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Image for Spain's Telefonica sells Argentina unit for $1.25 billion
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Spain's Telefonica sells Argentina unit for $1.25 billion

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish telecoms company Telefonica has agreed to sell its unit in Argentina for $...

24th February, 2025

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Damage to Baltic Sea telecoms cable may have occurred in January, operator says

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Finland's telecoms operator said on Monday that the damage reported last week...

24th February, 2025

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Finland, Sweden investigate suspected sabotage of Baltic Sea telecoms cable

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Swedish authorities are investigating reports of a breach of an undersea cabl...

21st February, 2025

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Italy working on alternative to Musk's Starlink, minister says

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy is aiming to develop its own low-orbit satellites for govern...

19th February, 2025

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Italy's Poste ready to raise Telecom Italia stake as M&A looms

MILAN (Reuters) - State-backed Poste Italiane is ready to increase its recently acquired stake in Te...

18th February, 2025

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Italy puts on hold CVC, Iliad plans for Telecom Italia, sources say

By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) - Italy has put on hold plans by private equity...

14th February, 2025

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Nokia picks Intel's AI and data centre leader Hotard as new CEO

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia on Monday said Pekka Lundmark would step down as CEO, and tha...

10th February, 2025

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CVC sounds out Italy over plans to buy Telecom Italia stake, sources say

MILAN (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners has sounded out Italian government officials over its plans t...

7th February, 2025

Image for Sweden rules out sabotage in Baltic Sea cable damage case
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Sweden rules out sabotage in Baltic Sea cable damage case

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sweden has released a vessel suspected of causing damage to an undersea fibre...

3rd February, 2025

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Norway releases ship suspected of Baltic Sea cable damage

OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian cargo ship with an all-Russian crew suspected of damaging a Baltic Sea...

1st February, 2025

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Norway police board ship seized on suspicion of Baltic Sea cable damage

OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police said on Friday they had arrested a Norwegian ship with an all-Russ...

31st January, 2025

Image for KPN-Odido telecoms tie-up in Netherlands 'unlikely', KPN CEO says
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KPN-Odido telecoms tie-up in Netherlands 'unlikely', KPN CEO says

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Jakob Van Calster (Reuters) - The CEO of telecoms group KPN said on Thursd...

30th January, 2025