Digital Edge, one of Asia’s fastest-growing digital infrastructure providers, has deployed across its footprint a full stack of wired and wireless upgrades from Juniper Networks, a major name in secure, AI-driven networks.

The upgrades, says Juniper, support the rapid expansion plans of Digital Edge, meant to address the high-growth digital needs of developing and emerging markets across the region.

With the region’s swiftly accelerating digital economy and a corresponding rise in demand for localised data centre facilities, Digital Edge requires networking upgrades for its fast-growing base of enterprise and hyperscale customers.

With ongoing plans to expand its footprint and increase its capacity to 500MW over the next five years, the company has selected Juniper to provide the scalable power, volume and space efficiency required for its campus and data centre network upgrades – leveraging a full-stack suite of solutions to simplify infrastructure engineering and automate networking operations, all while improving operational efficiency as it continues to scale.

Within each data centre, the high-throughput and low-latency QFX5120 data centre switch enables cross-connects, allowing customers to connect to their choice of digital resources or business partners and support a thriving digital ecosystem. In addition, for cost-optimised interconnections, the MX204 universal router provides Digital Edge with a high-density, reliable, and operational simplified platform between the company’s data centres.

To power the campus, across several sites AP43 wireless access points alongside EX2300 and EX3400 Ethernet switches deliver hyper-reliable campus connectivity and intuitive AIOps capabilities. Capitalising on the Juniper Mist cloud with its Wi-Fi and wired assurance services as well as the Marvis virtual network assistant, they realise automation with AIOps, rich insight into experiences, AI-driven RF optimisation, and proactive fault resolutions. Powered by Mist AI, business-critical systems run with minimal intervention.

Juniper says it has enabled Digital Edge to differentiate itself by offering an expanded interconnected ecosystem of seamless high-performance services, regardless of location selected. This, in turn, has provided its customers with the ability to scale as required, at their own pace, and without limitation.

Digital Edge provides carrier-neutral colocation and connectivity services via 17 data centres across six markets in the region. It has a presence in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

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Next-generation digital services and consulting group Infosys has announced what it calls a new proximity centre in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, as part of its continued growth in Europe.

The new state-of-the-art centre will, says Infosys, enable it to attract, re-skill, and up-skill 500 new employees. Over the course of the next four years, these new employees will work on global opportunities around next-generation digital technologies including Infosys Cobalt Cloud Solutions, Infosys Topaz AI and automation, data and insights, IoT, 5G and software engineering.

Why Bulgaria? According to Infosys, the country has built a reputation as an attractive market for IT development thanks to its advanced IT infrastructure, strong pool of local IT specialists and excellent IT knowledge.

Located in the nation’s capital, this centre will provide what is described as an ideal environment for companies spanning various sectors such as financial services and retail, both within Bulgaria and throughout Europe, to convene and drive digital transformation efforts.

Partnering with these organisations, the centre will serve as a hub for ideating, incubating, creating, and scaling innovative emerging technology-based solutions.

Serving global and European customers, the centre will support customers as they accelerate their AI and cloud-led digital journeys and will further strengthen Infosys’ existing client relationships in Europe, particularly in manufacturing, retail and financial services sectors.

Infosys says it will also use this centre to rapidly scale up teams across digital and analytical capabilities as well as SAP and cloud.

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Mobile and broadband subscriptions in Vietnam are predicted to see steady growth from 2023 to 2030 delivering revenue increases for operators, on the back of wider economic growth in the country. 

This is according to analyst company Research and Markets, which stated mobile subscriptions will rise 1.1% and fixed broadband by 3.4% over the next seven years.

Revenues from mobile will thus increase as operators transition from 2G and 3G to 4G mobile data services. The Vietnamese mobile market saw a slowdown in 2018 and 219 due to pressure on legacy 2G voice and SMS revenue.

Capex from service providers is expected to remain “stable” until 2030 as spending on 5G has yet to be deployed as providers are focused on rollingl out fibre broadband. Major providers such as Viettel, Vinaphone and Mobifone are “aligning their investments with revenue growth, maintaining a consistent Capex to Sales Ratio.”

The mobile market saw a shift in 2020 when 3G and 4G subscribers surpassed 2G subscriptions for the first time. Operators then began shifting from prepaid voice and SMS services to data centric ones. 

Research and Markets predicted 5G will make up over half (66%) of subscriptions by 2030 equating to around 90 million subscribers. Meanwhile, 4G will account for 34% in this period and the shutdown of 2G is scheduled for 2025, followed by the switching off of 3G by 2026. 

Viettel, Vinaphone and Mobifone have around 90% of market share, and mergers between smaller players such as Gmobile, Hanoi Telecom, Saigon Post Tel, and SCTV could be announced in future. Government reduction in stakes in VNPT and Mobifone by up to 50% could also occur to bring in private investments and enhance market transparency. 

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding  (MoU) to develop, launch, and operate an earth observation (EO) satellite for Mauritius.

The collaboration will span 15 months. It includes the training of MRIC engineers at ISRO’s facilities in India, where these engineers will work closely with ISRO experts to design and develop the satellite platform, as well as its associated systems and primary payload.

MRIC engineers will actively participate in various milestone reviews and assembly, integration and testing (AIT) activities. This will not only enhance their skills but also facilitate the in-orbit operations of the satellite once it is launched. MRIC’s ground station will be utilised for these operations, which will be jointly carried out by both agencies.

The payload for the satellite, a multispectral imager, can capture various frequency bands of light and, when processed using appropriate software, can provide valuable data for monitoring land and sea surfaces.

In addition to the development and operation of the satellite, ISRO and MRIC aim to register the EO satellite as a recognized space object with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) space object registry. They also plan to register the satellite’s frequencies with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

MRIC is a corporate body set up in September 2019. It advises the Mauritian government on matters concerning applied research, innovation, and research and development issues. 

ISRO is the space agency of India, involved in science, engineering and technology to harvest the benefits of outer space for India and mankind.