Telecom Talk
JUNE 30, 2025
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced the next phase of its 5G rollout, expanding coverage to 23 additional cities. The latest cities to be brought under the Vi 5G network include Ahmedabad, Agra, Aurangabad, Kozhikode, Cochin, Dehradun, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Malappuram, Meerut, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Sonepat, Surat, Siliguri, Trivandrum, Vadodara, and Vizag.
Telecoms Tech News
JUNE 30, 2025
Virgin Media O2 is acquiring spectrum from VodafoneThree that promises faster speeds and better coverage for UK mobile customers. The £343 million deal with VodafoneThree will see Virgin Media O2 take ownership of 78.8 MHz of spectrum, boosting its total share to roughly 30 percent. This increased spectrum allocation should deliver improvements for customers frustrated.
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Telecom Talk
JUNE 30, 2025
American satellite broadband companies Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper have signed their first commercial agreements with Indian VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) service providers, marking a key step toward launching enterprise and government-focused satellite broadband services in the country. These partnerships have been formalised even before the official allocation of satellite spectrum, Moneycontrol reported, citing sources.
Developing Telecoms
JUNE 30, 2025
Vodafone Idea has announced it will deploy its 5G network in 23 additional cities across India, as the operator continues to compete with rivals for dominance in the 5G space.
Telecom Talk
JUNE 30, 2025
Ericsson has announced the release of its first antenna model manufactured in India for global markets. The antenna, unveiled at an event attended by the Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, will be commercially available from June, with international exports beginning in July. Also Read: Ericsson Expands ASIC R&D Operations in Bengaluru to Strengthen Semiconductor Capabilities Self-Reliant Antenna Ecosystem in India Ericsson
Total Telecom
JUNE 30, 2025
Press Release Virgin Media O2 has today announced the details of its spectrum transfer agreement with Vodafone UK that will see Virgin Media O2 acquire 78.8 MHz of spectrum for an investment of £343 million, materially enhancing the company’s network position and helping to improve the connectivity experience of consumers and businesses across the country.
Telecom Talk
JUNE 30, 2025
Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator, can soon be the largest FWA (fixed-wireless access) service provider in the world. Reliance Jio has rolled out 5G FWA (fixed wireless access) services in all of India. It has garnered millions of FWA customers under its portfolio. Very soon, it is expected that Reliance Jio could become the largest FWA (fixed-wireless access) service provider in the world.
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In-Telecom
JUNE 30, 2025
Slidell, LA, June 30, 2025 – In-Telecom has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by New Orleans Top Workplaces. This recognition is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its key themes such as feeling Respected & Supported, Enabled to Grow, and Empowered to Execute.
Total Telecom
JUNE 30, 2025
Press Release Orange is strengthening its commitment to sovereignty with the creation of a new division dedicated to defense and homeland security, integrated within Orange Business. This strategic decision aligns with the “Lead the Future” plan and makes Orange’s focus on strategic verticals with high sovereignty stakes a reality. It also demonstrates the Group’s desire to leverage its operational excellence to support defense and security actors in France and Europe.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
Can the U.S. win back the 5G edge — and protect its AI lead? Recently, Ajit Pai wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the United States of America has lost its 5G leadership position to China. Pai is a former FCC chairman and current president and CEO of wireless telecom trade grou CTIA.
Telegeography
JUNE 30, 2025
A new report details what is needed to sustain current service levels and reduce repair delays for the undersea cables that carry global internet traffic.
VoIP Review
JUNE 30, 2025
AIS has made headlines with the launch of Thailand’s first hyperscale cloud platform, fully operated by a local company. This major development highlights AIS’s commitment to digital transformation within Thailand, providing citizens and businesses with modernized operations under local legal and regulatory frameworks. In collaboration with Oracle , the service known as “AIS Cloud” is not just a technical upgrade.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 – Kinetic, a brand of Little Rock, Arkansas-based internet service provider Windstream, has begun construction on an $8 million fiber project in North Carolina, aiming to bring high-speed internet to underserved parts of two counties located just northeast of Charlotte. The project was expected to provide broadband access to over 1,000 locations in Cabarrus County and nearly 900 locations in Stanly County.
VoIP Review
JUNE 30, 2025
KDDI Corporation and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have teamed up to launch an advanced AI data center in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, set to open in early 2026. This facility aims to support startups, enterprises, and research institutions in developing AI applications and training large language models (LLMs). Leveraging Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture and HPE’s infrastructure, it focuses on performance and sustainability.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 — Ookla released a report Monday comparing in-flight Wi-Fi services on different airlines, revealing that those who use Starlink as their provider – Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways – have the highest performance. Ookla’s research, based on the first quarter of 2025, establishes that “in-flight Wi-Fi for the majority of users compares very poorly with their experience on terrestrial networks.
Blandin on Broadband
JUNE 30, 2025
Doug Dawson’s Pots and Pans reports … BEAD spending is going to drop in two ways. First, unlicensed WISPs have an opportunity to remove passings from the BEAD process. After that, the States have to start over again with at one round of BEAD. Like everything else associated with BEAD, there is a wide range of opinions on what’s going to happen when the states start over.
VoIP Review
JUNE 30, 2025
Verizon Business has taken a significant step in the UK, transforming industrial areas into digital highways for manufacturing and logistics companies. Its latest partnership with Thames Freeport marks an important milestone in its mission to expand 5G infrastructure globally. The company anticipates impressive growth, with a projected increase of 200% in revenue and 100% in sales of private 5G services by the end of 2025.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile announced SatCo in March 2025, positioning it as a unique, Europe-led initiative to advance the continent’s digital sovereignty Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile are moving ahead with SatCo, their joint venture aimed at delivering direct-to-device satellite broadband throughout Europe, by establishing the company’s headquarters in Luxembourg.
