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Mobily, Telecom Egypt plan subsea link for Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Saudi Arabian telco Mobily and Telecom Egypt announced on Monday that they have signed a cooperation deal to land the first subsea cable directly linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Mobily, Telecom Egypt plan subsea link for Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Globe to build Philippine landing station for Hexa’s MYUS cable

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Malaysia’s Hexa Capital Consultancy said on Wednesday it has chosen Globe Telecom to serve as the landing party in the Philippines for its trans-Pacific Malaysia-US (MYUS) Cable System.

Globe to build Philippine landing station for Hexa’s MYUS cable

Malaysian digital infrastructure company wins cable vessel contract

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OMS Group, a Malaysian subsea digital infrastructure company, has signed a contract with Dutch maritime firm Royal IHC for the construction of a series of cable-laying vessels. OMS is backed by KKR, a global investment firm investing across private markets in every asset class all over the world.

Malaysian digital infrastructure company wins cable vessel contract

Ribbon upgrades Airtel’s long-haul transport network capacity

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IP optical networking solutions vendor Ribbon Communications announced on Friday it has successfully completed a long-haul DWDM project to upgrade Indian telco Bharti Airtel’s optical transport network.

Ribbon upgrades Airtel’s long-haul transport network capacity

Huawei introduces fgOTN: The Next Evolution in Optical Transport Networks

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At GITEX Global 2024, Huawei unveiled a ground-breaking innovation set to redefine the optical transport landscape — the industry's first end-to-end fine-grained Optical Transport Network (fgOTN) product portfolio.

Huawei introduces fgOTN: The Next Evolution in Optical Transport Networks

PLDT gets US$34.4m social loan from HSBC to bridge digital divide

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Philippine telco PLDT announced on Wednesday it has a secured a PHP2 billion (US$34.4 million) social loan facility from HSBC Philippines to finance its fibre infrastructure rollouts to underserved and unserved communities.

PLDT gets US$34.4m social loan from HSBC to bridge digital divide

Nokia opens first innovation centre for MEA in Morocco

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Nokia announced on Tuesday it has opened its first innovation centre serving Africa and the Middle East in Morocco, which will not only provide Nokia's network infrastructure technologies to play with, but also programmes to boost digital skillsets.

Nokia opens first innovation centre for MEA in Morocco
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Ericsson and e& team to develop AI-powered autonomous networks

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Ericsson says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAE-based operator e& International to explore the potential for developing autonomous networks powered by AI over the next three years.

Ericsson and e& team to develop AI-powered autonomous networks

Sparkle joins Liberty and Gold Data on rebranded MANTA cable

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Liberty Networks and Gold Data announced on Wednesday that Telecom Italia’s international telecoms arm Sparkle has joined their plan to construct a new subsea cable system – renamed MANTA – connecting the US, Mexico, Panama and Colombia.

Sparkle joins Liberty and Gold Data on rebranded MANTA cable

Converge ICT taps Infinera for Bifrost SLTE and fibre upgrades

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Optical networking vendor Infinera says it has won a contract with Philippine broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions to supply submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE) for Converge’s landing station for the Bifrost Cable System.

Converge ICT taps Infinera for Bifrost SLTE and fibre upgrades

Vietnam to introduce new undersea cables and 5G in 2025

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Vietnam has this week announced that it aims to deploy two undersea internet cables by the end of next year. It has also said that 5G services will be deployed across the country by that time.

Vietnam to introduce new undersea cables and 5G in 2025

Burundi and Zambia plan cable connection

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Burundi and Zambia are to be connected via an underwater fibre optic cable, following an agreement at the second Digital Government Africa Summit, which took place from 2-4 October 2024 in Zambia’s capital Lusaka.

Burundi and Zambia plan cable connection

PNG DataCo upgrades internet gateway, shifts traffic to PPC-1

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Papua New Guinea’s state-owned wholesale operator PNG DataCo says that it has completed an upgrade of its internet gateway with a 100-Gbps link that enables it to migrate traffic onto the PIPE Pacific Cable 1 (PPC-1) subsea cable.

