Zayo Group to add 2,300 miles of fibre to Florida's networks

7h | Laurence Doe

Zayo Group has announced that it is expanding fibre networks in the central Florida cities of Tampa and Orlando by more than 2,300 route miles.

Vivacom Bulgaria ‘up for sale for €1.2bn’ despite legal action

11h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Bulgaria’s Vivacom is up for sale, just three years after the collapse of a bank led to the company being put up for auction.

Indosat Ooredoo to sell 3,000 telecoms towers for $300m

13h | Natalie Bannerman

Indosat Ooredoo, an Indonesian telecoms company, has initiated talks to sell 3,000 of its telecoms towers for a reported $300 million.

European Court of Justice rejects TIM's Open Fiber appeal

12 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

An appeal by Telecom Italia (TIM) to the European Court of Justice against the decision to award Open Fiber with a tender to build a national broadband network has been dismissed.

ZTE supports Slovakian telco perform first 5G video call

12 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

ZTE Corporation and Slovakian mobile operator SWAN Mobile have jointly conducted the country’s first 5G video call in a major breakthrough for 5G commercialisation.

Proximus and Orange Belgium to set up unified mobile network to speed 5G

12 July 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Orange Belgium and Proximus – formerly Belgacom – are to set up a joint company to run their mobile networks.

Telefónica extends carrier footprint in connectivity drive

12 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Telefónica’s wholesale business unit, Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS), has extended the global reach of its internet access for resale service to over 30 countries, delivering direct presence in Latin America and Europe.

Sparkle picks Djibouti Data Center as its IP hub in Africa

12 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Sparkle has moved its Djibouti point of presence (PoP) into the Djibouti Data Center (DDC) and using it as Sparkle’s IP hub for expansion to East and South Africa.

HGC strikes Telia Carrier agreement for global reach

11 July 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC) has announced the IPX peering arrangement with Telia Carrier, a Sweden-based telecommunication operator that owns and operates one of the most extensive fibre backbones in the world.

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.

FirstLight acquires cable construction firm for fibre build-out plans

11 July 2019 | Laurence Doe

FirstLight has acquired Todd Cable Construction to expand its fibre network capabilities and pursue development opportunities such as turnkey solutions to support 5G.