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Deutsche Telekom CEO saw 'fair share' was dead. Now what?

The death of the fair share campaign, acknowledged by Deutsche Telekom's CEO, should be welcomed, but it leaves telcos short of a sales growth opportunity.

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Private Networks

China makes another run at deregulating private 5G

China makes another run at deregulating private 5G

byRobert Clark,Contributing Editor

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Helium seeks new heights for Wi-Fi offload model

Helium seeks new heights for Wi-Fi offload model

byMichelle Donegan,Senior Editor, Light Reading

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Regulatory & Politics

India weighs 'rip and replace' of legacy Chinese telecom gear – report

India weighs 'rip and replace' of legacy Chinese telecom gear – report

byGagandeep Kaur,Contributing Editor

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Smartphones & Devices

Eurobites: Fairphone opens Series C funding round after happy H1

Eurobites: Fairphone opens Series C funding round after happy H1

byPaul Rainford,Assistant Editor, Europe

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Greenwatch: Small signs of progress amid bleak picture of data center sustainability

Greenwatch: Small signs of progress amid bleak picture of data center sustainability

byTereza Krásová,Associate Editor

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HPE scores Wi-Fi and AI goals as 5G and VMware lose out

HPE scores Wi-Fi and AI goals as 5G and VMware lose out

byIain Morris,International Editor

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Cable Technology

Charter CFO heading to Google-Blackstone data center JV

Charter CFO heading to Google-Blackstone data center JV

byJeff Baumgartner,Senior Editor

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AT&T goes to the mat over Charter's use of 'fiber-powered' label for HFC

AT&T goes to the mat over Charter's use of 'fiber-powered' label for HFC

byJeff Baumgartner,Senior Editor

Nvidia tips $3.5B into MediaTek in latest tech partnership

Nvidia tips $3.5B into MediaTek in latest tech partnership

byRobert Clark,Contributing Editor

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Keppel, Singtel land major DC deals in Japan, Singapore

Keppel, Singtel land major DC deals in Japan, Singapore

byGigi Onag,Senior Editor, APAC

Podcasts

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byJeff Baumgartner

The Divide: Why digital inclusion needs a new funding model The Divide: Why digital inclusion needs a new funding model

byNicole Ferraro

Cable Technology

Policy, tech and convergence to collide at The Independent Show Policy, tech and convergence to collide at The Independent Show

byJeff Baumgartner

The Divide: SHLB's Joey Wender on the fight to save E-Rate The Divide: SHLB's Joey Wender on the fight to save E-Rate

byNicole Ferraro

The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the fight to restore the Digital Equity Act The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the fight to restore the Digital Equity Act

byNicole Ferraro

The Divide: Gigi Sohn on how to defeat opponents of public broadband The Divide: Gigi Sohn on how to defeat opponents of public broadband

byNicole Ferraro

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AI & Machine Learning

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