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Fading giant BT forced to peddle Infobip messaging
BT and Infobip expanded their partnership to deliver artificial intelligence-powered communication services to multinational businesses worldwide. The collaboration combines BT's Global Voice and inbound contact capabilities with Infobip's cloud communications platform. Infobip became an authorized reseller of BT's Inbound Contact global services, while BT offers Infobip's messaging services to its customers. The partnership enables enterprises to unify customer contact centers into a single virtual network with integrated voice and messaging capabilities. Organizations can access phone numbers in more than 130 countries and manage inbound calls in over 180 countries. The platform offers RCS, WhatsApp, and SMS messaging services with...
Huawei summons President Mahama to Jubilee House meeting
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama met with a Huawei Ghana delegation led by the company's country director at the Jubilee House. The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, attended the meeting on an unspecified date. The discussions centered on supporting Ghana's digital transformation through enhanced connectivity, cloud computing, and the development of digital skills. Officials explored initiatives to expand rural telephony networks, enhance digital sovereignty, and deploy ICT infrastructure for national development. Huawei reaffirmed its commitment to positioning Ghana as a digital hub in Africa through investments in ICT infrastructure, artificial intelligence, cloud computing...
Axiz hands over South Africa's data to Equinix
Equinix has signed a distribution agreement with Axiz to expand access to digital infrastructure services across Africa. Axiz will deliver Equinix's data center and interconnection solutions to partners and enterprises in South Africa and beyond. The partnership provides access to the Johannesburg IBX data center, the Equinix Fabric software-defined interconnection platform, and the global Equinix ecosystem of networks, cloud providers, and enterprises. Cloud adoption in South Africa has led to an increased demand for data centers that support workloads and ensure secure connectivity to global platforms. Axiz's distribution network will accelerate Equinix's ability to serve African businesses seeking scalable and globally connected...
MTN corners Starlink market in poor South Sudan
MTN South Sudan has begun selling Starlink satellite internet kits through its customer service points and Connect Stores nationwide. The telecom operator partnered with SpaceX's Starlink in September 2024 and received authorization from the National Communications Authority to distribute the service. The company aims to expand digital access across South Sudan's remote communities. Starlink delivers download speeds from 25 to 220 Mbps with latency between 50 and 90 milliseconds. The service supports cloud applications, video streaming, and bandwidth-intensive activities as an alternative to existing rural connectivity options. MTN encourages customers to purchase kits and subscriptions through authorized MTN channels to ensure genuine...
Congo's ARPCE grovels before Eutelsat in France
The Postal and Electronic Communications Regulatory Agency in the Republic of Congo has strengthened its regulatory capacity through a strategic mission to France focused on telecommunications satellites. From Sept. 22 to Sept. 24, the agency's Electronic Communications Networks and Services Directorate conducted specialized training with an international expert from COGICOM on Low Earth Orbit satellites and broadband internet expansion. The training covered satellite constellation operations, transmission security, spectrum management, and regulatory framework adaptation to technological advances in the sector. The delegation visited the Rambouillet teleport in Yvelines, a facility for satellite communications management, and held...
Nokia consumes HPE team for MantaRay SMO AI dominance
Nokia has acquired technology assets from HPE through a licensing agreement to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities in radio access network automation. The deal strengthens Nokia's MantaRay Service Management and Orchestration platform, and expands its solutions for AI-driven RAN automation and autonomous networking. Nokia will access HPE's RAN Intelligent Controller and integrate it with MantaRay AI-Powered SMO and Network Automation assets. The associated development team transferred to Nokia Mobile Networks on Oct. 1, 2025. MantaRay SMO provides advanced AI-driven automation and can achieve TM Forum's autonomous networks level 4. The platform supports multi-vendor network management and prepares operators for the...
HP's new NVIDIA AI station crippled by a single HDMI port
HP introduced the ZGX Nano G1n compact workstation that measures 150 millimeters by 150 millimeters by 51 millimeters and features the Nvidia Blackwell GB10 superchip. The system delivers 1,000 trillion operations per second through a Blackwell graphics processor with 6,144 CUDA cores and a 20-core Grace central processor connected via NVLink-C2C interconnect. The workstation shares 128 gigabytes of unified LPDDR5X memory between the processor and graphics card to eliminate bottlenecks. Users can connect two units through a 200-gigabit-per-second QSFP/ConnectX-7 interface to double performance for larger models. The machine features USB Type-C ports with a 20-gigabit-per-second data rate, 10-gigabit-per-second Ethernet, WiFi 7...
Intel admits Lunar Lake was just a test for Panther Lake
Intel engineers emphasized improvements to Panther Lake's hybrid architecture in a recently released video that explained performance optimizations for mobile platforms. The company refined its performance and efficiency core setup through Thread Director scheduling and operating system zones that delegate tasks between core types. Low-power efficiency cores handle routine operations to preserve battery life, while the system activates performance cores for demanding workloads. Intel executives stated that original equipment manufacturers expressed enthusiasm about adopting Panther Lake products after the company demonstrated its mobile architecture with Lunar Lake. The upcoming processor lineup will deliver battery life comparable to...
Maxsun and Intel team up to dethrone NVIDIA's AI empire
Chinese manufacturer Maxsun partnered with Abee to create a workstation featuring the W790 motherboard, which has seven PCIe x16 slots for multiple graphics processing units. The system accommodates four Intel Arc Pro B60 48G Turbo cards that provide 192 gigabytes of video memory for artificial intelligence tasks and three-dimensional rendering. Abee supplied the Designer C700W tower with reverse motherboard mounting for improved airflow and thermal management across components. Each Arc Pro B60 48G Turbo costs approximately $1,200, and the configuration requires nearly $4,800 in graphics cards alone before other hardware expenses. The Japanese case manufacturer designed the chassis to support motherboards as large as the X12DPG-QT6...
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