BSNL Launches 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has launched 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh.
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Unit 42 Predicts the Year of Disruption and Other Top Threats in 2025
Paloalto Networks
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
2025 will be the “year of disruption” as organizations experience an increase in cyberattacks that halt business operations and impact end users. This disruption will be defined by a rise in mega breaches that take entire enterprise networks offline, driven by supply chain vulnerabilities and attackers reaching new levels of speed and sophistication.
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ONNX: Microsoft disrupts large-scale cybercrime operation
Telecoms Tech News
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized 240 fraudulent websites linked to an infamous cybercrime figure that deceptively used the brand name “ONNX” to market services. Abanoub Nady, known by his alias, “MRxC0DER”, has been pivotal in developing and selling “do it yourself” phishing kits. These kits were subsequently purchased by various cybercriminals, who launched.
African smartphone market grows 3% despite challenges
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Analyst house Canalys revealed that the African smartphone market grew by 3% year-on-year in Q3 2024 despite macroeconomic challenges. It predicted that smartphone shipments would grow by a “cautious” 1% in 2025.
Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea See Subscriber Losses, While BSNL Records Growth in Sep 2024
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
India’s largest telecommunications operator, Reliance Jio, continued to experience significant subscriber losses for the third consecutive month, with 7.
Discover, Protect and Respond with AWS and Prisma Cloud
Paloalto Networks
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The Problem — The Complexity of Cloud Environments The complex landscape of cloud services, particularly in multi-cloud environments, poses significant security challenges for organizations. Unmanaged cloud resources, human error, misconfigurations and the increasing sophistication of cyber threats, including those from AI-powered applications, create vulnerabilities that can expose sensitive data and disrupt business operations.
Baltic subsea cable cuts feared to be act of ‘hybrid warfare’
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
News The governments of Germany and Finland fear the damage is the result of deliberate sabotage A pair of submarine cables in the Baltic sea were severed this week in a move European governments fear is the result of deliberate sabotage by malicious actors. On Sunday morning, the 218km BCS East-West Interlink cable, which connects Gotland, Sweden, and Lithuania, was damaged and taken offline.
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Airtel’s 5G Won’t Work on Redmi A4 5G
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Bharti Airtel has rolled out 5G NSA (non-standalone architecture) for Indian consumers while Jio has rolled out 5G SA (standalone).
Empower Developers to Secure AI Applications Through Code
Paloalto Networks
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
We understand that every organization’s AI security needs and infrastructure are different. Palo Alto Networks wants to enable AI security in a manner that best aligns with those needs. Some customers have told us they want to stop threats at the network layer with no app changes, while others want to detect and prevent threats in app code without changing their network, and some want to do defense-in-depth with both options.
FCC launches first review of submarine cable rules since 2001
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
News The Federal Communications Commission has voted to launch a major review of licensing rules surrounding submarine cable rules. A new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will begin a review of the regulations surrounding submarine cables. The rulemaking notice, approved Nov. 21 by the FCC, will now seek public comment regarding how the commission can streamline the rules around submarine cables to ensure efficient deployment.
Reshaping things to come: Operations in the AI era
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
How should the telecommunications industry respond to the transformation that technology evolution – and especially AI – will drive? It’s a transformation that will affect strategy, services and operations, as Huawei’s Liu Kang explained at OTF2024.
Vodafone Executives Step Down from Indus Towers Board Amid Bharti Airtel’s Majority Ownership
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Bharti Airtel's increased stake in Indus Towers has made the company a subsidiary, prompting resignations from Vodafone executives.
T-Mobile denies it’s ditching Nokia for Ericsson
Telecoms Tech News
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In response to recent speculations, T-Mobile US has confirmed that it has no intention of discontinuing its procurement of network equipment from Nokia. This assertion directly counters predictions made by an industry analyst who suggested the telecom behemoth might transition to alternative suppliers. “T-Mobile works with both Nokia and Ericsson, who have helped us over.
AT&T to wave goodbye to NB-IoT
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
News The operator says it will shift customers to “alternative network technologies such as LTE-M” AT&T will decommission it narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, with IoT workloads to be shifted to alterative technologies like LTE-M early next year. NB-IoT – a low-power wide-area network technology – was standardised by 3GPP in 2016. Designed specifically to handle low-power IoT devices, the technology was built to allow devices to be more energy and spectrum efficient.
Pakistan’s Zong unveils homegrown LLM to boost customer service
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), which operates under the brand Zong 4G, says it has developed its own in-house large language model (LLM) designed specifically for customer service support for its telecoms services.
Virgin Media O2 Teams Up with Perplexity to Offer Customers AI Search Engine Access
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
British telecommunications operator Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has teamed up with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to offer its customers one
Cisco and Tele2 IoT: Co-Innovation Broadens IoT Benefits Across Industries
Cisco Wireless
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Cisco and Tele2 IoT are expanding their partnership to jointly develop new features for the IoT Control Center and other solutions within the Cisco Mobility Services Platform, aiming to empower businesses to maximize their IoT investments. This collaboration focuses on enhancing connectivity and driving digital transformation across industries, marking a significant advancement in IoT technology.
