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Big Interview
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Dr Ayotunde Coker, CEO of Open Access Data Centres, speaks on edge deployment in Africa.
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Last month, telecom infrastructure REIT American Tower broke ground at the site of its new edge data centre in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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In an interview with Capacity at the Digital with Purpose event in Cascais, Portugal Rafael González, CMO at MedUX outlines the integral nature of its 2024 benchmark report on 5G performance across 10 European capitals to both operators and regulators.
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As Boldyn Networks turns one, Capacity speaks with Group CEO Igor Leprince to discuss the highlights of its first year, while shedding light on why government investment in connectivity is essential.
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Kaki Liu: Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Future Female Engineers at Black & White Engineering on International Women in Engineering Day.
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Capacity speaks with Evolution Data Centres’ Darren Webb to understand why investing in tier 2 data centre markets is such a good opportunity.
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Noelle Walsh, CVP, cloud operations and innovation at Microsoft on why progress shouldn't be at the expense of the planet
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From a student that couldn’t study in his hometown to the first Starlink community gateway partner, Capacity tells the remarkable story of Emmett Fitch
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Capacity catches up with EdgeConneX CEO Randy Brouckman to learn more about the company's focus on customers, people and planet.
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Connecting the unconnected. You don’t have to look very hard at a telecom or digital infrastructure company’s marketing material or corporate social responsibility rhetoric to see this phrase. But Kyle Whitehill, CEO of satellite communications operator Avanti Communications thinks the whole idea needs a rethink.
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Joeli Brearley, CEO of 'Pregnant then Screwed' joins emPOWERED magazine to discuss pregnancy discrimination in the workplace
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Casey Ellis, Founder and chief strategy officer at Bugcrowd has his say ahead of a meeting with MPs to discuss the implication of AI for cybersecurity
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Baroness Helena Morrisey emphasises the need for open communication in creating leadership opportunities for women
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Nokia’s Jane Rygaard joins Capacity to discuss inclusion in telecoms and the rapid development of 5G and AI
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Zayo Europe made headlines last week as it announced the carve out of its European business, a month after hiring telco veteran Colman Deegan as European CEO. Capacity caught up with Deegan to find out more.
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Capacity's Saf Malik is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the news that SES are to acquire satellite communications rival Intelsat.
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Ofcom referred the £7.5 billion UK cloud market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for investigation in October 2023, citing several concerns around competition.
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A report released by the Infrastructure Masons has laid out a data centre eutopia.
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It’s been five years since the launch of 5G in the UK, Katherine Ainley provides an update on the progress so far and what is still to be done.
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Josh Snowhorn, CEO of data centre master planning company Quantum Loophole shares why the industry needs to rethink how it plans data centres
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Odine has received approval of its initial public offering (IPO) application, in a milestone that will enable it to continue its work supporting network virtualisation and cloudification services for tier 1 operators.
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AI stands to be transformative for data centres, Jonathan Kinsey, global and EMEA Lead for data centre solutions at JLL tells Saf Malik
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Capacity caught up with Dr Peter Zhou, president of Huawei Data Storage Product Line to discuss the launch and potential of AI in data storage and beyond.
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Capacity speaks to Phill Lawson-Shanks to explore the path forward for data centre providers seeking to support the AI boom.
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David Coughlan, CEO of SubCom, talks to Capacity about the challenges of working in the Red Sea
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How are satellites being used to redirect traffic in case of a terrestrial outage? Capacity speaks with satellite operator Intelsat and DE-CIX, an internet exchange operator affected by the outage to find out.
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Capacity speaks to CEO Josh Snowhorn to understand how its master planned communities are taking the guess work out of adding data centre capacity
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After big investment at Neos Networks CFO Craig Forrester believes they are destined for great things
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Andrew Conway, director of solutions and innovation of Boldyn Networks, explores how the UK can enhance its rail network with high quality connectivity.
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Fresh off of several announcements, Adel Al Daylami, CEO of Alliance Networks spoke to Saf Malik to discuss the wider goals of the company
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Following the US Government’s decision to issue the first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networks in October last year, Paul Kostek, a senior member of the Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), has warned that having a plan to reduce and remove debris is crucial for the satellite communications industry heading into 2024.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to IBM’s Lory Thorpe on building the quantum safe networks of tomorrow and her journey into the industry.
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Nick Collins, chief commercial officer, Exa Infrastructure discusses the impact of AI on metro networks.
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Aligned Data Centers claims its new liquid cooling solution reduces the need to construct new AI-dedicated, build-to-suit data centres.
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Capacity speaks to Daniel Gilks, senior research manager, breakthrough prototyping, BT Group, about the teams recent breakthrough in mobile technology.
