Megaport SDN boosts RagingWire’s Cloud Connect portfolio
20 Apr 2018
RagingWire Data Centers, part of the NTT Communications group, has added Megaport’s global SDN to its Cloud Connect portfolio of solution partners.
Equinix closes A$1bn Metronode acquisition
20 Apr 2018
Equinix becomes Australian market leader with 15 IBX data centres nationwide after closing A$1.035 billion Metronode deal.
Ericsson reports sales down 25% quarter-on-quarter
20 Apr 2018
Swedish telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson’s sales are down 25% quarter-on-quarter, and 9% year-on-year.
Algeria to have two new subsea cables by the end of the year
20 Apr 2018
Algeria is set to be connected to two new submarine cables by the end of 2018 linking Algeria to the US and Spain.
Vodacom surpasses 80% coverage on 4G
20 Apr 2018
Vodacom, the South African Vodafone subsidiary, has become the first African mobile network to exceed 80% population coverage on 4G.
ZTE warns US: ‘We may go to law to protect company, customers and suppliers’
20 Apr 2018
ZTE has said that it might take legal action against the US authorities that have banned it from using US hardware and software.
Africa Data Centres expands its Nairobi facility
20 Apr 2018
Africa Data Centres, part of pan-African group Liquid Telecom, has expanded facilities at its flagship East Africa Data Centre (EADC) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Evolve IP picks Oracle Communications to expand IP services
19 Apr 2018
Evolve IP, the cloud strategy company, is using Oracle Communications to upgrade its European network infrastructure and deliver new services.
Entel to deploy fibre to all its municipalities by 2022
19 Apr 2018
Entel, the Chilean operator, has confirmed its plans to extend its fibre-optic connectivity to all 339 municipal capitals by the year 2022.
Verizon hires former Alibaba exec to be COO of Oath
19 Apr 2018
Verizon has hired a former global head of Alibaba group to run the division that includes the former AOL and Yahoo.
Cisco ACI named as data centre solution of choice for service providers
19 Apr 2018
An increasing number of service providers are turning to Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) the software defined networking (SDN) solution, says the company.
‘Final attempt’ to breathe life into India’s bankrupt Aircel
19 Apr 2018
Indian mobile operator Aircel, which was owned by Malaysia’s Maxis, may be brought back to life, according to reports from the country.
Net-neutrality supporter Mignon Clyburn leaves FCC
19 Apr 2018
Mignon Clyburn, the strong advocate of net neutrality in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has left the regulator after nine years.
Siemens partners Orange to deploy global SD-WAN network
18 Apr 2018
Siemens has extended its contract with Orange Business Services to launch its global Siemens Digitalisation Network (SDN), built on SD-WAN infrastructure.
FCC offers small carriers help to simplify business data services
18 Apr 2018
The US regulator says it wants to help small rural carriers to become more efficient by changing the way in which they charge for services.