Cable
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No evidence has been found to suggest that the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 intentionally damaged two subsea cables last November, Sweden’s Accident Investigation Authority (SHK) has ruled. -
Telecom cable workers at Prysmian Group’s Bishopstoke factory in the UK are preparing for a potential strike over potential job cut plans.
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Exa Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Ultranet to construct a 175 km fibre route connecting two of Italy’s key data hubs.
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Iraq is set to boost its international connectivity with the landing of the Fibre in Gulf (FIG) subsea cable, following a new agreement between the country’s Ministry of Communications and Qatar’s Ooredoo Group.
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AFR-IX Telecom has secured a €14.3 million grant from the European Commission to extend the Medusa Subsea Cable System into West Africa.
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President Trump’s broadside of tariffs on semiconductors and optical fibre products has forced firms around the globe to scramble — except one, which claims that even with 200% tariffs, operators would still be better off.
Forthcoming events
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AFR-IX has selected Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) as the vendor supplier for its recently announced Medusa Submarine Cable System.
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Intel Corporation (Intel) is to acquire Tower Semiconductor (Tower), an Israeli manufacturer of analogue semiconductor solutions, for approximately $5.4 billion.
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Telecom Egypt and Grid Telecom have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to new subsea cable options between Greece and Egypt.
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A very British approach to regulation; altimeter checks in Norway and the cold side of quantum computing
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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Inligo Networks have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a new subsea cable system, Inligo Networks Asia Connect Cable System or ACC-1.
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The NO-UK subsea cable system between Norway and the UK has achieved a record-breaking 800Gbps line rate using Ciena technology.
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Activist investors; shareholding U-turns; and STL's Ankit Agarwal
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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6GHz WiFi spectrum is critical to enable technology innovation in Australia according to a new report.
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As the connected future dawns, telcos and network operators will collaborate in even more complex supply chains and ecosystems. Daniel Bar-Lev, VP strategic programs at MEF, explains how simplicity is still possible
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India’s finance minister has confirmed that a 5G airwaves auction will take place in the country later this year.
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Speaking at the Huawei webinar "5Grows Together: Innovation for a 5Gigaverse Society" on 13 January, Daisy Zhu, VP of wireless marketing, outlined how 5G is rapidly on the rise around the world, growing to over half a billion users since mobile operators started launching the technology two and a half years ago.
