Developing Telecoms
MAY 19, 2025
Malaysia's Communications Ministry launched on Monday what it's billing as a "Strategic Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure" a sovereign, full-stack AI ecosystem powered by Huawei GPUs that also marks the first national deployment of Chinese large language model (LLM) DeepSeek outside of China.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
Vodafone Idea acquires 26 percent stake in Sangli Wind Energy (SWEPL) to comply with electricity regulations and enhance renewable energy use.
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Developing Telecoms
MAY 19, 2025
According to analyst firm Canalys, the Southeast Asian smartphone market declined in Q1 2025, marking the end of five consecutive quarters of growth due to economic headwinds.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
Bharti Airtels Gopal Vittal has proposed a Joint Telecom Fraud Initiative, calling on Jio, Vodafone Idea, and BSNL to unite against rising cybercrime in India.
Developing Telecoms
MAY 19, 2025
UAE-based satellite firm Space42 said on Monday that its high altitude platform stations (HAPS) subsidiary Mira Aerospace has opened a HAPS manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi, making it the first such facility in the MENA region.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has started publishing anonymised, non-personal datasets from the Aadhaar Dashboard on the government’s
Telecoms Tech News
MAY 19, 2025
A cyberattack on SK Telecom’s servers has compromised personal and USIM-related data of its entire subscriber base, according to interim findings released by a joint government and private sector investigative team on Monday. The breach was traced back to June 15, 2022, and involved the planting of malware on 23 servers operated by SK Telecom.
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Developing Telecoms
MAY 19, 2025
Nokia announced on Monday that South African ICT solutions provider Reflex will deploy its Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) solution to modernize and scale its network to enable faster onboarding of ISPs.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
Bharti Airtel and Google announce a partnership to offer 100GB of free Google One cloud storage for 6 months to Airtel postpaid and broadband users.
RCR Wireless
MAY 19, 2025
The recent GSA report noted that a total of 14 operators are evaluating, testing or trialing the technology In sum what you need to know: 26 operators across 15 countries investing in 5G-A According to GSA, six have launched, 14 are testing and most activity is concentrated in Asia.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
Microsoft is advocating industry-wide standards to enable artificial intelligence (AI) agents from different companies to work together and retain more
Broadband Breakfast
MAY 19, 2025
One of the defining debates for the new Administration and Congress is how the U.S. can economically compete with—and ultimately outpace—China in the global technology race. While the spotlight often focuses on AI, semiconductor chips, and 5G, one ubiquitous, innovation-driven technology may be our greatest, yet most overlooked asset: Wi-Fi.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) latest recommendations on spectrum allocation fees for satellite-based communication services may pose significant
VoIP Review
MAY 19, 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a newly established Saudi AI company called HUMAIN are embarking on a remarkable $5 billion investment to develop artificial intelligence (AI) in Saudi Arabia. The collaboration will help create a dedicated AI Zone in the region and aims to foster AI adoption on a global scale. This AI Zone will utilize state-of-the-art AWS infrastructure , including high-performance servers, advanced semiconductors, and UltraCluster networking.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
ICRA, a ratings firm, has upgraded the Indian telecom industry outlook. The rating has gone up from negative to stable.
Light Reading
MAY 19, 2025
This year's big North American trade show for the wireless industry will move from the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Fontainebleau hotel in Las Vegas.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator, has announced free of cost services to Mumbai Metro on a trial basis.
Light Reading
MAY 19, 2025
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Openreach bigwig bemoans rivals' lack of cooperation on pole- and duct-sharing; South Africa's Reflex chooses Nokia for onboarding assist; Microsoft offers to unbundle Teams.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) did not receive the help it was looking for from the Supreme Court (SC).
VoIP Review
MAY 19, 2025
At Computex 2025, NVIDIA announced NVLink Fusion, a significant development aimed at revolutionizing AI data centers. This technology allows the combination of third-party CPUs with NVIDIA GPUs, creating what NVIDIA calls “semi-custom AI infrastructure.” This move is strategic, enabling NVIDIA to penetrate diverse markets with unique computing demands.
Broadband Breakfast
MAY 19, 2025
May 19, 2025 – Blackfoot Communications has notified the Federal Communications Commission that it is surrendering agency funding awarded to build fiber-to-the-premises broadband internet in three census block groups in Montana. Blackfoot disclosed its decision in a May 13 letter to Joseph Calascione , Chief of the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau.
