Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 22, 2024

Liberia is the latest African country to be hit with internet service disruptions, which the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has attributed to a cut in the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) subsea cable.

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with other UN departments established a new body aimed at strengthening the resilience of submarine cables in response to rising outages.

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Developing Telecoms

MARCH 16, 2025

Qatar-based Ooredoo Group announced on Sunday it has signed a landing party agreement with Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC) to land Ooredoos planned Fibre in Gulf (FIG) subsea cable in Iraq.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The agreement includes among its main academic objectives the implementation the world’s first post-graduate course on submarine fibre optic cables. The agreement was signed by Federico Delfino, Rector of the University of Genoa, Jayne Stowell, Board Member of the SubOptic Foundation, and Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

News The announcement comes after the company joining the Telco AI Alliance earlier this year SK Telecom has announced a new initiative to expand its AI capabilities by creating an “AI Infrastructure Superhighway.” This facility will demonstrate next-generation AI infrastructure for industry experts and partners.

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VoIP Review

MARCH 26, 2025

The commencement of work on the E2A transpacific subsea cable marks a significant development in telecommunications infrastructure. This new submarine cable system will link Japan and the USA and is projected to become operational by the second half of 2028. SK Broadband, and Verizon Business.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 21, 2024

A new contribution from regulator the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has moved the blame away from VPNs. There have been further developments in the controversy in Pakistan reported yesterday relating to slow internet speeds.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2025 – The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved by a voice voice 10 bipartisan bills on Tuesday, sending the full House the measures focused on telecommunications, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and domestic manufacturing. in opening remarks. Buddy Carter , R-Ga., The bill’s sponsor, Rep.

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VoIP Review

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) have united to establish an advisory body focused on enhancing submarine cable resilience. This initiative is timely, given the recent incidents involving subsea cables in the Baltic Sea.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Saudi Arabian telecom company Mobily has teamed up with Telecom Egypt to establish a submarine cable across the Red Sea. This new cable is set to enhance connectivity between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, addressing the rising demand for internet services in both regions.

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VoIP Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

China Telecom recently announced that the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) project has been completed ahead of schedule. The cable, spanning approximately 10,000 kilometers, acts as a new submarine link in the Asia-Pacific region – the first in over eight years. It supports the rapidly increasing network capacity demands.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 8, 2025

News The new wholesale arm will serve 250 telecommunications providers and resellers in Germany, and over 900 international customers Deutsche Telekom has announced that it will consolidate its national and international wholesale activities into one entity, named T Wholesale. Beyond the Cable discusses

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Developing Telecoms

APRIL 6, 2025

The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) says that state-owned operator Libtelco and the Cable Consortium of Liberia (CCL) will relocate the countrys landing station for the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) subsea cable, which has been suffering from outages blamed on construction work at the current landing site.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Vocus will also gain access to TPG’s fibre network, IT assets, and international submarine cables, including the PPC-1 cable linking Sydney to Guam. Once achieved, Vocus will begin integrating TPG’s assets into its operations.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 3, 2024 – A small Texas city is finding out what it's like when the cable TV company cuts the cord. 6,000) will soon experience a shift in its media landscape as TDS Telecom plans to discontinue its cable TV service there by Sept. Alpine, Texas (pop. the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co.,

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Back in April, a consortium led by telecoms mogul Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holding announced plans to purchase both Ukrainian TV and fixed broadband provider Datagroup-Volia and mobile operator Lifecell, with the intention of merging the two operators.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

is the “worst telecom hack in our nation’s history – by far”, according to the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner. News The ongoing cyber-attack was first reported last month A recent espionage attack on US telcos, allegedly linked to the People’s Republic of China.

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VoIP Review

AUGUST 23, 2024

Grid Telecom of Greece and Tamares Telecom of Israel have announced a strategic alliance to establish open-access cable landing infrastructure in Cyprus. The joint venture will utilize the Cable Landing Station owned by Tamares Telecom Cyprus on the western coast of Cyprus.

