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News  The cause of the damage is currently unknown  Countries in East and Southern Africa are currently suffering from an internet outage caused by faults along numerous submarine cables.  Cloudflare Radar, a website that monitors internet outages, has confirmed that Tanzania is one of the worst affected countries, with traffic stooping to 30% of normal levels.Ben Roberts, Group CTIO at African network infrastructure specialist Liquid Intelligent Technologies posted to X (formerly known as...

News The deal aims to make cloud-based solutions more accessible in India    Bharti Airtel  and Google Cloud have announced a strategic collaboration to offer advanced cloud solutions to businesses in India. The deal will bring new cloud solutions from Google Cloud to Airtel customers, including 2,000 large enterprises and one million emerging businesses.  The Indian public cloud services market is growing rapidly, expected to be worth $17.8 billion by 2027, according to IDC. Airtel itself has...

News Thuraya’s satellite phones no longer work in Australia after a “sustained force majeure event” has taken Yahsat’s Thuraya-3 satellite out of action Abu Dhabi-based Yahsat first announced that its Thuraya-3 mobile communications satellite had experienced a major outage on April 15, warning that related services would be significantly diminished. Launched back in 2008, the Thuraya-3 satellite provided L-band satellite services via its dedicated satellite phone, predominantly over South and...

Internet Service Provider launched a new PoP in the capital of Poland, which is based at Equinix WA1 data center (Aleje Jerozolimskie 65/79, Warsaw, Poland). This strategic expansion underscores the company’s commitment to enhancing its network across Central Europe. The new PoP marks GlobalNet’s first foray into Poland and its third launch in Central Europe following the recent PoP in Berlin. The new site will serve as a critical hub, offering robust connectivity options of IP-Transit and...

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — May 9, 2024 — Black Box®, a global leader in delivering innovative communication and technology solutions, today announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Hyperscale Data Center of Excellence (DCoE) in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. With over 30 years in the Minnesota region, the company marks a significant milestone with this new facility, demonstrating its commitment to innovation and excellence in data center services and the technology industry. The...

National Harbor, MD, USA – May 16, 2024 – Orchest Technologies and DCConnect Global are pleased to announce the expansion of their partnership, aimed at enhancing customer support in Latin America and Asia facilitating global connectivity. Following successful integration efforts, Orchest has incorporated key components of DCConnect automation, facilitating connectivity to over 6,500 endpoints situated across 1,000+ data centers worldwide. With this new capability, Orchest will be able to...

ROME, 9 May 2024 – Unitirreno Submarine Network S.p.A. (“Unitirreno”) today announced significant progress in developing its advanced subsea cable system, bringing it closer to completion milestones and it’s targeted Ready-for-Service date, which is set for the second quarter of 2025.  Key recent achievements include: Trunk Landing Permits Secured: Unitirreno has successfully obtained environmental permits in strategic locations including Mazara del Vallo, Genoa and Rome. These trunk landing...

News  The move is SKT’s latest play towards becoming an AI global leader  South Korean telco SK Telecom has announced that its proposal to standardise technology for AI data centres has been approved as a new research project by the ITU-T (the International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Standardization Sector), a United Nations specialised agency.  The proposal will enhance the interoperability and integration of the technological components within AI data centres and provide a...

News The Japanese operator has reportedly invested $64 million in drone start-up Skydio as part of the deal This week, Japan’s KDDI has announced a new partnership with US-based drone specialist Skydio aiming to create a network of drone stations across the country to aid in disaster response. The deal, which reportedly involves an investment of $64 million, will see KDDI deploy Skydio’s X10 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to around 1,000 locations. This will allow them to be launched rapidly in...

Contributed Article By Jon Abbott, Telecom Strategic Client Director Sales at Vertiv The past 20 years have seen increases in communications network coverage, with the birth and adoption of mobility data and the cloud contributing to a huge ramp in traffic. Layers of technology have been added during this period and much of it is physically located in a growing number of facility locations. These facilities, too numerous to name, are generally regarded as serving a particular purpose. For...