GDS plans $1 billion data centre in Thailand

08 November 2024

GDS International has received approval to build a hyperscale data centre in Thailand, will invest up to US$1 billion over the next five years in the project, and has signed a partnership deal with real estate developer Amata for the site in Chonburi.

GDS CEO Jamie Khoo said that the site is ideal for data centre development due to the presence of available zones, proximity to subsea cable landing stations, and secure location outside floodplains.

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BSNL to lease out land assets to DC operators

29 October 2024

BSNL is reportedly planning to lease out its land assets to data centre operators and renewable energy firms as part of a broader strategy to turn around slow telecoms business.

BSNL chairman Robert K Ravi said that the company is exploring ways to monetise its property assets in various states, including telephone exchanges and office infrastructure, by leasing them out or even selling them. Ravi said that BSNL is talking with data storage companies about possible lease deals, as well as wind and solar energy players who sell renewables to state governments.

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Sparkle and Mobily sign MoU for Southeast Asia-Europe route

17 October 2024

Sparkle and Mobily have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a new route to connect Europe to Southeast Asia and thus meet the growing demand for secured and diversified connectivity between the two continents.

Under the MoU, the parties agreed to leverage on Sparkle’s and Mobily’s terrestrial networks and the AAE1 cable in Jeddah to create a diversified and low latency route that will connect Italy to Saudi Arabia reaching Singapore.

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AI: reshaping the telecommunications landscape

09 October 2024

This year’s hot topic is seeing AI integrated into telecommunications left, right and centre to advance operative effectiveness, improve customer experience and cut costs. Samit Banerjee, division president, Amdocs cloud operations and customer services, advises operators to consider how, when and why, to ensure seamless and successful AI integration…

AI is profoundly reshaping telecommunications by leveraging technologies like machine learning (ML), automation, natural language processing, and predictive analytics. These advancements enable real-time data analysis for network optimisation, predictive maintenance, and proactive issue resolution, leading to improved efficiency, reliability, and reduced costs.

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