Bayobab Kenya, part of the Bayobab Group under MTN Group, has announced the completion of a long-distance fiber network connecting Mombasa to Malaba and Busia. This fiber network extends to the border of Kenya and Uganda, where it interconnects into Uganda for onward connectivity to Rwanda, South Sudan, and the … Read More
Austrian broadcast services company ORS Group said it has partnered with video compression and delivery vendor Ateme to conduct a world-first trial of new 5G Broadcast technology. ORS and Ateme have together conducted a trial of IP-based Statistical Multiplexing (StatMux) over 5G Broadcast, powered by Ateme. This setup enabled the … Read More
California-based Hurricane Electric, the IPv6-native Internet backbone provider, has announced the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Synapsecom SNC-1 in Thessaloniki, Greece. This marks the company’s second PoP in Thessaloniki and its fourth in Greece, expanding its network in the region, the company said in a recent … Read More
STC Bahrain has announced the launch of its SIM Self-Activation “Scan and Go SIM” service, which the company describes as the first of its kind in the country, aimed at empowering customers and driving forward Bahrain’s digital transformation. Utilising advanced AI facial recognition, this service allows customers to activate their … Read More
Orange Liberia and ZTE said on Thursday that they have successfully completed a project to build new communication sites, called RuralPilot EcoSites, in rural areas across the country, significantly enhancing network coverage in these regions. The project involved installing 128 sites using low-power-consumption, wide-coverage wireless base station equipment that supports … Read More
Singapore’s Singtel and AI cloud platform Nscale have announced a strategic partnership that will unlock both companies’ GPU capacity across Europe and Southeast Asia. In a statement on Thursday, the companies said this collaboration aims to meet the growing global demand from enterprises for generative AI, high-performance computing, and data-intensive … Read More
Australian telecommunications company TPG Telecom has partnered with satellite-to-mobile operator Lynk Global to eliminate mobile coverage dead zones around Australia. The non-exclusive service launch agreement paves the way for TPG Telecom to address mobile connectivity gaps in rural and remote areas by connecting standard mobile phones to Lynk’s growing constellation … Read More
Taiwanese telecommunications provider Chunghwa Telecom and NTT Corporation (NTT) have activated what they claim is the world’s first international Innovative Optical and Wireless Network Advanced Public Network (IOWN APN) between Taiwan and Japan. The network connects Chunghwa Telecom’s headquarters in Taipei City with NTT’s Musashino R&D Center in Japan, achieving … Read More
France’s Iliad, while announcing its first half of 2024 results on Thursday, said it has now become Europe’s fifth-largest operator by the number of customers, reaching 50 million total subscribers. The company recorded 1,318,000 new mobile and fixed-line subscribers during the period, Iliad said on August 29. Also Read: Iliad … Read More
US operator Frontier Communications announced this week the launch of a 7 Gbps broadband service across its entire FTTH footprint. Frontier said this upgrade follows the company’s earlier rollouts of 2 Gbps and 5 Gbps services. The new 7 Gbps offering promises download and upload speeds up to 200 times … Read More
American wireless network provider Verizon has partnered with satellite communications provider Skylo to launch a commercial direct-to-device messaging service. Starting this fall, Verizon customers will gain access to emergency messaging and location sharing via satellite on select smartphones, even when the terrestrial network is unavailable. Next year, Verizon will offer … Read More
Taiwanese telco company Chunghwa Telecom announced the official launch of its European subsidiary in Frankfurt, Germany, marked by an opening ceremony. With this expansion, the company officially enters the European market. “Chunghwa Telecom has been growing its overseas business, establishing subsidiaries in the United States, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, … Read More
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