Telia Carrier deploys second PoP in Hong Kong

10h | Natalie Bannerman

Telia Carrier has opened its second point of presence (PoP) at the Equinix HK1 data centre in Hong Kong.

IX Reach expands partnership with AMS-IX into India

12h | Alan Burkitt-Gray

IX Reach has announced and expansion of its partnership with AMS-IX into India to offer broader connectivity options.

Rostelecom ‘negotiating to buy Russian data centre company’

17 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Rostelecom is negotiating to buy Russian data centre company DataLine, according to reports.

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.

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.

IBM to buy part of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems for €860m

16 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Deutsche Telekom is offloading part of its loss-making T-Systems business to IBM, for a reported €860 million.

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).

Packet Clearing House launches two PoPs at Interxion Marseille and Madrid

15 January 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

Packet Clearing House (PCH) has deployed two points of presence (PoPs) at Interxion data centres in Marseille and Madrid.

$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.

Equinix announces first South Korean data centre

15 January 2019 | James Pearce

Equinix has launched its first data centre in South Korea, offering more than 18,000 square feet of colocation space in the city of Seoul.

Asset-light future as BT Global Services consigns wholesale voice to ‘legacy’ business

14 January 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Bas Burger, the sixth CEO of BT Global Services in 15 years, wants to shift the division to growth sectors and to park traditional areas such as voice in the legacy category. Interview by Alan Burkitt-Gray