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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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.
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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.
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.
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).
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Colt DCS and RMZ team to invest US$1.7b in Indian data centres
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) and Indian realty firm RMZ announced on Tuesday that they have formed a joint venture to invest US$1.7 billion in data centre development in India.
Tech innovator Dotlines launches in the UK to disrupt telecoms industry
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Dotlines UK , the latest venture from global tech company Dotlines, has officially launched with a mission to transform business solutions, digital security and connectivity across the UK. Aiming to address key challenges in the UK telecoms industry, Dotlines UK sets out to deliver innovative, user-friendly solutions that empower telecommunication network providers, small businesses and households.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rakuten is not buying the Nvidia pitch for AI-RAN in Japan
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Rakuten Mobile's boss says the economic case for using graphical processing units at the edge of the network is not strong enough in Japan.
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.
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.
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
SK Telecom's Vision for Future Telco Infrastructure in the AI Era
Telecoms Infrastructure Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Last month, SK Telecom released a 6G white paper that explores the evolution of wireless and wired infrastructure through the convergence of AI and telecommunications. The white paper highlights how Telco Edge AI infrastructure can redefine the value of network systems by enabling real-time data processing alongside AI-driven services. You can find my detailed blog post on the white paper here.
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.
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.
Ezditek Breaks Ground on Data Center Facility in Riyadh to Provide a Foundation for AI and Cloud Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 19 November 2024 – Ezditek , a leading expert in data center and digital infrastructure services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has broken ground on its flagship data center facility, RUH01, in Riyadh to provide a sustainable and scalable foundation for local digital transformation. The facility will be located in the world’s biggest female university, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) on a 35,000+ sqm plot and is expected to go live by Q
Vodafone tender for 100k+ sites puts Cohere in open RAN spotlight
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Capacity-boosting software developed by Cohere Technologies could be a game changer, thinks Vodafone's Paco Pignatelli, provided kit vendors are open.
Swisscom Introduces Wi-Fi 7 Tri-Band Router in Switzerland
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Swisscom's new Internet-Box 5 Pro features tri-band Wi-Fi 7, offering ultra-fast WLAN speeds of up to 18.3 Gbps, enhanced performance for gaming and streaming, and a focus on sustainability.
Kaspersky and AFRIPOL sign cybercrime-focused agreement
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky and AFRIPOL, the African Union’s dedicated police cooperation body, have signed a cooperation agreement focused on preventing and fighting cybercrime.
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