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Optical & Fixed Networks

Paratus Zimbabwe and PowerTel join forces to launch national fibre network

Guest authors
June 17, 2025
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Paratus Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Paratus Group, a company that provides ICT network solutions, fibre and satellite connectivity that cross-link Africa and the world, has signed a major deal with PowerTel Communications, the ICT arm of Zimbabwe Electri…

Driven by a Dream: Farah Al Fulfulee’s Quest to Reach the Stars

Brian Evans
June 17, 2025
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Farah Al Fulfulee was just four years old when she started climbing onto the roof of her family’s house in Iraq to gaze at the stars. “It scared me how vast and quiet the sky was, but it made me very curious. I grew a deep passion for the stars and constellations and what they […]

How Türkiye attempts to use rail to become a logistics hub

Guest authors
June 17, 2025
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Türkiye has ambitions. It is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, giving it plenty of opportunity to benefit from trade flows transiting…

Wireless Networks

Orange Partners with Huawei to deploy 5G in Egypt

Guest authors
June 17, 2025
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Orange Egypt and Huawei have partnered to deploy 5G technology to provide advanced connectivity solutions to consumers and businesses in Egypt.

Town Hall plans to honour 50th anniversary of iconic AC/DC music video

Brian Evans
June 17, 2025
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It’s the 50th anniversary of the rock anthem next February.

Australian rock icons set to play at MCG later this year

Brian Evans
June 17, 2025
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It marks the first concerts at the 100,000-seat venue since Taylor Swift’s headline-making gigs in February last year.

£84 million OLE project completed on time and under budget

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June 17, 2025
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A major project to upgrade overhead line equipment between London and Bedford has been successfully delivered by Network Rail – on time and under budget. The £84 million Midland Main Line improvement project – called OLE125 Compatibility – ran from September 2023 to June this year. Overhead wires and supporting infrastructure installed in the 1980s […]

Wingsail flying high after trials

Simon Walton
June 17, 2025
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Smart Green Shipping (SGS) has successfully completed sea trials of its wind-assisted propulsion system, FastRig, and its performance modelling tool, FastRoute.

Calls to restore passenger train service to Auckland’s Kumeū-Huapai

Brian Evans
June 17, 2025
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Christine Rose, a local resident who’s backing the campaign, says there’s a desperate need for a train service to begin.

More progress made on £1.4 billion East Coast Digital Programme

Guest authors
June 17, 2025
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Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after further upgrade work was delivered on the East Coast Main Line. Journeys between Peterborough/Royston and London King’s Cross on Sunday 15 June were affected by testing work on the new digital in-cab signalling system that will be introduced to the main line in the coming years […]