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Latest News
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PCCW Global, Orange partner to land PEACE subsea cable in France
2h | Jason McGee-Abe
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Data centre interconnect market expected to grow 85% by 2022
11 December 2018 | Natalie Bannerman
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Liquid Telecom invests $400m in Egypt partnership as it plans Senegal expansion
10 December 2018 | Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Ethernet switch and router market tops $11bn
07 December 2018 | Natalie Bannerman
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Seven in ten businesses to move business functions to the cloud, says Equinix
07 December 2018 | Natalie Bannerman
Featured Story
GSMA report claims mmWave 5G spectrum could add $565bn to global GDP
The GSMA has challenged governments worldwide to release more 5G spectrum, saying the mobile industry could generate an additional $565 billion in additional global GDP between 2024-34 if they do.
2h | James Pearce
Features
Saving subsea through diversity
29 November 2018 | Natalie Bannerman
Connecting the world
29 November 2018 | Natalie Bannerman
Sending a message to fraudsters
28 November 2018 | James Pearce
Forthcoming Events
Capacity North Africa 2019
16-17 April 2019
Cairo, Egypt
People
The move to inter-carrier collaboration
3h | James Pearce
Telkom Kenya names new CEO to replace Mareuse
13 November 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe
The Sphere appoints senior leadership team
24 October 2018 | Natalie Bannerman
VueTel appoints COO amid wholesale voice and data expansion plans
17 September 2018 | Jason McGee-Abe
Community
Data solutions in the age of OTT. One size doesn’t fit all.
The fast proliferation of content, availability of affordable smartphones combined with deeper penetration of broadband services has led to an explosion in data consumption across India, making it one of the fastest growing internet destination in the world. This translates into the 2nd largest online market by 2021 with 600 mn+ users and an additional 400 mn users over the next 5 years. This exponential growth presents immense opportunities. Looking to tap internet led growth in India? Join Airtel talk about next generation data solutions with rise of OTTs, internet software, SaaS, content, media, DC, Cloud and ecommerce companies.
12 December 2018 | Alok Shukla, VP Data Products, Airtel Global Business
Top Considerations for Working at Height in the Telecom Industry
12 December 2018 | Andrew Pass, Global Engineering Manager and Tim Bissett, Technical Manager, Fall Protection
Navigating Telecom Billing – From Wholesale to Digital Services
21 November 2018 | Martin Bedford, Portfolio Head, Debolina Ray, Product Director – Partner Settlement
Mongolia – Entering the Next Emerging Carrier Market
10 October 2018 | Uranchimeg Andrai (CITA), Zolbayar Chuluuntsetseg (ICN), & Tatsuya Hamada (MOBICOM)
Data solutions in the age of OTT. One size doesn’t fit all.
29 August 2018 | Alok Shukla, VP Data Products, Airtel Global Business