FALCON cable cut causes outages for African countries

1h | Natalie Bannerman

Ethiopia, Sudan and Tanzania are reportedly in the midst of a major internet outage caused by cuts to the FLAG Alcatel-Lucent Optical Network (FALCON) in Yemen.

Angola Cables trial Nokia’s PSE-3 on the SACS subsea cable

2h | Jason McGee-Abe

Nokia has announced that Angola Cables is trialling its Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct optical connection between the USA and Africa.

Aamir Hussain rejoins MEF amid appointment at Verizon Business

5h | Natalie Bannerman

Aamir Hussain has rejoined the MEF board of directors, a position he held in 2018 during his tenure at CenturyLink.

Annette Geuther named VP of new business development at Colt

16 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Colt Technology Services has appointed Annette Geuther (pictured) as its vice president of new business development, effective as of 1 January 2020.

Liberty Global adds to European executive leadership team

15 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced the appointments of Severina Pascu as CFO and deputy CEO of Virgin Media, and Baptiest Coopmans as CEO of UPC Switzerland.

5 things to know for January 15: Satellite investment tops $5bn, CITC to licence MVNOs and virtual broadband to pass 500m

15 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!

Australia’s bushfires leave operators struggling to get back online

14 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Since the New South Wales (NSW) government officially declared a state of emergency in December, Australia has been in the grips of one of the worse bushfires in recent memory.

MTS to sell Vodafone Ukraine to Bakcell for $734m

14 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Russian operator MTS has entered into an agreement to sell Vodafone Ukraine to Bakcell, a subsidiary of NEQSOL Holding for an approximate $734 million.

Morgan Stanley to advise Telefónica on Latin American spin-off

13 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Investment bank Morgan Stanley has won the business to analyse Telefónica on its operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

TM Forum adds three new names to board of directors

13 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

TM Forum confirms the appointment of three new people to its board of directors.

Worldwide carriers set to launch distributed ledger tech tomorrow

13 January 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Carriers and other service providers from across the world are about to announce a new network that will automate settlements for the provision of flexible business products.

Orange selects BNP, Morgan Stanley to support African IPO

09 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Orange is rumoured to have chosen BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley to advise on a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its Middle East and Africa business.