Developing Telecoms
JUNE 10, 2025
Vodafone Idea will launch 5G services in Bengaluru tomorrow (11 June), marking the latest step in its phased rollout across India. The operator is aiming to reach 17 cities with commercial 5G services by August.
Total Telecom
JUNE 10, 2025
HANOVER, Md., USA – June 10, 2025 – Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) has compiled a new report on wavelength services – the first of its kind – that explores the key drivers of the need for high-speed connectivity. The report examines the critical role of wave services in enabling the expansion of interconnected data centers driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), the growing importance of low latency and data sovereignty for AI workloads, and the build-out of terrestrial and critical submarine network infras
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Telecom Talk
JUNE 10, 2025
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI ) has issued official notices to Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel over alleged discrepancies in subscriber data reporting, according to a report by NDTV Profit citing Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sources. The notices, sent on May 27, urge both telecom giants to rectify the inconsistencies in how they classify users of their 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) services.
Developing Telecoms
JUNE 10, 2025
Qualcomm reportedly launched a new AI R&D centre in Vietnam on Tuesday, which the government hopes will help boost the country’s generative AI research capabilities.
Telecom Talk
JUNE 10, 2025
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator, has expanded its 900 MHz sites presence across India during Q4 FY25. This has largely been driving by the rise in capex (capital expenditure) that the company has incurred over the last year. During Q4 FY25, Vi added 6,900 unique broadband towers in India. This has been the largest quarterly addition since the merger of the company.
Telecoms Tech News
JUNE 10, 2025
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC) pulls back the curtain on the tangible legacy of two decades of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). How we connect, work, and share online is woven into the fabric of modern life. Yet, this intricate digital tapestry didn’t just appear. It. Read more » The post IGF: How dialogue shaped a safer, more connected web appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.
Total Telecom
JUNE 10, 2025
Press Release Hyperoptic, the UK’s leading alternative full fibre ISP, has today announced it is set to extend availability of its award-winning services to an additional one million UK homes, via the Openreach network The strategic move has been driven by its ongoing commitment to delivering the best customer experience to broadband users throughout the UK, with the launch expected during early 2026.
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Telecom Talk
JUNE 10, 2025
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced the launch of its 5G services in Bengaluru, with commercial availability starting June 11, 2025. With this rollout, the city joins Vi’s list of 5G-enabled locations including Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Patna, and Chandigarh. The expansion is part of the company’s broader plan to cover all 17 priority circles where it has secured 5G spectrum by August this year, Vodafone Idea said in an exchange filing on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
Total Telecom
JUNE 10, 2025
Texas, U.S., 10 th June 2025 – The Responsible AI Institute (RAI Institute), a global and member-driven non-profit dedicated to enabling successful responsible AI efforts in organizations, has appointed Matthew Martin, founder and CEO of Two Candlesticks and an international leader in cybersecurity, as a member of its Global Advisory Board. Matthew’s extensive cybersecurity expertise will be leveraged to help organizations strengthen AI governance, enhance transparency, and scale innovation res
Developing Telecoms
JUNE 10, 2025
The State Assets Management Agency of Uzbekistan has officially launched the privatisation process of operator Universal Mobile Systems (UMS), better known under its brand name Mobiuz.
Telecom Talk
JUNE 10, 2025
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-larget telecom operator in India, has started 5G trials in Bengaluru. The company has already launched 5G in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Patna, and Delhi. In Bengaluru, currently, the company is testing out its services. This means a commercial launch is awaited. It should happen in the near future, however. The telco is already going neck-to-neck with Airtel in 5G coverage in Mumbai.
Total Telecom
JUNE 10, 2025
News The fibre network operator insists that its growth plans remain on track, despite reports that the company’s backers are exploring a potential sale CityFIbre are downplaying reports this week that suggested the company’s investors are in talks to sell the business to one of the company’s biggest rivals, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2). Yesterday, a report from The Telegraph said that two of CityFibre’s major backers – Mubadala and Goldman Sachs – had been holding initial discussions with VMO2 surrou
Telecom Talk
JUNE 10, 2025
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel has recently launched prepaid plans that come bundled with multiple OTT benefits, which the company calls All-in-One OTT Entertainment Packs. The company has also bundled entertainment packs with unlimited 5G data and unlimited calls, facilitating unlimited entertainment and mobility services. If you are someone looking to recharge with Airtel prepaid packs bundled with OTT entertainment subscriptions, then look no further—this story will help you with all t
Total Telecom
JUNE 10, 2025
News A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NVIDIA and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will see greater focus placed on Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) The UK government continues to court favour with AI chip giant NVIDIA, striking an MoU with the company this week to help inject AI into UK universities.
Light Reading
JUNE 10, 2025
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Hyperoptic expands with Openreach; Proximus and Thales land NATO network gig; Nokia teams up with Leonardo for mission-critical services.
Cisco Wireless
JUNE 10, 2025
AI is changing that fast and the opportunity is bigger than anything I have ever seen in my lifetime. We need to reevaluate many of the architectural assumptions we made in previous eras of computing, networking, and security. That’s why we’ve brought a spirit of reinvention to everything we announced at Cisco Live.
Light Reading
JUNE 10, 2025
Reports suggest that rival operators are interested in the idea of breaking up SFR in France and Vodafone in Spain to overcome barriers to in-market consolidation.
Cisco Wireless
JUNE 10, 2025
We’re bringing Splunk Observability and Cisco ThousandEyes Assurance closer together with new bi-directional integrations that connect the dots across your digital stack – from application to infrastructure to network.
VoIP Review
JUNE 10, 2025
In a significant move to advance artificial intelligence capabilities in education, the UK government has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant, NVIDIA. This arrangement aims to enrich the AI resources available to UK universities, focusing on developing future technologies and commercial applications. The MoU was signed by Sir Chris Bryant, UK Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms, alongside Ronnie Vasishta, NVIDIA’s SVP of Telecom.
