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Hear from Michael Wheeler, Executive VP, NTT Data, as he speaks to Capacity’s Nadine Hawkins about the company's new DDoS mitigation solution, two new Points of Presence in Denver and Phoenix, and how to get your network ready to support AI enabled applications and services.
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A Mauritius court yesterday ruled that Afrinic (African Network Information Centre), the regional Internet registry (RIR) for Africa would be placed into receivership.
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IPv4.Global has today announced it will be releasing ReView, a first-of-its-kind digital IP address audit tool next week at RIPE 86.
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BT will test Nokia’s FP5 network processing silicon and its 800G interfaces as the two expand their long-term strategic partnership.
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Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's incumbent telco, reports that as of this morning, 75% of its regional hubs remain operational and that its national carrier network is still working
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Orange chooses 5G SA network partners in Europe
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from tower sales to contract announcements and the use cases for 6G.
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has added Orange to its board of directors.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems to build a global vaccination validation application.
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Capacity shares five key stories to watch from around the world today.
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Intel Corporation (Intel) is to acquire Tower Semiconductor (Tower), an Israeli manufacturer of analogue semiconductor solutions, for approximately $5.4 billion.
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A very British approach to regulation; altimeter checks in Norway and the cold side of quantum computing
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Activist investors; shareholding U-turns; and STL's Ankit Agarwal
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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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6GHz WiFi spectrum is critical to enable technology innovation in Australia according to a new report.
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As the connected future dawns, telcos and network operators will collaborate in even more complex supply chains and ecosystems. Daniel Bar-Lev, VP strategic programs at MEF, explains how simplicity is still possible
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India’s finance minister has confirmed that a 5G airwaves auction will take place in the country later this year.
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Speaking at the Huawei webinar "5Grows Together: Innovation for a 5Gigaverse Society" on 13 January, Daisy Zhu, VP of wireless marketing, outlined how 5G is rapidly on the rise around the world, growing to over half a billion users since mobile operators started launching the technology two and a half years ago.
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Vodafone will work with IntelCorp and other silicon vendors to design its own chipsets in OpenRAN technology.
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CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC) has appointed Brook Wong (Ching Wa Wong) as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order revoking China Unicom Americas authority to provide telecoms services in the US.
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Reconnecting Tonga; rebuffing KKR; digital investments down under; and BDx's Braham Singh
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Within the last week, Nokia has made a series of announcements about new project wins and kit deployments.
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Orange Belgium has joined forces with La Grand Poste to create another 5G lab in Liege which will open in the first half of 2022.
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NTT Ltd has appointed Avinash Joshi as the new chief executive officer of its India business.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from iSIMs to aviation dramas.
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Capacity shares five key stories make headlines around the world today.
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The 5G revolution may have started to arrive on Europe’s shores in terms of licences, network infrastructure, devices and services – but I can’t be alone in feeling a sense of déjà vu when reflecting on the current state of the rollout.
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Nokia is to supply IP Telecom with optical networking equipment to extend the company's data centre cloud connectivity infrastructure across metro areas in Portugal.
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TIM's CEO tango; Colt's data centre drive; a cable called Medusa; and Host in Ireland's Garry Connolly
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Capacity shares five key stories to know from around the world today.
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Telstra has appointed Vish Vishwanathan as vice president of its wholesale group for the Americas.
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Millicom chief financial officer (CFO) Tim Pennington will retire from the role on 1st April and will be succeeded by Sheldon Bruha.
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IBM confirms that LG Electronics has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance industry applications of quantum computing.
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T-Mobile US achieved its highest ever post-paid net customer additions and post-paid account net additions for full-year 2021.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from Subsea cables to roaming charges and satellite launches.
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IBM confirms that Ana Paula Assis has been appointed general manager for IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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DISH Network has a new president and COO, following the promotion of John Swieringa.
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The metaverse will converge and build on what already exists, while tapping into evolving technologies like sound waves, to transform this into a new fully immersive, persistent, and sensory environment. Haifa El Ashkar, executive director corporate strategy, CSG, writes
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#ICYMI - Capacity shares five key telecoms stories that were making headlines in December!
