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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Season 2, episode 13 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman, and special guests Hannes Gredler and Richard Brandon from RtBrick.
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AT&T has announced a $2 billion investment over three years in an attempt to bridge the digital divide in the US.
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Korea's SK Telecom is to split into two companies: an AI and digital infraco, and a division tentatively called the ICT Investment Company.
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Openreach has named STL as its key partner to provide optical cable solutions for the UK's new, ultra-fast, full fibre broadband network.
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A report commissioned by the UK government has highlighted the role of smaller telecoms equipment makers in the UK's 5G roll out, while recommending that direct financial support to replace Huawei kit is not necessary.
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Everstream has promoted two executives to senior roles and recruited an industry veteran to head sales.
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ESG funds – equities and bonds that focus on environmental, social and governance factors – should be leveraged to provide a solution for South Africa's digital divide.
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Joe Mucheru, Kenya's ICT Cabinet Secretary has given the country's foreign owned firms a deadline of March 2024 to ensure 30% local ownership.
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Three UK has appointed David Hennessy as its new chief technology officer (CTO).
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IBM has unveiled the name of Kyndryl for its independent company to be formed following the separation of its managed infrastructure services business by the end the year.
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ESR Cayman has acquired a data centre facility in Osaka, Japan, which is estimated to have a gross asset value of around $2.15 billion. It is ESR Cayman's first active data centre development.
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Satellite operator Telesat, has joined MEF, a global federation of network, cloud, and technology providers, to empower enterprise digital transformation.
