Overlay technology changes network ownership dynamics for telecoms service providers

MPLS is being replaced by the internet, a process accelerated by COVID-19. In an astonishingly short period of time, overlay networking like SD-WAN has become, the de facto WAN technology in the enterprise telecoms market. Overlay technology uses a combination of tunnelling technology and orchestration and control software to createโ€ฆ

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ITU working with China to develop spectrum management in APAC

Advancing digital transformation, with resilient, robust, and reliable networks for the future. The United Nations agency for telecom/ICTs International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has been collaborating with the State Radio Monitoring Centre (SRMC) of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China. In 2020, ITU and SRMC organised practicalโ€ฆ

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CenturyLink Roundtable: Transform today to control tomorrow

Sponsored Content: Senior IT decision makers from NAB, Lendlease, Orica, David Jones and others discuss digital transformation. In mid-June CenturyLink and Focus Network hosted a roundtable for leading organisations like NAB, Orica, QANTAS, Tabcorp Lendlease, BHP and others, representing a combined revenue of over AU$125 billion, and employing approximately 285,000โ€ฆ

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SK Telink upgrades network to keep up with consumer data useage

Keeping up with consumer consumption of data. South Korean network operator SK Telink has selected Ciena to upgrade its submarine network between Seoul, South Korea, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. Ciena will also provide a platform to deliver more differentiated customer experiences. Cienaโ€™s Adaptive IP solution will allow SK Telinkโ€ฆ

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HGC launches a PoP in Bangkok, extending ASEAN network penetration

Recently released PoP serves international carriers and service providers. HGC Global Communications has launched its third point-of-presence (PoP) in Bangkok, Thailand. This recent investment extends HGCโ€™s meshed international network coverage in ASEAN regions. The HGC PoP was launched to meet the โ€œgrowing demandโ€ for connectivity and support rapidly growing trafficโ€ฆ

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HCL Technologies makes May purchases

Expanding network and security solutions. India-founded HCL Technologies intent to acquire Ciscoโ€™s Self-Optimizing Network (SON) technology. The acquisition, comprising of products and services built on Ciscoโ€™s SON technology, will compliment HCLโ€™s needs in the telecommunications industry. This includes tier-one communications service providers globally and application support to its clients. Theโ€ฆ

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Cambodia makes headway in 5G rollouts  

Cambodia prepping for more broadband services. Developing ASEAN country Cambodia is seeing its efforts to expand and upgrade its telecom infrastructure bearing fruit. In a recent report by research and consultancy firm BuddeComm, Cambodia is โ€œwell on the way on preparing for the rollout of 5G servicesโ€. It was reportedโ€ฆ

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Cisco has its eyes on network intelligence company Thousand Eyes

ThousandEyes will add to Ciscoโ€™s network performance and monitoring capabilities across the enterprise and into the Cloud. Network giant, Cisco has announced its intention to acquire privately held ThousandEyes, an Internet and Cloud intelligence platform delivers deep visibility and insights into the digital delivery of applications and services over theโ€ฆ

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Mobile service providers push ahead with 5G amidst pandemic

Research shows telcos making strides in 5G networks. Mobile service providers say they are making substantial progress toward ushering in a new generation of 5G Networks that will enable ultra-high-speed mobile connectivity and a wide variety of new applications and smart infrastructure use cases. Progress includes steady work toward virtualisingโ€ฆ

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