Big Interview

After working in Google and Microsoft, Jaya Deshmukh joined Colt last year as its head of strategy and transformation. Alan Burkitt-Gray asks her what her new role involves

The ITW Global Leaders’ Forum has a new director, Annabel Helm, and Alan Burkitt-Gray asks her what’s next for this network of the industry’s senior leaders

Bahrain’s Arc Solutions and Israel’s Bezeq International are collaborating to deliver a new, low-latency route connecting regional hubs. Arc CEO Mahesh Jaishankar tells Saf Malik what the venture could mean for the region

Drawing on its years-long work connecting clients through data centres, WIOCC has launched its own venture, leveraging its network to build the cloud infrastructure Africa needs. CEO Chris Wood shares the details with Melanie Mingas

Gulf Bridge International has boosted its carrier grade network by 10Tbps to meet the GCC’s growing capacity demands. The firm’s CTO Gavin Rea shares the details with Melanie Mingas

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance and a UK government body have teamed up for an international digital inclusion project that will see spectrum play a key role.

With ambitions to capture the growing potential of enterprise transformation, Abou Mustafa, VP enterprise business and Datamena at EITC, is rolling out a new strategy to target verticals in addition to individual customers. Melanie Mingas reports

New deals, markets and people gave Digital Realty a bumper year-end. Recently appointed president Andrew Power tells Melanie Mingas how it all fits into the firm’s wider strategy

Neutral Networks went live with its new fibre ring in late 2021 and phase two is planned to begin in the second half 2022. Product manager Salvador Vaquero tells Melanie Mingas about the business case driving demand

From a game-changing cable to reinventing the carrier business model, Veer Arjun Passi, CEO of Kalaam Telecom Group, tells Melanie Mingas how an award-winning acquisition strategy is driving future growth

Natalie Bannerman talks to Girls Talk London CEO Vanessa Sanyauke on the organisation’s new Step UP accelerator and the challenges of diversity and inclusion global telcos face

Diego Tedesco, Virgin Media O2’s new head of wholesale, talks to Natalie Bannerman about the new markets the business has set its sights on post-merger