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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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00:44:16

#21 – Sustainable data centre financing, UK’s trade...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/09/18

In episode 21, what a £15bn trade deal means for digital industries; América Móvil sells Tracfone for $6.9bn; a major first for sustainable data centre financing; and du sells its 26% stake in Khazna. Also in this episode, the latest from the world of subsea cables and the team discusses claims that gaming could create $150bn in carrier opportunities This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail

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00:50:30

#20 - GI Partners’ $1.8bn data infrastructure fund,...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/09/10

In this episode, the latest on GTT’s infrastructure sale; GI Partners’ $1.8bn data infrastructure fund; Interxion expands in Spain and Digiplex moves into Norway; ITU shares its telco profit outlook; Cityfibre wins a new contract with Three; and VPNs in the Middle East. Also in this episode, Ayesha Al-Shoily, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Ooredoo Oman, speaks to Natalie Bannerman about pioneering an award-winning diversity and inclusion project at the Middle East telco. This episode

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00:56:24

#19 - SoftBank sells mobile division stock worth...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/09/03

In this episode, SoftBank sells mobile division stock worth $12.5 billion; Intelsat enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Gogo; Zayo names its new managing director; Rack Centre announced a $100 million investment in Nigeria; and Georgia's demands to reverse an acquisition. Also in this episode, the team talks 6G and special guest James Gray, managing director of Graystone Strategies, shares his outlook for market consolidation over the coming months. This episode features editor-in-chief

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00:32:03

#18 - BT shares jump amid rumoured £15bn takeover,...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/08/27

In this episode, BT shares jump amid rumoured £15bn takeover; a landmark IP decision in the British courts; Digital Edge and Stonepeak Infrastructure unveil their APAC plans; and Tampnet’s acquisition of a 1,200km subsea cable system in the Gulf of Mexico. Also in this episode, Natalie Bannerman speaks to Bita Milanian, SVP of global marketing at Ribbon Communications, who won the 2019 Agent of Change Award at the Global Women in Telco and Tech Awards. Bita talks about how her culture has influenced

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00:36:22

#17 - EdgeConnex is to be acquired by EQT...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/08/20

In this episode, EdgeConnex is to be acquired by EQT Infrastructure; Telekom Romania’s fixed line operations will be acquired by Orange and the Romanian Ministry of Transport and Communications ; Ethiopia suspends Ethio sale; and the $67 million NO-UK subsea cable has completed its seabed survey in the North Sea. Also in this episode, extra special guest Chandy Ghosh, COO and GM at Inteliquent, and winner of the 2019, Best Woman in Wholesale Telecoms at the Global Women in Telco & Tech Awards

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00:46:50

#16 – Equinix enters India, a telecoms crisis in...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/08/13

In this episode the Data Economy and Capacity's news team discuss Equinix acquiring GPX Global Systems; India’s OFC subsea cable; Qatar's potential $1.5 billion stake in Reliance JioFiber; Facebook's latest large scale data centre in Tennessee; Lebanon's delayed mobile tender; and Huawei goes down under with a new security scandal. Featuring host editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and senior reporters Natalie Bannerman and Abigail

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00:42:06

#15 - Coping with Covid-19, TikTok’s $500m Ireland...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/08/07

In this episode, the Data Economy and Capacity's news team discuss how the internet has been coping during the Covid-19 pandemic, TikTok’s plan to build a $500 million data centre in Ireland, Amazon’s cloud business AWS’s plan for three potential data centres in Israel and the latest moves across the Africa data centre market. Featuring host editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray and senior reporter Abigail Opiah. This week the team is also joined by not one, but two

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00:33:09

#14 - The first wave of H1 financial results;...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/07/30

In this episode, the team from Data Economy and Capacity discuss the first wave of H1 financial results; Google’s new subsea cable project; the latest on Telefonica’s roadmap; and OneWeb's $50 million cash boost from a US billionaire. 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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00:52:08

#13 – The latest subsea and data centre developments,...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/07/24

In this episode, the team from Data Economy and Capacity discuss the subsea industry, the latest data centre developments, South Korea’s $22billion 5G masterplan, and the latest on India’s $13 billion tax claims. This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas, senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman and special guest Matthew Bowden, general manager of Red Penguin.

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00:21:55

#12 – Women in telco, Milan’s new multi-million...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/07/16

In this episode, the team from Data Economy and Capacity discuss Crosslink Fibre’s new cross-Channel cable; women in telco and tech; a new multi-million dollar data centre in Milan; Wafra’s US$400 million stake in Digital Colony; and the latest landmark decision on the UK’s 5G equipment. This episode features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.

