Sony, TSMC confirm deal to set up smartphone camera chip venture in Japan
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have confirmed a binding agreement to work together on making imaging chips. They plan to set up the joint venture as Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, with production based in Koshi City in Japan. TSMC will set up a production line with the latest manufacturing techniques to produce Sony's image sensors used in smartphones. Volume production is planned to start in 2029.
Sony, TSMC confirm deal to set up smartphone camera chip venture in Japan
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have confirmed a binding agreement to work together on making imaging chips. They plan to set up the joint venture as Advanced Vision Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, with production based in Koshi City in Japan. TSMC will set up a production line with the latest manufacturing techniques to produce Sony's image sensors used in smartphones. Volume production is planned to start in 2029.
Anthropic brings in Macquarie, GIC to fund new data centres
Anthropic has teamed up with the investors Macquarie Asset Management and GIC to establish Theseus Infrastructure, a new venture to develop, operate and lease data centre infrastructure at scale to Anthropic under long-term agreements. Each facility will be purpose-built to support Anthropic's needs, with the AI company serving as the anchor tenant of the data centres. This initial focus is on setting up data centres in the US.
Anthropic brings in Macquarie, GIC to fund new data centres
Anthropic has teamed up with the investors Macquarie Asset Management and GIC to establish Theseus Infrastructure, a new venture to develop, operate and lease data centre infrastructure at scale to Anthropic under long-term agreements. Each facility will be purpose-built to support Anthropic's needs, with the AI company serving as the anchor tenant of the data centres. This initial focus is on setting up data centres in the US.
Unifi, Syrian Telecom and Cyta sign Ugarit 2 submarine cable deal
Unifi Communications, the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) and the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) signed a construction and maintenance agreement for Ugarit 2. This is the first major international infrastructure deal executed under Syria's new economic framework. The repeaterless submarine cable system with 24 fibre pairs spans 240 km between Pentaskhinos, Cyprus and Tartous, Syria. Marine route surveys are in progress, targeting a Ready for Service (RFS) date of early 2028, subjec
Unifi, Syrian Telecom and Cyta sign Ugarit 2 submarine cable deal
Rocket Lab plans 3rd launch site in Alaska as backlog grows to USD 2.4 bln
Rocket Lab announced plans for a new launch site in Alaska, giving the company three locations to put satellites into orbit. The site makes use of GHOST, its new containerised launch system that can be deployed for launches anywhere in the world.
Rocket Lab plans 3rd launch site in Alaska as backlog grows to USD 2.4 bln
Aptoide returns to Google Play in US after Epic Games ruling
Aptoide has become the first rival Android app store to return to Google Play in the United States following the global lawsuit brought by Epic Games, the settlement of which requires Google to allow the installation of third-party app marketplaces. As a result, Aptoide Games has been approved for distribution through Google Play in the US under Google's new Play Catalog Access programme, marking the company's return to the US after more than a decade.
Aptoide returns to Google Play in US after Epic Games ruling
Xona navigation project moves ahead thanks to FCC clearance
Navigation satellite developer Xona said it was given the go ahead by the US Federal Communications Commission for its planned low Earth orbit constellation and Pulsar navigation service. The company plans to bring over 250 satellites into orbit, with the first batch, consisting of six production-grade spacecraft, set to launch in October.
Xona navigation project moves ahead thanks to FCC clearance
Lightpath launches managed bandwidth services in Atlanta
US fibre network operator Lightpath has entered the Atlanta market, offering high-capacity managed bandwidth services across the Greater Atlanta metropolitan area - one of the largest data centre markets in North America. It is offering Wavelength and IP Transit services from 10-800 Gbps per wavelength to customers in the Atlanta area.
Lightpath launches managed bandwidth services in Atlanta
Odido starts fibre broadband offer at Simpel mobile brand
Dutch operator Odido has started selling fixed broadband under its mobile flanker brand Simpel. Like Simpel's recurring mobile promos, the price is just EUR 1 per month for 12 months for customers who sign up before 14 September for a two-year contract. After that a 100 Mbps connection costs EUR 35 per month, 500 Mbps is EUR 40 per month and 1 Gbps is EUR 44 per month.
Odido starts fibre broadband offer at Simpel mobile brand
TalkTalk transfers 13,500 broadband customers to Fleur Telecom
UK ISP TalkTalk is transferring 13,500 residential broadband customers to Fleur Telecom, a subsidiary of Telecom Acquisitions (TAL). In a statement on its website, Fleur Telecom said it would take over responsibility for the customers from 01 September - with all packages and pricing remaining the same. The transfer changes who manages and bills the customers' account, with their broadband service running over the same network.
TalkTalk transfers 13,500 broadband customers to Fleur Telecom
Belgian minister calls for investigation into rise in Play Sports price
Belgium's minister for consumer protection has called for the competition authority to look into the increase in prices for Telenet's Play Sports package. Rob Beenders said the telecom regulator Bipt and the Belgian Competition Authority need to look at the prices and whether the increase over the past two years is justified.
Belgian minister calls for investigation into rise in Play Sports price
EE launches Early Phone Swap option for Flex Pay subscribers
BT Group subsidiary EE is introducing a new Early Phone Swap option for all Flex Pay subscribers with immediate effect. This will allow subscribers to get a new mobile handset 12 months early by swapping their old one for a new one, at no extra cost. Customers can select any new phone they want, and send their unwanted handset back in 'good working order'. If the handset is worth more than the balance left on their device plan, the difference will be credited to their bank account.
