infrastructure provider. The new identity reflects the simple idea of 'Built for what's critical' - reflecting its expansion from a broadband and communications infrastructure provider to a provider of managed media services, cloud and IP-based services, smart data services, connectivity and critical national infrastructure service

Andra wins tender to upgrade city of Elblag's Avaya system
POLAND 12:50

Andra wins tender to upgrade city of Elblag's Avaya system

The Municipality of Elblag in Poland has concluded a tender for the modernisation of its telecommunications system, which is based on the Avaya Aura 10.01 platform. The only bid was submitted by the company Andra, which was selected for the project. The contract is valued at PLN 2.96 million. The order entails upgrading the telecommunications environment to the latest version available during the contract's execution, as well as providing technical support and warranty services. The contract term is set at

Former SFR executive Pugliesi joins Celeste as managing director
FRANCE 12:47

Former SFR executive Pugliesi joins Celeste as managing director

Emmanuel Pugliesi has joined French B2B operator Celeste as managing director, responsible for the company's operations across France and Switzerland. He will work alongside Celeste's founder and president, Nicolas Aube, who remains in charge of strategy and development. The creation of this new managing director role marks the arrival of private equity firm CVC DIF as majority shareholder of the company, replacing InfraVia Capital Partners.

Five more firms join European router alliance SAFEnet
EUROPE 12:47

Five more firms join European router alliance SAFEnet

The Sovereignty Alliance for European Network Technology (SAFENet) has announced the addition of five members, namely Genexis, IPmotion, MB Connect Line, Teldat and Waystream. Based in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Spain, the firms bring expertise in mobile routers, fibre access, optical networks, enterprise networking, cybersecurity and home networking.

OroraTech to deploy infrared sensors on OneWeb LTE satellites for wildfires detection
GERMANY 12:46

OroraTech to deploy infrared sensors on OneWeb LTE satellites for wildfires detection

OroraTech, a German provider of space technology to help detect wildfires, has signed an agreement with Eutelsat to deploy 96 infrared sensors on Eutelsat OneWeb's low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites. Under the agreement, OroraTech will reserve space on Eutelsat's future OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to host 48 thermal infrared payloads, with options for an additional 48. The partnership intends to strengthen wildfire monitoring from orbit. OroraTech is expanding wildfire intelligence capabilities wh

Ribbon strikes deal with managed voice modernisation vendor TNS
GLOBAL 12:45

Ribbon strikes deal with managed voice modernisation vendor TNS

Ribbon Communications announced a deal with trusted voice vendor TNS to bring its technology to the latter's Hosted Cloud Connect solution. TNS's product supports voice network migrations to fully-managed cloud infrastructures, sparing providers the cost and complexity of owning and operating their own systems. The Ribbon partnership is tailored to independent and rural operators, such as incumbent and rural local exchange carriers in the US, ensuring they remain competitive while bringing their voice syste

IRELAND 12:45

Irish children prefer online safety education over social media ban

Most children in Ireland would prefer to receive online safety training rather than be banned from using social media, according to new research published by regulator Coimisiun na Mean (Cnam). This also shows that parents/carers were more likely to agree (43%) than disagree that a social media ban for children would not be effective as they would find a way around it. Most children also agreed a ban would not work as they would find a way to circumvent it. 

SCANDINAVIA 12:37

Viaplay starts bundled offer with Apple TV in Nordic markets

Viaplay Group announced a new partnership with Apple to distribute Apple TV through Viaplay's streaming service in its Nordic markets. The bundled offer is available since 09 September, providing subscribers an up to 20 percent discount in Norway, as much as 25 percent off in Denmark and up to 31 percent less in Sweden compared to the two streaming services purchased separately. The first month of Apple TV is offered free with all Viaplay bundles. This strengthens Viaplay's value proposition following the c

EUROPE 12:29

BT International extends European aviation network contract

BT International has extended a contract with Eurocontrol to continue delivering the NewPENS secure pan-European network through to 2033. NewPENS supports 42 Eurcontrol air traffic management members and Europe's wider aviation industry. The contract extension was confirmed in a LinkedIn post by Joris van Oers, Managing Director at BT International. 

