2Africa cable lands in Marseille, France to strengthen interconnectivity with Africa

Today, the 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, will be landing the 2Africa cable in Marseille, France. 2Africa, which

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Ericsson and European partners ramp up collaboration on 6G ecosystem and standardisation

Ericsson will continue to hold the technical lead role it played in the first stage of the Hexa-X initiative focusing on creating a system view for future 6G standardisation across

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Vodafone and Three should get their way on big merger

Vodafone UK has moved to merge with Three UK, which, if the move gets past regulators, would bring down the number of major mobile operators in the UK to, ironically,

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Orange launches the Orange 5G lab in Jordan

As the Kingdom braces for the introduction of 5G technology, Orange Jordan inaugurated the Orange 5G Lab at Orange Digital Village in Abdali to explore the new cases of this

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There’s no point in selling off a big opportunity

We’ve already seen major telcos selling off their towers, just as the importance for edge connectivity becomes apparent in delivering new 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) services. But Deutsche

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Orange unveils the space to test and discover 5G in Cote d’Ivoire

Orange Cote d’Ivoire has opened its Orange 5G Lab, devoted to digital professionals, start-ups and businesses. This event took place on Tuesday, September 20 at the Deux Plateaux Smart Store

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ETSI releases O-RAN specification

ETSI and O-RAN are pleased to announce that ETSI has adopted the O-RAN specification as ETSI TS 103 859, namely ‘O-RAN Fronthaul Control, User and Synchronisation Plane Specification v7.02’. The document focuses on

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Orange Spain opens store in the metaverse

Spain, 14 September 2022 – Orange has opened a store in the metaverse and claims to be the first company in the Spanish telecommunications market to open a commercial space in

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Michel Jumeau appointed new CEO at TDC NET

On November 1st Michel Jumeau will succeed Andreas Pfisterer as CEO for TDC NET. He comes from a position as deputy CEO and head of the consumer division in the French

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Orange steps up the digitalisation of its offers in Africa and the Middle East

Orange wanted to meet its customers’ expectations by picking up speed on its digital offers in several countries in Africa and the Middle East. Many customers are more interested in

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