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HONG KONG, May 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC announced today that they will partner to build 2Africa, which will be the most comprehensive subsea cable to serve the African continent and Middle East region, and also connects via east Africa with other subsea cables for expanded connectivity to Asia. The parties have appointed Alcatel Submarine Networks (“ASN”) to build the cable in a fully funded project which will greatly enhance connectivity across Africa and the Middle East.

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At 37,000km long, 2Africa will be one of the world’s largest subsea cable projects and will interconnect Europe (eastward via Egypt), the Middle East (via Saudi Arabia), and 21 landings in 16 countries in Africa. The system is expected to go live in 2023/4, delivering more than the total combined capacity of all subsea cables serving Africa today, with a design capacity of up to 180Tbps on key parts of the system. 2Africa will deliver much needed internet capacity and reliability across large parts of Africa, supplement the fast-growing capacity demand in the Middle East and underpin the further growth of 4G, 5G and fixed broadband access for hundreds of millions of people.

In countries where the 2Africa cable will land, service providers will obtain capacity in carrier-neutral data centres or open-access cable landing stations on a fair and equitable basis. This will support healthy internet ecosystem development by facilitating greatly improved accessibility for businesses and consumers alike.

The 2Africa cable has been designed to improve resilience and maximise performance, including the option of a seamless optical crossing between East Africa and Europe. The 2Africa parties and Airtel have signed an agreement with Telecom Egypt to provide a completely new crossing linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, the first in over a decade. This includes new cable landing stations and deployment of next-generation fibre on two new, diverse terrestrial routes parallel to the Suez Canal from Ras Ghareb to Port Said, and a new subsea link that will provide a third path between Ras Ghareb and Suez.

The 2Africa cable will implement a new technology, SDM₁ from ASN, allowing deployment of up to 16 fibre pairs instead of the eight fibre pairs supported by older technologies, bringing much greater and more cost-effective capacity. The cable will incorporate optical switching technology to enable flexible management of bandwidth. Cable burial depth has also been increased by 50% compared to older systems, and cable routing will avoid locations of known subsea disturbance, all helping to ensure the highest levels of availability.

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WATERLOO, Canada, May 20 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE:TDY] company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to announce its first short-wave infrared (SWIR) line scan camera for machine vision. The new Linea SWIR features a cutting-edge InGaAs sensor in a compact package suitable for a variety of applications including food and packaged good inspection, recycling, mineral sorting and solar and silicon wafer inspection.

With exceptional responsivity and low noise, this newest Linea SWIR line scan camera allows customers to see their products in a new light. Linea SWIR is a 1k resolution camera with highly responsive 12.5 µm pixels, 40 kHz line rate, cycling mode, programmable I/Os, power over Ethernet (PoE), precision time protocol (PTP), and more.

“The new Linea SWIR will help customers greatly improve the quality of their output,” said Mike Grodzki, Product Manager for the new Linea SWIR. “With the ability to differentiate materials and detect moisture, Linea SWIR will allow customers to more easily identify foreign contaminants in their product stream. And its capacity to image beyond the visible spectrum makes the camera ideal for applications such as food sorting, solar wafer inspection, and consumer packaged goods inspection.”

Key Features:

• High responsivity low noise 1k sensor
• GigE interface
• HDR and Cycling modes
• High dynamic range
• Programmable I/Os
• Selectable 8 or 12 bit output
• Flat field correction
• ROI support

For more information about the Linea SWIR visit the website. For high quality images, please visit our online media kit.

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) — Tourism Productivity Nexus (TPN), supported by Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) has officially launched TPN Virtual Advisor Clinic (T-VAC), an online one-to-one consultation service for tourism industry players. The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, YB Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri graced the official launching ceremony which was done online via video conferencing platform. In attendance are YBhg. Dato’ Abdul Latif Hj Abu Seman, Director General of MPC and YBrs. Encik Uzaidi Udanis, Champion for TPN.

The official launch marks the completion of T-VAC Pilot Project which ran for two weeks since the middle of April 2020. 147 advisory clinics for tourism industry players were conducted by 10 appointed advisors who provide implementable recommendations in the areas of finance, business operation, and industry structure. The overall performance of the advisory clinics indicated 93% customers’ satisfaction as evaluated by 147 companies who attended the sessions.

Dato’ Abdul Latif Hj Abu Seman, Director General of Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) said MPC is extending the business model of the virtual advisory clinics to other industries.

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MINNEAPOLIS, May 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, announces today the acquisition of the business of Access Scientific, LLC, a privately-held company based in San Diego, CA. Access Scientific is a broad-spectrum vascular access and infection prevention company that manufactures the POWERWAND™ midline and extended dwell catheters. The range of POWERWAND™ products extends Smiths Medical’s vascular access product portfolio and enables greater clinician choice to treat patients.

The POWERWAND™ range of products are clinically differentiated vascular access solutions, supported by nine (9) peer-reviewed papers and nine (9) scientific posters. Bloodstream infections are a known risk associated with vascular access catheters. Conclusions from recent clinical studies show no occurrence of bloodstream infections associated with use of the POWERWAND™ products. Combined, these studies have a total of 35,000 catheter days without bacterial infections.^¹-³

The POWERWAND™ range of products offers value to healthcare providers looking to offer quality care for their patients. When combined with Smiths Medical’s already strong performing Jelco® IV catheter and Port-A-Cath® products, Smiths Medical now offers clinicians more solutions to treat their patients through a broader portfolio.

“Smiths Medical’s acquisition of Access Scientific enhances our commitment to patient care and outcomes, driving category leadership in our existing vascular access portfolio,” said JehanZeb Noor, Smiths Medical CEO. “We believe this acquisition enhances our position as a trusted medication management solutions company. During this time of uncertainty, we feel privileged to offer our customers on the frontlines more choices for treating their patients.”

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — UNITED SIKHS, a United Nations affiliated international non-profit, humanitarian relief, human development and advocacy organisation, has had boots on the ground providing support and supplies to families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, including Australia.

The UNITED SIKHS Australia Chapter has launched the UMEED global project to aid those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, by launching a FOODBANK to help the most vulnerable sects such as elderly over 65 who do not have a family member to care for them, single mothers, international students, disabled and low income families with children.

UNITED SIKHS/UMEED will provide freshly cooked meals to these sects, which are being cooked at Gurudwara Sahib Tarneit (West of Melbourne). Altogether, upwards of 100-200 meals will be prepared twice a day and delivered to recipient, according to a statement.

In a partnership with Let’s Feed and Rehmat Sandhu Foundation, UMEED will also provide over-the-counter medication and essential groceries and non-perishable food supplies, including long-life milk, canned food and flour.

For students in Australia, the Emergency Relief Services for International Students has been established by UNITED SIKHS. It will provide students with accommodation, groceries, living supplies, study assistance, medicines and other miscellaneous items needed.

Additionally, UNITED SIKHS has joined forces with Uniting Church Wyndham, to provide the homeless population with hot meals in their area, ensuring that no one goes without support during the pandemic crisis.

— BERNAMA