Cordiant Digital Infrastructure is on the brink of acquiring BT Ireland’s wholesale unit for €22 million. This strategic move, approved by Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, is set to enhance Cordiant’s influence within the Irish market.
Orange has partnered with Telesat to provide satellite-based connectivity via the Lightspeed LEO network. As part of the deal, Orange will host a Telesat landing station in France, enhancing global connectivity. With 14 planned SpaceX launches, the network will deliver high-speed services, expanding Orange’s satellite capabilities across Europe, Africa, and beyond.
Deutsche Telekom’s strategic move to merge national and international wholesale operations into T Wholesale aims to meet growing global demand for telecom solutions. This unification enhances service offerings, providing a comprehensive portfolio including IPX, fiber optics, and cutting-edge 5G solutions.
CityFibre’s recent strategic move to sell its ISP subsidiary, Lit Fibre, back to its original founders aligns with their focus on wholesale network provision. This decision reinforces CityFibre’s commitment to enhancing its robust full-fibre network.
Virgin Media Business Wholesale, a division of Virgin Media O2, has significantly upgraded the Manchester Equinix MA5 data center with advanced high-capacity fibre routes, enhancing connectivity in Manchester and the broader north of England. This upgrade positions the Manchester MA5 as a crucial node within Virgin Media Business Wholesale’s extensive network, which includes over 160 data centers across the UK.
Deutsche Telekom, the German telecommunications giant, is ramping up its international wholesale services with a focus on the emerging API (Application Programming Interface) ecosystem. The company’s Global Carrier division has introduced a suite of services known as Global Carrier Digital Services, providing wholesale customers with access to a range of APIs to enhance their own offerings.
SmartCIC, a global managed service provider has appointed Johnatan Santana as its Head of Carrier Wholesale and Reina Borjas as Senior Sales Manager. SmartCIC is making strategic investments in talent by building out its international wholesale connectivity team to support growing demand for end-to-end ‘through the line’ solutions and its approach to connectivity.
Airtel Africa is redefining its enterprise, anticipating to leverage Africa’s burgeoning digital sector with the advent of its novel fibre wholesaler, Telesonic. The subsidiary will harness the power of Airtel’s vast terrestrial fibre network, bolstered by the firm’s stake in the pan-African submarine cable, 2Africa.
Symbio Holdings, a supplier of communications software, has announced the release of Carrier Infrastructure as a Service (CIaaS), a unified carrier-grade product suite created to enhance the experience of wholesale customers. With CIaaS, domestic service providers may access the same features as top carriers without having to make significant infrastructure expenditures to provide dependable, high-quality voice conversations. Furthermore, CIaaS is backed by carrier-grade customer assistance and expertise delivered locally by in-country customer care teams to worldwide clients for international call routing and other services. Symbio can assist service providers in navigating and understanding unique national licensing and regulatory hurdles. Leveraging Symbio’s large voice network, the solution offers the physical infrastructure and virtual components required to deliver high-quality communications services in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and other countries. Using Symbio’s cloud-based technology stack, Symbio’s CIaaS solution makes it simpler for communications service providers of all sizes to start and…
Linxa, a provider of cutting-edge voice and data traffic solutions for telecom carriers and operators, has announced the implementation of Linxa Connect, which will enable Arelion (previously Telia Carrier) to revolutionize its wholesale voice business. Linxa Connect is a fully integrated end-to-end telecom management software product that supports and automates wholesale activities, from rate control through routing, quality and deal management, invoicing, dispute management, fraud detection and reporting. The Linxa Connect platform enables an increasing number of Tier-1 carriers’ profitable voice businesses and supports solutions that provide these enterprises with what they need to stay competitive, such as simplicity, automation, control and agility. By leveraging Linxa Connect, Arelion has been able to replace three outdated systems with a single platform, as well as improve automation and business processes. End-to-end functionalities are streamlined and more accurate, and procedures include grading, routing, quality and deal management, invoicing, reconciliation, dispute management,…
