Telecom Talk
JULY 14, 2025
The Centre plans to connect as many as six lakh villages with high-speed optical fibre-based broadband over the next three years, a senior government official said on Monday. The initiative is part of the government’s effort to deepen digital infrastructure and support the expansion of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) beyond metropolitan cities.
VoIP Review
JULY 14, 2025
Kenya is initiating a transformative project in the Horn of Africa with the launch of a high-capacity fibre optic cable corridor along the Isiolo-Mandera route. Spearheaded by the ICT Authority under the Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy, this project aims to enhance regional digital integration and connect underserved communities.
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Telecoms Tech News
JULY 16, 2025
SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink is enjoying rapid user growth, increased speed, cut latency, and is now teasing Gen3 satellites. Starlink is in the middle of an extraordinary growth spurt, welcoming over 2.7 million new users in the last year alone and pushing its global customer base past the six million mark. This isn’t just. Read more » The post SpaceX teases Starlink Gen3 satellites for Terabit internet speeds appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.
Total Telecom
JULY 15, 2025
News After a series of strategic partnerships and network expansions throughout 2024, EXA Infrastructure has announced a significant advancement in Europe’s digital backbone with the deployment of a new high-capacity fibre route. This 1,200 km network connects key financial and data hubs in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Brussels. It represents the first new subsea cable along the North Sea corridor in 25 years, an infrastructure milestone that aims to bolster the resilience and scalability o
RCR Wireless
JULY 18, 2025
Ofcom noted its latest ‘Mobile Matters’ report tracks growing 5G adoption and performance gaps among U.K. carriers In sum – what to know: 5G growth accelerates – 5G now accounts for 28% of UK connections, with urban areas still ahead of rural zones.
VoIP Review
JULY 18, 2025
The Shared Rural Network (SRN), a groundbreaking initiative, is transforming connectivity in rural Wales. Recently, 30 government-funded mast upgrades have gone live, marking a significant milestone for this UK government and mobile network operators’ joint endeavour to boost mobile coverage in underserved rural regions. These 4G network upgrades are more than just a technological improvement; they are a lifeline for numerous rural communities.
Telecoms Tech News
JULY 14, 2025
A report from BT and Assembly Research claims the UK is at a digital crossroads when it comes to mobile network infrastructure upgrades. If we get our act together and seriously upgrade our mobile networks over the next ten years, we could unlock a wave of growth and innovation worth £230 billion. But if we. Read more » The post UK risks losing £230B without mobile network upgrades appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.
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Developing Telecoms
JULY 13, 2025
Saudi Arabia-based telco stc revealed on Sunday that the 2Africa Pearls cable system has landed in Bahrain, next to Seef District, which it says will reinforce the country as a significant ICT hub in the MENA region.
VoIP Review
JULY 16, 2025
Ericsson and Liberty Latin America have made a remarkable announcement by launching Costa Rica’s first 5G Standalone (SA) network. This initiative marks a significant milestone in Central America’s digital transformation. With a six-year contract, Costa Rica now boasts a fully native 5G infrastructure, powered by Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core and advanced Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies.
Broadband Breakfast
JULY 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 – Hilliary Communications, a family-owned telecom provider based in Lawton, Oklahoma, will acquire TDS Telecom’s operations in the state. The companies filed a request with the FCC on Tuesday seeking approval to transfer control of two Oklahoma incumbent local exchange carriers, Oklahoma Communications Systems and Mid-America Telephone.
HCL Tech
JULY 15, 2025
Network transformation strategies Content Group Video seema.chaudhar… Tue, 07/15/2025 - 09:24 Remove from Listing Page No Short Title Network transformation strategies MWC 2025 HCLTech session [link] Watch the video Featured Off Video category MWC 25 Publish Date Tue, 07/15/2025 - 12:00 Video Thumbnail Gated Video Off Video Description Dr. Tomek Gerzberg, CTO, Axiata, and Srinivas Lakkaraju, Senior Vice President, HCLTech, discuss strategies for network transformation at MWC 2025.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 17, 2025
The SJC2 consortium and NEC announced on Friday that the Southeast Asia–Japan 2 (SJC2) subsea cable is now live, officially adding more than 126 Tbps of capacity to the Asia-Pacific region.