Bouygues Telecom completes acquisition of La Poste Telecom after shareholder squabble
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
News La Poste Telecom is France’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), providing services to customers using SFR’s mobile network French mobile operator Bouygues Telecom has announced the completion of its 100% acquisition of La Poste Telecom for an undisclosed sum. La Poste Telecom is France’s largest MVNO, with roughly 2.4 million subscribers.
Data centre activity continues to ramp up in Saudi Arabia
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Underlining Saudi Arabia’s reputation as the fastest-growing data centre market in the Middle East are no fewer than three data centre-related announcements this week.
Airtel Gains Revenue Market Share as Jio and Vi Lose in Q2 FY25: Report
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has gained revenue market share (RMS) in the second quarter of FY25.
New AI-Driven Semantic Search and Summarization
Cisco Wireless
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, finding precise and relevant information is crucial. At DevNet, we continuously innovate to enhance the user experience and streamline how our users interact with our platform.
AllPoints Fibre calls for crackdown on ‘misleading’ broadband advertising
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
News The alternative fibre network operator is calling on the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to update its guidance on the use of the term ‘fibre’ New research from AllPoints Fibre, conducted in partnership with YouGov, shows that the UK public remains confused about what exactly constitutes ‘fibre’ with regards to broadband advertising. The study, which polled 2,000 adults online, found that 70% of Brits were aware that fibre provided faster and more reliable broadband than copper, but 7
Apple offers Indonesia extra US$100m investment to lift iPhone 16 ban
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Apple has reportedly offered to invest an additional US$100 million in Indonesia to convince the government to approve its new iPhone 16 to be sold in the country.
Reliance Jio Rolls Out 100GB Free AI Cloud Storage with AI Features for Select Users
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Reliance Jio's AI-Cloud Welcome Offer provides 100GB of free cloud storage along with early access to new AI features.
The plummeting value of 5G mmWave spectrum
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and others spent billions of dollars in the early days of 5G on millimeter wave spectrum licenses. But the value of those licenses appears to be rapidly declining.
Cellnex backs new Digital Champion volunteer training programme in Greater Manchester
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Press Release Nearly 93,000 adults over the age of 75 in Greater Manchester are considered digitally excluded – a third of these have never used the internet Around 170 Digital Champions currently support residents in Greater Manchester communities to develop essential digital skills and confidence A regional Digital Champion volunteer training programme has been launched, offering tools and training to new and existing volunteers across Greater Manchester The programme, developed and delivered
Chinese LEO company follows Starlink into Brazilian market
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
SpaceSail, a Chinese low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite company, has signed an agreement to enter the Brazilian market. The signing took place during Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent state visit to the capital, Brasilia.
Deutsche Telekom Launches Magenta AI Powered by Perplexity
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Deutsche Telekom has launched Magenta AI, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature integrated into its MeinMagenta app.
6G: Learning from the mistakes of past Gs
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
With 6G, wireless companies are hoping to avoid missteps of the past, including creating two versions of the 5G standard (standalone and non-standalone) and geographic derivations like TD-SCDMA.
Colt and RMZ form $1.7bn Indian data centre JV
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
News The deal follows rumours last month, with the Indian Economic Times reporting that the two companies were in late-stage talks Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has announced a 50:50 joint venture with RMZ, an Indian real estate developer, to invest $1.7 billion in the data centre market. The investment will begin by focusing on Colt’s existing sites in Navi, Mumbai, and Ambattur, Chennai, with a third site will be added in the near future.
Resilience in connectivity: Ukraine’s digital battlefront
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In what has been an unprecedented year for global elections, the world may look drastically different by next year. For Ukrainians, however, life changed profoundly two years ago. On 24 February 2022, many packed the bare essentials and fled to safe havens as Russian forces began their invasion.
Reliance Jio Sells 135 Million Units of JioPhone Devices: Report
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Reliance Jio has reportedly sold 135 million units of its ‘JioPhone’ devices.
T-Mobile's foreign owner to trigger review of UScellular deal
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The US Department of Justice is advising the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Service Sector to review T-Mobile's proposed $4.4 billion purchase of parts of UScellular because T-Mobile is owned by Deutsche Telekom.
Openreach’s full fibre rollout to boost economy by £73bn in next decade – report
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
News The report, commissioned by Openreach, is summary of the ‘spatial, employment and social impacts’ of the company’s full fibre rollout A new report commissioned by Openreach and produced by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has outlined the value of ultrafast connectivity could deliver to the UK economy by 2034. The report forecasts that the rollout of full fibre could add £66 billion a year to the UK economy by 2029, rising to £73 billion by 2034.
Pakistan attempts to enforce VPN registration
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Another attempt to manage virtual private network (VPN) use is under way in Pakistan, where the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended a deadline for unregistered VPN owners to give their details until the end of this month.
Exclusive: Nxtra by Airtel Says Capacity Expansion Is Driven by Customer Needs, Not Competition
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Nxtra by Airtel is investing Rs 5,000 crore to double its data center capacity to 400 MW by 2027. This expansion includes its largest facility in Hyderabad and AI-driven innovations for operational excellence.
Will T-Mobile give Nokia the boot too?
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Earl Lum is the analyst who correctly predicted AT&T would dump Nokia as a 5G equipment supplier. Now he's predicting T-Mobile will do the same thing.
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