Roaming
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China Mobile International (CMI) and Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Company) part of the Beyon group, have formed a partnership during Capacity Middle East 2024. -
Thomas Therkildsen of Syniverse talks to Capacity's Nadine Hawkins about fast and reliable connectivity, current challenges within the international telecommunications environment and how Syniverse services help to solve these issues.
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T-Mobile US and Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier have completed the successful testing of 5G standalone (5G SA) roaming.
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The total number of 5G roaming connections will increase from 53 million in 2023 to 526 million by 2027.
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Orange has concluded a long-term agreement for the provision of international roaming services with Germany’s 1&1 mobile network.
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BICS has completed the world's first intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection between two live networks in Europe and the Middle East in collaboration with stc Kuwait.
Forthcoming events
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AT&T and Cisco have launched 5G network capabilities that will enhance the performance of IoT applications across the US.
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Sparkle has formed a joint strategic venture with Panamanian telecoms provider Trans Ocean Network for the construction of a landing and connectivity centre to act as a digital hub for Central America, the Andean region and the Caribbean.
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Capacity TV’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to Frédéric Schepens, Group Executive and CEO; MTN GlobalConnect on their growth in their portfolio of International Wholesale Mobility and Fixed Connectivity business, partnerships across Africa and their upcoming plans.
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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Steven Parrott, Product Management and Strategy; TOMIA on the challenges of global roaming during the pandemic and how TOMIA have adapted. Steve gives insight into other areas of the business including the increasing demand for voice and messaging services and some use cases.
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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Divya Ghai Wakankar, Head of Digital Communications Solutions at BICS on the new era of programable communications, what BICS they can offer the MNO and large enterprises to enable automation, and some of the other key trends in the market.
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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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A1 Telekom Austria Group has chosen Nokia and Ericsson to support the deployment of its 5G networks in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.
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Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS) has formed a partnership with Viasat to widen high-speed satellite availability for businesses in Brazil, under which TGS will act as a wholesale distributor of the satellite provider’s services.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is boosting efforts to improve energy efficiency among the country’s data centres via its Energy Star programme.
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Vendor-neutral data centre provider Teraco Data Environments has completed its multi-billion-rand JB3 facility (pictured) on the Isando Campus in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Data centre colocation company Cyxtera and multicloud computing firm Nutanix have unveiled a partnership to launch a Federal Innovation Lab.
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Helios Towers saw revenue growth of 4% over the first half of the year, as the number of sites owned increased by 21%.
