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Telkom, South Africa’s incumbent operator, wants to sell a minority stake in Openserve, its wholesale last-mile fibre unit. -
Neos Networks has identified itself as the company that is the preferred bidder for Network Rail, Britain’s rail infrastructure company.
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Microsoft has bought Lumenisity, a UK-based start-up that makes hollow-core fibres that allow light to travel faster than along standard fibres.
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Neterra has launched a new fibre metro network in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, connecting all data centres in the city.
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Look, telecoms industry, can you slow down a bit? You’re growing so much that scientists and engineers are having a hard time keeping up, says Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Telenor has sold a 30% stake in its fibre company to a consortium that includes US-based investor KKR.
Forthcoming events
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Iskratel will merge with S&T Slovenia to form S&T Iskratel, both companies have announced.
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Verizon says a recent service outage in Florida was caused by a cut in a fibre optic during overnight construction work.
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TPG Telecom, Australia’s second-largest telecoms provider has selected Adtran’s Gfast fibre extension to roll out gigabit services in the country.
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Texas carrier Logix Fiber Networks plans to speed up network build following private equity investment of US$100 million.
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Broadband operators in North America and Europe are becoming alarmed at a shortage of fibre that is threatening to hurt governments’ ambitious plans.
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CommScope has introduced a high-speed fibre platform designed to help data centres cope with increased demand.
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Nokia has launched a range of upgrades for its next-gen packet optical transport network (P-OTN) solutions for communications services providers (CSPs) offering wholesale services.
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BT confirms the launch of its trials into new type of optical fibre - hollow core fibre - at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich.
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GoldConnect, a leading wholesale telecommunications provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, announces the release of its state-of-the-art pricing & engagement platform, LatamConnect.
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Q&A interview with Şükrü Kutlu, chief executive officer, Türk Telekom International.
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Zimbabwe’s TelOne is expanding its network coverage at the same time as it is fighting the country’s government over unpaid bills worth US$2.6 million.
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After the news that SSE Enterprise Telecoms had rebranded as Neos Networks at the end of March, Capacity caught up with Sarah Mills, Managing Director of Wholesale and Smart Infrastructure, to find out why the relaunch took place and how it ties into the company's ambitious network and product expansion plans.
