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The Digital Digest

The Digital Digest

The Digital Digest is your weekly data centre and telecoms news roundup, brought to you by the editorial teams at Capacity and Data Economy and published every Friday.

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00:20:06

The Digital Digest: Ericsson's Bhutan deal; EA's...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/09/23

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from Ernie Ortega's plans for GTT to Ericsson's 5G contract in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Ahead of the full interview in the next issue of Capacity, Natalie covers the news that GTT is "getting back to its roots" with an enterprise focus, while in the US, AT&T has offloaded Playdemic to EA for US$1.4 billion. Joining us for the first time, Capacity'snew reporter Saf Malik covers the news that Ericssonhas a new – albeit

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00:47:51

The Digital Digest: Breaking news from GTT; a world...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/09/17

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from breaking news out of GTT to a world first from BT. Natalie covers the news that BT has completed 'the world’s first' trial of quantum key distribution (QKD) over hollow core fibre cable – and explains how hollow core fibre works – while in Latin America, Cable & Wireless Panamá has agreed to acquire Claro Panama. Meanwhile, Alan brings us the breaking news from GTT – more of which can be found online

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00:48:47

The Digital Digest: the latest merger deals; a telco...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/09/09

Season 3, episode 2 is presented by editor Melanie Mingas, and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Natalie Bannerman and this week's guest, Colm Shorten, senior director of data centres at JLL. In this episode of the Digital Digest we roundup the biggest stories of the week from the latest merger deals to the next chapter in the GTT saga. Natalie covers the week's biggest deals, including Deutsche Telekom and Softbank's musical shares, Veon'sRussian tower sale and Macquarie

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00:43:26

The Digital Digest: Reflecting on ITW, looking ahead...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/09/02

Back for series 3, this episode features Melanie Mingas, editor at Capacity Media; editor-at-large, Alan Burkitt-Gray; deputy editor, Natalie Bannerman; and special guest Carl Roberts, partner at Hadaara Consulting. In the first episode of series 3, we cover all the highlights from ITW – from global broadband to fire alarms – as well as the latest news from across the industry. And with only six weeks to go until the Global Carrier Awards, in this episode we also welcome back the Digital Digest's

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00:18:26

The Digital Digest: Fighting fraud with A1 Wholesale

The Digital Digest ·

2021/08/10

In this special episode of the Digital Digest, we talk to A1 Wholesale about anti-fraud solutions and their importance in the current environment. A1 Wholesale's Petr Kubat, WS Voice Sales, and Bernhard Moser, product manager for anti-fraud solutions, talk to Capacity's Melanie Mingas about the biggest and latest telecom fraud attacks, the history of fraud, and what can be done about it. To find out more on this topic, A1 Wholesale has a series of webinars.

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01:07:00

The Digital Digest: EdgePoint is open for business;...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/07/08

In this episode of the Digital Digest we roundup the biggest stories of the week from the latest on DigitalBridge's EdgePoint to the dawn of quantum computing as-a-service. Natalie covers AT&T and Google Cloud's 5G and edge collaboration and the breaking news that EdgePoint Infrastructure is open for business. Meanwhile in Africa, in the DRC Liquid Technologies and Facebook have partnered to build an extensive long-haul and metro fibre network and in Ethiopia Anwar Soussa has a new job. After a

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00:45:19

The Digital Digest: Europe's regulatory hurdles;...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/07/01

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from mass cloud migration to the quantum-based telecoms encryption service eyeing a billion-dollar valuation. Natalie covers the news that major telco leaders in Europe are calling for regulatory change and BICSis tackling robocalls. Down under, Telstrahas raised AU$2.8 billion in the part sale of its tower business and at the edge Google Cloud and Ericsson are jointly developing CSP solutions. In other cloud news,

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00:51:50

The Digital Digest: ATC Europe's new shareholder;...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/06/24

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from Etisalat and Ericsson's commercial mmWave 5G deployment to why 1 July will be a big day in ICT. Natalie covers the news that BTfaced the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) over a lawsuit alleging it overcharged customers and American Tower Corporation (ATC) Europe has a new shareholder. Also in telecoms, Etisalat and Ericsson have plans to commercially deploy mmWave 5G and Windstream Wholesale has launched ICON,

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00:54:48

The Digital Digest: Nibble heads north; Axiata goes...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/06/17

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from network security to quantum breakthroughs. Natalie analyses new network security figures from Telia Carrier, which show a spike in incidents during the pandemic and news that it has launched PoPs at two Coresite campuses. Also in telecoms, Sparkle's Nibble is to extend into northern Europe and Axiatahas partnered with Google Cloud to deliver digitalisation across Asia. Alan talks about the latest developments in

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01:04:08

The Digital Digest: Altice takes BT stake; Colony...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/06/10

