Asia Pacific
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Internet Exchange operator DE-CIX has partnered with submarine cable firm GCX to resell the IX’s India’s services to end global end customers. -
Mobily and Telecom Egypt have partnered to launch a submarine cable linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt via the Red Sea to expand connectivity in the region.
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Nokia has secured a contract extension with Taiwan Mobile to boost the performance and capacity of its 5G network and upgrade its 4G/LTE network.
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SK Telecom has unveiled plans to build an “AI infrastructure superhighway” which includes constructing gigawatt-scale data centres across Asia and the Pacific.
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Intel is reportedly expanding its chip packaging and testing facility in Chengdu, China despite the embattled firm’s scaling back expansion projects in Europe.
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Nokia has expanded its work with Vietnamese service provider Viettel, with the operator set to deploy its optical transport solutions to scale network performance following their joint achievement of a record optical transmission speed.
Forthcoming events
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Zella DC has introduced a fully DC powered version of its Zella Pro micro data centre, which is better suited to telco needs, specifically around 5G.
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In its full year financial results, Macquarie Telecom Group reported its seventh consecutive year of EBITDA growth.
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Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge has appointed Yaniv Ghitis to the role of chief investment officer.
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EdgeConneX has appointed industry veteran Kelvin Fong as managing director of its Asia-Pacific business, where it has also established a new regional headquarters in Singapore.
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Japanese vendors Fujitsu and NEC are collaborating to ensure their open RAN 5G equipment works together.
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Former Chindata exec Kris Kumar has teamed up with PAG Real Estate to launch a digital infraco that will act as an investor/operator.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou has made her final appearance in a Canadian court in her extradition battle with the US.
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Telin, a subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Telkom), has partnered with VMware to offer Telin SD-WAN.
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Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison and Qatari telecoms company Ooredoo have again extended talks for the proposed merger of their Indonesian subsidiaries.
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HyperOne is preparing to tender the design, construction and operation work for Australia's first hyperscale national fibre backbone.
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