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00:16:21

#11 - 4G balloons in Kenya, bankruptcy at sea and new...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/07/09

In this week's episode we talk about Colony Capital’s multi-billion-dollar partnership with Vantage data centres; Telkom Kenya’s 4G balloon project with Google's sister company, Loon; and Seaborn’s brush with bankruptcy.

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00:40:20

#10 - Multi-million data centres and 3D printed...

The Digital Digest ·

2020/07/02

In this episode, we talk multi-million Dollar data centre developments announced this week, mainly led by Facebook; Huawei and ZTE are officially banned from rural US networks; Foreign investors line up for Ethiopian telco stake; EllaLink & EMACOM launch the SMART subsea cable initiative; and we will also look at the viability of using 3D printed satellite rockets, at a time when the latest market research says satellite revenues ‘will take three years to recover’. Featuring editor-in-chief João

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00:30:49

#9 - The billionaires' podcast

The Digital Digest ·

2020/06/26

If there is an edition where we can call it the “billionaires’ podcast”, is this week’s episode where we look at SoftBank’s plans to sell $21 billion worth of T-Mobile US stock; Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund buying BT shares; Google’s plans to invest $2 billion in a data centre in Poland; Digicel lenders agreement to cut debt by $1.6 billion; and other stories including Equinix’s and Meeza’s latest data centres. To top it all off, we also look at the billionaires who are dominating the

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00:34:31

#8 - Discussing ITW and Covid-19

The Digital Digest ·

2020/06/18

Where is the world going post-Covid-19? In this episode, the Data Economy and Capacity editorial team look at the news out of International Telecoms Week (ITW) and what has been discussed at the conference, with special emphasis on the impact of Covid-19 and what's next. The newsroom also looks at the news from Brazilian operator Oi which is seeking $2.9bn its for mobile unit amid a business unit split; data centre operators continue expansions and groundbreaking ceremonies go virtual; T-Mobile US

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00:24:29

#7 – 12 June 2020

The Digital Digest ·

2020/06/11

In this episode, the Data Economy and Capacity editorial team look at Telefónica and the company's move to reduce its emissions target deadline by 20 years; TikTok's rival Kuaishou soon to be built $1.4billon hyperscale data centre in China; the colocation market big wins from hyperscale clients; the latest 5G and 6G UK efforts on an alternative to Huawei; Ericsson's projection on more than $100 million in losses in China; and a new 10,000 Km subsea cable will soon start being built to connect

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00:22:33

#6 - 05 June 2020

The Digital Digest ·

2020/06/04

In this episode, the Data Economy and Capacity editorial team explore the latest on just how much Vodafone relies on Huawei to run its European business; data centre giants Equinix and Digital Realty continue to expand and so does Iceland’s Verne Global amid roaring demand for HPC; T-Mobile offers 5G in Alaska through GCI partnership; and… has the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the “lack of equitable growth” in UK tech? The newsroom also addresses the recent events taking place in the US, after George

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00:21:24

#5 – 29 May 2020

The Digital Digest ·

2020/05/29

In this episode: Chinese giant Tencent sets aside $70 billion for cloud and AI data centre campuses, as part of China’s $3.7 trillion IT infrastructure investments; KKR’s $1 billion investment in Europe’s brand-new data centre player; Huawei faces new probe as CFO remains under house arrest; Europe FINALLY says yes to the £10.25 billion Three/O2 merger; and we look at the latest developments around Covid-19. Featuring host and editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray,

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00:29:29

#4 - 22 May 2020

The Digital Digest ·

2020/05/22

In this week's episode: Chinese IPOs hang in the balance as the US Senate and Nasdaq change the rules; the Dutch comms industry is appealing for greater subsea connectivity as a direct response to the Covid-19 crisis; TikTok has a new CEO and so does Colt; and for our interview today, Alan will be speaking with Stephanie Liston on the upcoming FCC developments. Featuring host editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters

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00:28:17

#3 - 15 May 2020

The Digital Digest ·

2020/05/14

In this week's The Digital Digest: as European nations come out of Draconian lockdown, governments all around bet on mobile apps to trace any potential outbreak hotspots, but what do those apps do for telecoms? Elsewhere, our oceans have seen an increase in cabling activity and data centre giants continue to report solid results and launching new services on top of expansions despite early fears that Covid-19 would derail plans. Featuring editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima and this week I’m joined by

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00:38:09

#2 - 08 May 2020

The Digital Digest ·

2020/05/07

In this almost Covid-19-free episode, the Data Economy and Capacity editorial talk about Microsoft’s latest $1bn digital investment in Europe, the merger that could reorganise the chessboard of UK telecommunications, high level moves on the boards of big players, results season, and much more. Featuring 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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