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Taara unveils photonic chip for cable-free 25Gbps links
Unified Communications

Taara unveils photonic chip for cable-free 25Gbps links

Taara unveils a silicon photonics platform and Taara Beam, a cable-free link delivering fibre-like 25Gbps speeds over distances up to 10km.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for carrier-grade links
Disaster Recovery

Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for carrier-grade links

Taara has launched Lightbridge Pro, a 20 Gbps wireless optical system promising carrier-grade uptime via automatic, hitless backup switching.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for five nines backhaul
Unified Communications

Taara unveils Lightbridge Pro for five nines backhaul

Taara launches Lightbridge Pro, a 20 Gbps wireless optical backhaul platform promising five nines uptime with seamless fibre or RF failover.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Connectivity in Tonga restored by SES following fibre outage
Fibre

Connectivity in Tonga restored by SES following fibre outage

Connectivity restored in Tonga by SES after cable cut. Digicel leverages SES's C-band beams to quickly bring mobile networks and broadband back online.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019
Anam SMS firewall gains Tier 1 status in Rocco report
Firewalls

Anam SMS firewall gains Tier 1 status in Rocco report

Up-and-coming firewall vendor Anam Technologies has been rated a top A2P SMS Firewall vendor by mobile network operators.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
Telecom stays NZ-focused with upcoming $23m Cook Islands sale
Unified Communications

Telecom stays NZ-focused with upcoming $23m Cook Islands sale

Telecom offloads its 60% stake in Telecom Cook Islands to Digicel for $23m, refocusing its efforts on the NZ market, as per CEO Simon Moutter's strategy.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 2nd Apr 2014