China's GalaxySpace 5G satellite launches into LEO

9h | Jason McGee-Abe

The Yinhe-1 broadband communication satellite, independently developed and operated by GalaxySpace, has successfully launched into orbit.

PCCW Global signs up to extend PEACE cable to southern Africa

10h | Jason McGee-Abe

PCCW Global and PEACE Cable International Network will collaborate on extending the Pakistan East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable system to southern Africa.

CityFibre resumes £200m TalkTalk, FibreNation acquisition deal

11h | Natalie Bannerman

CityFibre has reportedly reconvened talks with TalkTalk for the sale of its UK wholesale fibre carrier, FibreNation for approximately £200 million.

CMC Networks and Neutrona Networks announce exclusive agreement to provide advanced SD-WAN and cloud network services across three regions

11h | Sponsored Content

New carrier partnership to provide expanded network connectivity between Africa, Middle East and Latin America

Liquid Telecom to start wholesale 5G network in South Africa

12h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

African wholesale operator Liquid Telecom is adding a 5G wireless network to its existing fibre offering in South Africa.

Telefónica deploys Network-as-a-Service for Arlanxeo

13h | Natalie Bannerman

Arlanxeo, a synthetic elastomer company in the Netherlands, has chosen Telefónica Business Solutions for the deployment of Network-as-a-Service solutions.

CFO in court again as Huawei waits on UK’s 5G decision this week

24h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Huawei is hoping to hear this week whether it can supply the UK’s four mobile companies with the equipment they need for their planned 5G networks.

FALCON cable cut causes outages for African countries

17 January 2020 | 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

17 January 2020 | 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.

BT becomes UK distribution partner for Google’s Stadia

17 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

BT has been named as the first European distribution partner of Stadia, Google’s new cloud gaming platform.

Seaborn launches six global internet exchange locations

17 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

Seaborn Networks has announced the launch of six new high-capacity connectivity locations from its Seabras-1 IP Network to global internet exchanges.

Aamir Hussain rejoins MEF amid appointment at Verizon Business

17 January 2020 | Natalie Bannerman

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