Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 22, 2024

Liberia is the latest African country to be hit with internet service disruptions, which the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has attributed to a cut in the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) subsea cable.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

A physical meeting at the Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Nigeria will follow in February. The formation of this advisory group comes just days after a pair of submarine cables were severed in the Baltic Sea , putting the submarine cable industry under the international spotlight.

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with other UN departments established a new body aimed at strengthening the resilience of submarine cables in response to rising outages.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The agreement includes among its main academic objectives the implementation the world’s first post-graduate course on submarine fibre optic cables. The agreement was signed by Federico Delfino, Rector of the University of Genoa, Jayne Stowell, Board Member of the SubOptic Foundation, and Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Cable Landing Station will act as an interconnectivity node providing carrier and hosting facilities to anchor international subsea optical fiber cable systems from Europe and the Middle East crossing the Eastern Mediterranean, connecting Cyprus with Greece, Israel, Egypt and other East and West destinations.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 26, 2025

The commencement of work on the E2A transpacific subsea cable marks a significant development in telecommunications infrastructure. This new submarine cable system will link Japan and the USA and is projected to become operational by the second half of 2028. SK Broadband, and Verizon Business.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 26, 2025

Minnesota House reports on a bill that would extend crime of damage or theft to telecommunications equipment to broadband and cable services… Nash, Elkins, Scott and Feist introduced: H.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 21, 2024

A new contribution from regulator the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has moved the blame away from VPNs. There have been further developments in the controversy in Pakistan reported yesterday relating to slow internet speeds.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Telecommunications and digitalization are the driving force of development in our country and in the entire region. Discussions around building a potential cable linking Puerto Williams, situated near Cape Horn, on Chiles southernmost point, to King George Island, Antarctica, have been ongoing since 2021.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel), one of Indias leading telecommunications service providers, landed the new SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-West Europe-6, or SMW6) in Chennai. The company had already landed the cable in Mumbai on December 30, 2024. This cable system will bring a whopping 220 TBPs of global capacity to India.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 20, 2025

March 20, 2025 - Telecommunications were restored in Sitka, Alaska after repairs were completed ahead of schedule.   Weather delays affected the arrival of the repair ship Cable Innovator, which reached the site, located about 10 miles from Angoon, late Thursday. General Communication, Inc.,

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, Argentinian President Javier Milei has issued concern over the transaction, as it would leave 70% of the countrys telecommunications services in the hands of one group. Thus, Argentina will have a digital infrastructure of international level and quality, boosting the development of important sectors of the economy.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

News The heavy reliance on undersea cables remains a major risk as over 95% of global internet traffic depends on them UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has urged European leaders for increased cooperation on subsea infrastructure defences at a European Council meeting in Brussels. Get tickets here.

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VoIP Review

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) have united to establish an advisory body focused on enhancing submarine cable resilience. This initiative is timely, given the recent incidents involving subsea cables in the Baltic Sea.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This bill is tangential to broadband but could relate directly to cable franchising, which does connect it to broadband. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming. Minnesota House reports Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced: HF.

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Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In response to rising vulnerabilities in global telecommunications, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is establishing an International Advisory Body for

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – A small Texas city is finding out what it's like when the cable TV company cuts the cord. 6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. Alpine, Texas (pop. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co.,

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Vocus will also gain access to TPG’s fibre network, IT assets, and international submarine cables, including the PPC-1 cable linking Sydney to Guam.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 8, 2025

News The new wholesale arm will serve 250 telecommunications providers and resellers in Germany, and over 900 international customers Deutsche Telekom has announced that it will consolidate its national and international wholesale activities into one entity, named T Wholesale. Beyond the Cable discusses

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Saudi Arabian telecom company Mobily has teamed up with Telecom Egypt to establish a submarine cable across the Red Sea. This new cable is set to enhance connectivity between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, addressing the rising demand for internet services in both regions.

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Telecom Talk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Indian telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel, has partnered with Italian telecommunications service provider Sparkle

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2025 – The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved by a voice voice 10 bipartisan bills on Tuesday, sending the full House the measures focused on telecommunications, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and domestic manufacturing. Buddy Carter , R-Ga., The bill’s sponsor, Rep.

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Developing Telecoms

MARCH 4, 2025

Hytera Communications, a provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cable & Wireless Seychelles (CWS), the countrys pioneering quad-play telecommunications operator at MWC.

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VoIP Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

China Telecom recently announced that the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) project has been completed ahead of schedule. The cable, spanning approximately 10,000 kilometers, acts as a new submarine link in the Asia-Pacific region – the first in over eight years. This cable provides a much-needed boost for connectivity in the region.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 29, 2024

Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) have officially announced partnership to develop Indonesia’s telecommunications infrastructure through the

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GeoTel Blog

AUGUST 24, 2024

The Strategic Importance of Arctic Subsea Cables International deep-sea submarine cable networks provide 99% of all global telecommunications. Arctic subsea cables have been a testament to this success, providing greater […]

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 28, 2024

about Chinese technology infiltrating telecommunications networks, subsea cables carrying nearly 98% of global internet traffic have surfaced as the latest potential targets for sabotage, with China and Russia identified as primary threats. WASHINGTON, August 28, 2024 – Amid escalating concerns in the U.S.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

A recent series of submarine cable cuts in the Baltic Sea have set off alarm bells among European nations, with potential implications pointing towards deliberate sabotage. Arelion, which operates the BCS East-West Interlink, confirmed the cable suffered complete damage.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Comcast , a leading US telecommunications company, plans to spin off several of its cable TV channels into a new entity. As viewer preferences change and streaming services gain popularity, traditional cable networks have experienced declining revenues. As digital consumption rises, cable networks need to pivot and innovate.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This unique and innovative initiative combines submarine telecommunications infrastructure with a cable landing station (CLS) and an edge data centre. The submarine cable will feature 12 fibre pairs, each with a capacity of 32 Tbps per pair. VDPC) is a Spanish telecommunications infrastructure company based in Alicante.

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Developing Telecoms

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

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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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Viewpoint It’s all too easy to overlook the fact that the quality of the network depends on the quality of the fibre cable, points out Richard Moyes, Digital Solutions Business Director at Prysmian In building an effective digital infrastructure the hero of the network is (or should be) the fibre optic cable.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

That is the game changer,” said Holger Muent, EBRD’s director of telecommunications, media and technology, told Reuters. The promise of funding from the EBRD and the IFC was crucial in the planning of the acquisitions, with the details of this funding still being finalised when the merger was concluded last month.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 21, 2025

21 January 2025 – Telstra International, the global arm of telecommunications and technology company Telstra, has announced its vision and roadmap for the international network, aligning with Telstras broader strategy to develop a highly autonomous network that aims to transform customers experiences in a zero-touch, secure, and resilient way.

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RCR Wireless

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What is happening to the world of cable television? Once upon a time, way back in the 1990s, Comcast was one of many tiny cable television providers, run by Ralph Roberts. Back then, the original AT&T acquired Telecommunications Inc. TCI was the largest cable TV behemoth at the time.

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 30, 2025

Ooredoo has made a significant move in the telecommunications sector with the launch of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) largest submarine cable , connecting seven Middle Eastern countries. Partnering with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), the cable will serve Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

” Keep up to date with the latest international telecoms news by subscribing to the Total Telecom daily newsletter Also in the news: Nokia and Microsoft expand data centre partnership Openreach’s full fibre rollout to boost economy by £73bn in next decade – report FCC launches first review of submarine cable rules since 2001

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