stc and Huawei wrap up live long-haul 800G-per-channel trial

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Guest authors

Saudi Arabian telco stc Group says it has partnered with Huawei Technologies to complete what they claim is the first long-haul 800G-per-channel trial on a live network in the MENA region.

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Airtel cuts Nepal’s internet link for five hours over payment dispute

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May 6, 2024
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Nepal suffered an internet outage lasting five hours on Thursday after Indian telco Bharti Airtel reportedly cut off upstream links into the country because Nepal’s private ISPs are behind on their payments.

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BSCPLC cuts bandwidth prices 10% to lower internet access costs

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March 24, 2025
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State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC) has reportedly decided to slash its wholesale bandwidth prices by 10% in a bit to make internet access in Bangladesh more affordable.

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Congo looks for alternatives to WACS cable

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The Republic of Congo has announced plans to connect the country to a, so far unidentified, new undersea cable following a number of reports regarding faults in the long-established WACS cable on which the country heavily relies.

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