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Scott Casey: Construction Hurdles Threatening Broadband's Future

Broadband Breakfast

Although all three national wireless carriers , AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, are expanding their fiber investments in various ways, construction remains a bottleneck threatening progress. For telecom companies, construction is no longer a routine step in the process.

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5G Advanced powers world’s largest fleet of driverless coal mining trucks in China

Total Telecom

China Huaneng), Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group, Huawei, and State Grid Smart Internet of Vehicles. Huaneng Group itself said it first identified the need for a 5G network in 2022 and quickly began working with China Mobile Inner Mongolia to explore its deployment. These efforts are already beginning to bear fruit.

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MWC 2025: Green Development Elite Club, Huawei-hosted, presented with analysis from GSMA Intelligence, is fostering a green future for the ICT industry 

Total Telecom

The event, themed “Pave the Way for Green Telco,” convened key stakeholders including UNFCCC, GSMA Intelligence, ITU-T, and over 20 leading global operators such as China Mobile, Globe, Turkcell, and HKT, to deliberate on the imperative of green development within the ICT sector.

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SK Telecom Unveils Mobile AI Innovations with AX 3.1 Lite

VoIP Review

This new model, a compact large language model (LLM) designed for mobile applications, is now available through the open-source AI hub, Hugging Face. Lite, featuring 7 billion parameters, is developed to enhance mobile deployments and language-focused applications such as call assistants. Lite, which boasts 72 billion parameters.

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Work begins on E2A transpacific subsea cable

Total Telecom

SK Broadband, and Verizon Business has announced the start of construction of the East Asia to North America (E2A) submarine cable system. News The E2A system, linking Japan and the USA, is expected to be ready for service in 2028 Today, an international consortium including Chunghwa Telecom, SoftBank Corp.,

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Kenya launches early market talks for Horn of Africa fibre optic corridor

Total Telecom

Both countries have also been working collaboratively on complementary infrastructure projects to boost connectivity and quality of life in border regions, such as road constructions and access improvements in clean water, healthcare, and education.

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Rakuten Mobile and Fujitsu Revolutionize 5G Network in Japan

VoIP Review

Rakuten Mobile has announced a significant collaboration with Fujitsu to enhance the rollout of its 5G network in Japan. Showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the base model underscores the technological advances Fujitsu and Rakuten Mobile aim to bring to the industry.

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