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Connectbase surpasses 400 million quotes
This milestone reflects the industry’s accelerating shift towards digital quoting and automation.

Two key networking standards for seamless terrestrial-NTN integration
Glenn Katz on how MEF 3.0 and ODA standards enable telcos to seamlessly integrate terrestrial and satellite networks for faster, smarter connectivity.

Oracle AI World 2025: Strategic shifts and key developments
Oracle’s AI World 2025, held in Las Vegas earlier this week, marked a significant evolution in the company’s approach to AI and cloud infrastructure.

AWS, e& to train 30,000 people in AI across the UAE
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and e& have launched a nationwide initiative, ‘AI Nation -Afaaq’, aimed at training 30,000 people across the UAE in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

BT appoints Greg McCall as new chief security and networks officer
BT has appointed Greg McCall as its new chief security and networks officer, effective 1 January 2026.

Huawei set to open new R&D facility in Japan
22nd Jul 2013
1 minute
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is to open a new Research and Development facility in Yokohama, Japan.

Acsys: How to lock out fuel thieves
15th Jul 2013
11 minutes
Military-grade access control solution also integrates access logs with job ticketing to verify maintenance job ticket completion

Invendis: How RMS adds value to multi-tenant towers
20th May 2013
11 minutes
Invendis enables separate energy bills for each tenant, resolves SLA disputes, reduces manpower costs and gives management visibility into tower performance

Is bandwidth a tradable commodity?
17th Jan 2013
13 minutes
Epsilon's decision to reintroduce a bandwidth trading platform after widespread failures in the market over a decade ago has again brought about the age-old question: is bandwidth a tradable commodity?

Bharti Airtel launches Indian network operations centre with ‘world’s largest video wall’
10th Dec 2012
1 minute
Bharti Airtel has launched a network operations centre in Manesar near Gurgaon, India, with what it claims is the world’s largest video wall.

The US mobile backhaul revolution
16th Oct 2012
14 minutes
The advent of LTE fourth-generation mobile networks has triggered a revolution in mobile backhaul facilities. Gary Kim investigates the key technologies and players behind this latest trend in the US market.

EU stalls investigation into Huawei and ZTE
20th Sep 2012
2 minutes
The European Union (EU) has held up a controversial trade case against equipment vendors Huawei and ZTE investigating whether the two had received illegal subsidies from the Chinese government.

Nic Rudnick, Liquid Telecom: The man who broke Zimbabwe's monopoly
18th Jun 2012
8 minutes
Fighting stringent African monopolies as a telecoms lawyer was just the first step for Nic Rudnick, CEO at Liquid Telecom. He explains to Kavit Majithia about his passionate commitment to bringing connectivity to the masses across Africa in the face of restrictive regulatory environments.

MobiFone partners with NSN for network capacity upgrade
29th May 2012
2 minutes
Vietnamese operator VMS MobiFone has struck an infrastructure partnership deal with vendor Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its packet core network.

Digicel acquires Comcel
4th Apr 2012
2 minutes
Pan Caribbean operator Digicel has acquired Haitian mobile operator Comcel which operates under the Voilà brand, from Trilogy International Partners.

What is vectoring technology?
1st Mar 2012
4 minutes
Vectoring technology has emerged as a means of increasing broadband speeds without investing in an extensive fibre roll-out.