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Capacity shares five key 5G stories to know for January 4, 2022.
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd is to provide backhaul services for "one of the world's largest MNOs", allowing it to deploy 4G voice and data services over LTE.
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Cinia has teamed with Far North Digital to build a fibre optic cable station that will link Europe and Asia through the Arctic.
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The US government last week recommended that Google and Meta’s undersea data cable to Asia should be approved for use.
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Airtel Africa confirms that Chimera Investment has investment $50 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce (AMC BV), through shares from one of its subsidiaries.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today.
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UK broadband provider Hyperoptic has appointed Lisa Neale as its new managing director of infrastructure.
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Capacity shares five things key stories from around the world making headlines today.
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Next generation networks are tipped to transform industry and gaming – but when it comes to sport, 5G, private networks and enhanced broadcasting tech are creating new business cases for network operators. Melanie Mingas explains why it’s a match made in heaven
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Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) confirms that its current chairman Tan Sri Ghazzali Sheikh Abdul Khalid will retire from the position on 31 December 2021.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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The UK government has revealed that it has committed £250m of investment to support and accelerate OpenRAN architecture.
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Telcos Singtel Optus and Telstra have spent over $2 billion in securing spectrum licenses in Australia.
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South-east Asian telcos have announced several deals worth a combined $30bn as 5G investment in the region continues.
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Zayo Group Holdings is boosting its network in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington with a 400G upgrade and new product offer.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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OTTs, 2022 trends and BT's Andrew Lord on QKD and hollow core fibre
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Steve Alexander, SVP and CTO at Ciena, calls for stronger digital inclusion initiatives
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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Tests on the use of Wi-Fi 6E in residential environments have proven the benefits of using enabled devices over the 6GHz band rather than 5GHz.
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Formed in 2017 as a joint venture between Vodafone and Technoport, Luxembourg’s “technology incubator”, Tomorrow Street is a start-up accelerator focused on leading-edge technologies, through partnering with scale-ups and growing their technology across the Vodafone ecosystem.
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The volume of network attacks and security breaches continues to rise. This puts traditional bolt-on IP network security solutions under strain, with the potential to impact service quality and increase latency in a time when customers are expecting the highest reliability.
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BT Group has published a new company-wide manifesto that focuses on its efforts to build a better business for its customers, the economy and society at large.
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Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) revenue generated in North America will reach $15 billion by 2026 up from $3.7 billion in 2021, according to a study from Juniper Research.
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The serviceable addressable market (SAM) for global satellite broadband over geostationary (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO), and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites will stand at 330 million homes by 2026.
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Predictions from Deloitte have revealed that the games console market will generate £60.6 billion globally and the wearable market will ship 320 million devices worldwide.
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Macquarie Data Centres’ David Hirst speaks to Natalie Bannerman about the mega trend that is hybrid IT, and why it is taking a ‘grow your own’ approach to bridging the skills gap.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to China Unicom Global’s Dr Shusen Meng for a full update on where the company is focusing its efforts and what innovations are on the horizon.
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Sustainability is often a focused on operations, but what if construction could be greener, too? Saf Malik reports
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Lefdal Mine Datacenter is to host Daimler’s High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads, which the automotive giant uses to design vehicles and automated driving technologies.
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Windstream Wholesale's advanced optical solutions are now available from NTT’s data centre campus in Sacramento, as part of Windstream's new Sacramento-to-Portland route.
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There's a new way to routes data between IoT devices and the cloud after Console Connect launched Asia IoT Gateway.
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Blocked from a growing number of telecoms networks, Huawei is changing its business model to focus on new revenue streams. Saf Malik reports.
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Tata Group is reportedly in talks with three Indian states to potentially build a $300 million semiconductor assembly and test unit.
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CEOs from 13 of Europe's top telcos have inked a letter in which they say that US tech giants should contribute to the costs of building Europe's telecoms networks.
