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AST SpaceMobile attracts investments from AT&T, Google and Vodafone

Ryan Daws — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:42:03 +0000

AST SpaceMobile has attracted significant investments totalling $206.5 million from industry giants AT&T, Google, and Vodafone. The investment includes $155 million as a strategic infusion and an additional $51.5 million to be drawn from the company’s existing senior-secured credit facility. This latest investment round underscores confidence in AST SpaceMobile’s technology and its position in the... Read more »

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Google will help deliver two new transpacific subsea cables

Ryan Daws — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:45:48 +0000

In a bid to bolster digital connectivity and enhance the resilience of Pacific networks, Google has unveiled its ambitious South Pacific Connect initiative. The project aims to lay down two groundbreaking transpacific subsea cables – Honomoana and Tabua – facilitating digital communications between the US, Australia, Fiji, and French Polynesia. This venture – a collaboration... Read more »

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Spain’s data protection agency hits Vodafone and Google with fines

Duncan MacRae — Fri, 20 May 2022 13:19:00 +0000

The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has fined Vodafone España 3.94 million and Google 10 million euros for failing to follow European data protection rules with their users and customers. Vodafone España has been fined over sections of the data protection law that relate to the confidentiality and integrity of personal data. The fine for... Read more »

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Google’s subsea cable Grace Hopper delivers a ‘new generation’ of transatlantic connectivity

Ryan Daws — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:31:19 +0000

Google has announced that its subsea cable Grace Hopper has landed in the UK, bringing with it a “new generation” of transatlantic connectivity. The new subsea cable is one of the first to be connected between the US and UK since 2003 and stretches from New York, US to Bude, UK and Bilbao, Spain. With... Read more »

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Orange and Google join forces on AI, edge computing

Ryan Daws — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:18:51 +0000

French telecoms giant Orange has partnered with Google to research and deploy technologies such as edge computing. Both companies are heavyweights within their respective industries. Orange brings expertise in telecommunications, while Google brings its experience in fields like AI to the partnership. Orange believes that the partnership will help the company to achieve its Engage... Read more »

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