Google and Facebook team up for Asian Apricot cable
The submarine cable system will connect Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Indonesia and is aiming for a rollout in 2024
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BT’s Equinox pricing – a gift or a curse for UK broadband?
BT’s new, cheaper pricing scheme has divided the industry, with the altnets complaining that the move will result in long term harm for consumers
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China approaching chipset self-sufficiency in the battle for semiconductor innovation
We spoke to Analysys Mason’s research director, Caroline Gabriel, about the ongoing semiconductor supply crisis and how China’s technical acceleration is affecting the market
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Croatian 5G spectrum auction concludes, raising €48m
All three major mobile operators won spectrum, with Italy’s EOLO also picking up a national licence
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MTN to withdraw from Syria
The operator said the situation had become “intolerable”, leaving them little choice but to exit
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Canadian govt invests C$1.44bn in Telesat constellation
Telesat plans to launch 298 low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to create its Lightspeed constellation, aiming to provide affordable broadband in remote parts of Canada
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Deutsche Telekom, AI, and Beethoven’s unfinished symphony
The project took place as part of a series of initiatives celebrating the German composer’s birth around 250 years ago
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South Korea’s Hanwha Systems invests $300m in OneWeb
The UK satellite firm has now raised around $2.7 billion, exceeding the total needed to launch their full constellation
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Singapore’s StarHub sniffs out 14-year-old data breach
Personal information of over 57,000 customers was found to be leaked, including national identity card numbers, mobile numbers and email addresses
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Aussie telcos under fire for charging customers for unreachable speeds
Hundreds of thousands of customers were reportedly misled by Australia’s three major telcos, who charged them for service speeds the National Broadband Network (NBN) could not provide
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Just how expensive is shutting down the internet?
Data from Top10VPN shows that Myanmar’s internet shutdown has been the most expensive in 2021 so far, with India and Nigeria vying for second place
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Eir targets rural villages in 200,000-home FTTH push
The additional homes will take the operator’s network rollout plan to 1.9 million, almost every home in the country not covered by the National Broadband Plan
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T-Mobile accuses Dish of ‘dragging their feet’ over CDMA shutdown
Under pressure from the Department of Justice (DoJ) to ensure that customers using Sprint’s old CDMA (i.e., 3G) network are migrated to 4G, T-Mobile says Dish isn’t moving fast enough
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Virgin Media reaches halfway point with gigabit network upgrade
The DOCSIS 3.1 network upgrade has been switched on for 1.5 million more premises, meaning over half their customers now have access to gigabit-capable broadband
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Sony eyes anime subscription service with $1.2bn purchase of Crunchyroll from AT&T
The anime streaming site will be combined with Sony’s own Funimation platform, aiming to create a “unified anime subscription experience”
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India’s Reliance eyes T-Mobile Netherlands takeover
The Indian giant, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is considering a bid for the telco, with parent company Deutsche Telekom reportedly seeking around €5 billion from any potential sale
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Telxius’ lights LatAm submarine cable Mistral
Running up the western coast of South America, the Mistral cable links Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru and Chile
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Dominoes start to fall as Vodafone reintroduces roaming fees
After EE took the plunge back in June, Vodafone is now also reintroducing its roaming fees, leaving O2 and Three still to declare their intentions
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Broadband on tap: Fibre to be placed in UK water pipes
As part of the government’s efforts to rapidly expand superfast broadband throughout the UK, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is looking to maximise existing infrastructure
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BT to appoint Adam Crozier as new chairperson
The ex-ITV executive will take over from Jan du Plessis, who resigned at short notice in March
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