Blockchain
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Raj Brahmbhatt speaks to Capacity's Saf Malik, introducing us to the Zeebu platform, what problems it aims to solve and the long term benefits of Blockchain technology. -
Marcus Bagnall, telecoms and technology partner, and Ben Towell, paralegal, of Wiggin LLP, investigate the growing role of blockchain in telecoms network infrastructure.
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Communications Business Automation Network Limited (_CBAN) confirms the launch of the Data on Demand blockchain for connectivity commercial settlements.
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STC Bahrain has launched a Chainlink node through which it will provide smart contracts – and it is claiming a first for major telcos in the MENA region.
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Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's incumbent telco, reports that as of this morning, 75% of its regional hubs remain operational and that its national carrier network is still working
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Orange chooses 5G SA network partners in Europe
Forthcoming events
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Israeli real estate group Azrieli is acquiring 100% of Norway data centre services firm Green Mountain for around $850 million, to expand its data centre activity.
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GDS Holdings, the developer and operator of data centres in China, has announced a first step in its expansion into South East Asia with plans to develop a hyperscale campus in Johor, Malaysia.
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Rack Centre, the data centre colocation provider in West Africa, has completed the doubling of power capacity at its Lagos, Nigeria campus to 1.5MW.
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A planning application has been submitted for a €1.2 billion Ireland data centre campus in Ennis, County Clare, which promises to create 1,200 construction jobs and 250 data centre jobs.
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Macquarie Telecom's wholesale data centre business has claimed its largest investment to date as it builds a facility that will house its Sovereign Cyber Security Centre of Excellence.
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Construction project management firm HanmiGlobal is now partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to promote South Korea as the next big data centre hub for Asia, as political uncertainty continues in Hong Kong and building restrictions threaten to curtail growth in Singapore.
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IBM is acquiring Madrid-headquartered Bluetab Solutions Group to extend its portfolio of data and hybrid cloud consulting services across Europe and Latin America.
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Digital Realty and Brookfield Infrastructure have announced an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture focused on the development, ownership and operation of “institutional quality” data centres in India.
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Fidelity, which owns Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), has entered into a joint venture agreement with Mitsui & Co to build hyperscale data centres in Japan.
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With nominations for the Global Carrier Awards now open, chairman of the judging panel, Carl Roberts, is sharing his tips for those who wish to enter.
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Telstra has appointed Noah Drake as vice president of the customer solutions group for the Americas region.
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Mexican telco Telmex has opened a new data centre in Cancun to take advantage of the subsea fibre links that land there and will be landing in the area.
