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PCCW lands new Asia Africa Europe-1 cable in Hong Kong

Fri, 14th Jul 2017
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PCCW Global lands world's largest submarine cable in Hong Kong, claiming to support China's One Belt One Road initiative.
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Cloudscene: The world's most influential data center operators

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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Global Switch accompanied Equinix as the only other service provider to be ranked across more than two leader boards.
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Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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​New research from MarketsandMarkets has revealed a very positive forecast for the data centre colocation market.
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Equinix invests €80m in new flagship data centre in Germany

Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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Equinix expands in Germany with opening of new data center in Frankfurt, offering low-latency connectivity and meeting enterprise needs.
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Thecus announces new all-flash array series & new Taiwan HQ

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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on a mission to revolutionize the way everyone, from home users to enterprises, store and manages their digital data, both onsite and in the cloud.
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Gather around the watering hole: Bronze Union attackers likely based in China

Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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The 'active and formidable' Bronze Union group has been responsible for a spate of targeted attacks on Turkey - how do they do it?.
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Ingram Micro signs on as distie for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Ingram Micro has scored distribution rights for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform across Singapore and Thailand.
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Tata Communications boosts IZO private cloud across Asia & Europe

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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Tata Communications has expanded its new fully-managed IZO Private Cloud service to multiple countries including Malaysia.
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War of the words: How cybercriminals are selling fake news through the underground

Wed, 14th Jun 2017
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Fake news is being sold as a service on the underground market, with criminals offering to manipulate public opinion for a price.
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Modular data center market - worth over 46 billion by 2022, report says

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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MarketsandMarkets forecasts a surge in modular data center value, set to hit £46bn by 2022, driven by eco and flexibility needs.
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The $300m investment: New data center venture gets a kickstart

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Princeton GV has a vision to create a new global telecommunications, media and technology infrastructure platform with a focus on data centers.
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Inmarsat making waves in communications with new GX satellite contract

Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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Inmarsat has awarded the contract for the construction of an additional broadband network communications satellite to Thales Alenia Space.
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Smart cities on the rise - Aurecon appoints Asia data center leader to keep up

Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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Rapid urbanisation is placing pressure on countries to invest in the idea of smart cities in a bid to improve cities' liveability and sustainability.
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High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.
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Hyperscale data center market worth USD$80.65 billion by 2022

Tue, 30th May 2017
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Exploding demand fuels hyperscale data centre rise, market to hit $80.65bn by '22, says MarketsandMarkets report.
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EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart

Mon, 29th May 2017
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At Dell EMC World this year, Dussart spoke about the recently closed Dell and EMC merger, digital transformation and trends across the ANZ market.
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Telia Carrier boosts network connectivity for Asia and EMEA

Wed, 17th May 2017
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Telia Carrier has boosted its connectivity capacity to Asia, the Middle East and North Africa with a new Points of Presence (PoPs) in Milan.
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Thecus launches new 4-Bay rackmount N4820U series for enterprise storage

Wed, 10th May 2017
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Thecus launches new NAS series for small and medium-sized businesses, offering reliable performance and high data security.
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Cyber attacks on govt double; IoT becomes threat and source of attack

Wed, 10th May 2017
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Cyberattacks on govt doubled last year, tying the sector with finance as the most targeted market, while IoT is becoming both a source - and a target.
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Infosys, Middle Eastern banks complete pilot of cloud-based blockchain network

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Banks from Turkey, the UAE, Oman, and Qatar piloted the network allowing them to process transactions in real-time with greater transparency.