VIEWPOINT At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona, Lounea and Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen partnership in 50G PON application in the next five years. The purpose of the cooperation is to provide Finnish consumers with...
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Nokia: The new Metaverse and our 2030 Vision
Viewpoint Article By Azfar Aslam, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Europe at Nokia For a long time, industries have been looking for ways to boost productivity, efficiency and resilience, with digitalisation becoming one of the central methods to achieve...
2Africa subsea cable lands at Eastern Cape, South Africa
Press Release The 2Africa cable has landed at the Vodacom facility in Gqeberha (previously Port Elizabeth), South Africa, to provide a gateway to direct international connectivity for faster, more reliable internet services The 2Africa subsea cable, the largest subsea...
Is time running out for TikTok?
News The US government is mulling a nationwide ban on one of the world’s largest social media platforms due to national security fears This week, Democrats and Republicans have joined forces to propose a new law that would see TikTok banned in the US. The bipartisan...
EU hits Meta with €265m fine over GDPR breach
News The fine relates to a data breach that took place in 2019 and may have affected over half a billion people This week, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has issued Meta with another multi-million Euro fine, marking the latest in a series of General Data...
Meta-worse – is a brave new world on the Horizon?
A year ago Mark Zuckerberg bet the farm on making Facebook the metaverse company, but is Meta’s $70 billion gamble paying off?
Cloud native solutions are key to unlocking 5G’s revenue potential
Contributed Article by Blessing Makumbe, Vice President and Head of Digital Services UK&I at Ericsson UK CSPs, like many the world over, are betting that their investment in 5G will pay off through increased revenue and customer satisfaction, as well as an...
European countries clash over potential Big Tech tax to pay for networks
France, Italy, and Spain are reportedly pressuring the European Commission to force tech giants like Amazon and Google to subsidise telecoms network rollouts, but other countries have warned against such plans
Introducing Manado as New Connectivity Gateway in Indonesia
Press Release PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), the subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom) has launched yet another international communication gateway this time in Manado, North Sulawesi. On Wednesday (20/7), Telin, inaugurated the...
Seven EU states urge caution over strong-arming big tech
The countries suggest that the European Commission (EC) should wait for further analysis from the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) before making a final decision
Changing customer service for a virtual world
The metaverse could be a revolutionary development for media, telecoms and technology organisations who are looking for the retail and customer experience platform of the future.
NGOs oppose European telcos’ calls for tech giants to share infrastructure costs
In an open letter to European Commissioners Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton, 34 non-government organisations (NGOs) argued that making companies like Google and Meta contribute to infrastructure costs could threaten net neutrality
The 5G-aliser: May 2022 Update – From Telco to TechCo
Geopolitics and Telco–TechCo transformation dominate the discussion around the latest 5G-aliser update, each having long-term implications for the future of 5G
People and teamwork: Hexatronic talks core competencies and taking subsea tech to the next level
We were delighted to catch up with Hexatronic’s Head of Central Europe, Africa, & Middle East, Christian Priess, to discuss the evolution of submarine cable technology and why teamwork is at the heart of technical innovation
SKT and DT team up to bring Ifland to Deutschland
A new partnership between the South Korean and German operators will see SK Telecom (SKT)’s Ifland metaverse platform made available in Germany, with a joint venture (JV) potentially in the works
Huawei CloudFabric 3.0 Hyper-Converged DCN Solution Empowers Lossless Ethernet, Unleashing 100% of Computing Power
Viewpoint [Paris, France, April 7, 2022] Today, Zheng Xiaolong, Chief Researcher of Data Center Network (DCN), Huawei Canada Research Center, delivered a keynote speech titled "Zero-Packet-loss Ethernet Helps Release 100% Computing Power" at the MPLS, SD...
Used International Bandwidth in Latin America to Reach Almost 700 Tbps by 2026 at a CAGR of 36%, says TeleGeography
Press Release TeleGeography, a global telecommunications market research and consulting firm, has predicted that used international bandwidth in Latin America will rise from around 150 Tbps in 2021 to almost 700 Tbps by 2026 at a CAGR of 36%. Its latest regional...
Spirent Showcases Industry-First Ethernet Validation – Crucial to Maintaining Explosive Growth of the Cloud
Press Release Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), the leading provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced the availability of its latest 400G and 800G test platforms to help accelerate the design and development...
Meta’s subsea investments to contribute $500bn to APAC & European economies
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has announced that its subsea cable investments are expected to contribute over half a trillion dollars to APAC and European economies by 2025.
Riedel Communications Partners Up With Sports Tech Start-Up iotis
Press Release Riedel Communications today reaffirmed its commitment to providing connected solutions for the digital transformation of the sports industry by partnering with Hanover-based IoT sports start-up iotis. iotis just introduced a smart soccer ball that...
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