Light Reading
MAY 19, 2025
Telstra acknowledges its methodology overstated network reach but denies misleading customers as TPG calls for an inquiry into its claims.
telecoms.com
MAY 19, 2025
This episode is a bit more improvised than usual thanks to a last-minute guest cancellation, but the lads rose to the challenge magnificently.
VoIP Review
MAY 19, 2025
In a significant move set to reshape the telecommunications landscape, Charter Communications plans to acquire Cox Communications for approximately $34.5 billion. This transaction includes a combination of $21.9 billion in equity and the assumption of $12.6 billion in debt and other obligations. This merger will create the largest cable and broadband provider in the United States, surpassing Comcast in subscriber numbers.
Light Reading
MAY 19, 2025
PLDT has suspended its plan to sell part of its data center business. Instead, the company is focusing on expanding operations at its new, AI-ready facility in Laguna.
Telecom Talk
MAY 19, 2025
Vodafone Idea Limited, the third-largest telecom operator in India, has issued clarification to the stock exhanges on Monday over the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) matter.
VoIP Review
MAY 19, 2025
BT has announced the establishment of a new standalone international unit, reinforcing its ongoing strategic restructuring initiatives. The change aims to streamline operations and enhance focus on its principal UK market. This newly formed division, independent from the domestic business, collaborates over 8,000 staff and will be headed by Bas Burger, the former CEO of BT’s Business Division.
RCR Wireless
MAY 19, 2025
CBRS spectrum access is under pressure as diverse stakeholders vie for midband resources Contention for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), or midband spectrum in the 3 GHz band, is intensifying as a reorganization of the bands allocation appears likely within the next two to three years.
VoIP Review
MAY 19, 2025
In a significant move to bolster Australia’s rural 5G capacity, Nokia is partnering with Optus to enhance its network with the latest technologies. This upgrade involves deploying advanced equipment such as the Habrok Massive MIMO radios and Levante baseband solutions, specifically designed to manage expanding data demands with reduced energy consumption.
telecoms.com
MAY 19, 2025
Charter Communications and Cox Communications have agreed to merge in a transaction that values the latter at $34.5 billion.
Blandin on Broadband
MAY 19, 2025
The FCC report summarizes information about Internet access in the United States as of June 30, 2024, as collected by FCC Form 477 and the Broadband Data Collection (BDC). Here are their key takeaways Typical Speeds The median downstream speed of all reported fixed connections was 300 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 20 Mbps. For residential fixed connections, the median downstream speed was 500 Mbps and the median upstream speed was 20 Mbps.
RCR Wireless
MAY 19, 2025
Charter CEO Chris Winfrey had some hot takes at the MoffatNathanson conference Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey took a few shots across the industry’s bow at the recent MoffettNathanson Media, Internet and Communications Conference. Among them: The profitable fiber builds have been done already. Mobile is a feature, not a product.
Blandin on Broadband
MAY 19, 2025
The FCC reports … Today, the FCCs Wireline Competition Bureau approved Verizons $20 billion acquisition of Frontier by granting a series of applications that transfer FCC licenses and authorizations. Chairman Carr issued the following statement: By approving this deal, the FCC ensures that Americans will benefit from a series of good and common-sense wins.
telecoms.com
MAY 19, 2025
Colombia's telecoms regulator has outlined some serious concerns over the impact of competition in the market should Millicom be permitted to purchase Telefonica's operations there.
RCR Wireless
MAY 19, 2025
Vodafone Idea has partnered with Swedish vendor Ericsson to build the 5G infrastructure in Delhi In sum what you need to know: Vodafone Idea launches 5G in Delhi The telco activated its commercial 5G services in Delhi on May 15, following earlier launches in Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Patna.
telecoms.com
MAY 19, 2025
Vodafone Idea's share price took a massive hit on Monday morning as news broke that India's Supreme Court has rejected a telco plea for relief from interest and penalties linked to AGR dues.
RCR Wireless
MAY 19, 2025
Qualcomm Technologies plans to leverage its new engineering center in Abu Dhabi to support its 5G, edge AI initiatives In sum what you need to know: Qualcomm and e& ink strategic 5G-edge AI deal The new partnership aims to commercialize next-gen 5G and edge AI solutions in the UAE, targeting enterprise, industrial and […]
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