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Argentina’s Refefo upgrade finally close to completion

Developing Telecoms

Argentina’s telecoms regulator Enacom has approved extra financing to finish a project undertaken by Argentinian state-owned telecommunications company Arsat to increase the capacity of its fibre optic network.

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IFC approves $400 Million loan for Ufone, Telenor Pakistan merger

Developing Telecoms

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a $400 million loan for Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), marking a significant step toward its acquisition of Telenor Group’s operations in Pakistan.

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Ukraine’s newest telco to receive $435m investment from EBRD, IFC

Total Telecom

News The move is the largest direct foreign investment in Ukraine since the war began This week, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have confirmed they will jointly invest $435 million into Ukraine’s newest converged telco.

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DoCoMo and D-Wave Elevate Telecom with Quantum Optimization

VoIP Review

He added that the company aims to set a new standard in the telecommunications industry with D-Wave’s technology. Potential areas include finance, retail, traffic, and logistics. The post DoCoMo and D-Wave Elevate Telecom with Quantum Optimization appeared first on VoIP Review.

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PTCL’s Ubank and Mastercard launch Upaisa debit card

Developing Telecoms

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) says that Mastercard has partnered with its fintech subsidiary U Microfinance Bank (UBank) to issue a new physical and virtual debit card for its mobile financial services platform UPaisa.

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New frontiers in broadband

Mark Goldberg

New Frontiers in Broadband, an Ivey telecom policy workshop , is coming up on the afternoon of October 16 in downtown Toronto. As frequent readers know, I have been a big supporter of these events ever since Erik Bohlin joined the Ivey Business School as the Ivey Chair in Telecommunications Economics.

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AT&T’s suggestion that edge content providers contribute to funding universal service calls for new paradigm of U.S. advanced telecom

EldoTelecom

AT&T wants to see edge content providers contribute to the cost of connecting all Americans to advanced telecommunications infrastructure. One that recognizes that advanced telecommunications calls for a new paradigm providing more optimal alignment of goals, incentives, resources and rewards for Crawford’s vision to be realized.