fibre-optic
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Telecom Egypt has signed an agreement with Hungarian telecoms firm 4iG group to modernise the country's digital infrastructure. -
Telkom, South Africa’s incumbent operator, wants to sell a minority stake in Openserve, its wholesale last-mile fibre unit.
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Neos Networks has identified itself as the company that is the preferred bidder for Network Rail, Britain’s rail infrastructure company.
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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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Neterra has launched a new fibre metro network in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, connecting all data centres in the city.
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Look, telecoms industry, can you slow down a bit? You’re growing so much that scientists and engineers are having a hard time keeping up, says Alan Burkitt-Gray
Forthcoming events
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Telenor has sold a 30% stake in its fibre company to a consortium that includes US-based investor KKR.
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Iskratel will merge with S&T Slovenia to form S&T Iskratel, both companies have announced.
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Verizon says a recent service outage in Florida was caused by a cut in a fibre optic during overnight construction work.
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TPG Telecom, Australia’s second-largest telecoms provider has selected Adtran’s Gfast fibre extension to roll out gigabit services in the country.
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Texas carrier Logix Fiber Networks plans to speed up network build following private equity investment of US$100 million.
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Broadband operators in North America and Europe are becoming alarmed at a shortage of fibre that is threatening to hurt governments’ ambitious plans.
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CommScope has introduced a high-speed fibre platform designed to help data centres cope with increased demand.
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Nokia has launched a range of upgrades for its next-gen packet optical transport network (P-OTN) solutions for communications services providers (CSPs) offering wholesale services.
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BT confirms the launch of its trials into new type of optical fibre - hollow core fibre - at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich.
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GoldConnect, a leading wholesale telecommunications provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, announces the release of its state-of-the-art pricing & engagement platform, LatamConnect.
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Q&A interview with Şükrü Kutlu, chief executive officer, Türk Telekom International.
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Zimbabwe’s TelOne is expanding its network coverage at the same time as it is fighting the country’s government over unpaid bills worth US$2.6 million.
