Trustpower partners Hawaiki for subsea connectivity

15 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Trustpower, a New Zealand-based ISP and utility provider, has entered into an agreement with Hawaiki Submarine Cable to buy capacity on the Hawaiki submarine cable system.

Telefónica infrastructure gets Radware upgrade

15 May 2019 | Laurence Doe

Telefónica Group’s infrastructure company Telxius will use Radware, a data centre security company, to ensure the protection of its international network.

TIM hires former security and terrorism cop to chair Sparkle

14 May 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

The new chairman of Sparkle, TIM’s international wholesale carrier division, is to be Alessandro Pansa, who spent 43 years in the Italian police, specialising in security.

Telecom Egypt signs landing party agreement for PEACE cable

13 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Telecom Egypt, Hengtong and PCCW Global have signed a landing party agreement for the PEACE cable.

Axiata and Telenor in talks to merge Asian operations

07 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Telenor Group and Axiata Group Berhad are in talks to merge their business operations in Asia.

Seaborn partners CloudSmartz for network transformation

01 May 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Seaborn Networks has selected CloudSmartz, a software solutions provider for communications service providers, to deliver its digital transformation strategy and deployment over the coming months.

Third subsea cable of Bangladesh to be RFS by 2023

30 April 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

The Royal Bengal Tiger-2 (RBT-2) is set to become Bangladesh’s third submarine cable system connecting  Bangladesh to Singapore.

ITW 2019: Agenda Revealed

26 April 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

The key to success in today’s fast-paced telecommunications industry is to adapt quickly to change, and provide cutting-edge solutions in order to grow.

Capacity Middle East 2019: Highlights

25 April 2019 |

Capacity Middle East is the largest carrier event in the Middle East, bringing together more than 1,700 attendees from organisations representing voice, data, SMS, data centres, peering, over-the-top service providers (OTTs) & content providers, internet service providers and network infrastructure providers.

Zimbabwe’s TelOne ‘may lose WIOCC shareholding’, says CEO

25 April 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Heavily indebted Zimbabwean operator TelOne may lose its shareholding in subsea operator WIOCC, the CEO has told a local paper.

Google completes Curie cable from US to Chile

24 April 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

The installation of Google’s 10,000km Curie cable has been completed, landing in Valparaíso, Chile, earlier this week.

Telkom Kenya names Steve Okeyo as MD of mobile division

23 April 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Telkom Kenya has appointed Steve Okeyo as the new managing director of its mobile division, succeeding Amer Atwi who has been with the company since 2016.