article thumbnail

Texas launches $3.8bn broadband grant programme

Total Telecom

billion in funding to advance broadband infrastructure across the state. This substantial investment, administered by the Broadband Development Office (BDO), combines federal dollars from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program with state contributions from the Texas Match Assistance Program (TMAP).

article thumbnail

DIPA and Vodafone Idea Forge Partnership to Drive Sustainable Telecom Infrastructure in India

Telecom Talk

The initiative is expected to play a key role in driving the telecom sector’s transition toward carbon neutrality. Key Focus Areas of the Collaboration As part of the partnership, DIPA and Vi will work jointly to establish frameworks that encourage the use of renewable energy in telecom towers, data centers, and network facilities.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

SES Awaits Regulatory Nod to Launch Jio-Backed Satellite Broadband Services in India: Report

Telecom Talk

Luxembourg -based satellite operator SES is awaiting final security approvals from the Indian government to commercially launch its satellite-based broadband services in partnership with Reliance Jio. SES’s newly inducted O3b mPOWER satellites will enable Jio’s satellite broadband offering for enterprises in the country.

article thumbnail

DoT Urges States to Prefer BSNL, MTNL for Telecom Services, Citing Data Security: Report

Telecom Talk

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has written to all state governments and Union Territories, urging them to prioritise the services of state-run telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd ( BSNL ) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) for internet, broadband, landline, and leased line requirements.

article thumbnail

Vodafone Idea and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Bring Satellite Broadband Connectivity to India

Telecom Talk

Indian telecom service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) and satellite-based cellular broadband network provider AST SpaceMobile announced a strategic partnership to expand mobile connectivity across India’s unconnected regions. billion mobile subscribers.

article thumbnail

NVIDIA aims to make telecoms networks smarter

Telecoms Tech News

NVIDIA has announced at GTC that its partners are developing large telco models (LTMs) and AI agents designed for the telecoms industry. Global telecoms networks handle an immense volume of data, supporting millions of user connections daily and generating an average of over 3,800 terabytes of data every single minute.

article thumbnail

Quickline reveals three-year rural broadband rollout plan

Total Telecom

Press Release Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications has today unveiled the full list of communities set to benefit from its full fibre rollout over the next three years, bringing fast and reliable, gigabit-capable connectivity to a further 360,000 premises across thousands of rural communities.