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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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00:41:07

The Digital Digest: BICS talks NB-IoT, Aqua Comms is...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/03/11

In this episode of The Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from acquisitions and quantum computers to Verizon's Women's CoLab In the world of data centres, Abigail brings us the latest project announcements from Princeton Digital Groupin India, MC Digital Realty, Aligned and Equinix. Natalie covers the news that Zayo is to acquireIntelligent Fiber Network and Vocus Group has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with a Macquarie-led consortium. Natalie also explains

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00:40:25

The Digital Digest: The GLF's IoT code; the story of...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/03/04

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from the residential network that carried 400Gbps, to the sandwich-sized satellites tracking whales. First up, the ITW Global Leaders' Forum has published a Code of Conduct, defining a framework among global carriers providing IPX-based traffic, to ensure quality of service for critical IoT applications. Next, Natalie brings us the story behind FiBrazil, Brazil's new wholesale network provider and India's new payment

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00:36:02

The Digital Digest: JVs and deals in India's data...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/02/25

This week, the Digital Digest team tackles data centre investments in India, debt at AT&T and the new stakeholder in Telefonica's Chile network. In the world of data centres, Abigail brings us the inside track on Cyxtera's merger and IPO plans and Macquarie Data Centres' new government-certified facility in Canberra. Meanwhile in India, Iron Mountain is investing $150 million in data centre firm Web Werks and the newly announced JV AdaniConneXhas unveiled plans to develop 1GW of data centre

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00:35:33

The Digital Digest: mixed fortunes in satellite; a...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/02/18

This week the Digital Digest team covers towers, satellites, data centres and subsea cables. Kicking off the episode, Alan tells us about Starlink's latest activities and the rescue of Avanti, while the World Bank has weighed in on Ethiopia's telecoms liberalisation. Elsewhere in telecoms, Natalie talks about Ocean Networks' $300m Caribbean Express subsea cable project and Sinch'sacquisition of Inteliquent. Meanwhile, Vantagehas expanded its tower portfolio and global internet capacity increased 35%

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00:43:15

The Digital Digest: Orange lands smart city contract;...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/02/12

In the world of data centres, Abigail brings us the story behind the €569 million euro buyout of BICS. Egypt's new capital city will have ICT infrastructure provided by Orange Business Services, but the city still doesn't have a name, so Abigail shares her suggestions. Meanwhile in Mumbai, Yotta Infrastructure has signed a new deal with Essar Capital; and Equinix'sfinancial results are out. Natalie explains why the UK's Ministry of Defence is upgrading its satellite system, there are massive fibre

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00:38:13

The Digital Digest: Airtel bows out of Ethiopia bid;...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/02/04

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from to new data centre projects and funding rounds, to new subsea cables and Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions. In the world of data centres, Abigail talks about CMI's new Frankfurt data centre; Teraco's multi-million-dollar funding round; and a new 16MW facility in Malaysia. Alan explains why Airtel is out of the bidding for a license in Ethiopia and why Meng Wanzhou lost her bail appeal. And Natalie covers the biggest

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00:38:15

The Digital Digest: the green revolution reaches data...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/01/28

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from sustainability to brand strengths and new execs. After a particularly green week in the global data centre industry, Abigail brings us a sustainability round up from Texas and Poland, and big news on the dominance of the hyperscalers. Natalie rounds up the biggest news from telecoms including O2, Three and Vodafone's plan tobuild 222 4G masts and Orange has launched a EUR2.6 billion fibre business. On the

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00:33:06

The Digital Digest: Corruption and cables make the...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/01/21

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from across the ICT infrastructure industry. Natalie explains the latest events in telecoms, which span an installation update for the OAC system, corruption charges at Samsung, a new member for the AMITIÉ subsea consortium, and some good news for Cisco. Over in the world of data centres, Abigail brings breaking news from Europe, where an industry pact has committed to a "climate neutral" future by 2030. Over in Hong

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00:58:04

The Digital Digest: Vodafone parts with Cornerstone;...

The Digital Digest ·

2021/01/14

In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the new year, from mergers to service launches and internet blackouts. Alan explains why Huawei is willing to fund Swedish security checks and who is heading BT's new digital unit. Natalie covers two of the week's biggest deals: Vodafone's sale of its Cornerstone share and Deutsche Telekom's talks to sell T-Mobile Netherlands. In the world of data centres, Abigail explains why NTT has gone green in Malaysia and why Compute

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00:22:32

Episode 32: Bye-bye Pai; KKR looks at FiberCop;...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/12/04

In the last episode of season one we cover Ajit Pai’s departure from the FCC; the real numbers on 5G's big sustainability claims; investor interest grows in TIM’s FiberCop; and Telefonica’sbig move to divest its subsea assets. Meanwhile over in the data centre space, Iomart'sfinancial results are out and Interxionis set to receive its carbon neutral certification by year end. This episode features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray and senior reporters Natalie Bannerman

