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KKR recently acquired a segment of Singtel's data centre business, marking a valuation of Singtel's Digital InfraCo at S$5.5 billion.
M&A

KKR’s Bold Move: Acquiring Singtel’s Data Centre Business

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KKR’s recent acquisition of a segment of Singtel’s data centre business, marking a staggering valuation of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo at S$5.5 billion, signals enduring private equity interest in telecommunications, regardless of economic turbulence. The move intends to boost Singtel’s regional expansion, piggybacking on the booming data centre industry and skyrocketing enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services. This symbiotic partnership, leveraging Singtel’s expertise and KKR’s track record, promises to advance InfraCo’s growth in markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore.

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The question of the hour among technology enthusiasts and IT professionals has certainly revolved around Apple's latest launches.
Market Watch

Exploring Apple’s Launch, China’s Tech Maneuvers and UK’s Open RAN Initiative

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The unveiling of Apple’s four new iPhone models sparked a surprising underwhelm in the tech community. Meanwhile, debates rose regarding China’s nimble navigation around US tech embargoes, especially regarding iPhone use. No less intriguing were the discussions around Open RAN – tech pioneers revisited this initiative with the UK’s recent efforts to regain Open RAN momentum.

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To uncover the dark secrets behind AIT fraud, we sat down with Tim Ward, the Vice President of Number Information Services at XConnect.
People & Interviews

Exploring AIT and SMS Fraud with Tim Ward of XConnect

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To uncover the dark secrets behind this staggering figure and delve deep into the issue of AIT fraud, we sat down with Tim Ward, the Vice President of Number Information Services at XConnect. With over three decades of experience in the telecoms industry, Tim Ward brings a wealth of knowledge and insights to the table. At XConnect, he has taken the helm of the Number Information Services division, leading initiatives in sales, marketing, and product management. Under his guidance, XConnect has launched innovative services that set new standards for access to network, service, and user information.

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Jetty offers solutions to Communication Service Providers expediting their market reach and facilitating efficient customer management.
Telco Buzz

Navigating Jetty: Revolutionizing UK’s Fibre Retailer Experience

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Disrupting the UK telecom marketplace, Jetty emerges as a transformative white-label platform, reshaping the customer experience pathway for fibre retailers. With a holistic approach integrating sales, order management, customer service and more, this platform allows Altnets and Communication Service Providers to focus on growth. Jetty’s unique selling point? Fully automated, compliant residential fibre customer journeys, the only SaaS in the UK offering this feature. Founded by visionaries Alex Hollingdale and Vinny Casey, Jetty foresees expansion across various product categories and geo-locations, promising limitless scalability in aiding telecom retailers’ success.

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Calix, Inc. has made a game-changing announcement that its intelligent solution, Calix SmartBiz™, is now accessible in the United Kingdom.
Telco Buzz

Calix SmartBiz Expand Networks: Milestone for UK’s Small Enterprises

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Calix, Inc. sets a new benchmark in the telecommunications landscape with its innovative solution, Calix SmartBiz™, now reaching the UK market. This transformative service specifically facilitates the 5.5 million SMEs across the UK, providing alternative service providers a fresh approach to offer customised, comprehensive solutions including managed Wi-Fi and enhanced network security services.

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BT, VMO2, and Vodafone have been announced as beneficiaries of UK government funding for research related to Open RAN technology.
Broadband

Unpacking Open RAN’s Impact: UK’s £88 Million Innovation Testbed

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Prominent UK telecom companies like BT, VMO2, and Vodafone have been selected beneficiaries of government funding for research into Open RAN technology. Innovative projects, with a focus ranging from energy efficiency to security, will share in the £88 million ($121 million) funding. The main goal is to figure out whether Open RAN can rival traditional RAN, especially in high-traffic areas and rural deployments, in terms of cost, reliability and energy consumption.

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In a move that bolsters its global terrestrial and satellite network operations, Intelsat entered into a partnership with Telespazio.
Infrastructure

Intelsat-Telespazio Venture: Bridging Geographical Constraints with Innovation

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Intelsat’s recent partnership with Telespazio paints a promising image of the future of global network operations. With the inclusion of Telespazio’s premier teleport facility, Fucino space centre, into Intelsat’s network, seamless European connectivity is underway. Moreover, the alliance caters to the growing global demand for managed satellite services, elevating the standard for high-profile sectors, while improving geospatial communication. This precise move highlights the tremendous potential of combining flexible solutions for global positioning.

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The Netherlands-founded company, Veon, has recently refined the management buyout terms of its sector in Russia, known as VimpelCom.
Telco Buzz

Veon’s Calculated Exit: Navigating Through Regulatory & Sanction Hurdles

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Dutch telecom company Veon is adjusting the course of its Russian sector, VimpelCom’s, management buyout, initially agreed for $2.1 billion. The transaction now fully hinges on VimpelCom absorbing part of Veon’s debt – a method born from necessity as sanctions hamper Russian financial institutions. This strategic exit is further complicated by EU sanctions on Russia’s National Settlement Depository inhibiting interest collection on Veon’s Eurobonds.

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ZTE demonstrates their virtual STB solution that bypasses traditional terminal downturns hampering TV service expansion.
Telco Buzz

Unraveling ZTE’s vSTB: Reshaping TV Industry through Cloud Innovation

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The surging interest in cloud-based applications represents a flourishing sector of the tech sphere, by providing an enhanced user experience and considerable savings on terminal investments. Telecommunication giant, ZTE, demonstrates this potential with their virtual STB (vSTB) solution in the television industry – a pioneering effort that bypasses traditional terminal downturns hampering TV service expansion. This solution effectively confronts challenges of limited service quality and hard adaptation processes linked with operator TV services, and eliminates sizable terminal outlays. Similarly, the cloud STB product presented by China Mobile and ZTE capitalises on China Mobile’s robust computing capacities and thus streamlines content broadcast to every terminal.

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Proximus has harnessed the power of 5G and AI machine vision to create a solution for warehouse real-time inventory tracking.
5G

Harnessing 5G and AI: Revolutionizing Warehouse Inventory Management

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Discover how Belgium’s telecommunications giant Proximus has embraced 5G technology and AI-powered vision to resolve an age-old warehouse challenge – instantaneous inventory tracking. By using 5G-enabled drones, warehouse managers can have continuous oversight and control of stock levels. This advanced management system contrasts sharply with traditional methods of RFID tags and barcodes, that despite being effective, have notably limitations due to their laborious nature.

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