Jim Carroll

Ireland

Editor, Brainstorm at RTÉ

Editor @RTEBrainstorm; various other things; all views my own; #HonTipp

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Geoffrey Starks to Step Down as FCC Commissioner

1 month ago | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

Geoffrey Starks announced his intention to step down as FCC Commissioner this spring. In June 2018, President Trump nominated Geoffrey Adam Starks, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2017. He replaced Democrat Mignon L. Clyburn, whose term expired. Starks previously served as assistant bureau chief for the FCC’s Enforcement division.
Nokia Completes Infinera Acquisition

1 month ago | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

Nokia completed its acquisition of Infinera Corporation, integrating the San Jose-based optical networking company into its operations. The deal enhances Nokia’s scale and technological capabilities in optical networks, positioning it to better serve webscale customers and network operators amid growing AI-driven data demands.
The inside story of how we created the Choice Music Prize

1 month ago | rte.ie | Jim Carroll

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Airspan to Acquire Corning's Wireless Business

2 months ago | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

Airspan Networks agreed to acquire the wireless business of Corning. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal includes Corning’s 6000 and 6200 distributed antenna systems (DAS) and its SpiderCloud 4G and 5G small cell radio access network (RAN) products. By integrating these offerings with Airspan’s existing small cell solutions for neutral-host coverage and private networks, the company will deliver a more comprehensive in-building wireless solution.
Microsoft Unveils Majorana 1 Quantum Chip

2 months ago | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip powered by its new Topological Core architecture. The chip leverages a breakthrough material, the topoconductor, to create stable and scalable qubits, marking a major step toward quantum computers capable of solving industrial-scale problems within years rather than decades. Majorana 1 integrates Microsoft’s topological qubits, which are more resistant to errors and allow for digital control, simplifying quantum computing.
EXA Infrastructure to Acquire Aqua Comms

Jan 20, 2025 | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

EXA Infrastructure, a London-based portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has announced its plans to acquire Aqua Comms, an Ireland-based operator of subsea cable systems. The acquisition will enhance EXA’s digital infrastructure, which spans over 150,000 km across 37 countries, including 20 cable landing stations.
Meta Announces $10 Billion Data Center in Louisiana

Dec 5, 2024 | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

Meta revealed plans to build its largest data center to date in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The new facility, spanning 4 million square feet (approximately 370,000 square meters), marks Meta’s 23rd data center in the United States and 27th globally. With an investment exceeding $10 billion, the Richland Parish Data Center aims to accelerate Meta’s AI advancements while supporting over 500 permanent jobs and more than 5,000 construction roles at peak development.
Nokia launches share buyback program to offset the dilutive effect of the Infinera acquisition

Nov 29, 2024 | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

Nokia has launched a share buyback program aimed at mitigating the dilutive impact of issuing new shares to Infinera’s shareholders as part of its planned acquisition of the optical networking company. Nokia said its initiative is designed to repurchase up to 150 million shares for an aggregate amount not exceeding EUR 900 million. The buyback program will commence on 25 November 2024 and is scheduled to conclude by 31 December 2025.
BT Group Launches GenAI Gateway

Sep 26, 2024 | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

BT Group’s Digital Unit has launched the GenAI Gateway, a new platform to harness large language models (LLMs) from providers like Anthropic, Meta, Cohere, and Amazon. Built in collaboration with AWS, the platform uses Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, and AWS Professional Services to offer secure, private access to natural-language processing tools. BT Group is embedding AI across its operations, aiming to improve efficiency and control costs by centralizing LLM use.
Verizon to Acquire Frontier in $20 Billion Fiber Expansion

Sep 5, 2024 | convergedigest.com | Jim Carroll

Verizon Communications agreed to acquire Frontier Communications in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion. The acquisition is expected to expand Verizon’s fiber network to over 25 million premises across 31 states and Washington, D.C. Frontier, a leading fiber internet provider, currently serves 2.2 million fiber subscribers and is on track to extend its network to an additional 2.8 million locations by 2026.

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8 Jan 25

RT @DublinInquirer: On O’Connell Street, a shop offers Japanese fruit sandwiches. They’re sliced fruit – kiwi, strawberry, grapes or mango…

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6 Jan 25

RT @RTEBrainstorm: James Joyce, January 6th and a dinner for The Dead: there have been many stagings of Joyce's January 6th-set short story…

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6 Jan 25

Will be talking all things Choice 2024 and Choice 20 to the Beta lad later on.....

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Kicking off the new year on a madting W/ new riddims from @yourcuzmarcus , @boldlove_music , @iylablue & more PLUS our #2FMGrassroots Pick of the Week from #Doecas as well as #RTEChoiceMusicPrize chats W/ @byjimcarroll on The New Music Show from 7pm on @RTE2fm Happy New Year! ❤️ https://t.co/iqczP1KIqA