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ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

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How connectivity is powering rural revival in Guangxi

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MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

Humanitarian Comms
MTN and UNHCR to connect displaced people in African countries

SES brings satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad

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SES brings satellite connectivity to refugees in Chad
Mobily and Ooredoo pledge US$2.2b for ITU Partner2Connect projects

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UNICEF announces procurement initiative for internet connectivity in Africa

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Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

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Humanitarian Comms
Eutelsat and unconnected.org to bring community Wi-Fi to Tanzania

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Transtelecom and QazPost team to connect Kyzylorda's rural residents

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Optical & Fixed Networks

Telin partners with Indosat to develop ICE System 2 subsea cable

Telin partners with Indosat to develop ICE System 2 subsea cable

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
29 August 2024
7108 views
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore
  • TELIN
  • Indosat
  • Subsea Cable
  • Southeast Asia

Telkom Indonesia’s international arm Telin said on Wednesday it has signed a strategic partnership with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison to develop ICE System 2, the latest announced leg of Telin’s Indonesia Cable Express subsea cable project.

Bayobab Kenya completes fibre network from Mombasa to Uganda

Bayobab Kenya completes fibre network from Mombasa to Uganda

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
28 August 2024
10825 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Uganda
  • MTN Group
  • Fibre Backbone
  • Bayobab
  • Project East2West

Bayobab Kenya, part of Bayobab Group, the digital infrastructure business arm of MTN Group, announced on Tuesday the completion of a terrestrial fibre network connecting Mombasa to Uganda via the border cities of Malaba and Busia.

Liberia says internet disruptions caused by ACE cable cut

Liberia says internet disruptions caused by ACE cable cut

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
23 August 2024
9007 views
  • ACE
  • Liberia
  • Subsea Cable
  • Liberian Telecommunications Authority
  • West Africa
  • Lonestar Cell-MTN

Liberia is the latest African country to be hit with internet service disruptions, which the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has attributed to a cut in the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) subsea cable.

InfoRR, 4WNet tap Padtec to expand optical network to Amazonas

InfoRR, 4WNet tap Padtec to expand network to Amazonas

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
22 August 2024
13276 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • DWDM
  • Optical Networks
  • ROADM
  • Padtec

Brazilian ISP InfoRR is partnering with service provider 4WNet Telecomunicações to build a new DWDM optical network using equipment from Brazilian vendor Padtec to expand operations from the state of Roraima to Amazonas.

Telekom Malaysia picks Nokia for dedicated DWDM network

Telekom Malaysia picks Nokia for dedicated DWDM network

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
22 August 2024
8891 views
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Nokia
  • DWDM
  • Telekom Malaysia
  • Optical Networks
  • Southeast Asia

Nokia announced on Thursday that Telekom Malaysia (TM) will use its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) solution to build a dedicated terrestrial optical network to better manage growing data traffic and improve data center connectivity.

Yangtze Optics Mexico Launches, Accelerating Global Expansion Efforts

Yangtze Optics Mexico Launches, Accelerating Global Expansion Efforts

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Staff Writer
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
09 August 2024
88255 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Optical Fibre
  • YOFC

On August 8th, operations commenced at Yangtze Optics Mexico Cable S.A. de C.V. in Mexico’s Jalisco State, marking the establishment of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company's (YOFC) first production facility in the nation.

SEA-ME-WE 6 subsea cable lands in the Maldives

SEA-ME-WE 6 subsea cable lands in the Maldives

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
06 August 2024
25878 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Dhiraagu
  • Maldives
  • Subsea Cable
  • SEA-ME-WE 6

Incumbent Maldives telco Dhiraagu said it has inaugurated the official landing of the SEA-ME-WE 6 subsea cable in the Maldives, although the cable is still almost two years away from activation.

Namibia welcomes Equiano as Pakistan prepares for 2Africa

Namibia welcomes Equiano as Pakistan prepares for 2Africa

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
01 August 2024
15557 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China Mobile
  • South Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Pakistan
  • Namibia
  • Google
  • Telecom Namibia
  • Subsea Cable
  • Landing Stations
  • Equiano Cable
  • 2Africa
  • Meta
  • 2Africa Pearls
  • Transworld Associates
  • Tier III

Recent African cable news includes a milestone for Namibia with the inauguration of its Equiano cable station and plans for a 2Africa cable landing in Pakistan.

