Technologies
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Finland has launched its first 50-qubit superconducting quantum computer, developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in collaboration with IQM Quantum Computers. -
Quantum Industries, an Austrian firm developing quantum secure communications technologies, has secured $10 million in seed funding.
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Microsoft claims to have developed the “transistor for the quantum age” upon unveiling Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture.
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As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the data centre, cloud, and wider connectivity sectors are gearing up for a transformative year ahead.
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Nokia, in collaboration with SK Broadband, has implemented a quantum-secure leased line network for Korea Hydro Nuclear Power (KHNP) to enhance protection against cyber threats.
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Google has unveiled its latest quantum computing chip, Willow, a next-generation hardware unit that dramatically reduces quantum computational errors and can perform complex calculations exponentially faster than classical supercomputers.
Forthcoming events
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BT and other wholesale partners of satellite company OneWeb will start testing services in January, Capacity understands, with commercial services likely to be on offer several months later.
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Deutsche Telekom is aiming for a €20 billion valuation for Deutsche Funkturm, its German tower unit, in a 2022 sale.
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Calls to and from Telefónica’s mobile customers in some parts of rural Germany are now being backhauled by satellite, following a deal with Intelsat
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The US government last week recommended that Google and Meta’s undersea data cable to Asia should be approved for use.
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Southern Cross Cable Network (SX) has completed the marine lay portion of its new Southern Cross NEXT (SX NEXT) cable branch into Kiritimati, Kiribati.
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Airtel Africa confirms that Chimera Investment has investment $50 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce (AMC BV), through shares from one of its subsidiaries.
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The viability of Dito, the new mobile competitor in the Philippines, is threatened by the US decision to ban China Telecom, says one of the country’s leading politicians.
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Spanish tower company Cellnex has expressed its dismay at the UK competition regulator’s opposition to its latest takeover plan.
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Inmarsat says it has successfully activated a trial payload for its planned 5G satellite project, Orchestra.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today.
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UK broadband provider Hyperoptic has appointed Lisa Neale as its new managing director of infrastructure.
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A European satellite operators’ group is turning itself into a global association, and has signed up new members including Amazon and Lockheed Martin.
Forthcoming events
Datacloud Asia 2025 co-located with ITW Asia
3 DECEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2025 Singapore, Singapore
