Paul Lipscombe

A BT investor filing last month confirmed Bharti was poised to snap up the stake The UK government has cleared Bharti Global's acquisition of a 24.5 percent stake in British telco giant BT.

But previous fiber cuts caused by vandalism also impacted network Nigerian mobile network operator 9Mobile has blamed a network outage this week on a fire incident at its main data center in Lagos.

The agreement will see the telcos work together to ensure connectivity is available when possible during natural disasters

A data center west of London plays a vital role in allowing one of the UK's largest telcos to stay connected

Funding will support Nokia's R&D in the country Nokia has been awarded a $45 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that will see the vendor expand its R&D in the US.

TIM will make a decision on the bid by late January Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed that it has received a binding offer of €700

A deal could be announced within weeks TPG is in advanced talks to buy Crown Castle's fiber assets in a deal worth an estimated $8 billion.

The sale is part of the company's consolidation efforts Cellnex has completed the sale of its Austrian unit to a consortium comprised of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, EDF Invest, and MEAG for €803 million ($834m).

The company informed investors of the plans last week TalkTalk is set to cut hundreds of jobs as the struggling ISP looks to save £120 million ($150m).

The company is seeking international collaboration The Taiwanese government confirmed this week that it's in talks with Amazon's Project Kuiper subsidiary over a partnership for satellite-based communications.