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How the Estonian military and a small seafood business set him up to lead Messente from the front.
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Capacity speaks with Jordan Sadler, SVP public and private investor relations at Digital Realty to find out more about its capital raising strategy heading into 2024 and more about its joint venture with Blackstone.
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Jezzibell Gilmore, CCO of Connectbase, speaks to Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman about the digitisation and automation of networks, and the company’s place within it.
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The security of private networks is paramount for businesses that want to implement it, VMO2's Sandeep Raithatha explores with Capacity's Saf Malik
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Summit Digitel is one of India’s largest telecom infrastructure providers and committed to enabling India’s journey as a digital nation by ensuring seamless connectivity.
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Capacity speaks to Quantum Loophole CEO, Josh Snowhorn, to clarify a permitting issue with one of its land owners.
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Following the announcement of its Norfest subsea cable earlier this year, Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman sat down with Tampnet’s Carol Browne on the development of the project and the company’s plans for the future.
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Capacity interviews Storj CEO Ben Golub after the launch of their new solution, Storj Select.
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Evergent Founder and CEO Vijay Sajja believes AI will enable operators to react much more quickly to a dynamic subscriber landscape
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Joe Bombagi director, systems engineering at Palo Alto Networks tells Capacity’s Jack Haddon how new generation technologies are changing the game for security automation
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Carrie Cushing, chief people officer, Exa Infrastructure believes culture is one of the most prominent factors driving business success
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Susanna Kass sat down with Saf Malik in Oslo, Norway at the Datacloud ESG Summit event to discuss the BroadGroup Talent in Tech initiative, her role at Stanford University and the UNSDG programme.
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Enrico Maria Bagnasco tells Natalie Bannerman about the company's latest global infrastructure projects.
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Nadine Hawkins speaks to Emma Fryer on the new sustainability challenges facing the data centre industry
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Caroline Criado-Perez lets us into her world of data-driven feminism, her thoughts on technology and gender equality, and her journey into the realm of activism
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Aqua Comms CEO and telecoms veteran Jim Fagan joined Capacity at ITW 2023. He talked to Saf Malik about settling into the role and the state of the subsea industry.
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Roary Stasko, CEO at Telstra International talks to Capacity’s Nadine Hawkins about his work with the GLF and what can be done to address the issue of talent retention in the industry.
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Samuel Buttarelli, vice president sales and business development for EMEA and APAC at CommScope tells Capacity how increased connectivity is revolutionising live sports
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Beckie Taylor, CEO and Co-founder of Tech Returners, part of Northcoders Group Plc, explains why returners might be able to bridge the talent gap
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman reflects on her trip to the Schneider Electric Cooling Hub in Conselve, Italy and speaks to Silvia Olchini, Schneider’s vice president of secure power – Italy about the future of sustainable innovation.
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15 years ago Moylan didn’t expect Ciena to be around for long when up against industry titans like Cisco and Nortel. Fast forward some years he now believes they are major players in the market.
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Mohammed Aliyu, chief fibreco officer tells Capacity magazine how Bayobab is empowering people through digital inclusion.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to Exa Infrastructure CEO, Martijn Blanken and CCO Nicholas Collins, on the company’s big push for growth and expansion ahead of Capacity Europe 2023.
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Ruth Welter, VP – strategic alliances, Colt Technology Services believes that improving diversity in tech starts at the top.
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Vincent Tran a senior infrastructure engineer at Evocative. He lives in Orange County, California with his wife and son. Being part of a team that builds data centres from the ground up.
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Ike Nnamani, CEO, Medallion Data Centres, speaks to Capacity ahead of ITW Africa
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Capacity's Natalie Bannerman speaks to Start Campus' head of sustainability, Fabiola Bordino on the company's disruptive green data centre operating model and the state of sustainability as a whole.
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A day in the life of Kalen Hayes, lead radio frequency technician at RootMetrics
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Meet Gulfraz Qayyum, managing director, head of communications banking, capital markets and advisory, EMEA, Citigroup
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Capacity's Natalie Bannerman speaks to nLighten's Harro Beusker and Chad McCarthy on the company's sustainability-first mission, its use of AI technology and is approach to talent and skills.
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CFO Hotseat: Telstra's International CFO, James Lester, has been with the company since 2003. He leads an international team that works with the business to serve customers, with revenues in excess of AUD$2.5 billion per annum.
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When 27-year-old South African Ruan Crouse isn’t riding motorcycles or competing in national squash competitions, he’s busy helping field technicians learn how to safely climb Africa’s telecom towers.
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Omnispace wants to supply satellite services to every modern cellphone, everywhere on the planet. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to satellite veteran Jay Yass about when this will happen.
