Author: James

Telekom Austria has taken a significant step towards spinning off its towers business, as Ivo Ivanovski and Lars Mosdorf have been named as the future leaders of the yet-to-be-established company. The announcement provides more clarity on the timelines for creating the new towers business, which has been a topic of discussion for some time. Ivanovski…

The European Union’s messaging around “high-risk” vendors is increasingly pointing towards a ban on Huawei and ZTE, with mounting pressure on countries that have yet to remove them from their 5G networks. The “EU toolbox on 5G cybersecurity,” a set of guidelines adopted in 2020, initially aimed to encourage EU member states to assess the…

The US government has recently granted $714 million in funding to small telecommunications companies to deliver high-speed Internet to rural areas. This forms part of the ReConnect program’s fourth round of allocation, aiming to improve infrastructure and bring robust broadband to isolated communities. The ongoing multi-billion-dollar initiative has made two smaller awards earlier this year…