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00:20:28

Episode 31: Sustainability developments from GSMA and...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/11/26

In Episode 31 we cover: GSMA’s report on energy efficiency; Vodafone’s pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040; Equinix ploughs $55 million into its third Osaka data centre; and Space DC shares its Jakarta expansion plans. Meanwhile, over in the UK, operators that don’t meet the Huawei deadline face the prospect of hefty fines and in Brazil, Phoenix Tower has a new owner as Digital Colony expands its horizons. This episode features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan

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00:37:44

Episode 30: Market insight from Nokia and Google; a...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/11/19

In episode 30 we cover the latest market insight from Nokiaand Google; President elect Joe Biden appoints Minion Clyberg to the FCC; Equinix has revealed plans for a $200 million investment to expand its DC data centres; Vodafone’s latest financial results are out; and the UK has a new centre of excellence. Also in this episode we are joined by Bill Fenick, VP of enterprise at Interxion. In an interview with Abigail Opiah, he discusses how cities need the right data centre strategy in place to

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00:26:15

Episode 29: Equinix goes big in Perth; Sweden’s 5G...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/11/12

In episode 29 we cover the launch of Orange’s first pan-west African fibre network and the new delays to Sweden’s 5G auction. Down under Equinix splashes $54 million on a new WA facility and over in the US AT&T has made its first Biden-era appointment. Also in this episode we are joined by Broadgroup’s very own Sophia Simpson, who is working on the first edition of Critical Connections: Greening TMT. Sophia talks us through the highlights of the event and share details of how the industry can

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00:27:13

Episode 28 – the latest data centre investments,...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/11/05

In this episode, we look at Interxion’sdebut in Greece; Teracostarts building in South Africa; Alaska Communications and Astound Broadband name buyers; KKRsets sights on towers; and we examine why flying base stations could be the future. Also in this episode, Alan pays tribute to Joe Kelly. Over the course of his international PR and comms career, Joe worked for Marconi, BT and most recently Huawei. He passed away this week, aged 55. The team at Capacitywould like to extend their condolences to

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00:59:44

Episode 27 –Q3 financial reports; Green targets for...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/10/29

In this episode, the major Q3 financial results from across the industry; the industry’s 6G association sets green targets to tackle climate change; Oracle launches a new dedicated dual region government cloud; and Ofcom aligns the UK’s locked mobile rules with EU regulations. This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporter Natalie Bannerman. This episode also features special guest Carl Roberts, partner at

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00:41:44

#26 - Behind the scenes at the GCAs, GTT’s big sell,...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/10/22

In this episode: we go behind the scenes of the Global Carrier Awards; the details of GTT’s big sell; Goldman Sachs co-launches Global Compute Infrastructure; Telefónica partners for a €5 billion investment in Germany; and in Sweden, financial results and relations with China make the headlines This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.

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00:23:24

#25 - New data centre projects from Austria to...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/10/15

In episode 25: Stream Data Centers announces Phoenix facility; Interxion acquires land parcel in Austria; Telefónica merges three business units as part of 2019 transformation strategy; Nokia wins 5G small cell contract in Taiwan; and the UK government mulls £300m for 5G support as the iPhone 12 launches. This episode features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.

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00:39:04

#24 - Investment news from Telia, Stonecourt and...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/10/08

In this episode: Telia Carrier is sold to pension funds; Stonecourt Capital and Expereo both confirm acquisitions; T5 unveils an enterprise data centre in Silicon Valley; T-Mobile's carrier aggregation developments; and HAPS in the skies above New Mexico. Episode 24 also features special guest, economist and politician Anders Borg, who served as Minister for Finance in the Swedish Government from 2006 to 2014. Anders talks about the problems ahead for Europe, competition in the US and artificial

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00:34:59

#23 - The Japan edition, changes on the horizon for...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/10/01

In this edition of the Digital Digest we look at Japan’s looming mobile pricing shakeup; Airtrunk’s new Tokyo data centre; T-Mobile responds in the US spectrum battle; and there are changes on the horizon for the global satellite market This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.

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00:42:19

#22 - OneWeb’s new launch plans, malware on...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/09/24

In this edition of the Digital Digest OneWeb heads back into orbit with new launch plans for December; Seoul is to get a new, $315m data centre; T-Mobile has signed a new deal with American Tower and the problem of preinstalled malware on phones, continues to grow. Also in episode 22, special guest Matt Pullen, EVP Managing Director Europe, CyrusOne. Matt speaks to Abigail about the importance of data centres during the pandemic and why he thinks the industry should be seen as critical

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