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Over the last 30 years, Evan Kirstel has built up a large following as one of very few B2B influencers operating in the tech and telecoms space. It could be argued he has carved out a following in an industry seen as a niche to those outside of it. But while he is fond of niches, Kirstel does not believe it would be accurate to describe the industry in that way.
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Rebekah Johnson founded a company that verifies the identity of businesses and consumers. Alan Burkitt-Gray asks about her life-long fight against identity fraud.
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Industry veteran James Williams, MEF’s director of programmes, discusses how major players can spread awareness about business messaging with Saf Malik.
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Libby Barr, COO of satellite operator Avanti, tells Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman about the company’s plans for connecting the unconnected across Africa.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman talks to Christopher Wood of LGBT Tech on how the organisation supports LGBTQIA+ people in tech, and the research that supports its work.
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Ellie Sweeney, the new CEO of Vocus, tells Alan Burkitt-Gray about her plans for the Australian telco and its work in the area of ESG.
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Felix Seda, the company’s general manager joins Saf Malik to discuss his many roles within the company, collaboration agreements and his work spearheading youth initiatives across telecoms.
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Samuel Ndungu, CFO of WIOCC, tells Saf Malik about the key investment and revenue growth opportunities there are in connecting Africa with the rest of the world.
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Yue Meng Fai, chairperson of the SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium, talks to Saf Malik about the cable’s progress and its importance to the telecoms industry.
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Jennifer Didoni, head of cloud, edge and mobile private networks, Vodafone Business, shares how and why she sees MEC being used for digitisation across industries.
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Latin America is the most urbanised region in the world, but its rate of digitisation is low. Cambridge Management Consultants’ Elisabeth Simão tells Alan Burkitt-Gray what challenges operators in the region are facing
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An industry veteran and one of the few female CEOs in telecoms, Ineke Botter has held integral roles in the build-out of Europe’s mobile ecosystem – a story which she tells in her new book, Your Phone, My Life.
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The Russian military has been attacking Ukraine’s digital infrastructure, as well as its people and buildings, since February 2022. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to Vodafone Ukraine’s Vasyl Latsanych about how the company keeps connected
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Gold Data is in the midst of a comprehensive expansion in Mexico. Rafael Vanegas, the company’s CFO, joins Capacity to talk about the business’s future and about his wide-ranging role at the company.
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Subsea networks are an integral part of our world. But how much further can we take them? Brian Lavallée, senior director of submarine network solutions at Ciena, joins Capacity to talk the future of submarine networking.
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Now with two shareholders after KKR’s exit, the subsea company Telxius has nearly finished replacing its key routes and has begun to look at new ones, CEO Mario Martín tells Alan Burkitt-Gray.
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Giuliano Di Vitantonio, CEO of AtlasEdge, tells Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman about his company’s plans for expanding and building out its global edge platform.
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The Middle East’s market is changing, with strong growth and better relations between Israel and its neighbours, Goldacre’s David Bloom tells Alan Burkitt-Gray.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to Yonit Goldberg, co-founder of 11Stream, about the opportunities in the Middle East’s telecoms market.
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While coming to terms with the culture shock remote working inflicted when it was forced on him in 2020, Charles Upchurch had beautiful Swiss scenery to gaze upon during his daily eight-kilometre walks.
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Since returning to telecoms in June 2020 as Ribbon Communication’s EVP and CFO, Miguel ‘Mick’ Lopez has had a lot to deal with. He talks to Saf Malik about how the company adapted and stabilised its operations during the pandemic.
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After becoming Vertiv’s president for EMEA, Karsten Winther faced several threats to the company’s progress. But he tells Saf Malik that the company is now well-positioned to face the future
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Maxie Reynolds speaks to Natalie Bannerman about founding Subsea Cloud and how her company will disrupt the data centre space
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to John Vestberg, CEO of Clavister, about the company’s view of the security landscape and the ‘best of breed’ approach to network defence
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Back in 2017, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed kicking off the start of the year's long journey that is the PEACE subsea cable system.
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In line Capacity Europe 2022, EllaLink announced plans for a new subsea cable, called Olisipo. Despite being only 110km in length, the unrepeated, 288 fibre system boasts a design capacity of 4.3 petabits between Sines and the Lisbon Metro Area, in Portugal.
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Toshiba’s Andrew Shields is looking at teleportation as a way of moving quantum-protected information. He tells Alan Burkitt-Gray the facts behind this ‘spooky’ piece of physics
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Far North Fiber’s Ethan Berkowitz tells Alan Burkitt-Gray that Japanese, US and European businesses have teamed up to build the first cross-Arctic cable, which will cut latency between Europe and Japan by 100ms