PCCW Global connects 40 ICAO member states to CRV

11 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

The Office of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and its member states in the Asia-Pacific region have gone live on the PCCW Global’s Common aeRonautical Virtual (CRV) private network.

Epsilon names Lee Myall as CCO

11 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Epsilon has appointed former senior vice president and managing director of Interoute, Lee Myall, as its chief commercial officer.

Peerless Network expands US telecom services into UK

10 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Peerless Network has announced that it is offering telephone numbers for purchase in the UK, with its service providing “high-voice quality, low latency and simple order provisioning of international numbers”.

Ciena appoints chairman and president of Ciena India

10 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Ciena has appointed Rajesh Nambiar as chairman and president of Ciena India in a newly created role to oversee and accelerate the company’s advancement in the country.

Tata chief Vinod Kumar quits and is appointed Vodafone Business CEO

08 July 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Vodafone Group has today announced the appointment of Vinod Kumar as chief executive officer of Vodafone Business, with effect from 2 September 2019.

Orange Business Services readies for Internet of Enterprises growth with five new board members

05 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

Orange Business Services has announced that five new leaders will join its executive board to support its ambition to become an 'Internet of Enterprises' leader.

Cloud future for 75% of databases by 2022, says Gartner

03 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

Three-quarters of all databases will be deployed or migrated to a cloud platform by 2022, with only 5% ever considered for repatriation to on-premises, according to a new study by Gartner.

Capacity prepares for the August/September issue

02 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity is readying its next issue of the year and there are a number of opportunities for you to get involved.

Telefónica International Wholesale Services deploys Marketing Campaigns Manager for Vivo

02 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Vivo, a Brazilian mobile operator, has rolled out Marketing Campaigns Manager, the service recently launched by Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS).

OTTs can’t survive without carriers, infers YouTube co-founder

02 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube, explained how the video sharing platform has revolutionised content creation to a packed ITW audience during the opening keynote on June 23.

Issue 2 - Communications Infrastructure Summit newsletter

26 June 2019 |

We’re about the start on the biggest investment programme in telecoms for – well, probably ever. And welcome to this second issue of a regular newsletter that we want to become the leading source of information for network strategy.

UFINET acquires majority stake in Netell Telecom

25 June 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

UFINET, one of Latin America’s leading international carrier of carriers, has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Netell Telecom, one of Brazil’s primary wholesale carriers.