DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Connectivity
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Telstra expands Aura Network with launch of Perth-Sydney route
As Telstra continues to build out its planned 14,000km fiber network
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AT&T to combine Forged Fiber 37, Gigapower into one JV
Carrier continues towards its 60 million buildout target
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Virgin Media O2 slams BT's planned acquisition of TalkTalk, amid CMA's probe into Nexfibre-Netomnia takeover
The telco says the BT deal "has all the characteristics of a stitch-up masked as a rescue deal in the public interest"
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Telus, AST SpaceMobile carry out D2D test in Canada
The duo completed their first satellite-to-smartphone integration test on Telus' network
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Virgin Media O2 launches 5G Standalone service in Bristol, UK
As carrier further expands 5G+ footprint
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Malaysia's DNB secures $1.27bn in funding for next phase of 5G rollout
Comes shortly after the DNB activated more spectrum to expand 5G footprint
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HPE to be connectivity provider role at next year's Ryder Cup in Ireland
Will deploy Self-Driving Network to provide an up to par experience
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Qualcomm and Huawei sign multi-year patent license agreement spanning 5G, compute, AI, and networking technologies
Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed
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AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon-led satellite JV is official, gains temporary leader
The chess game continues
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ESA picks neXat, Telesat, & Colt for $1.68m Cableshield to backup subsea cable infrastructure
ESA to finance emergency data rerouting system via satellite in the event of subsea cable failure
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Medusa subsea cable system expands to Jordan, partners with NaiTel
System to connect to Coral Bridge cable
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Amazon secures Uzbekistan’s Uztelecom as partner for Amazon Leo satellite service
Uztelecom to resell Amazon Leo services, use satellite company to connect remote regions
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Australian telcos activate temporary disaster roaming agreement
The service went live today and will enable customers to switch to alternative carrier during severe weather events
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Climber Protection Group obtains federal-recognized 501(c)(3) status
The group seeks to represent telecom tower climbers in the US
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Data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, suffers "critical damage" and goes offline after Russian bomb attack
Moscow continues to target digital infrastructure
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Eurofiber and Delft Networks deploy dark-fiber between Rotterdam and Delft for quantum
The companies have deployed the entanglement-ready dark fiber connecting Delft and Rotterdam in a closed loop configuration
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Optical interconnect startup CScale emerges from stealth following investment from Nvidia and Intel
Californian startup raised $145m in Series C funding round
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FCC tells Verizon it needs more time to review carrier's copper retirement proposals
Verizon must wait to find out if it can decommission copper services in portions of nine states
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AT&T follows rival Verizon in tapping Corning for fiber push
New multi-year deal is valued at more than $3 billion
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Ericsson to support Cellnex's 5G RAN upgrades in Poland
Will support Cellnex's sustainability ambitions
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T2, MegaFon expand 5G rollout to key metro stations in Russia
Russian telcos only launched 5G earlier this month
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Australia Post picks Telstra to bolster nationwide connectivity infrastructure
The postal company has penned a three-year deal with the telecoms provider
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Poste Italiane snaps up 85% stake in Telecom Italia
As Poste Italiane grows stake by 65.7 percent
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Telefónica considers Venezuela exit in next year - report
An exit could come in the next 12 months, but won't be rushed
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Digital Realty to develop cable landing station in Los Angeles, California
Company adding CLS to LAX12 facility
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Eir to begin 3G switch-off in Ireland later this week
Eir will kick off 3G shutdown in Donegal
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SubCo plans three subea cables in Indo-Pacific
New systems to link Australia, Singapore, Japan, and the US
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Pat Gelsinger-backed optical startup raises $27.5m to scale VCSELs for AI links
PicoJool eyes staff growth and low-power micro laser modules