AWS Telecommunications
JUNE 30, 2025
Introduction Several industries started to explore quantum computing on use cases such as: risk assessment for insurance companies, molecule behavior simulation for chemistry, and financial asset management in the finance industry. In general, physics, chemistry, cryptography, material science and optimization problems are the core application areas of quantum computing.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
Ericsson’s U.K. research program involves close collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners and mobile operators In sum, what to know: Ericsson extends U.K. 6G research program – The vendor is renewing its multi-million investment in a U.K.-based initiative to explore 6G and next-gen network technologies.
Telecom Talk
JUNE 30, 2025
OnePlus Nord 5, a new and upcoming smartphone from OnePlus is coming to India. The company announced that the phone will launch on July 8, 2025. The day is not far from now. The OnePlus Nord 5 has already been confirmed to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC. To recall, the Nord 4 was powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3. This means that there’s notable upgrade in power this time.
Dell'oro
JUNE 30, 2025
With regulatory approval secured, HPE’s $14B bet on Juniper is moving forward. But success isn’t guaranteed. Research Director Siân Morgan looks at the integration hurdles, shifting AI dynamics, and whether HPE has what it takes to compete with Cisco. The post DoJ Allows HPE’s $14 B Gamble on Juniper appeared first on Dell'Oro Group.
VoIP Review
JUNE 30, 2025
In a significant move to bolster cloud security, Telefónica Tech has announced a strategic partnership with Wiz, a cloud security leader. This collaboration aims to enhance security management for organizations navigating multi-cloud environments across Spain. Telefónica Tech plans to integrate Wiz’s comprehensive Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) into its existing portfolio.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
From call centres to back-office systems, telcos are navigating the shift from predictive machine learning to generative AI, balancing innovation with caution in critical environments. Model adoption – there are three phases of model adoption: from third-party tools, to on-prem solutions, to hybrid models with domain data.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 30, 2025
White Paper Connecting America: Are We There Yet in Broadband Deployment? Learn More White Paper provided by Wesco: Bridging the Digital Divide in 2025 Are we there yet? When it comes to achieving affordable, high-speed internet access across the United States, the answer still depends largely on where you live. Let’s explore the progress, challenges, and future of broadband deployment in America.
telecoms.com
JUNE 30, 2025
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2)'s mobile network is on course for an upgrade thanks to a bunch of frequencies it has agreed to acquire from newly-merged VodafoneThree.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
Virgin Media O2 will invest £343 million to acquire 78.8 megahertz of spectrum from Vodafone UK, pending Ofcom approval In sum, what to know: £343M spectrum deal secured – Virgin Media O2 will invest £343 million to acquire 78.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2025 — SpaceX will now offer a Starlink internet plan for $15 per month in New York in compliance with the state’s Affordable Broadband Act. The ABA , originally passed in 2021, came into effect this year after the United States Supreme Court denied further review of the law in December 2024. The act mandates that internet providers serving more than 20,000 customers offer qualifying low-income households plans at a reduced rate.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
1&1 said that four core data centers and 24 edge data centers are already operational on its networks In sum, what to know: 10M subscribers: 1&1 reaches 10M users on its new Open RAN 5G network just 18 months after initial launch.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 30, 2025
June 25, 2025 – Light Source Communications, a dark fiber network specialist based in Southgate, Michigan, has built a 35-mile-long dark fiber network in Kansas City, Missouri, paving the way for the increased connectivity throughout the city. LSC, headed by CEO Debra Freitas , announced completion of the project in a Tuesday press release. That release noted that LSC plans to build dark fiber networks in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tulsa by the end of 2025.
telecoms.com
JUNE 30, 2025
Amid growing telecom security threats, POST Luxembourg has expanded its partnership with Ericsson for advanced automation and telecom-specific threat detection.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
Orange Business has launched a dedicated Defense & Security Division to deliver sovereign, resilient digital infrastructure to France’s defense sector, combining 5G, fiber, satellite, AI, IoT, and cybersecurity tech. New business unit – Orange DD&S focuses on France’s defense and homeland security, with plans to expand across NATO countries.
Telecom Talk
JUNE 30, 2025
Samsung Galaxy M35, one of the best Galaxy M series smartphones in India, has received a price cut. The Galaxy M35 5G has a large display and also boasts a vapour cooling chamber. The vapour cooling chamber adds a lot of value to the life of gamers and multi-taskers. With the Galaxy M35 5G, users get a large battery and a large display with support for high refresh rate and a decent camera.
Blandin on Broadband
JUNE 30, 2025
Looks like an interesting event. Days before Independence Day, the virtual gathering – slated for July 1 from 3 to 4:15 pm ET – will be centered around the theme: “ Wired for Freedom: Digital Access and the American Dream.” The agenda is shaped up to offer attendees new battlefield intelligence and how community-centered organizations and coalitions are carrying on in the face of vital funding and programming cuts.
Broadband Breakfast
JUNE 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2025 — With a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of WideOpen Blacksburg, a local internet service provider, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) has announced plans to expand its Glo Fiber Service into Blackburg, Virginia. Shentel’s Glo Fiber delivers 100% fiber broadband services to nearly 363,000 homes and businesses, providing customers with high-speed, symmetrical, and reliable internet.
telecoms.com
JUNE 30, 2025
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have announced that their new joint venture satellite company, dubbed SatCo, will be headquartered in Luxembourg, “creating a European sovereign integrated satellite service.
RCR Wireless
JUNE 30, 2025
Supreme Court ruled the USF is constitutional. Now the debate refocuses on reform, and who pays in Broadband-for-all advocates and telecom providers who serve rural areas have spent the last couple of years worried about whether the U.S.
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