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PTC’s "New Realities" panel turns political

21 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

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

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.

Marie-Josée Lapierre takes SVP role at eStruxture

19 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

eStruxture has named M&A specialist Marie-Josée Lapierre as its new senior vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

Five things to watch January 15: Cheshire awards £4.5m contract to Airband, SatADSL Telespazio Brazil form connectivity partnership, and Amagi picks GTT to support its cloud managed broadcast services

15 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!

Can our approach to rural connectivity benefit from a wireless rethink?

15 January 2021 | Nigel King

The UK's national fibre roll out has faced several hurdles but the most recent threatens to hamper rural connectivity. Could wireless provide the solution? Nigel King, CTO at Cambium Networks examines the options

OneWeb plans wholesale-only approach as SoftBank adds $350m

15 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Satellite company OneWeb will be a completely wholesale operation from its commercial launch in October, the executive chairman has told Capacity.

Cisco and Acacia Communications amend merger agreement for $4.5bn

15 January 2021 | Natalie Bannerman

Cisco and Acacia Communications have announced an amendment to the definitive merger agreement under which Cisco will acquire Acacia

Bluewater unveils terrestrial cross-border North American route

15 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Bluewater Regional Networks, Inc. (BRN) has established a new terrestrial Canada-US network route, which utilises a brand-new border crossing.

Uganda turns off internet "until further notice"

14 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Uganda has doubled down on security concerns by blocking more areas of its communications networks.

Driving the business rebound in 2021

13 January 2021 | Mike Smith

Uncertainty was a driving force in 2020 and it's unlikely to go away anytime soon. However, as Mike Smith, managing director (direct) at Virgin Media Business explains, digitalisation is key for the uncertainty that still lies ahead

Tony O’Sullivan named CEO of RETN

13 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas

Tony O’Sullivan has been promoted to CEO of RETN, taking over from Dmitry Samarin, one of the company's founders.