Telstra partners Ciena and Ericsson to launch continuous connection service

12h | Natalie Bannerman

Together Ericsson and Ciena, Telstra has launched a rapid restoration service on its busiest subsea cable routes in Asia to keep its customers continuously connected.

Orange chief inaugurates Kanawa subsea cable system

17 January 2019 | James Pearce

Orange has officially launched its Kanawa subsea cable system, linking French Guiana with Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.

BringCom and Versa rollout SD-WAN in East and West Africa

17 January 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Versa Networks, SD-WAN and security company, and BringCom, a African-based telecoms provider, have announced the launch of its SD-WAN solution in Africa.

Huawei boss talks of transformation from the Cultural Revolution to a $125bn company

16 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, who set up the company in 1987, expects it to grow 20% this year to achieve sales of $125 billion.

Batelco further strengthens BGN capabilities

16 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Bahrain’s Batelco has enhanced its Gulf network by adding a new protected route over the network.

Helios Towers enters South African market via Vulatel partnership

16 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Helios Towers has entered the South African market after entering into an agreement with Vulatel to create an infrastructure platform in the country.

Telstra boosts subsea investment to meet 200Tb capacity demand

16 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

Telstra has added substantial capacity on the new-generation New Cross Pacific (NCP) cable and made a further investment in the Faster cable.

Liberty Latin America bids to acquire Millicom

16 January 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Liberty Latin America (LLA), the Latin American division of Liberty Global, has confirmed that it has submitted a proposal to buy Millicom International Cellular SA (Millicom).

Epsilon partners MASS IX to offer on-demand services in Boston

16 January 2019 | James Pearce

Epsilon has struck a partnership with The Massachusetts Internet Exchange (MASS IX) to deliver on-demand connectivity services to peering points in Boston, US.

Zayo ‘gets private equity bid’ valuing company at $8bn

16 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Zayo has received a bid from an unnamed private equity investor valuing the company at $8 billion, according to US reports.

Telefónica picks Nokia for Service Operations Centre

15 January 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Telefónica Group has selected Nokia as vendor for its UK Service Operations Centre (SOC).

$16bn of data centre M&A deals closed in 2018

15 January 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

The volume of data centre M&A deals grew to $16 billion in 2018, according to Synergy Research Group data.