Europe Operators December 2, 2021 Veon completes Russian towers sale Veon finalised a deal to sell its mobile towers in Russia to a domestic company for RUB70. 7 billion ($957. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
Europe Operators December 2, 2021 Telecom Italia facing employee strike over upheaval Telecom Italia’s 42,500 employees could be set to strike as the country’s main telecoms union expressed concerns over the future of the company following another boardroom crisis instigated by a KKR takeover bid, Reuters reported. By Kavit Majithia
Qualcomm December 2, 2021 Qualcomm targets mobile computing Qualcomm detailed ambitions to redefine the mobile computing sector as it unveiled chips designed to deliver 5G and advanced camera technology to PCs and gaming devices. By Martha DeGrasse
AI & Cloud Big Tech Meta December 2, 2021 Meta, Nasdaq deepen AWS integration Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced major expansions of existing partnerships at its annual AWS re:Invent conference, disclosing Nasdaq and Meta Platforms will increase integration of their data centres with its cloud. By Martha DeGrasse
North America Operators Verizon December 1, 2021 Verizon bolsters EIS wins with DoE deal Verizon won two contracts worth a total of $34. 6 million with the US Department of Energy (DoE) awarded through the government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) programme. By Martha DeGrasse
GSMA December 1, 2021 Intelligence Brief: In focus, metaverse and enterprise digital transformation The dusk of 2021 is marking the dawn of a new buzzword in telecoms and technology: metaverse. Tech giants are betting big on this upcoming trend and its potential, to the tune of Facebook rebranding itself Meta Platforms. By GSMA Intelligence
Europe Operators Telefonica December 1, 2021 Telefonica furthers Spain redundancy plan Spanish trade union UGT reportedly revealed Telefonica redundancy terms would result in around 2,000 of 3,000 eligible staff being laid off, as the operator seeks to cut costs in its domestic market. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva