Capacity Europe
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Attendees at last week's Capacity Europe 2024 engaged in thought-provoking conversations on a wide array of topics aimed at pushing the boundaries of innovation through allyship. -
Capacity Europe wrapped yesterday (October 17), and three days of sessions gave the industry plenty to think about. Here are 12 insights that came up - covering AI, fraud, telco edge, quantum key distribution, and more.
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Angola Cables has launched a European subsidiary, TelCables Europe, to bring its digital solutions to customers across Europe and the Mediterranean.
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The winners of the 20th annual Global Connectivity Awards (GCAs) were revealed at a glitzy show in London following Capacity Europe 2024, with stc, Mobily, and Sparkle among those taking home awards.
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Telco and hyperscaler representatives took to the Capacity Europe Keynote Stage to talk about what the edge means for their real-world business, including some stories of edge deployments ‘in the wild’.
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Capacity Europe 2024 opened today in London with a keynote address heavily focused on AI and automation, setting the tone for what promises to be a pivotal time for the industry.
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As this year’s Capacity Europe, the big and obvious topics occupied a lot of discussion space – AI, talent in tech, sustainable operations, and representation of women in telco and tech. But what else did we learn from the three days in London?
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Exa Infrastructure’s new low-latency route between Turkey and France is now operational.
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10 years of cheap money and low inflation is coming to an end. This is having strong effects on the investment and dealmaking environment – no more so than in connectivity, where fixed networks are proving an attractive target, especially as indebted telcos look to raise cash through divestments. Here is a rundown of seven of the most important connectivity and telco deals in Europe this year – what they’re worth, what they involve, and what they mean for the industry.
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Panellists at Capacity Europe’s ‘Is the development of the European fibre market being curtailed?’ fireside chat agreed that fibre consolidation is inevitable as costs increase.
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Cost remains one of the major barriers preventing the widespread adoption of private 5G networks according to Maria Lema, co-founder of Weaver Labs.
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The industry’s aid charity, Télécoms sans Frontières (TSF), celebrated its 30 years of helping people hit by wars, earthquakes and other disasters with a reception at Capacity Europe last night.
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The industry is starting to take action on what many are seeing as a crisis in recruitment of new talent as many are approaching retirement age.
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Project Kuiper launch dates; telco negotiation tactics; and GSMA's Stephanie Lynch-Habib
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There’s a message that quantum computing expert Michele Mosca delivers to Capacity Europe on Thursday: don’t panic.
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The low Earth orbit satellite industry should be ready to face regulatory challenges, according to a Capacity Europe panel.
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Mobile operators will have to offer more than connectivity if they are to make money from 5G.
