CenturyLink maintains top spot on Ethernet leaderboard in 2018

15 February 2019 | James Pearce

CenturyLink has topped the 2018 US carrier Ethernet leaderboard, growing its port base by 12%, according to figures from Vertical Systems Group.

Submissions open for the Capacity Power 100

14 February 2019 | James Pearce

Capacity is proud to launch the Power 100, listing the 100 most powerful and influential people in the wholesale telecoms sector.

SD-WAN market set to grow more than 20-fold to $17bn in next six years

14 February 2019 | James Pearce

The software-defined wide area network market is set to grow from just $700 million in 2018 to $17 billion by 2025, according to new research from Global Market Insights.

Verizon launches direct connections to Alibaba Cloud

14 February 2019 | James Pearce

Verizon has boosted its cloud offering by expanding its Secure Cloud Interconnect service to allow customers private connections to Alibaba Cloud.

UCaaS subscriber base predicted to grow by 26% over next five years

13 February 2019 | James Pearce

The installed base of unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) subscribers is set to grow by an average annual rate of 26% over the next five years, according to figures from Synergy Research Group.

Operators ‘spend 90%’ of subscriber acquisition budget on countering churn

13 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Mobile operators in just eight countries spent $670 million last year overcoming churn in their prepaid customers.

StarTele Logic to launch WebRTC voice and video cloud platforms

13 February 2019 | Natalie Bannerman

StarTele Logic, a communications solution provider, has revealed its Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC)-based video collaboration cloud platform.

TDC’s Allison Kirkby to be non-exec on BT’s board

12 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Allison Kirkby, the CEO of Danish operator TDC, is to join the BT board as a non-executive director.

LinkBermuda completes MPLS and internet infrastructure upgrade

11 February 2019 | Jason McGee-Abe

LinkBermuda has announced the completion of its recent MPLS and Internet Infrastructure upgrade.

Wholesale chief becomes new CEO of Telecom Egypt

10 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Adel Hamed, Telecom Egypt’s chief international and wholesale officer, has been promoted to be CEO of the group, in succession to Ahmed El Beheiry.

Cognizant hires Vodafone Business boss as new CEO

10 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

IT consulting company Cognizant has hired Brian Humphries, CEO of Vodafone Business, to be its new CEO from the start of April.

How to keep Sparkle shining amid the turmoil of TIM

08 February 2019 | Alan Burkitt-Gray

Riccardo Delleani came back to run Sparkle in April 2018, six years after leaving. Alan Burkitt-Gray asks him about his investment plans but also looks at what’s going on in parent company TIM