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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Singapore's Digital Edge has moved into the Indonesian data centre market by acquiring a controlling interest in Indonet for $165 million.
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Korean mobile operator LG Uplus is to build a $268 million hyperscale data centre in Anyang, Gyeonggi, south of Seoul.
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Equinix and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC are adding $3.9 billion to their xScale data centre joint venture, which will add over 20 hyperscale facilities to their global portfolio.
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Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) confirms the appointments of Paul Walker and Damian Sanders as independent non-executive directors.
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Poland-headquartered software and IT services firm Comarch is to build a 32,000 sq ft data centre in Mesa, Arizona.
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Romanian cloud service provider ClusterPower has laid out $43 million to start building a data centre campus near the southern city of Craiova.
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Altice takes BT stake; Colony Capital rebrands; QTS breaks records; and Ivo Ivanov talks Space-IX
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Up to 30 data centres in development in the Dublin metro area could struggle to get connected to the grid, after the Irish utilities regulator ordered power delivery firms to prioritise connection applications for data centres outside the capital.
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Principal Real Estate has sealed its first fund dedicated to developing and acquiring data centres in the US, being over-subscribed in raising $533 million from investors globally.
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Patrick Drahi’s Next Alt S.à r.l, through its subsidiary Altice UK, has purchased a 12% stake in UK incumbent telco, BT, valued at approximately £2.2 billion ($3.1 billion).
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Ofcom has appointed Sachin Jogia from Amazon as its new chief technology officer (CTO).
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Seraphim Capital, the space-sector investment group, has appointed the former director general of the European Space Agency (ESA) as a senior advisor and member of its advisory board.
