Companies
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Telefónica Germany is trailing quantum technologies to improve the performance and security of its mobile networks. -
Orange has partnered with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune their open source AI models to support regional languages in Africa, including Wolof and Pulaar.
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The latest court filings in Elon Musk’s existential AI lawsuit against OpenAI revealed more fascinating insights, including a discussion about potentially acquiring sizable semiconductor firm Cerebras and Musk’s desperation to be CEO.
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MasOrange, Telefónica, and Vodafone Group have teamed up with the i2CAT research centre to launch a multi-operator Open Gateway API lab in Europe.
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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison is working with GoTo to launch an open source language model designed for local Indonesian languages.
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Engineers at Vodafone are working with AMD to design mobile base stations capable of supporting AI workloads in addition to traditional network operations while using less power.
Forthcoming events
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California’s MOX Networks is to build a fibre network to connect a Pacific cable landing station owned by native American community.
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Helsinki-based data centre operator Hyperco is to develop two new campuses, each with an initial capacity of 50MW.
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Microsoft has bought Lumenisity, a UK-based start-up that makes hollow-core fibres that allow light to travel faster than along standard fibres.
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Elea Digital has announced the first sustainability-linked bond issued by a data centre operator in Latin America.
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The enterprise division of Etisalat has formed a joint venture to build the largest pure play cloud managed and professional services provider in its region.
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Pulsant has appointed Mark Turner as its new chief commercial officer (CCO).
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BDx Indonesia has appointed Agus Hartono Wijaya as its new president director and CEO.
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e&, formerly known as Etisalat has increased its stake in Vodafone Group to 11%.
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Morrison & Co is to sell five New Zealand infrastructure assets to Amber Infrastructure Group (Amber) for roughly NZ$200 million (£105 million/US$127 million).
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BT has hired Tata Consultancy Services to help it manage and decommission its legacy technology, with the aim of saving £65 million a year.
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Eighty data centre companies and 22 associations have launched an agreed way to assess operators’ move to climate neutrality by 2030.
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Nautilus Data Technologies has secured leases for two new data centre locations the first in Marseille, France and the second in Los Angeles, California.