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from billion-dollar deals to space interconnection. Natalie covers the news that Superloopis to acquire Exetel for $110 million and Patrick Drahi’s Altice UK has taken a 12% stake in BT. However, it was subsea has dominating headlines this week following the news that installation for the NO-UK cable has begun; Infinera's ICE6 solution has been selected by PEACE Cable International Network and PCCW Global; while SubCom

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00:37:11

The Digital Digest: Hollow core fibre, fibre for...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/06/03

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from BT's next-gen optical fibre trials to the £1 billion plan to connect rural England. Bringing us the biggest headlines of the week, Natalie gives a progress update on American Tower's Telxius Towers acquisition and explains what BT has been up to in its next-gen fibre optic trials. Also in telecoms, Natalie talks about Airtel Tanzania's tower sale and the Arctic cable that has been put on ice. Alan explains why two

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01:00:24

The Digital Digest: a birthday episode special...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/05/21

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from merger approvals to attending business events during a pandemic. Natalie brings us the breaking news on the O2/Virgin merger, explaining how and why the CMA made its decision. Elsewhere in telecoms, Jio is launching two new subsea cables; Arc and BSO have interconnected their networks for on-demand connectivity; and gaming is on track to become a $6 billion opportunity in the Middle East. Alan brings us a

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00:58:26

The Digital Digest: Axiata's AI backer, the big shift...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/05/13

In this episode of the Digital Digest we roundup the biggest stories of the week from AI in Malasia to social scores in China – as well as everything in between. Natalie covers the news that Aqua Comms, Telia Carrier and Ciena have successfully trialled a new, 400GbE POP to POP Trans-Atlantic Service, demonstrating that their traffic can be passed across their respective transmission networks. Meanwhile, Softbank has backed Axiata's AI and data analytics unit and Helios Towers has acquired Omantel's

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00:45:54

The Digital Digest: EE's new spectrum; Ethiopia's...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/05/06

Season 2, episode 15 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman and special guest Simon Ford, AVP for the EMEA region at CyrusOne. In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from OTT partnerships to satellites and subsea cables. In telecoms, Natalie covers the news that AWS has secured a public cloud contract with the a leading OTT and in Alaska, Quintillion is connecting its

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00:51:23

The Digital Digest: a new subsea system from Brazil...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/04/22

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week, and from Chanel vs Huawei to DCs for Bees, it's been a surreal seven days. In the world of data centres, Natalie brings us the news that Bulk Data Centers has a new EVP and IPI Partners has raised $3.8 billion for re-investment. On project news Microsoftis to develop its first data centre in Malaysia – which it said will create more than19,000 jobs – and Teslais building its own data centre in China. On the satellite

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00:46:09

The Digital Digest: MTN's mobile money strikes gold,...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/04/15

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from the Virgin/O2 deal to Chicago University's quantum plans. Natalie covers the news that South Africa's MTN is reportedly eying up a valuation of more than $5 billion for its mobile money business while in Egypt, a US$35 billion rural fibre project has launched with a target to connect 58% of the population. Elsewhere, Orange Polska has formed a jointly owned fibre company with APG, the Dutch pension investment

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00:38:33

The Digital Digest: Open RAN in Afghanistan,...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/04/08

In the world of subsea, Natalie brings the latest developments on the IRIS cable connecting Iceland to Ireland, and an update from Telxius on the Marea and Dunant subsea cables. Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, KKR and DTCP have entered into a wholesale fibre venture, with T-Mobile confirmed as the first anchor tenant, and in Afghanistan, Etisalatis getting into Open RAN. Alan explains why Aqua Comms' new owner, Digital 9 Infrastructure, is in the market for small cell firms and data centres, and in

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00:32:38

The Digital Digest: Biden's $100bn broadband boost;...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/04/01

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week, from Biden's $100 billion broadband plan to edge tech deployments boosting sustainability. Natalie covers the big investment news from President Biden and brings us a subsea update from Facebook and Google following news of the BiFrost and Echo cable projects. Meanwhile, eSIM installs are on track to top 3.4 billion by 2025 and GIC has taken a 2.5% stake in Cellnex worth $638 million. On the financial front, Alan

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00:42:27

The Digital Digest: A new subsea system for the...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/03/25

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from OneWeb's aviation network to the "Swiss army knife of data centre campuses". Natalie explains why Airtel Africa has become the latest telco to sell off its tower infrastructure, and over in the GCC Virgin Mobile Kuwait has become the country's first MVNO. In subsea, Galapagos Cable Systems (GCS) and Xtera are to build a new system to the Galapagos Islands and Interxion has entered into an agreement with Telxius to

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00:43:30

The Digital Digest: Australia welcomes a new ICT...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/03/18

In this episode of The Digital Digest, we round up the biggest stories of the week from Digital Realty's data centre sales to the latest on the UK's national fibre network plans. Bringing us the latest on data centres, Abigail explains why Digital Realty is selling 11 European facilities and why Cisco is launching a new facility in Frankfurt. Meanwhile in Latin America IBMhas expanded its cloud footprint, and DRFortresshas completed the expansion of its data centre over the ocean in Hawaii. In

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