Infrastructure & Networks

Pop goes Telkom Kenya’s rural coverage as Loon sinks its balloons

22 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Telkom Kenya is set to lose its balloon-powered 4G network, only months after it launched the service in the presence of the country’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta.

DZS acquires optical networking provider Optelian

22 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

DZS, a provider of mobile transport, broadband access and enterprise networking solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Optelian, an optical networking solution provider based in Canada.

OneWeb picks Gillenwater as carrier and enterprise head

22 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

OneWeb has appointed Airtel executive Eric Gillenwater as its global carrier and enterprise operations.

PTC’s "New Realities" panel turns political

21 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

The PTC 2021 conference keynote talks OTTs, Trump and politics.

Pai fires parting shot at China as rumours mount over new FCC chair

21 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Ajit Pai left the US telecoms regulator yesterday with a final short at what he called potential Chinese espionage and threats to networks.

Giant four with 1.4bn customers throw weight behind open RAN

20 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Four European telecoms giants are joining forces to promote the roll-out of open-source mobile technology.

OAC to complete installation by December, says Slattery

20 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

SUB.CO founder Bevan Slattery has updated the market on the progress of the Oman Australia Cable (OAC), with installation due to complete in December of this year.

US industry leaders identify priorities as Biden and Harris come into power

20 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

As the Biden-Harris administration comes into power at noon Eastern Time today, leaders in the telecoms industry have told Capacity what their priorities should be.

Colt offers connectivity to i-TEC Cloud Connect

20 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Colt Technology Services confirms that it now offers connectivity to i-TEC Cloud Connect, a new service from ITEC Hankyu Hanshin Co (ITEC).

Q&A with Ljubica Draskic, new Head of Sales and Business Development at SmartCIC

19 January 2021 | Staff Writer

Ljubica Draskic, new Head of Sales and Business Development at SmartCIC, talks to Capacity Media about her new role, what inspired her to move to a smaller more agile provider and her thoughts on the market in 2021.

Starks backed by US civil rights group for FCC chairman seat

19 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Geoffrey Starks, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has been backed by a racial justice group for the role of chairman of the FCC.

Orange joins AMITIÉ subsea consortium connecting the US to France

19 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Orange has announced that its capacity on the Dunant cable is now ready for service and that it is partnering on a new system connecting France to the East Coast of the US.