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Fujitsu Australia Joins NVIDIA DGX-ready data centre programme

16 April 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Fujitsu Australia is now deploying NVIDIA’s DGX AI compute infrastructure, which uses AI to solve complex data science problems faster, via "the world’s most advanced accelerator".

The Digital Digest: MTN's mobile money strikes gold, PDG's billion-dollar data centre plan, a boost for satellites in Kazakhstan, and taking carrier networks cloud native

15 April 2021 | Capacity Team

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.

AT&T pledges 3-year $2bn investment to bridge the digital divide

15 April 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

AT&T has announced a $2 billion investment over three years in an attempt to bridge the digital divide in the US.

SK Telecom to split into AI and ICT investment cos

15 April 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Korea's SK Telecom is to split into two companies: an AI and digital infraco, and a division tentatively called the ICT Investment Company.

Mavenir, Xilinx launch Open RAN massive MIMO portfolio

15 April 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Semiconductor firm Xilinx Inc and telecommunications software firm Mavenir Inc have embarked on a project they said will accelerate the Open RAN ecosystem.

Italy taps EU for €7bn to spend on ultra-fast networks

14 April 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The European Union is to support an Italian plan to build ultra-fast networks to the tune of €7 billion, according to unconfirmed reports.

Openreach and STL to build new UK full fibre network

14 April 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Openreach has named STL as its key partner to provide optical cable solutions for the UK's new, ultra-fast, full fibre broadband network.

Egypt launches $35bn rural fibre project to connect 58% of population

14 April 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Egypt has started a project to connect 1,300 villages to fibre in the first stage of a scheme priced at US$32 billion.

Smaller suppliers and no financial support – the UK's post-Huawei wish list

14 April 2021 | Melanie Mingas

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.

Qualcomm's 5G fellowship launches in Spain

14 April 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Qualcomm has launched a fellowship and training programme to "identify, educate and attract" home-grown talent to work on the development of 5G in Spain.

Nokia supports China Mobile nationwide public cloud roll-out

13 April 2021 | Antony Savvas

Nokia is supporting the roll-out of cloud services and data centre interconnectivity by China Mobile Cloud.

Three UK welcomes David Hennessy as CTO

13 April 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Three UK has appointed David Hennessy as its new chief technology officer (CTO).