Capacity News Weekly Roundup: Capacity Europe 2023, GCA awards night, latest submarine cable news
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An industry gathers for the 2023 Global Carrier Awards
The 19th annual Global Carrier Awards (GCAs) took place in London last night, during the 2023 Capacity Europe conference. Take a look at all of the winners by following the link below.
emPOWERED Magazine launches for women in tech and telecoms
Capacity Media has unveiled a brand-new initiative – the emPOWERED network. The inaugural issue of emPOWERED magazine, the new publication for women in telecoms and tech, launched at Capacity Europe 2023.
Orange says Amitié subsea cable is ready for service
The Amitie cable is over 6,800km long and with 16 fibre pairs has a capacity of 400 Tbps. This makes it the highest capacity transoceanic communications cable ever deployed. Orange will use 2 of the fibre pairs. Work completed on the cable in July this year. Amitie will connect Lynn (near to Boston in the US) with Bordeaux in France and Bude in England.
EE's latest foray an "evolution rather than a shift"
EE’s venture into gaming consoles and other electronics is an evolution in its strategy, rather than a major shift in direction, Kester Mann, director of consumer and connectivity at CCS Insight says. The push to add consumer revenue comes at a time where a merger between Vodafone and Three in the UK looks increasingly likely.
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Exa Infrastructure announces new transatlantic cable route
Exa Infrastructure, a dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, today announced it has added a fifth transatlantic route to its network footprint. It has added the Dunant cable, which connects the US and Europe via a southern corridor across the Atlantic.
Navigating the ship: Interview with Jim Fagan
Aqua Comms CEO and telecoms veteran Jim Fagan joined Capacity at ITW 2023. He talked to Saf Malik about settling into the role and the state of the subsea industry.
Capacity TV - Capacity Europe 2023: Michaël Trabbia, CEO at Orange Wholesale
Trabbia talks to Capacity's Jack Haddon on his appointment as the CEO of the newly rebranded Orange Wholesale division, what this means for the business and how it aligns with Orange's recently unveiled Lead the Future strategy.
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