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Africa Data Centres is to expand its capacity in Johannesburg, while embarking on a series of new projects.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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EllaLink's new connection and KKR's latest spending spree
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The facilities being developed by WIOCC Group's new data centre company will host cable landing stations for the 2Africa and Equiano subsea cables.
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RETN has upgraded its Europe to Asia gateway, TransKZ, adding a new route linking the Kazakh town of Dostyk with Beijing, and a new point of presence (PoP) in Beijing.
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Mavenir's 4G Open RAN small cell for outdoor deployments is now commercially available.
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Three Chinese operators including China Unicom have deployed Huawei’s 5G MetaAAU solution in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Xiamen.
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PCCW Global has adopted the culture of Console Connect, the platform it acquired in 2017, CEO Marc Halbfinger tells Alan Burkitt-Gray
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The cloud units of Alibaba and Baidu have been summoned by authorities in China to discuss fraud and cybersecurity.
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A European team of scientists have bounced a LoRa (long-range) message off of the moon for the first time.
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The Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has turned to Zella DC to launch a new edge data centre solution in the market, DX edge.
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Telecom Egypt has deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme to maximise its capacity along the Mediterranean segment of Telecom Egypt’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) submarine cable system.
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Rogers Communications (Rogers) met with Canadian telecoms regulator CRTC to make its case for its $26 billion merger with Shaw Communications (Shaw).
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Fibre and data centre specialist Bluebird Network has delivered a new, carrier-grade fibre internet connection to the SubTropolis Technology Center (STC), the world’s largest underground business complex, located in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Orange Belgium is in exclusive negotiations with Nethys for the acquisition of 75% of the capital minus one share of VOO SA (VOO).
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Telefonica and Wipro Limited have announced a joint agreement to introduce continuous integration, continuous deployment and continuous testing (CI/CD/CT) in Telefonica’s German and Brazillian markets.
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KKR has launched a €10.8 billion ($12 billion) takeover bid for Telecom Italia (TIM) in attempt to take the company private.
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International network service provider RETN has deployed a new Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) route connecting Ufa – Kazan.
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In a move intended to promote the development of efficient and high-value 5G networks, JTower and DOCOMO have formed a capital and business alliance.
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Colt Technology Services (Colt), Icade, ADVA, Airspan Networks, Athonet, Accedian and Tibco have launched a private 5G enterprise connectivity pilot.
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New standards are required to stimulate the deployment of "cyber-physical systems" in agtech to feed a fast-growing global population.
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There will soon be another cell tower in space according to OQ Technology, which has unveiled plans for its Tiger-3 launch.
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Digital Fortress has launched a new, redundant fibre network connecting its Richmond campus (pictured) in Virginia to Ashburn and Virginia Beach.
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DISH is to turn to Equinix for its interconnection requirements as it builds out the first cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G network in the US.
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Ekinops has been awarded a contract to upgrade IKOULA's backbone network between data centres.
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Microsoft has launched a new data centre region in Sweden, powered with "100% carbon-free energy" and supporting zero-waste operations.
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Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telecom Italia (TIM), Telefónica and Vodafone have submitted five recommendations to the European Union (EU) to build an Open RAN ecosystem in Europe.
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The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has launched a new project group that will broaden its focus to cover the access, broadband and service gateway technologies operators need to build and operate their fixed line networks.
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Telecoms was one of the three most targeted verticals in the latest quarterly DDoS report from Lumen as the threat landscape continued to evolve.
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Ooredoo Qatar is turning to its long-term equipment supplier, Ericsson, to supply the telecoms equipment needed for next year's FIFA World Cup.
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Tony Staffieri has been appointed interim president and CEO of Rogers Communications, following the departure of Joe Natale on 16 November.
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Research from Opinium, commissioned by Dell Technologies UK, found that British businesses are prioritising IT investment in support of the pandemic and cybersecurity over emerging technologies.
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Nokia has stepped into Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), launching a portfolio for CSPs that will be available from early next year.
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The Wireless Broadband Alliance is extending its relationship with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to "maximize the full benefits" of 6 GHz Wi-Fi – today Wi-Fi 6E, and the near future, Wi-Fi 7.