Cisco Wireless
JUNE 10, 2025
Cisco is leading a new era in industrial IoT with an AI-powered portfolio built on customer input and innovation. It helps organizations connect, secure, and optimize infrastructure for smarter, faster, and more resilient operations.
VoIP Review
JUNE 10, 2025
In a significant step forward in cybersecurity and data transmission, Sparkle has introduced its “Quantum Safe over Internet” (QSI) solution to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. This innovation, which was initially launched through Sparkle’s sales channels, is poised to enhance the security of sensitive data against emerging threats posed by quantum computing.
Blandin on Broadband
JUNE 10, 2025
The FCC releases judgement on LTD Broadband’s appeal of earlier RDOF decision… We heard this appeal on the record from the Federal Communications Commission and the parties’ briefs and arguments. We fully considered the issues and determined that a published opinion is unnecessary. See D.C. Cir. R. 36(d). It is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the petition be DENIED.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 10, 2025
AT&T touts its momentum, but competitors are moving aggressively into fiber as well, raising the stakes in the U.S. broadband market AT&T has reached a key milestone in its national fiber expansion, surpassing 30 million locations passed with fiber broadband.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 10, 2025
June 10, 2025 – Charter Communications , the second-largest internet service provider in the country, had 22 applications totaling over $3 million granted by BroadbandOhio on Friday for broadband infrastructure reimbursements. BroadbandOhio is an office within the Department of Development which funds private ISPs’ updates and repairs to broadband infrastructure through the Broadband Pole Replacement and Undergrounding Program.
Telecom Talk
JUNE 10, 2025
Nvidia and the Julich Supercomputing Centre have unveiled Jupiter, Europe’s fastest and most energy-efficient supercomputer, marking a significant milestone in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence ( AI ) capabilities across the continent. Built on nearly 24,000 Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips and interconnected with the Nvidia Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking platform, Jupiter is the first European supercomputer set to achieve exascale performance, capable of ex
Blandin on Broadband
JUNE 10, 2025
Broadband Breakfast reports … Lumen Technologies announced Friday that it was relinquishing control of over 41,000 Rural Digital Opportunity Fund locations spread across eight states and 153 census block groups. In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau Chief Joseph Calascione , Lumen stated that it was “returning all census block groups (“CBGs”) where it was awarded RDOF funding” in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon,
Developing Telecoms
JUNE 10, 2025
South Africa has no shortage of MVNOs (over 20 at the last count), but the newest addition is unusual, even by the standards of a market that has attracted banks, retailers and insurance companies. This time it's STADIO, a South African higher education provider.
Blandin on Broadband
JUNE 10, 2025
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports … After weeks of deliberations and a one-day special session, the Minnesota Legislature has finished its work. There were impassioned speeches and some disagreements, but legislators mostly stayed on track and finished passing their agenda of 14 bills before a Tuesday morning deadline. That included the remaining pieces of the state’s $66 billion budget, which needed to be finished by July 1 in order to avoid a partial government shutdown.
All West Telecommunications
JUNE 10, 2025
Milestone Marks Beginning of High-Speed Fiber Access for Bluffdale Residents Kamas, UT | June 10, 2025 – All West Communications officially connected its first residential fiber customer in Bluffdale on June 9, just months after breaking ground in the city. This marks a major milestone in the company’s network expansion along the Wasatch Front. Bluffdale homes and businesses are now gaining access to symmetrical multi-gig speeds, with residential plans offering up to 8 Gig and business plans up
Light Reading
JUNE 10, 2025
According to EchoStar, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has been avoiding a meeting with the company's top executive, Charlie Ergen. The situation could spell trouble for EchoStar.
vmware
JUNE 10, 2025
In the past series of posts, we’ve seen how performance of vSAN comes from not only the physical bandwidth capabilities of the network used to connect vSAN hosts, but also by its design. When using vSAN ESA, higher bandwidth networks paired with efficient network designs can help workloads fully exploit today’s server hardware. In the spirit of providing the best network possible for your vSAN environment, you may wonder if there is anything else that can be done with the network to improve the
Light Reading
JUNE 10, 2025
AT&T said it has extended its fiber network to more than 30 million locations ahead of schedule. AT&T's new plan is to reach 60 million locations with fiber by the end of 2030.
Wirednot
JUNE 10, 2025
You won’t find another networking niche where seeing the energy on the medium is so important, nor will you find handier all-in-one highly portable Wi-Fi tools than those from NetAlly. When you want a single compact tool that can do just about everything you could need in a Wi-Fi environment, the NetAlly AirCheck G3 is your huckleberry. Add in a feature set for the LAN side of life as well, and the EtherScope nXG is the thing.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2025– Starlink announced its 6 million subscribers on the social media platform X, heralding a new wave of success following faster internet speeds. “Starlink is connecting more than 6M people with high-speed internet across 140 countries, territories, and many other markets. Thank you to all our customers around the world!
VoIP Review
JUNE 10, 2025
A recent study from Apple challenges the widespread notion of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by examining the capabilities of current AI models. This research highlights the significant challenges faced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) when tasked with high-complexity reasoning, undermining the belief that AI is nearing human-like logical thought processes.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 10, 2025
June 10, 2025 – The Appalachian Regional Commission requested proposals Thursday from qualified consultants to conduct a performance analysis of previous broadband grant programs. The analysis will evaluate the performance and outcomes of over 80 broadband and digital opportunity projects funded by ARC, representing $28 million in grants that concluded between fiscal years 2019 and 2023.
Light Reading
JUNE 10, 2025
Profits, revenue and subs numbers are heading south for China's small and local cable players.
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