Connectivity
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As the global Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging market faces significant challenges, industry experts convened at Capacity Middle East to discuss the future of A2P SMS. -
The Middle East's data centre market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with projections indicating that it will double by 2030. This surge is driven by increasing multi-tenant data centre requirements, government digital transformation initiatives, cloud adoption, and hyperscaler investments.
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T-Mobile has opened registration for beta access to its direct-to-cell satellite service with Starlink.
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Satellite operator Telesat joined forces with SatixFy Communications to develop landing station baseband units for Telesat’s upcoming Lightspeed network.
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are set to pioneer a breakthrough in communication technology by testing quantum communications using quantum entanglement.
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The emergence of AI heralds a new era filled with both exciting opportunities and daunting challenges in the realm of technology. Unsurprisingly, at ITW (International Telecoms Week) – the world’s largest gathering of global execs from across the digital infrastructure ecosystem – AI is anticipated to be the big theme of the event.
Forthcoming events
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Arelion and Telxius have partnered to provide diverse, multi-terabit connectivity to Telxius’ landing stations in Boca Raton and Jacksonville, Florida.
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Connectbase has selected LB Networks to partner on the buying and selling of connectivity with assurance.
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Batelco has formed a collaboration with the carrier & wholesale division of e& to establish a new point of presence (PoP) in the company’s SmartHub, data centre.
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Sustainability is becoming a primary driver for data centre site selection, design, build and operations according to data centre thought leaders.
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Exa Infrastructure has announced it will provide low latency and ultra-low latency network connectivity to the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) new colocation data centre.
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Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) and SES have formed a joint venture – Jio Space Technology Limited – to deliver broadband services in India leveraging satellite technology.
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Lightstorm is to provide direct connectivity to DE-CIX’s Internet Exchanges from over 45 multi-tenant data centres (MTDC) where Lightstorm has a presence.
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Digital Realty has opened its first data centre in South Korea, and the first carrier-neutral facility in the country.
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Epsilon Telecommunications (Epsilon) is providing customers with access to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region in Indonesia.
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WIOCC has completed a $200 million debt and equity capital raise to expand its connectivity across Africa and internationally.
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Research by Inmarsat has found that despite the accelerating speed of Internet of Things (IoT) adoption during the Covid-19 pandemic, poor or unreliable connectivity is a key barrier.
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Facebook Connectivity has awarded NEC Corporation (NEC) the contract to build an 'ultra-high performance' transatlantic subsea cable connecting the US and Europe.
Forthcoming events
Datacloud Asia 2025 co-located with ITW Asia
3 DECEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2025 Singapore, Singapore