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Telenor Group's executive leadership team has a new member following Rita Skjærvik's promotion to the role of EVP group strategy and external relation.
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Athens-based satellite operator Hellas Sat has validated hybrid 5G backhauling use cases over satellite with ST Engineering iDirect, in what Hellas Sat CEO Christodoulos Protopapas has called a "new dawn in connectivity".
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The LINX NoVA interconnection facility has named its first peering and interconnection partner, from its latest point of presence (PoP) at QTS Data Centers, Ashburn VA
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Colt Technology Services has received official approval of its Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) from the European Data Protection Board (EFPB).
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Shaw Communications is expanding its underground LTE connectivity, boosting service provision for Shaw Mobile and Freedom Mobile customers travelling on the SkyTrain system.
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Iraqi ISP Earthlink Telecommunication is building a high-capacity IP metro transport network in 15 provinces across the country, as part of the Iraqi National Backbone project.
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Taking a fresh approach to private networks, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has contracted Cellnex UK to design and build a 5G private network for its Basing View business district.
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University Technical College (UTC) Heathrow, a government-funded school with a STEM focus, is offering a new career path option for students who want to break into the data centre industry.
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NTT DOCOMO has collaborated with Airbus to trial solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) for wireless connectivity and, based on the results, will assess the application of HAPS "in 5G evolution and 6G".
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Saudi Telecom Co is investing US$400 million to build the "largest cloud-enabled data centre in the region".
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From ageing infrastructure to on-demand energy models, Terry Storrar, MD of Leaseweb UK, writes about the new quick wins improving data centre sustainability
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Kyndryl, the managed services business recently spun off from IBM, has landed its first major deal since its IPO earlier this month.
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Millicom is to acquire the remaining 45% equity interest in its joint venture businesses in Guatemala (Tigo Guatemala) for $2.2 billion in cash.
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Singapore's ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has made a series of ambitious climate-related pledges, including a net carbon-neutral target of 2030 and LEED Gold certification for all new data centres.
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Satellite buys; presidential visits; and Capgemini's Shamik Mishra
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New satellite internet concepts are moving ahead but are some types of companies better positioned to succeed in this growing market than others? Chris Daehnick, associate partner at McKinsey & Company, explores the prospects
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Will the pandemic drive reliable and ubiquitous 5G in Germany’s rural areas? Rhys Morgan, regional VP at Intelsat, explores the potential outcomes
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Pankaj Sharma, EVP, secure power, Schneider Electric, says there are three key factors that will be crucial for driving sustainable disruption – and for leaders steering the course
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Colt Technology Services has been working with N2S for the last six months to trial an e-waste solution that uses microbiological techniques and living organisms to extract precious metals.
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MNOs need more flexibility and choice around the expert suppliers with whom they partner. Jon Freeman, customer installation programmes director at Cellnex UK, explains why both customers and suppliers are going to have to work in a different way
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Peter Hadinger, chief technology officer at Inmarsat, discusses the future of satellite connectivity and the need for dynamic networks
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Malaysia’s 5G plan has been dealt a blow by telcos refusing to budge over pricing and transparency issues ahead of next month’s planned rollout.
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UK-based colo provider Custodian Data Centres is planning to build a new, 10MW carrier-neutral data centre in Dartford, Kent, England.
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Ivorian ISP and telecoms operator VIPNET has expanded its network from 155Mbps to 1Gbps, with MainOne.
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Epsilon has expanded its partnership with SEAX allowing its customers and partners to connect into Indonesia, as well as between SEAX points of presence (PoP) in Singapore and Malaysia.
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Vodafone Group (Vodafone) has agreed to transfer its 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom Group (Vodacom), its sub-Saharan African subsidiary.
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Italian investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Australian private investment company Macquarie are rumoured to secure approval for its Open Fiber deal.
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Enterprise colo provider DataBank is boosting its presence in Data Center Alley with a new facility it said will double its colocation footprint in the area.
