Developing Telecoms | Telecom news portal for emerging markets - Developing Telecoms https://developingtelecoms.com/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:51:16 +0100 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb send@developingtelecoms.com (Developing Telecoms) Equinix opens its first IBX data centre in South Africa https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/17522-equinix-opens-its-first-ibx-data-centre-in-south-africa.html https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks/17522-equinix-opens-its-first-ibx-data-centre-in-south-africa.html

Digital infrastructure company Equinix announced it has opened its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in South Africa, and is already onboarding new customers and partners.

]]> tanner@developingtelecoms.com (John Tanner) Data Centres & Networks Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:32:09 +0100 China allows foreign players to own data centres in new pilot scheme https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation/17521-china-allows-foreign-players-to-own-data-centres-in-new-pilot-scheme.html https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation/17521-china-allows-foreign-players-to-own-data-centres-in-new-pilot-scheme.html

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has reportedly kicked off a pilot programme to allow foreign investors to operate wholly-owned data centres and other telecoms-related services in select locations.

]]> tanner@developingtelecoms.com (John Tanner) Regulation Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:37:04 +0100 Huawei introduces fgOTN: The Next Evolution in Optical Transport Networks https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/17520-huawei-introduces-fgotn-the-next-evolution-in-optical-transport-networks.html https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks/17520-huawei-introduces-fgotn-the-next-evolution-in-optical-transport-networks.html

At GITEX Global 2024, Huawei unveiled a ground-breaking innovation set to redefine the optical transport landscape — the industry's first end-to-end fine-grained Optical Transport Network (fgOTN) product portfolio.

]]> james@developingtelecoms.com (Suneeti Ahuja-Kohli) Optical & Fixed Networks Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:24:00 +0100 GSMA: 43% of global population lack mobile internet access https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/humanitarian-communications/17519-gsma-43-of-global-population-lack-mobile-internet-access.html https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/humanitarian-communications/17519-gsma-43-of-global-population-lack-mobile-internet-access.html

According to industry body the GSMA, 43% of the global population still does not use mobile internet, highlighting device affordability and digital skills as the main barriers.

]]> mannypham23@gmail.com (Manny Pham) Humanitarian Comms Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:14:44 +0100 Ethio Telecom pursues smart city strategy in Bahir Dar https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/17518-ethio-telecom-pursues-smart-city-strategy-in-bahir-dar.html https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/enterprise-ecosystems/17518-ethio-telecom-pursues-smart-city-strategy-in-bahir-dar.html

Ethio Telecom is back in the news – this time via plans to launch a smart city project in Bahir Dar, capital city of the Amhara region in northern Ethiopia, following the deployment of commercial 5G services.

]]> vornog@yahoo.com (Vaughan O'Grady) Enterprise Ecosystems Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:33:47 +0100