AI
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Workflow automation platform Flowfinity has made upgrades to its data centre sites to expand its capacity to meet increased customer demands. -
SK Telecom has unveiled plans to build an “AI infrastructure superhighway” which includes constructing gigawatt-scale data centres across Asia and the Pacific.
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To challenge Google's search dominance, telecom giants like Telefónica, SoftBank, and Deutsche Telekom threw their weight behind Perplexity, the conversational AI search startup. Their bet, however, appears under threat — as OpenAI has entered the arena.
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At the 10th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2024) in Istanbul last week, Bob Chen, president of Huawei’s optical business product line, emphasised the pivotal role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming the telecoms industry.
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Ericsson has unveiled a range of 5G-focused software products designed to support operators improve network efficiency and performance.
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BT has expanded its Carbon Network Dashboard, enhancing business customers' visibility into electricity consumption and carbon emissions for more effective infrastructure optimisation.
Forthcoming events
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Telecom Egypt successfully and promptly recovered the service on a number of subsea cable systems in the aftermath of the “dragon” storm.
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Trials of 4G and 5G Open RAN will commence in the UK, Germany, Spain and Brazil this year after Telefónica confirmed a “strategic ecosystem collaboration” with Altiostar, Gigatera Communications, Intel, Supermicro and Xilinx, Inc.
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Home developers across the UK will soon be legally required to install gigabit-speed internet connections in all new build homes, following a change in building regulations.
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Following weeks of suspended production lines, store closures and profit warnings, the headaches continued this week for Apple when the tech giant and two of its partners were issued with huge fines.
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US fibre provider Fiberlight has been named the lit network service provider of choice for Nextlink Internet.
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With the world rapidly coming to halt and no end in sight, Capacity shares some ideas on how data centre operators can weather the storm.
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The Telefonica-owned O2 has won the exclusive mobile distribution rights for the new Disney+ streaming service, due to launch on Tuesday 24 March.
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Submissions for the 2020 Global Wholesale Directory are now open. List your company today!
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Demand for high throughput satellite (HTS) capacity is expected to grow at an annual rate of 26% to 2024, achieving revenues of $15 billion by 2028.
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O2 is to support its entire British supply chain and business partner network to secure low rate renewable energy, through a new service delivered in collaboration with SSE Green.
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The next phases of the outbreak are uncertain as various quarantine measures and travel restrictions are being implemented by organisations around the world.
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Orange has landed Google’s 6,600km transatlantic Dunant cable at the recently refurbished Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez station in France.