VoIP Review
JULY 17, 2025
Sparkle has announced the expansion of its coverage in Greece by establishing a second Point of Presence (PoP) in Thessaloniki. This development aims to address the increasing demand for international connectivity in both Greece and the Balkan region. The new PoP is situated within a rapidly growing neutral data center in northern Greece. The facility provides Tier-1 IP transit and capacity services to various stakeholders, including national and regional network operators, ISPs, OTTs, enterpris
RCR Wireless
JULY 17, 2025
AT&T has launched nationwide 5G RedCap coverage across the US, targeting mid-tier IoT use cases with lower-cost, lower-power 5G connectivity, and replacing its decommissioned NB-IoT network. In sum – what to know: Coverage – RedCap covers 200M+ POPs and supports wearables, AR/VR, and IoT sensors.
Light Reading
JULY 18, 2025
The 10,500km submarine cable system, which has a main trunk connecting Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Japan, adds over 126 Tbit/s of bandwidth capacity to the Asia-Pacific region.
Blandin on Broadband
JULY 16, 2025
From the Office of Broadband Development… Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates Restructured BEAD Round, grantor portal OPEN Broadband Task Force, August meeting plans Minnesota featured, Bridging the Digital Divide; Planning Innovate State and Local Approaches Line Extension Connection Program Restructured BEAD Round, grantor portal OPEN On July 8, 2025 NTIA approved Minnesota’s IP BEAD Correction Letter.
VoIP Review
JULY 16, 2025
EXA Infrastructure has made a groundbreaking announcement by launching the first new subsea cable along the North Sea corridor in 25 years. This 1,200 km fibre route connects four major hubs: London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Brussels. It signifies a major infrastructure milestone aimed at enhancing the resilience and scalability of Europe’s digital connectivity.
Mark Goldberg
JULY 16, 2025
The ITU’s Broadband Commission released a report, “The State of Broadband Advocacy Targets” [ pdf , 6.1MB] as part of its State of Broadband 2025 report series. The report recognizes that “communication services providers and operators have enabled, and helped deliver, years of reasonably consistent economic growth across different countries and economies.” as gaps in access narrow, the digital divide is taking on new forms.
Light Reading
JULY 16, 2025
Indian telecom regulator's 2024-25 report shows stagnant subscriber growth, a dip in mobile users, rising ARPU and surging mobile data consumption driven by 4G and 5G.
RCR Wireless
JULY 17, 2025
Starlink becomes the third satellite communications operator with full regulatory clearance to operate in the Indian market In sum – what to know: Starlink enters India market – Starlink has received final regulatory approval from IN-SPACe to operate satellite broadband services in India, becoming the third satcom operator to do so after Eutelsat OneWeb and […]
VoIP Review
JULY 15, 2025
The landscape of Private 5G networks is evolving rapidly as industrial applications across various sectors continue to emerge. A recent significant development is the collaboration between Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) and Nokia , aiming to establish the first private 5G standalone (SA) network for a U.S. utility company. This initiative underscores the utility’s commitment to grid modernization, enhanced operational efficiency, and resilience.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 17, 2025
Malaysian telco and second licenced 5G operator U Mobile said on Thursday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-backed Melaka ICT Holdings (MICTH) to boost deployment of its 5G network in Malacca.
Light Reading
JULY 15, 2025
In this podcast, AT&T executives explain how the service provider built an internal generative AI (GenAI) tool to more efficiently manage its network and customer experience.
