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Sparkle and Turkcell sign subsea cable MoU 

Total Telecom

News The MoU was signed during this years MWC Barcelona Sparkle and Turkcell have announced a new partnership to develop a subsea cable in the Mediterranean. This week, at MWC Barcelona, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 4,000 km subsea cable linking Turkey and Europe.

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BSCPLC cuts bandwidth prices 10% to lower internet access costs

Developing Telecoms

State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC) has reportedly decided to slash its wholesale bandwidth prices by 10% in a bit to make internet access in Bangladesh more affordable.

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Sebastian Sassi: 3 Rules Broadband Disruptors Follow to Win the Bandwidth Battleground

Broadband Breakfast

There’s limited manufacturing capacity for fiber cable and high-quality components. It also turned to an independent manufacturer to customize its order, as a more nimble and flexible fiber cabling supplier was able to rapidly tailor the required FTTH hardware to suit their needs.

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Bangladesh to cap bandwidth imports from India at 30% of total capacity

Developing Telecoms

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reportedly limited bandwidth imports from India to 50% of Bangladeshs total international capacity, and plans to lower that percentage even further in favour of subsea cables and satellite.

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Bandwidth Hogs Putting Strain on Cable Networks

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 – Bandwidth hogs, users consuming more than 5 terabytes of data per month, increasingly contribute to congestion issues on shared cable networks, degrading the quality of service for other subscribers.  on downstream," Trudeau said.

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Bridging AI and global connectivity: The rise of hybrid cable landing stations and the shift beyond hyperscalers

Total Telecom

This shift presents an opportunity for hybrid cable landing stations (HCLS)a model integrating subsea connectivity with AI infrastructureto support the next generation of AI workloads. Hybrid cable landing stations integrate subsea connectivity with AI processing, enabling localized compute power at network entry points.

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GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance

Broadband Breakfast

The company said it will provide alternate, third-party connectivity for low-bandwidth services via satellite and radio wave during the 8-day maintenance period.    “Home internet service will be available in a very limited capacity and will only support very low bandwidth activities like email.