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Interconnection enhancements are in the works for data centre customers in Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney following a new partnership between Digital Realty and Ciena.
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Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in Africa have increased by 300% this year when compared to 2019 and, according to the firm behind the numbers, the trend "shows no sign of slowing down".
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Data centres connected to a dedicated source of hydrogen-based, CO2-free emergency power are on track become a reality by mid-decade.
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DigitalBridge's sustainable Hyperscale platform, Scala Data Centers, has appointed a new chief technology officer (CTO).
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Freshwave, a UK network service provider, has appointed Tom Bennett as its new chief technology officer (CTO).
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To keep up with exploding demand for bandwidth, broadband operators are spending significant amounts of money on their networks. Of course, they want to see a healthy return on that investment, but with traffic growing many times faster than revenues, that can be a challenge. How do you close the gap? Where do you invest to increase revenues or reduce cost
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Kao Data and Scan Business have established a dedicated HPC and AI ecosystem for advanced computing users who utilise NVIDIA’s latest generation hardware.
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Project Kuiper launch dates; telco negotiation tactics; and GSMA's Stephanie Lynch-Habib
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NTT Ltd has set out how it will achieve net zero emissions by 2040, with global CEO Abhijit Dubey saying the company has an "obligation to make the world a more sustainable place".
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Canadian-owned data centre provider eStruxture is adding a second facility in Calgary, planned for the second half of 2022.
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Saudi Arabia's STC will deploy Infinera’s ICE6 800G-capable technology on its submarine networks to enable new infrastructure developments, including the development of "cognitive cities".
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fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty – aka 1547 – has acquired four new facilities for an undisclosed sum from one its JV partners, CIM Group.
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Communication service providers believe that AI software is key to reducing network energy demand and emissions, according to research from Nokia and GSMA Intelligence.
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Here are the five things you need to know for 3 November 2021, from around the world.
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Gigabit Communications, LLC has joined the DE-CIX transport partner program by establishing a Layer 2 Network to Network Interface (NNI) connection with DE-CIX Dallas.
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Telstra is to enhance its Telstra Octagon financial services solution through a collaboration with data centre giant, Equinix.
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Digital Realty has added to the remit of its long-standing CFO, by appointing him to the newly created position of company president.
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Network access and virtualization specialist Ekinops has acquired the Geneva-based start-up SixSq, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for edge computing.
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AtlasEdge has acquired 12 data centres from Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) for an undisclosed sum.
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Facebook is to add two new buildings to the Los Lunas Data Center, New Mexico, and initiate new wind, solar and water restoration projects in the state to offset its impact.
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Vodafone Foundation has launched an international search for climate change research partners to help expand the focus of its DreamLab smartphone app.
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Shin-Won Choi, CEO and chairman of SK networks has resigned from his positions.
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Alibaba Cloud is ramping up its business strategy in Thailand with the launch of a new partner alliance, education scheme and plans to set up its first hyperscale data centre.
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Oracle is launching a series of new cloud regions using Orange’s infrastructure in Senegal and Ivory Coast.
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HGC Global Communications (HGC) has appointed Daniel Ng as its new senior vice president of corporate business.
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National Portuguese regulator ANACOM said that the country’s delayed 5G auction has generated $657.1 million.
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The value of the global cloud market increased 37% in Q3 compared to the same quarter last year, reaching values of US$45.4 billion.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from geopolitics in TMT to sustainability in Poland.
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Iraq-based ISP ScopeSky is expending its services footprint by deploying SD-WAN for enterprise network automation.
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Orange, Veon and Telenor have published their Q3 financial results, with Airtel Africa also releasing its half year trading update.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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OneWeb has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) deal with Tampnet to outline a series of technology trials.
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Veon and Amdocs have today announced a seven-year agreement that will enable digital services for Veon customers in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
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Jian Wen, vice director in ZTE’s corporate branding & communications department, about the equipment maker’s contribution toward a carbon neutral future
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Tokyo has been named as the world's largest retail colocation market with 13.8 million square feet of gross retail capacity reported in 2021.