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    e& and DE-CIX set up SmartHub internet exchange in the Middle East

    Optical/IP
    The internet exchange operator and carrier intend to boost connectivity for regional data centres; Fujairah to host biggeset submarine cable landing station in the region
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    Telxius upgrades Global Carrier Ethernet for Europe and Americas

    Optical/IP
    Now enterprises and service providers can flexibly scale bandwidth between 50Mbps and more than 100Gbps
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    GlobalConnect joins proposed Polar Connect to avoid Red Sea routes

    Optical/IP
    Nordic consortium aims to link Europe, Asia and the US with new subsea cable that is expected to come online in 2030
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    EXA Infrastructure to acquire Aqua Comms for $54 million

    Access
    The sale at a knockdown price is the latest of Digital 9 Infrastructure’s divestments but also bolsters EXA’s transatlantic routes
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    GlasfaserPlus in row with German municipality

    Access
    Mayor accuses German fibreco of “targeted interference” and suggests to its rollout footprint was incomplete
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    Sparkle chooses Oceanic Environmental Cables to recycle subsea cables

    Access
    The Mediterranean has several decommissioned subsea cables and TIM’s international division has decided to do something about it
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    Vodafone Spain and MasOrange to form new FibreCo

    Access
    The new FibreCo, plus a wholesale deal with Telefónica, completes the transformation of Vodafone Spain’s fixed line strategy, delivering full FTTH services nationally
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    Altice-SFR’s Halimi becomes president of French Telecoms Federation

    Access
    He will take up the mantle of seeking a new deal for the telecom sector at the European level, in order to find the conditions for sustainable investment in digital infrastructure
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    New ITU undersea cable protection group holds first meeting

    Financial/Regulation
    Most cable damage is caused by human error or natural activity but there are grey areas when it comes to legal responsibilities in international water – and this needs to change
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    Sparkle to use fibre optic cables to detect seismic shifts

    Access
    The Italian wholesaler joins the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) to monitor earthquakes and tidal waves
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    Aqua Comms, Ciena set new 1.3Tbps subsea record

    Optical/IP
    They also achieved a world-first 800Gbps transmission across the Atlantic and back (c11,000km) without signal regeneration
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    Telefónica’s Peruvian fibre sale falls through 

    Access
    More bad news for the Spanish telco after booking a non-cash €314 million write-down on its Peruvian unit in Q3
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    Subsea threat helps boom in cables and new, 200Gbps satellite tech

    Satellite
    Stories about sabotaged and threatened subsea cables abound, but there are silver linings too as space comms look destined to move from radio to lasers
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    LINX expands African footprint with new Ghana and Kenya interconnects

    Cloud/NFV
    The London Internet Exchange (LINX) targets east and west Africa where more subsea cables are landing
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    Council of State backs Arcep over €26 mln fine for Orange

    Access
    France’s Conseil d’État validates the regulator’s decision imposing a penalty on Orange for failing to meet its “AMII area” fibre rollout commitments
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