On January 8, Orange officially inaugurated the Orange Middle East and Africa operational head office in Morocco in the presence of Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange; Alioune Ndiaye, CEO Orange Middle East and Africa; the members of Orange’s Executive Committee and local officials.
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy, announces the expansion of its IP backbone reach in the Caucasus region with the opening of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Yerevan, Armenia.
CenturyLink, Inc. announced it has strengthened its content delivery network (CDN) service capabilities in 11 cities across Asia Pacific (APAC) to cater to growing demands from global broadcasters, over the top (OTT) video streaming platforms and gaming companies to deliver high-performing web applications, ultra-high-definition (UHD) video streaming and game downloads.
SEACOM has partnered with Vodacom Business Africa, the enterprise-focused ICT subsidiary of the Vodacom Group, to initiate the next chapter of both companies’ African network connectivity ventures.
To maintain its position and capture growth in its long-haul transport network, Telia Carrier has chosen Ciena to be the supplier of a new Open Optical Line System (O-OLS) in Europe.
BICS announces the growth of its European connectivity footprint, with the launch of a new fibre route between Italy (Torino) and Switzerland (Lausanne), and five new points-of-presence (PoPs) that will enable low-latency IP services in North-Eastern Europe.
Liquid Telecom has launched the fastest direct land-based fibre link connecting East to West Africa. This breakthrough coast-to-coast digital corridor follows the completion of Liquid Telecom’s new high-capacity fibre link running 2,600-kilometre across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, and NAVER Business Platform (NBP), the leading IT Infrastructure and cloud services provider in South Korea, announced a bilateral interconnect collaboration.
At the AfricaCom international congress currently taking place in Cape Town, Orange is announcing the construction of a new international backbone network in West Africa.
Sparkle has expanded its network reach in Milan with the opening of two new Points of Presence (PoPs) to fulfil the increasing connectivity needs of the city and of its industrial ecosystem.
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