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RCR Wireless

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Vocus will gain 24,000 km of fiber, 7,000 km of international submarine cables and 20,000 connected buildings from TPG Australia’s TPG Telecom revealed Monday it will sell its fiber and fixed network infrastructure assets Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super’s telecommunications group Vocus for $3.54

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Press Release Rural broadband provider Quickline has taken a significant step in its commitment to nurturing regional talent by welcoming its first cohort of telecoms apprentices. Wendy Hiley, HR and Talent Acquisition Business Partner at Quickline, said: Welcoming our first telecoms apprentices is an exciting moment for Quickline.

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 30, 2025

Ooredoo has made a significant move in the telecommunications sector with the launch of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) largest submarine cable , connecting seven Middle Eastern countries. Partnering with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), the cable will serve Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

stake in TIM currently held by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) The ownership of Italys incumbent network operator Telecom Italia (TIM) continues to be a hot topic this week, with the Italian government agreeing to a stake swap between national postal service Poste and state lender CDP. The swap will see Poste take control of CDPs 9.8%

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 – Modern broadband should be considered a telecommunications service subject to utility-style regulation, a former Federal Communications Commission staffer told federal judges Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Sept. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Title II services are subject to more stringent FCC regulatory oversight.

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Developing Telecoms

MARCH 4, 2025

Hytera Communications, a provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cable & Wireless Seychelles (CWS), the countrys pioneering quad-play telecommunications operator at MWC.

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Developing Telecoms

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reportedly limited bandwidth imports from India to 50% of Bangladeshs total international capacity, and plans to lower that percentage even further in favour of subsea cables and satellite.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Viewpoint by Jon Abbott, Technologies Director & Industry Advisor at Vertiv Telecommunications infrastructure has evolved in response to growing demand. At cable landing stations, compute power is increasingly being installed at the point where undersea cables come ashore, reducing the need to transfer data inland before it is processed.

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Broadband Breakfast

APRIL 29, 2025

The connectivity challenge in rural areas According to the International Telecommunication Union, barely 19% of residents in underdeveloped regions have internet access, compared with 87% in more advanced economies. High costs, bandwidth congestion, and uneven performance may soon be a thing of the past.

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VoIP Review

AUGUST 20, 2024

SK Telecom and Nokia have come together to introduce a groundbreaking fibre sensing technology. This innovative technology aims to detect environmental changes that could impact optical cables in fixed networks. SK Telecom plans to introduce this technology in South Korea before the end of the year.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Globe Telecom has been chosen to manage the Philippines landing of the extensive MYUS cable system. This 19,000 km cable aims to link Malaysia with the United States, passing through the Philippines and Guam, with further branches to Indonesia. The submarine cable industry is experiencing rapid growth.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A California telecom and electrical cooperative says the state’s ongoing last-mile broadband grant program will help deploy affordable fiber to multiple communities across four heavily unserved and underserved California counties. million to upgrade 1,029 locations in Quincy from coaxial cable-based broadband to fiber.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Under the MoU, signed during the Capacity Europe 2024 event in London, the parties agreed to leverage on Sparkle’s and Mobily’s terrestrial networks and the AAE1 cable in Jeddah to create a diversified and low latency route that will connect Italy to Saudi Arabia reaching Singapore.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

5, 2024 – An Internet Service Provider serving the Lowcountry region of South Carolina has requested a six month extension on its obligations to replace insecure telecommunications equipment. WASHINGTON, Nov. The program was passed by Congress on March 12, 2020 and made more than $1.8

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Chairwoman announced today that the Federal Communications Commission will act to ensure telecommunication companies are required to secure their networks. Last month, the Commission proposed cybersecurity risk management plan requirements for submarine cable landing applicants and licensees.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Next week, when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) releases its latest decision in this ongoing regulatory battle, more ISPs could be forced out. But Canada’s telecom sector isn’t a free market. Sometimes, telecom giants complain about regulatory burdens.

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Blandin on Broadband

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Today the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy heard more about: HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified. We have a telecom training program already. MN Cable) We reached out to contractors and members.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2024 – Telecom companies told the U.S. But Section 201(b) confers general authority over the terms on which telecommunications carriers offer service to consumers—not over data breach notifications to the government and customers.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 –  Broadband is straightforwardly a telecommunications service subject to common carrier regulation, the Federal Communications Commission told federal judges Wednesday. Brand X , a 2005 Supreme Court case in which the high court ruled the FCC could classify cable broadband as an information service.

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