SubCom to build Diamond Link Global cable

19h | Natalie Bannerman

SubCom has been selected to build the Diamond Link Global cable system linking Poti, Georgia and Bucharest, Romania.

UK Prime Minister welcomes £90m Equinix LD7 project

19 November 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

Prime Minister Theresa May today welcomed the announcement from Equinix that it is investing £90 million in a new flagship data centre, LD7, at its London Slough campus.

Google Cloud CEO to be replaced by former Oracle exec

19 November 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

Diane Greene (pictured above), the CEO of Google Cloud, is leaving the company to pursue her passions around mentoring and education, to be replaced by Thomas Kurian.

Xtera completes final splice on DISA cable

19 November 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

Xtera has announced the completion of the final splice and marine operations on the Guantanamo – Puerto Rico submarine cable system for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

TIM board appoints one of its own as new CEO in place of Genish

19 November 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Less than a week after firing Amos Genish as CEO, the board of TIM has appointed former Wind CEO Luigi Gubitosi to take over.

LeoSat set to launch MPLS network in space after FCC approval

16 November 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved LeoSat's new low earth orbit satellite constellation, which will provide the first backbone in space specifically designed for global business

Blockchain firm OpenCryptoTrust inks deal with NJFX

16 November 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

OpenCryptoTrust has signed five-year commitment at NJFX, the Tier 3 cable landing station colocation campus in the US, to support its blockchain-based telco infrastructure.

Permira purportedly seeking suitors for $1bn Teraco deal

15 November 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

Private equity firm Permira is reportedly looking for buyers for Teraco Data Environments, four years after its management buyout of the data centre company.

Cable ONE to acquire Clearwave Communications

15 November 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

Cable ONE has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Clearwave Communications, a facilities-based service provider in Illinois.

Cignal to invest €25m in telecoms towers in Ireland

15 November 2018 | Natalie Bannerman

Cignal, an Irish telecoms infrastructure provider, has announced plans to invest €25 million in 300 telecoms towers in the country.

OPIC gives $100m backing to Africell to boost Connect Africa initiative

14 November 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe

PICTURE: (Seated left to right) Worku Gachou, MD for Africa at OPIC, and Ian Paterson, Africell CIO. (Standing left to right) Frank Dunlevy, OPIC counselor to the President, and Steve Dowd, US Executive Director for AFDB

Nexans constructs cable for Indonesian subsea system

13 November 2018 | James Pearce

Nexans has supplied Indonesia’s PT Mora Telematika Indonesia (Moratelindo) with 915km of subsea cables to build a new connection linking Jakarta with Surabaya.