Tonga internet restoration delayed after repair ship breaks down

Tonga internet restoration delayed after repair ship breaks down

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
31 July 2024
9501 views
  • Subsea Cable
  • Tonga
  • Network Outage
  • Pacific Islands
  • Starlink
  • Tonga Domestic Cable Extension

Residents of Tonga’s outlying islands will have to wait until at least mid-August for internet connectivity to return to normal, as the ship sent to repair the nation’s only domestic subsea cable is itself being repaired after breaking down.

Argentina’s Telecentro chooses Harmonic to modernise its broadband network

Argentina’s Telecentro chooses Harmonic to modernise its broadband network

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
30 July 2024
14765 views
  • Latin America
  • Argentina
  • Network Modernisation
  • Broadband Networks
  • Harmonic
  • Telecentro Argentina
  • HFC

Telecentro, a leading telecommunications operator in Argentina, has selected the cOS broadband platform from Harmonic – a company that delivers virtualised broadband and video delivery solutions – to modernise its broadband network.

Australia launches centre for Pacific island subsea cable resilience

Australia launches centre for Pacific island subsea cable resilience

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
30 July 2024
10236 views
  • Subsea Cable
  • Australia
  • Policy
  • Pacific Islands

Australia has launched a new ‘Cable Connectivity and Resilience Centre’ for Indo-Pacific subsea cable projects on Monday that also serves as the latest initiative by the Quad alliance of Australia, India Japan and the US to limit China’s influence in the Pacific Islands region.

Converge ICT taps Ribbon to boost fibre backbone to terabit speeds

Converge ICT taps Ribbon to boost fibre backbone to terabit speeds

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 July 2024
9042 views
  • Philippines
  • Fibre Optic Capacity
  • SDN
  • Ribbon Communications
  • Southeast Asia
  • Converge ICT Solutions

Philippine fibre broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions says it is collaborating with Ribbon Communications to boost the capacity of its fibre backbone to terabit levels using Ribbon’s Apollo optical networking system.

Saudi Arabia – Greece cable project announced

Saudi Arabia – Greece cable project announced

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
23 July 2024
16110 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Subsea Cable
  • Dawiyat Integrated
  • MoU
  • Grid Telecom

A new high-capacity cable system connecting Greece with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia may be on the way after a recent agreement between the two countries.

Sky and Converge partner for Philippines fibre services

Sky and Converge partner for Philippines fibre services

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
22 July 2024
13783 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • PLDT
  • Philippines
  • FttH
  • Converged Communications
  • Fibre Broadband
  • Fibre Networks
  • Sky Cable
  • ABS-CBN Corp

Sky Cable Corporation, the pay television and broadband arm of ABS-CBN, a leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, has announced a partnership with Philippine fibre broadband provider Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions.

Brazil works with IDB to expand fixed broadband coverage

Brazil works with IDB to expand fixed broadband coverage

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
16 July 2024
13937 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • Energy Efficiency
  • ISPs
  • Fixed Broadband
  • Digital Transformation
  • Inter-American Development Bank

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a source of long-term financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean, says it has approved a US$100 million loan to Brazil's federal government to improve digital connectivity and expand fixed broadband coverage in the country.

Lightstruck partners with City of Windhoek in fibre network rollout 

Lightstruck partners with City of Windhoek in fibre network rollout 

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
16 July 2024
10950 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Namibia
  • Fibre Networks
  • CRAN

South African fibre installation company Lightstruck has entered into an agreement with the Namibian City of Windhoek’s City Link initiative to advance the city’s fibre network commercialisation efforts.

Telin plans another Singapore-Batam cable, this one with BW Digital

Telin plans another Singapore-Batam cable, this one with BW Digital

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
16 July 2024
7829 views
  • Data Centres
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore
  • TELIN
  • Subsea Cable
  • Southeast Asia
  • BW Digital

Telkom Indonesia’s international arm Telin announced on Monday that it is partnering with BW Digital to build a subsea cable between Singapore and Indonesia to support demand for data centre traffic, just six weeks after revealing a similar project with Singtel.

Google ship arrives in French Polynesia to survey cable routes

Google ship arrives in French Polynesia to survey cable routes

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
15 July 2024
8949 views
  • Subsea Cable
  • French Polynesia
  • Pacific Islands
  • Google Cloud

A Google ship reportedly arrived in French Polynesia on Friday to start survey work on five planned subsea cable projects that will connect various Pacific islands with Chile and Australia.

