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News  The move, which could raise up to $1 billion, aims to take advantage of the global demand for data infrastructure  Japan’s NTT Group is reportedly considering launching a billion-dollar Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Singapore that would hold up to $3 billion-worth of data center assets, according to a Bloomberg article.  The article states that the company is working with financial advisors to finalise the assets that will be included in this high-profile listing.   According to...

Techwave announces strategic partnership with IQGEO~ Partnership aims to accelerate fiber network design and deployment, enhancing operational efficiency for the telecom and utility sectors~ 26th September ‘24, UK: Techwave, a global leader in IT and engineering services, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with IQGeo, a provider of innovative geospatial software solutions. This collaboration aims to elevate both companies’ ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions to the telecom...

News The decision is expected to bring significant improvements to the digital infrastructure in Guernsey and Jersey  The States of Guernsey has approved the temporary suspension of competition law to allow Sure – a telecommunications company operating in the Channel Islands – to acquire 100% of local rival Airtel Vodafone.   The acquisition is part of Sure’s strategy to enhance its service offerings and expand its market presence in the region, the company said.  Sure plans to invest up to...

News Meta is ending its peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom, accusing the German incumbent of “putting the open internet at risk”  According to two statements published this week, a dispute between Meta and Deutsche Telekom over peering charges has reached an impasse, with Meta saying it will now route traffic through third-parties rather than directly with the German operator.  Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, accuses Deutsche Telekom of threatening net neutrality by...

Interview In a tough economic environment like the UK, going over budget when building a network is not an option At Connected Britain, the Total Telecom team spoke to Vitruvi Software’s As-built Consultant Felix Wright to discuss how the company is streamlining network deployments and why leveraging new technologies like AI and digital twins could hold the key to delivering networks on time and on-budget. Check out the full interview here! Also in the news: Meta resumes use of UK user posts...

Press Release  Thursday September 26th, 2024: A further 4,500 homes and businesses across rural West Yorkshire and the York area can now access the fastest, most reliable broadband on the market, thanks to broadband provider Quickline Communications.  The rollout is part of the government-funded Project Gigabit programme which will help to boost the region’s economic growth while addressing the digital divide affecting remote areas.    Communities in rural West Yorkshire and areas surrounding...

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve built to cover 11,000 additional homes in the Cheshire (England) city of Chester to their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network. The top half of Chester is now well covered by Virgin Media and nexfibre’s gigabit-capable broadband network, although they’ve yet to do the bottom half. The city is also home to significant...

Alternative network provider and rural broadband ISP Gigaclear has today revealed that, as part of “planning for the next stage of its development” and a “re-focus on ultra-rural areas“, their current pace of full fibre (FTTP) build will be slowing and that means job losses. The “ultra-rural” re-focus mentioned above is likely to be Gigaclear’s way of alluding to the recent state aid supported contracts that they’ve secured under the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme, which includes...

News The partnership will see Verizon’s 5G tech embedded within Vay’s remotely driven electric vehicle fleet This week, Verizon Business has announced a new partnership with German start-up Vay Technology, aiming to provide the latter’s remotely operated electric vehicle fleet with 5G technology. Berlin-based start-up Vay Technology was founded in 2019 with the idea of introducing a ‘new approach to driverless mobility’. Using Vay’s app, customers can hire a remotely operated car, which is...

Internet video streaming provider Disney+ has, following earlier hints and a new subscriber agreement, finally joined Netflix by cracking down on password sharing through the introduction of a new ‘Paid Sharing‘ (Extra Member) service, which is indirectly intended to make it more difficult to share your account with people outside your household. In the past, streaming providers often tolerated password sharing and saw it as a way of helping to drum up publicity / support for their service....