BT and Computacenter today announce that they have entered exclusive negotiations on the acquisition of BT’s domestic operations in France by Computacenter. The transaction is subject to consultations with works councils over a minimum period of two months. This process will adhere to any additional French Government guidance issued as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It will then be subject to regulatory approval, with completion expected to take place by the end of 2020.

BT customers can now enjoy the benefits of faster broadband services while playing video games, thanks to the BT-Google partnership. This Partnership will see BT and Google work to promote cloud gaming for all BT customers. With this agreement in place, BT has become the first European distribution partner for Stadia, Google’s new cloud gaming platform. BT and Google announce…

Orange has inaugurated its new office for the Middle East and Africa market, the Orange Middle East and Africa operational head office in Morocco. The new headquarters is located in Casablanca Finance City Tower (CFC) in the heart of Casablanca.

China-based communication solutions provider, ZTE and Netgem Sign Strategic Partnership to Address the European Fiber Market. ZTE provides telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, while Netgem is the publisher of Diamond, a cloud-based software suite for entertainment and connected home services, and a provider of end-to-end solutions for the telecommunications market. ZTE and Netgem announced that…

In a major turn to the politically-motivated war between the US authorities and Huawei, the latter had filed a complaint in a U.S. federal court that challenges the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Through this action, Huawei seeks a declaratory judgment that the restrictions targeting Huawei are unconstitutional and a permanent injunction against…

Pan-African communications provider SEACOM announced the completion of its acquisition of FibreCo Telecommunications, including the approval by the Competition Commission. Now Seacom owns 100 percent shares of FibreCo. FibreCo owns and operates nationwide fiber Optic network and provides infrastructure and connectivity services across South Africa. The acquisition was made through SEACOM’s affiliate SEACOM South Africa. FibreCo’s network runs along South…