Australian PM Turnbull confirms subsea cable link to Solomon Islands
24 Apr 2018
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has unveiled that a new subsea cable linking the Solomon Islands and Papa New Guinea with Australia is set to go live by the end of 2019.
STC reports 2.1% profit increase in Q1 of 2018
24 Apr 2018
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has reported a net income increase of 2.1% quarter-on-quarter, for the first three months of 2018.
CityFibre set to be bought by Goldman Sachs-backed consortium in £538 million deal
24 Apr 2018
UK-based telecoms firm CityFibre is the subject of a £538 million takeover bid from a consortium of infrastructure funds backed by Goldman Sachs.
TIM shareholders to vote on CEO as court delays battle with Elliott
24 Apr 2018
Elliott group, the activist shareholders in Telecom Italia (TIM), cannot put forward its own slate of directors until next month – at the company’s second shareholders’ meeting in 10 days.
Service providers look beyond connectivity in IoT, says Ericsson
24 Apr 2018
Ericsson finds that global service providers are looking beyond just connectivity solutions as the real differentiators in the internet of things (IoT) space.
Brazil Tower Company secures $79m of funding to double portfolio
24 Apr 2018
Neutral tower provider Brazil Tower Company (BTC) has closed on $79 million of a $104 million long-term debt financing, which it plans to use to boost its tower portfolio.
SVP of Deutsche Telekom ICSS to step down
24 Apr 2018
Mardia van der Walt (Niehaus) is to step down from her role as SVP of Deutsche Telekom’s International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS) division when her contract expires at the end of August 2018.
Connexin to build £5 million data centre in Hull
24 Apr 2018
Connexin, the UK-based fixed wireless company, has unveiled plans to build a £5 million data centre in Hull.
High Court backs Telemex on network usage charges
23 Apr 2018
Mexico’s High Court has ruled in favour of Telmex, the fixed-line division of Carlos Slim’s America Movil, over its plan to charge for access to its network.
Coriant, InterNexa complete Latam capacity trial
23 Apr 2018
Coriant and InterNexa have successfully completed a field trial featuring disaggregated 100G and 200G transmission over third-party optical infrastructure.
China Unicom and Huawei to develop 5G network slicing
23 Apr 2018
Huawei and China Unicom have entered into a joint innovation agreement to collaborate on 5G network slicing.
Vodafone reportedly close to buying Liberty Global assets
23 Apr 2018
Reports over the weekend suggest that a blockbuster deal that would see Vodafone buy Liberty Global’s German and eastern European cable networks is imminent.
Josh Snowhorn leaves CyrusOne
23 Apr 2018
Josh Snowhorn, vice president and general manager of interconnection at CyrusOne, has resigned to join new company EdgeMicro.
MainOne gains Côte d’Ivoire licence boosting wholesale connectivity
23 Apr 2018
MainOne has received a C1B licence allowing it to expand national and international connectivity services in Côte D’Ivoire.
Hawaiki subsea cable system completes fibre rollout
23 Apr 2018
The $350 million Hawaiki subsea cable has made its final landing in American Samoa, in partnership with America Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA).