Capacity speaks to Andreas Polyrakis, business development manager at Lamda Hellix and Kurtis Lindqvist, CEO at LINX, about the growing opportunities in internet exchanges across the Middle East.

It should come as no surprise that content providers like Facebook and Google have their sights set firmly on Africa over the next few years.

Carriers and other service providers from across the world are about to announce a new network that will automate settlements for the provision of flexible business products.

According to the most recent report from the GLF, 80% of carriers cite fraudulent traffic management as a “strategic” or “top priority”. This among other things has highlighted the increasing need among carriers for robust security products and agile solutions.

Fraud is growing as a concern throughout the businesses of wholesale carriers, but they need to stay aware to deal with a constantly shifting landscape.

The ITW Global Leaders’ Forum is due to publish its whitepaper on the Communications Blockchain Network (CBN), Capacity investigates.

The demand for submarine cable capacity is soaring. For the period 2015-2019, submarine fibre design capacity on major routes has increased at a CAGR of 32%, including upgrades and new system builds. Can we build new cables fast enough? Should we try to squeeze more capacity out of existing cables? If we do build new cables, can we increase the capacity beyond what is possible today?

Innovations in the subsea cable market are being driven by the bandwidth-hungry content sector. Guy Matthews considers their impact.

As Metro Fibre and small cells solidify their place in the limelight. The natural progression is to highlight its glamorous side, which is where investors should pump their cash into. Abigail Opiah reports.

Over the last 24 months, Digital Realty has broken the record for the largest data centre M&A deal twice. The company has, in the past ten years, invested nearly $23BN in such transactions throughout its world dominance quest, double the closest rival Equinix. Is it enough? João Marques Lima searches for the answer.

The 15th Annual Global Carrier Awards took place in London on October 30, bringing together over 420 members of the wider wholesale community to celebrate the industry's biggest achievements over the last 12 months.

Federico Homberg, Head of Commercial Roaming Business Development, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, speaks to Capacity Media about the potential opportunities for applying blockchain in future roaming services.