Total Telecom
JULY 17, 2025
Press Release 30 government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated in Wales as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network operators to improve mobile coverage in rural areas. Across the whole of the UK, 56 masts are now live as part of the SRN. Rural towns and villages throughout Wales are benefiting from faster, more reliable mobile coverage as one of the latest government-funded 4G network upgrades were switched
VoIP Review
JULY 17, 2025
Rogers Communications has stepped into the future by launching a satellite-to-mobile service in Canada. This pioneering effort marks the first instance of direct satellite connectivity to mobile phones in the nation, promising to extend coverage beyond traditional networks. With this, Rogers has dramatically expanded its coverage to over 5.4 million square kilometers, addressing longstanding communication gaps.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 14, 2025
Zambia’s telecoms regulator has fined Airtel and ordered it to compensate customers following a major network outage that caused widespread disruption.
IEEE ComSoc
JULY 17, 2025
According to Ookla, Europe is a “two-speed” 5G competitiveness landscape,” with some countries surging ahead and others falling well behind, In Q2-2025, Nordic and southern Europe countries maintained a substantial lead in 5G availability , helped by recent 700MHz band deployments in countries such as Sweden and Italy. By contrast, 5G availability in central and western European laggard countries such as Belgium, the UK and Hungary remains less than half that of the 5G pacema
telecoms.com
JULY 15, 2025
A deal with Nokia will apparently make Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) the first municipal utility in the US to implement a full-scale standalone 5G private wireless network.
VoIP Review
JULY 18, 2025
AT&T has rolled out a nationwide 5G RedCap network across the US, aiming to enhance mid-tier IoT applications with a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution. This marks a strategic shift from the now-decommissioned NB-IoT network. The extensive coverage of RedCap reaches over 200 million points of presence, supporting devices like wearables, augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) gadgets, and various IoT sensors.
VoIP MS
JULY 15, 2025
As robocall scams and caller ID spoofing continue to plague the telecom industry, regulators and carriers are turning to tools like the Do Not Originate (DNO) registry to combat fraud. In the United States alone, consumers dealt with over 148 million robocalls in June 2025. And although 39% of those calls were important alerts and even payment reminders, 22% were scams.
Telecom Talk
JULY 16, 2025
In a market where data pricing and bundled content often drive consumer choices, Vodafone Idea is taking a differentiated path by investing in what truly builds long term value: premium customer experience. Through its Vodafone idea Priority service, which has been active across India for some time, the telecom operator is quietly reshaping what it means to be a postpaid subscriber elevating service from a utility to a personalised, high-touch relationship.
Total Telecom
JULY 14, 2025
Press Release CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has reached agreement with its shareholders and existing lenders on a major £2.3bn financing round, accelerating its next phase of growth. The financing includes £500m in new equity secured from CityFibre shareholders, Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Antin Infrastructure Partners, Mubadala Investment Company and Interogo Holding, underscoring their continued commitment to CityFibre’s long term strategy and t
VoIP Review
JULY 15, 2025
SK Telecom , a leading South Korean carrier, has strategically advanced in artificial intelligence with the release of AX 3.1 Lite. This new model, a compact large language model (LLM) designed for mobile applications, is now available through the open-source AI hub, Hugging Face. The AX 3.1 Lite, featuring 7 billion parameters, is developed to enhance mobile deployments and language-focused applications such as call assistants.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 17, 2025
Bolivia’s National Telecommunications Company, Entel, says it has begun the trial deployment of 5G mobile technology in the country, prior to the official launch. As part of this process, areas called Experience Zones have been installed in strategic locations in each departmental capital.
Light Reading
JULY 16, 2025
Brightspeed is acquiring 235 miles of fiber assets from Cincinnati Communications. The acquisition allows Brightspeed's network to reach an additional 69,500 locations.
vmware
JULY 15, 2025
The landscape of edge computing is rapidly evolving and so is VMware by Broadcom. Customers are demanding flexible and cost-effective deployment options for their edge workloads. VMware Cloud Foundation Edge 9.0 marks a significant leap forward in this domain, introducing the capability to deploy a single-host edge site that supports both Virtual Machine (VM) and container workloads out of the box.
VoIP Review
JULY 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has given its approval for T-Mobile US ‘s $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular ‘s wireless business. This decision came shortly after T-Mobile announced it would cease its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. While the antitrust division had concerns regarding market competition and spectrum concentration, it concluded that the benefits of the deal outweighed potential negatives.
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