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Unlocking the lockdown with broadband

1h | Sandra Motley

The global crisis created by Covid-19 will have a profound and long-lasting impact on humanity. Governments and industries will, of course, need to spend some time evaluating the long-term implications. However, for the broadband industry, this reflection really must start now, writes Sandy Motley, president of fixed networks for Nokia.

Huawei faces new probe as CFO remains under house arrest

3h | Melanie Mingas

The bad news continued for Huawei this week as CFO Meng Wanzhou lost the first bid to block her extradition to the US on charges of bank fraud. She is also accused of misleading HSBC about a Huawei Technologies Co Ltd-owned company’s dealings with Iran.

Huawei Announces the Next-Gen OceanStor Pacific Series, Setting a New Benchmark for Mass Data Storage

6h | Sponsored Announcement

Peter Zhou, President of Huawei Data Storage and Intelligent Vision Product Line, releasing the next-generation OceanStor Pacific Series

WBA’s OpenRoaming open for business

6h | Melanie Mingas

The creation of a single, global Wifi network is a step closer following the launch of WBA’s OpenRoaming, an initiative promising to create new commercial business models and “innovative services with speed and simplicity”.

KKR invests $1bn in new data centre operator

24h | João Marques Lima

Global investment firm KKR (NYSE: KKR) has announced $1 billion in investment in a new data centre business planning to build facilities across Europe.

First 5G-optimised wireless WAN edge router debuts

27 May 2020 | Melanie Mingas

The industry’s first 5G-optimised wireless WAN edge router for enterprise branch deployments has been released by Cradlepoint.

Standing out through customer experience

27 May 2020 | Johan Ottosson, Telia Carrier

Telia Carrier's VP Strategy, Johan Ottosson speaks to Capacity about their focus on customer experience.

GTT’s Calder to step down in June

27 May 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

GTT Communications confirms that its president and CEO, Rick Calder is to step down from his role as of 1 June 2020.

Covid-19 unlikely to delay 5G deployments

27 May 2020 | Melanie Mingas

Mobile service providers are making “substantial progress” in their 5G roll outs despite the additional challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Making virtual a reality – the natural next step towards networks that can adapt

27 May 2020 | Jamie Jefferies

If the recent situation has taught us anything, it is the intrinsic value of ubiquitous connectivity – both at work and in our private lives.

Bharti Telecom to sell $1bn stake in Airtel

26 May 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Bharti Telecom, parent company of Bharti Airtel (Airtel), has announced plans to sell a $1 billion stake in Airtel.

ZTE and China Unicom announce 6G collaboration

26 May 2020 | Melanie Mingas

ZTE and China Unicom are to collaborate on 6G technological innovation and standards while “actively promoting the in-depth integration” of 6G with satellite networks, IoT, the Internet of Vehicles, and the Industrial IoT.