Tonga suffers internet disruptions after domestic subsea cable break

Tonga suffers internet disruptions after domestic subsea cable break

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
11 July 2024
10384 views
  • Subsea Cable
  • Tonga
  • Tonga Cable
  • Digicel Tonga
  • Network Outage
  • Pacific Islands
  • Starlink
  • Tonga Communications Corporation
  • Tonga Domestic Cable Extension

Inter-island internet services in Tonga have reportedly been disrupted after an earthquake damaged the Tonga Domestic Cable Extension (TDCE),  the island nation’s only domestic subsea cable connection.

PDIP won’t boost Philippine fibre uptake unless prices come down

PDIP won’t boost Philippine fibre uptake unless prices come down: BMI

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
05 July 2024
7819 views
  • Philippines
  • Pricing
  • Fibre Broadband
  • Southeast Asia
  • National Economic and Development Authority
  • Philippine Digital Infrastructure Project

The Philippine government’s new project to expand the reach of fibre broadband across the country will result in more lines deployed, but it won’t get more people connected if services are too expensive, says analyst firm BMI Country Risk & Industry Research.

EXA and SOCAR Fiber to create terrestrial fibre link across Turkey

EXA and SOCAR Fiber to create terrestrial fibre link across Turkey

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
04 July 2024
15421 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Turkey
  • Subsea Cable
  • Fibre Optic Networks
  • Terrestrial fibre
  • EXA Infrastructure
  • SOCAR Fiber

European fibre backbone and subsea infrastructure provider EXA Infrastructure says it has signed a deal with Turkey’s SOCAR Fiber to develop a terrestrial fibre optic route across Turkey that it says will add diversity to the cluster of subsea cables in the Red Sea corridor.

What was the biggest takeaway from DTW 2024?

What was the biggest takeaway from DTW 2024?

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Manny Pham
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
03 July 2024
148521 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Events
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Features
  • DTW2024

No prizes for guessing that AI stole everyone’s attention at Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen this year. In every keynote and session, the two letter acronym left the lips of every single person that took a stage.

Brazil-Colombia fibre link via Amazon is up and running

Brazil-Colombia fibre link via Amazon is up and running

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
03 July 2024
15795 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Peru
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • Nokia
  • Connectivity
  • Internexa
  • Telebras
  • Fibre Networks
  • Norte Conectado
  • Global Fiber Peru
  • Global Fiber

Some very positive connectivity news comes from the Brazil-Colombia border where it is being reported that a fibre optics cable crossing Brazil's Amazonas state is finally ready to connect the Colombian city of Leticia two years after the project to link the two countries via fibre in the shared Amazon border area kicked off.

Guinea and Mali agree to interconnect fibre networks

Guinea and Mali agree to interconnect fibre networks

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
03 July 2024
8183 views
  • Mali
  • Guinea
  • Interconnection
  • Fibre Optic Networks
  • West Africa
  • MPTEN

Guinea’s Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (MPTEN) says it has signed an agreement with Mali to interconnect the two countries’ fibre optic networks, partly in response to recent subsea cable outages affecting the continent.

SOCOF and APCSC to deploy fibre along new roads in the DRC

SOCOF and APCSC to deploy fibre along new roads in the DRC

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
28 June 2024
12233 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • DRC
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Fibre Optic Networks
  • SOCOF

Congolese Fiber Optic Company (SOCOF SA) has reportedly signed a partnership with the Agency for the Coordination and Monitoring of Collaboration Agreements (APCSC) to deploy optical fibre networks along new roads to be built in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Philippines authority approves major broadband connectivity project

Philippines authority approves major broadband connectivity project

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
27 June 2024
13266 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Infrastructure
  • Philippines
  • Digital Divide
  • World Bank
  • Broadband Networks
  • Remote Connectivity
  • Digital Transformation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department of Information and Communications Technology
  • High-speed internet
  • National Economic and Development Authority
  • Philippine Digital Infrastructure Project

In what is described as a significant move to accelerate the country’s digital transformation, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board of the Philippines has approved a flagship infrastructure project designed to boost broadband connectivity nationwide, particularly in remote areas, and strengthen cybersecurity.

Timor Leste starts work on installing its first subsea cable, TLSSC

Timor Leste starts work on installing its first subsea cable, TLSSC

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
26 June 2024
11134 views
  • Subsea Cable
  • Timor Leste
  • Southeast Asia
  • DXN
  • Timor Leste South Submarine Cable System

Timor Leste is set to get its first-ever subsea cable connection later this year as work begins to install the Timor Leste South Submarine Cable System (TLSSC) at its landing station in Dili, according to country’s Ministry of Transport and Communication.

