NEC Corporation has been contracted by Seren Juno Network, a company established by NTT Group, Mitsui and JA Mitsui Leasing (JAML) to build the JUNO trans-Pacific subsea fiber-optic cable that will provide the largest data capacity — maximum 350 Tbps — between the US and Japan.
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Tampnet Boosts Capacity of Europe’s Fastest Inflight Broadband Solution
Tampnet has collaborated with Deutsche Telekom and Inmarsat in boosting the capacity of their award-winning European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight broadband solution.
EMIC-1 Subsea Cable to Land on Trans-Egypt Crossing
EMIC-1 — the Europe Middle-East India Connect 1 subsea cable — will be a valuable addition to the subsea cables landing in Egypt.
Huawei Holds Over 70% of Data Center Market Share in Middle East
Huawei revealed its next-generation data center facility, alongside the launch of PowerPOD 3.0, a brand-new power supply system. Based on the joint efforts between Huawei Data Center Facility Team and industry experts, these endeavors reaffirm Huawei’s commitment to building low-carbon, smart data centers.
New Data Centers Address Cloud Service Demand in Saudi Arabia
New data centers have been unveiled in Riyadh to provide a wide range of proven and secure public cloud computing solutions, catering to the surging business demand from multiple industries and accelerating their digitalization journey in Saudi Arabia.
NTT Opens First Data Center in Spain
NTT is massively expanding its data center capacities worldwide and has now opened its first data center location in the Spanish market.
New Internet Exchanges Coming to Support Digital Africa
Together with local partners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Libya, and Nigeria, DE-CIX is establishing new internet exchanges in Africa to increase the access and quality of the Internet on the continent.
2Africa deployment: Vodafone as landing party in Italy
The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, and WIOCC, announced the first landing of the 2Africa cable in Genoa, Italy.
Zain Business Limited Gets CITC Approval for Tower Deal
Zain Business Limited, a Zain KSA subsidiary, gets approval from the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) to acquire at least 8,069 of the telecom tower sites owned by Zain KSA.
AqabaIX to be powered by DE-CIX
DE-CIX, the world’s leading interconnection platform operator, and Aqaba Digital Hub, a landmark project that taps into the growing demand for modern digital transformation in Jordan and the MENA region, announced a strategic partnership for the future operations of AqabaIX powered by DE-CIX.