EUROPE 12:10

Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space confirm major Iris2 awards

Aerospacelab and Thales Alenia Space have announced separate manufacturing deals to deliver the Low Earth Orbit infrastructure of Europe's Iris2 programme. Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement to supply government payloads for 330 of the LEO satellites, while Aerospacelab has been entrusted to build 264 of the satellite platforms.

EUROPE 12:09

Connect Europe report flags serious problems with EU proposal to ban high-risk vendors

The European Commission's proposal to remove so-called high-risk vendors from telecom networks could create substantial new risks for the sector, according to a report by Assembly Research, commissioned by the lobby group Connect Europe. The research outlines a number of problems with the proposed Cybersecurity Act, saying not only would it result in high costs for telecom operators and a potential curb on other network investment, the plan has an unrealistic deadline and could leave the industry with a muc

UNITED KINGDOM 11:55

Voneus boosts UK rural broadband position with Airband acquisition

Airband Community Internet, UK broadband provider, has been acquired by Voneus after entering administration at end-August 2026. Established in 2009, the company provides FTTP and FWA broadband services to residential and commercial customers in rural and hard-to-reach communities across Wales and England. In a statement, Voneus said the acquisition further strengthens its position as a leading rural broadband services provider in the UK. It takes Voneus coverage to 170,000 ready-for-service (RFS) gigabit p

ITALY 11:40

Italy industrial output rises 0.7% in July

Italy's industrial production climbed 0.7 percent in July compared to the previous month, when it declined 1.0 percent, according to the latest data from national statistics agency Istat. Other manufacturing industries, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (-3.6%) and the manufacture of electrical equipment and non-electrical household appliances (-2.8%) posted the steepest falls, offset by a 7.6 percent annual rise in the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air (+7.6%) and a 2.4 percent inc

CANADA 11:37

Canada launches new National AI Literacy Initiative

The Canadian government has announced the launch of the new National AI Literacy Initiative, delivered nationwide in partnership with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). The programme will provide free, practical AI learning for communities, workers, students and educators across the country - helping them to understand and use AI responsibly, and benefit from the opportunities created by the technology. 

UNITED KINGDOM 11:28

ITV protected World Cup broadcasts with Akamai TrafficPeak platform

UK broadcaster ITV has deployed the TrafficPeak platform from Akamai Technologies, powered by Hydrolix, to protect its 2026 World Cup streaming broadcasts. Running TrafficPeak on Akamai Cloud provided ITV with real-time observability across its content distribution networks. This enabled the broadcaster to instantly isolate bottlenecks on the network and protect ad revenue on the ITVX streaming service.

GLOBAL 11:28

Nokia unveils cognitiveOps suite tailored to critical comms and accelerated edge computing

Nokia has marked the commercial release of its Cognitive Operations (CO) platform suite targeting mission-critical operational IT and communications. Nokia CO brings together critical communications with an IT fabric accelerated for edge computing to execute industry-grade AI models in scenarios with low tolerances for failure. The platform supports deployments on-premises with local IT infrastructure or hosted on Microsoft Azure.

UNITED STATES 11:15

AT&T elects former Wiz president to board

AT&T announced the election of Fazal F Merchant to the board of directors with effect from 08 September. He expands the board to 11 from ten members, and will sit also on the Audit Committee, and the Corporate Development and Finance Committee. Merchant was most recently President and CFO at cloud and AI security company Wiz. AT&T chairman and CEO John Stankey said he had "deep expertise across corporate development, finance and technology". 

UNITED KINGDOM 11:09

UK mobile operators offer new iPhone 18, iPhone Duo models

UK mobile operators have announced plans to offer the new Apple iPhone 18 series. Vodafone UK customers can pre-order the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max from 12 September; followed by the iPhone Duo foldable smartphone from 16 October. The new Apple Watch range and AirPods 5 be pre-ordered from 18 September. Customers will be ale to order the new iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on Vodafone SuperMobile, which gives customers dedicated access to the 5G network. 

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