China Broadnet deploys 400g for all-optical transport capacity foundation

China Broadnet deploys 400g for all-optical transport capacity foundation

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
25 June 2024
192129 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Huawei
  • China Broadnet
  • Partner Content

Recently, China Broadnet started the large-scale 400G deployment on its national backbone network.

Australia and NZ govts to connect Tonga to Hawaiki subsea cable

Australia and NZ govts to connect Tonga to Hawaiki subsea cable

Details
John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
25 June 2024
9978 views
  • Subsea Cable
  • Tonga
  • Tonga Cable
  • Hawaiki
  • Pacific Islands
  • BW Digital

The Pacific island of Tonga is set to get a second subsea cable connection after the governments of Australia and New Zealand agreed to construct a new cable connecting it to the Hawaiki Cable.

Massive expansion planned for Vietnam’s land and undersea cable connections

Massive expansion planned for Vietnam’s land and undersea cable connections

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 June 2024
10609 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Fibre Optic Cable
  • Vietnam
  • Undersea Cable
  • Ministry of Information and Communications
  • Digital hubs

A Vietnam News report, published late last week, has suggested that the country’s international fibre optic cable system could see the addition of at least ten new undersea cables by 2030, bringing the number of Vietnam's undersea routes to at least 15.

ECOWAS Commission still moving on Amilcar Cabral subsea cable

ECOWAS Commission still moving on Amilcar Cabral subsea cable

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
24 June 2024
16013 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Guinea
  • Subsea Cable
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • ECOWAS
  • West Africa
  • Amilcar Cabral

Plans to build a fibre-optic submarine cable connecting six members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have reportedly been moving forward this month after key meetings in Guinea-Bissau and Guinea.

Global Fiber taps Padtec, Satelital for subsea cable off Brazilian coast

Global Fiber taps Padtec, Satelital for subsea cable off Brazilian coast

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
20 June 2024
14301 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Subsea Cable
  • Padtec
  • Grupo Satelital
  • Global Fiber

Peru-based telecoms operator Global Fiber says it has selected Brazilian fibre-optic vendor Padtec and Peruvian telecoms firm Satelital as primary suppliers for a subsea ‘festoon’ network connecting two provincial capital cities in Brazil.

Telecom Fiji fortifies ICT retailer Janty Bondwell with fibre

Telecom Fiji fortifies ICT retailer Janty Bondwell with fibre

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John Tanner
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
18 June 2024
6837 views
  • Enterprise
  • Fiji
  • Fibre Broadband
  • Pacific Islands
  • Telecom Fiji Limited

Telecom Fiji says it has formed a strategic alliance with ICT wholesaler and retailer Janty Bondwell to provide fibre connectivity to the company’s operations across Fiji.

New issues for Vietnam's undersea cables

New issues for Vietnam's undersea cables

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Optical & Fixed Networks
17 June 2024
16179 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Vietnam
  • Undersea Cable
  • AAE-1
  • Internet connectivity
  • Intra Asia
  • APG

Just over a year after series of incidents affected Vietnam’s international communications network, there have been some new issues: three of Vietnam's five undersea internet cables are reported to be down.

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Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

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Cirpack and Summa implementing VoLTE for Vodafone Polynésie

Cirpack and Summa implementing VoLTE for Vodafone Polynésie

Hughes to bring Wi-Fi to Air India widebody fleet

Hughes to bring Wi-Fi to Air India widebody fleet

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Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use

Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use

Regulation
Gabon announces tough restrictions on social media use
TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor

TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor

Data Centres & Networks
TM Nxera tops out its first AI data centre in Johor
New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector

New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector

Mobile Finance
New partnerships aim to boost Morocco’s digital finance sector
Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco

Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco

Data Centres & Networks
Nexus to build US$1.2 billion AI factory in Morocco
Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Wireless Networks
Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless
Mastercard to roll out authenticated agentic transactions in ASEAN

Mastercard to roll out authenticated agentic transactions in ASEAN

Consumer Ecosystems
Mastercard to roll out authenticated agentic transactions in ASEAN

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Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

Russian crackdown on VPNs enters new phase

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

Mtel Banja Luka to test AI RAN tech from Parallel Wireless

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