Undersea cable lands, adding bandwidth along the coast
Operators expect wholesale prices to fall, though the retail effect depends on last-mile competition that does not yet exist everywhere.
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Leila Haddad
Technology Correspondent · Dubai
Leila Haddad reports on artificial intelligence, connectivity and platform regulation, and how emerging markets are adopting them.
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