Amazon
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Amazon has agreed to purchase Talen Energy’s data centre campus, located next to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
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Huawei has signed global patent agreements with both Amazon and Vivo.
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Vodafone and its African subsidiary Vodacom plan to use the service as part of Project Kuiper’s 2024 Beta testing of the network
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Verizon, T Mobile and DISH have all been in talks with tech giant Amazon for weeks, as it explores launching wireless services for Prime Subscribers.
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The US telecoms regulator has approved Amazon’s $10 billion plan to start work on its 3,236 Project Kuiper satellites.
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Online platforms in the European Union have until three months today to report their number of users.
Forthcoming events
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Since 2017, European service providers have grown their cloud revenues by 167%, but their market share has declined from 27% to 13% according to research from Synergy Research Group.
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Virginia still has more hyperscale data centre capacity than both Europe and China, a new report from Synergy Research Group has revealed.
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Amazon has set up a centre in California to develop quantum-secure networking.
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Five hyperscalers make up the world’s five most valuable brands, according to the latest brand-value survey, and two others are also in the top 10.
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Satellite company Iridium has reduced its quarterly loss to US$5.9 million, compared with $7.9 million in the previous year, and $107.9 million in the same quarter the year before.
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AWS has announced a WAN network service that will make it easier to connect geographically complex networks to the cloud.
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In news that will surprise almost nobody, Meta has confirmed it will continue to use AWS as its long-term cloud provider as it scales R&D, drives operational efficiency... and looks for more acquisitions.
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Project Kuiper launch dates; telco negotiation tactics; and GSMA's Stephanie Lynch-Habib
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Amazon will launch its first two Project Kuiper satellites at the end of 2022, in preparation for its new 400Mbps network.
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Only four telcos from around the world have signed Amazon’s Climate Pledge, which the data centre, streaming and delivery company started in 2019.
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Amazon has started up its first Scottish windfarm, just 60km from Glasgow, where the global COP26 climate conference starts this weekend.
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Verizon is poised to become the anchor tenant of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network, with a deal to use it for 4G and 5G distribution.
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The use of PUE in measuring data centre efficiency has been called into question by Cundall, the international multi-disciplinary consultancy that has delivered a portfolio of green buildings, including the Facebook Odense Data Centre.
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The industry is moving to the cloud, says Adolfo Hernandez of AWS, which is working with a raft of operators to move away from traditional infrastructure. Interview by Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Facebook and Amazon have sought US government approval to operate a new subsea cable connecting Philippines and California.
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Intel has set out its growth roadmap for Intel Foundry Services (IFS), as it looks reclaim share from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Samsung.
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President Joe Biden is threatening to copy action by previous administrations to break up monopolies – and to undo approvals given for past mergers.
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Amazon Web Services grew its business 32% in the first quarter ended 31 March, beating growth in the fourth quarter and almost matching the sales growth it saw a year ago, which stood at 33%.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week, and from Chanel vs Huawei to DCs for Bees, it's been a surreal seven days.
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Amazon has announced nine new “utility-scale” wind and solar energy projects in North America and Europe.
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Amazon has taken the next step in its plan to build its Project Kuiper satellite broadband network, but still hasn’t given a start date.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have come closer to facing regulation in the US following approval of a report by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
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A Wichita Falls, Texas man has been charged by the US Department of Justice for conspiring to blow up an Amazon Web Services data centre in Virginia.
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Canadian satellite company Telesat has joined the MEF industry organisation in preparation for launch of its services from 2023.
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Nathalie Trenaman, routing security programme manager for the regional Internet registry RIPE NCC, explains why stronger routing security by ISPs will create a safer internet for all.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the appointment of Adam Selipsky as CEO just over a month after Andy Jassy left the position to take over from Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO.
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The chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel has unveiled a new strategy to take on big tech.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced the withdrawal of the US safe harbour proposal, paving the way for a digital tax on the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook.
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Jeff Blackburn, who has served as Senior Vice President at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) for 22 years, will be leaving the company according to an internal note that the online retailer shared with Reuters.
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Two separate launches within a few hours are set to boost SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service this evening, as the company expands its sales to more parts of the world.
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US senator Amy Klobuchar is taking on Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple (GAFA) in an anti-trust reform bill that she has introduced into Congress.
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As the number of data centres continues to climb, new research has confirmed what many suspect: Amazon, Microsoft and Google are saturating the hyperscale market.
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Chinese messaging, social media and e-commerce service WeChat is one of the world’s strongest tech brands, according to ratings released today.
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The European cloud market has grown more than threefold since the start of 2017, reaching €5.9 billion ($6.9 billion) in the third quarter of 2020.
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It’s going to be a decade when satellites become vital to the development of high-speed broadband, according to a number of forecasters.
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Japanese incumbent telco NTT and vendor NEC are working together to compete with US-based internet giants in future wireless and optical networks, and to wrest control away from largely English-speaking companies.
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From competition to regulation, the tech giants are rarely out of the headlines, but their days of dominance could be numbered.
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The e-commerce subsidiary of South Korean telco SK Telecom has entered into a distribution and investment deal with Amazon.
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OTTs such as Netflix and Amazon are facing a new tax in Canada following the introduction of a parliamentary bill.
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Reliance Industries has generated eight investments in its retail subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), however a legal notice from Amazon could be about to put the brakes on the momentum.
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This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.
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Amazon has launched its new cloud gaming service called Amazon Luna.
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KKR has made a second investment in a Reliance Industries’ company, this time backing the firm’s retail subsidiary in return for a 1.28% equity stake.
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In the strongest confirmation of its ambitions to date, Reliance Industrial Investments has sold approximately 135,000 Jio-owned towers and, through Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, has acquired logistics and retail capabilities from the Future Group.
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The US regulator has approved Amazon’s plan to launch 3,236 low-orbit satellites to create a new broadband telecoms network.
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Days before the deadline for bids to rescue satellite company OneWeb from bankruptcy, the UK is reported to be seeking support to buy the company to turn it into a positioning service.
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Sinch has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire enterprise communications provider ACL Mobile for £56 million, a deal it said will provide a “gateway presence” in the world’s second largest mobile market.
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As with other sectors, the telecoms, data and tech industries have faced huge disruptions over recent weeks, from Nokia’s cancelled AGM to the postponement of France’s 5G network auction and Samsung’s Foundry Forum.