MainOne picks TE SubCom to extend its subsea cable to francophone region

21 September 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

TE SubCom has been selected by MainOne to extend its submarine cable system into West Africa’s francophone (French-speaking countries) region with two additional branches connecting Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire.

GlobeNet opens Fortaleza central interconnection point

20 September 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

GlobeNet has announced its new central interconnection point at the Fortaleza internet exchange point (IXP) is open for business.

Cerberus to acquire TE SubCom for $325m

20 September 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

TE SubCom, the subsea cable division of TE Connectivity, is to be acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management (Cerberus) for $325 million in cash.  

Telia Carrier partners TierPoint to offer Cloud Connect services

20 September 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

Telia Carrier and TierPoint have entered into a partnership that will see Telia Carrier offer its Cloud Connect service across 25 TierPoint facilities in the US.

Flexenclosure wins two APAC cable landing station orders

19 September 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

Flexenclosure has received an order from Interchange for two eCentre cable landing stations, to be deployed in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands early next year.

INDIGO subsea cable lands in Perth

19 September 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

The first stage of the INDIGO submarine cable system, called INDIGO West, has been completed linking Christmas Island to Perth cable at Floreat Beach in Perth.

Q&A with Andrew Kwok of HGC

18 September 2018 | James Pearce

Capacity speaks to Andrew Kwok about HGC's positioning in Myanmar, its plans for growth in the area and updates on recent annoucements.

GCX owner RCom ‘becoming a real estate company’, chairman tells AGM

18 September 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Reliance Communications will focus on real estate alone once it has exited the telecoms industry, the company chairman said today.

HAVFRUE lands at NJFX cable landing station campus

18 September 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

NJFX, the US-based carrier neutral cable landing station, has announced that the HAVFRUE transatlantic subsea cable will land at its colocation campus in Wall, New Jersey.

Campana raises $40m to fund network expansion in ASEAN region

18 September 2018 | James Pearce

Singapore-based Campana Group has announced a US$40 million Series B equity financing round, co-led by Tokyo based Mitsui & Co, and Myanmar businessman U Thein Htwe.

Telecom Egypt completes $90m deal to buy MENA cable from Orascom

18 September 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Telecom Egypt has completed its $90 million acquisition of Orascom’s subsea cable linking Italy with the Middle East and India.

Entries open for Capacity's 20 Women to Watch 2018

17 September 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity is back with our annual 20 Women to Watch power listing. This is your opportunity to nominate the top women in the telecoms industry who are breaking down barriers and driving change in this male dominated industry.