Internet
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What to look forward to in Asian digital infrastructure as our consumption habits evolve
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UK investment vehicle Zegona has reached an agreement with Vodafone to purchase its Spanish business for 5 billion euros.
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The Coalition for Digital Africa, set up in December 2022, is to work with leading internet organisations to strengthen the digital infrastructure across Africa.
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Iceblue Internet, an internet aggregator formerly called Blue Planet Networks, has published its publicly accessible, global internet access price book at Capacity Europe.
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The Internet Society, which monitors and campaigns for internet access, has welcomed a report from the United Nations (UN, pictured) that condemns shutdowns.
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38% of Germans struggle with noticeable delays in internet use several times a week, a survey from DE-CIX has revealed.
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Internet usage patterns in majority Muslim countries changed drastically as they observed Ramadan according to research from Ookla.
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Italian wholesale fibre provider, Open Fiber, has selected a centralised optical test solution from VIAVI to support its goal of delivering 100% gigabit broadband coverage in Italy.
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Market imbalances between operators and service providers may stunt the growth of multiple sectors across the internet-based economy, a GSMA report has warned.
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The origin story of today’s infrastructure lies in the high-speed, high-capacity networks used in academic and scientific research. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to the people behind two providers of these: Géant in Europe and Internet2 in the US
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Rogers has successfully completed tests in both lab and customer trials of download and upload speeds of up to 8Gbps on its fibre network.
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As the world moves to isolate Russia from business, finance, culture and sport, calls have been made for the measures to extend to the internet.
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Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) reports that it exchanged over 26,85 exabytes of data in 2021, up 18% from 2020.
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#ICYMI - Capacity shares five key telecoms stories that were making headlines in December!
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Juniper Networks (Juniper) has been selected by Bharti Airtel (Airtel) to deliver network upgrades for the expansion of Airtel’s nationwide broadband coverage across India.
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The Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has turned to Zella DC to launch a new edge data centre solution in the market, DX edge.
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Meet Subspace, the ambitious start-up that aims to optimise the internet for real-time services. Natalie Bannerman speaks to its co-founder and CTO, William King, on how the idea for the business came about, and what it means for telcos and the gaming sector
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Frontier Communications has partnered Nokia to connect 100,000 homes to XGS-PON broadband technology.
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Virgin Media O2 confirms the addition of 1.5 million homes to its gigabit network, as such more than half of its footprint can now access ultrafast broadband speeds.
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Verizon Business confirms the expansion of 5G Business Internet to five new cities bringing the total number to 47.
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Verizon and AT&T have reported growth across key business units in their Q2 financial results.
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Cox Business confirms the launch of its new Internet continuity service, Cox Business Net Assurance.
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SoftBank and Smart Africa Secretariat (Smart Africa) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop solutions that enable affordable broadband across Africa.
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Alaskan telco GCI is planning to deliver 2Gbps internet access to 77% of the state in 2022 and is on track to provide 10Gbps speeds in the next five years.
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China's Communist Party is said to be trialling a social credit system that could see slowed internet connectivity as a possible punishment.
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ESG funds – equities and bonds that focus on environmental, social and governance factors – should be leveraged to provide a solution for South Africa's digital divide.
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President Joe Biden has unveiled his much-anticipated $2 trillion infrastructure plan, entitled the American Jobs Plan.
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Windstream has submitted its application to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction to receive $147 million in funding.
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HGC Global Communications confirmed that it has successfully returned services to its customer in Myanmar, five hours after a major telecoms outage.
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Virgin Media is promising its customers Wifi speeds "up to three times faster in more locations in the home" through its new Intelligent WiFi Plus.