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Link Net Taps Cisco and Qwilt to Boost Capacity and Improve Streaming
Services

Indonesian fixed broadband and IPTV
provider Link Net (First Media) is partnering
Cisco and cloud firm Qwilt to increase its
network capacity and improve streaming
services in over three million homes via
a new content delivery network (CDN)
solution. Under the tie-up, Qwilt is installing
its Open Caching-based architecture into
the ISP’s network edge, initially in 27 cities
across Indonesia, allowing for increased
data volumes across its network. Ultimately
the plan is to deploy the world’s ‘largest
federated CDN’.

Eutelsat-OneWeb Merger Receives Regulatory
Clearance

Having received ‘all relevant regulatory as an exchange of OneWeb shares by its of OneWeb (excluding the ‘Special Share’
clearances’ for its proposed combination shareholders (other than Eutelsat, which held by the UK government). OneWeb
with OneWeb, Eutelsat Communications acquired an initial equity stake in April shareholders will receive 230 million newly
has convened an Ordinary and 2021) with new shares issued by Eutelsat. issued Eutelsat shares representing 50% of
Extraordinary General Meeting of its As such, at closing Eutelsat will own 100% the enlarged share capital.
shareholders to be held on 28 September
2023. The enlarged entity has also
unveiled its new executive team, which
will bring together senior leaders of both
companies, under the leadership of CEO
Eva Berneke. The combination of Eutelsat
and OneWeb will create a leading global
player in satellite connectivity, the two
parties have stated. The French-backed
Eutelsat and UK-based OneWeb signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
merge in an all-share transaction in July
this year. The transaction will be structured

Huawei Opens Cloud Facility in Saudi Arabia

Huawei opened a cloud data center in release, Huawei stated the cloud facility around AI, cloud and big data. The facility
Saudi Arabia to improve various services is located in Riyadh and it will focus on will provide full stack cloud offerings
across industry verticals, with plans to providing secure and reliable cloud services spanning infrastructure, databases to AI
promote digital training and business in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. services to meet industry demands, and
opportunities in line with the country’s In total, the site is expected to aid the there is a plan for the vendor to utilize its
digital transformation goals. In a press company in launching 68 new services Pangu 3.0 model for various sectors in the

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