PNG DataCo upgrades internet gateway, shifts traffic to PPC-1
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New ITU initiative focuses on submarine cable resilience

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A timely announcement from the ITU, the United Nations specialised agency for digital technology, is aimed at enhancing efforts to protect the world's digital infrastructure and secure global connectivity. To be precise, it’s about submarine cables.

New ITU initiative focuses on submarine cable resilience

Brazil’s V.tal close to acquiring Oi’s fibre business

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Will Brazilian neutral network and digital infrastructure company V.tal take over financially troubled operator Oi Brasil’s fibre broadband base, ClientCo? Having last week made the sole bid for Oi’s fibre unit it’s looking very likely that it will.

Brazil’s V.tal close to acquiring Oi’s fibre business

ASN taps partners to equip subsea cables with climate sensors

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ASN announced on Wednesday it is collaborating with seismic instrumentation company Nanometrics and environmental monitoring firm RBR to integrate climate-change monitoring tech into subsea cables, starting with a new cable project underway in the Pacific Islands.

ASN taps partners to equip subsea cables with climate sensors

Nokia upgrades IDG's DWDM capacity to Cambodia and Malaysia

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Nokia announced on Monday that Thai wholesale network provider International Gateway Company (IGC) has deployed its next-gen optical transport solution to modernize its existing DWDM network in Thailand.

Nokia upgrades IDG's DWDM capacity to Cambodia and Malaysia

Telecom Fiji taps Kordia to build transmission route for Vanua Levu

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Telecom Fiji says it has signed a partnership deal with New Zealand-based critical communication solutions firm Kordia to install a new transmission network for the northern island of Vanua Levu.

Telecom Fiji taps Kordia to build transmission route for Vanua Levu

MIDC completes merger with Phil-Tower

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Miescor Infrastructure Development Corporation (MIDC) merged with Phil-Tower Consortium (Phil-Tower) in a move to stay competitive against Frontier Tower Associates in the Philippines.

MIDC completes merger with Phil Tower
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Brookfield Asset Management forms Indian tower giant

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Data Infrastructure Trust (DIT) sealed the acquisition of American Tower-owned ATC India for INR210 billion (US$2.5 billion), making it the largest towerco in the nation, surpassing rival Indus Towers.

Brookfield Asset Management forms Indian tower giant

Kenya Pipeline Company joins leading ISP to boost intercity data capacity

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Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), a state corporation that transports, stores and delivers petroleum products to consumers, but that also has a network infrastructure license, says it has onboarded a leading Tier III internet service provider (ISP), Syokinet Solutions, to activate 1.6 terabits per second (Tbps) data capacity on KPC’s fibre optic cable which runs from Mombasa to Nairobi.

Kenya Pipeline Company joins leading ISP to boost intercity data capacity

SEA-H2X subsea cable lands in the Philippines

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Broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions announced on Thursday that the South-East Asia Hainan-Hong Kong Express Cable System (SEA-H2X) subsea cable has officially landed in the Philippines.

SEA-H2X subsea cable lands in the Philippines

New JV will address dark fibre infrastructure provision in Mexico

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SierraIG, a joint venture (JV) between dense dark fibre infrastructure provider SummitIG and Neutral Networks, a Mexican company focused on providing 100% neutral connectivity to carriers, service providers and operators, plans to establish itself as a pure-play dark fibre infrastructure provider in Mexico.

New JV will address dark fibre infrastructure provision in Mexico

Telesonic and Hotspot Network poised to enhance Nigerian connectivity

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Two positive announcements for Nigerian connectivity have made headlines in the past week – one from pan-African operator Airtel Africa’s recently established fibre unit, Telesonic, and one from Hotspot Network Limited, a leading last-mile connectivity and telecom tower operator in Nigeria.

Telesonic and Hotspot Network poised to enhance Nigerian connectivity

Guinea adds Côte d'Ivoire to regional fibre interconnectivity plan

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Guinea's Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (MPTEN) reportedly plans to interconnect the country’s national fibre optic network with the network of Côte d'Ivoire in yet another move to boost its international capacity.

Guinea adds Côte d'Ivoire to regional fibre interconnectivity plan
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