Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept for Africa - it is a present-day economic and social force. As one of the defining technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), AI holds immense promise for transforming key sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and tourism. But realising this promise demands more than innovation - it demands action on digital infrastructure, policy, and investment.

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Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

News The proposed changes aim at promoting European innovation and competitiveness on the global stage This week, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on the blocs longstanding merger rules, which it is hoped will encourage investment and innovation. The review relates to the horizontal merger guidelines(HMG), which governs mergers between actual or potential competitors in the same market, as well as those that operate at different levels of the supply chain.

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Telecom Talk

MAY 6, 2025

Airtel Africa partners with SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet to underserved African regions, boosting rural broadband, digital inclusion, and connectivity through satellite technology.

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Telecoms Tech News

MAY 7, 2025

The path towards next-gen superfast fibre optic networks has accelerated thanks to 50G-PON and 25GS-PON interoperability tests at Plugfest. This vital progress stems from the latest Plugfest organised by the Broadband Forum (essentially an intensive workshop where tech companies come together to ensure their new kit plays nicely with everyone else’s.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

Amazon announced it will invest $4 billion to build cloud infrastructure for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division in Chile by the end of 2026.

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MAY 9, 2025

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body dedicated to driving the seamless and interoperable service experience of Wi-Fi across the global wireless ecosystem, has today announced the results of Wi-Fi 7 industry trialsin Enterprise Scenarios , conducted in collaboration withAT&T, CommScope (RUCKUS Networks), and Intel. The trials, designed to evaluateWi-Fi 7s real-world performance, demonstratedsignificant improvementsinthroughput, efficiency and latency, highlighting W

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Telecom Talk

MAY 9, 2025

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday, May 9, recommended the administrative allocation of spectrum for satellite communication

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

Indian data centre firm RackBank says it has broken ground on a campus in the city of Nava Raipur in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Spanning 13.5 acres, the development will be Chhattisgarhs first data centre campus.

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Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

London, UK, 8 th May 2025 The UKs leading dedicated B2B network provider, Neos Networks , has today announced the launch of its new rapid activation proposition, enabling customers to order and use high-capacity optical connectivity in just five to ten days. The new proposition is powered by Neos recently re-architected network, including its first super region a high-demand zone spanning London and the South East, connecting 131 exchanges and five key data centres with fully digitised, pre-pr

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Telecom Talk

MAY 5, 2025

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has significantly tightened security norms for satellite communication (satcom) services under the Global Mobile Personal

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 – Less than three years after All Points Broadband was contracted to build 536 miles of fiber to connect over 4,300 homes in Culpeper County, Virginia, the county issued a stop-work order “due to nonperformance,” halting the effort just as crews prepared to begin connecting individual homes. “In Culpeper, we had a fully funded project that would be complete by the end of this year,” APB CEO Jimmy Carr told Broadband Breakfast in an inter

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

The government of Cape Verde has officially launched Tech Park Cape Verde (TechPark CV), described as a major milestone in the countrys digital transformation strategy.

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MAY 8, 2025

News The operators warned that Europes 6G future could be in jeopardy if more spectrum is not made available to support emerging use cases This week, 12 of Europes largest mobile network operators have published a joint statement urging regulators to allocate the upper 6GHz band for mobile usage. The signatories, which include BT, Orange, Telefonica, TIM, and Deutsche Telekom, say this additional spectrum will be vital to supporting new technologies, as well as bolstering the capacity of existin

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Telecom Talk

MAY 8, 2025

Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio)’s revenue grew 15.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 7, 2025

The Federal Communications Commission recently took an important step toward strengthening our nation’s positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities. They did so by issuing a  Notice of Inquiry  that clearly outlines the need to protect against the current threats to and vulnerabilities of GPS. Under Chairman Brendan Carr ’s leadership, the FCC is working to help solve this national security problem.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

Nokia has signed a deal with Danish shipping giant Maersk to deploy private wireless network solutions across 450 vessels in its fleet.

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Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

Press Release BT has appointed Peter Leukert to the role of Chief Digital Officer, in which he will have responsibility for leading BTs Digital unit and driving the companys digital transformation. Peter is currently Group Chief Information Officer at Deutsche Telekom and will join BT on 1 September this year and be a member of the Executive Committee, reporting to Allison Kirkby, Chief Executive.

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Telecom Talk

MAY 7, 2025

GX Group launches sustainable Wi-Fi 6 and 7 routers under its Ecoverse initiative, using Khadi and bamboo to promote eco-friendly telecom solutions in India.

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Light Reading

MAY 7, 2025

The NTIA, an agency of the White House, released a 27-page report detailing the results of two years' worth of open RAN testing. However, the report does not identify company-level specifics in its results.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

There are both positive developments and a few problems for the digital infrastructure company Equinix in Malaysia, according to recent headlines.

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Total Telecom

MAY 7, 2025

News The private mobile network will allow for the widespread use of autonomous vehicles, drones, and real-time IoT monitoring In partnership with Italian software company Lepida, Fastweb+Vodafone are set to transform the Port of Ravenna, in Italy, into a smart port, having won a contract to deploy a private 5G network. The private network will cover the entirety of the port, which spans a roughly 15km long canal, providing ultra-fast, low latency connectivity.

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Telecom Talk

MAY 5, 2025

Reliance Jio dominates Indias 5G and FWA markets with 191 million 5G users, 85 percent FWA share, and 5G data driving 45 percent of wireless traffic.

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Broadband Breakfast

MAY 7, 2025

May 7, 2025 – Students and rural residents in New Mexico can look forward to improved internet access following a new broadband expansion plan. New Mexico Get a snapshot view of broadband initiatives in New Mexico. Broadband Breakfast State Broadband New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the bipartisan Broadband for Education bill Monday.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 8, 2025

UAE-based satellite firm Space42 announced on Wednesday that its mobile satellite services (MSS) subsidiary Thuraya is collaborating with Danish software company Gatehouse Satcom to demonstrate the commercial viability of Thurayas upcoming direct-to-device (D2D) satellite IoT service.

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Total Telecom

MAY 8, 2025

News The platform launches with an initial partnership with CityFibre, with Trooli and Freedom Fibre to follow in the coming months This week, Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has celebrated the formal launch of The Fibre Hub, a platform that aggregates altnets and major network players. The idea behind The Fibre Hub is simple enough: combine access to numerous altnets onto a single platform, which ISPs can then access at a wholesale level.

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Telecom Talk

MAY 4, 2025

COAI urges India to create a regulatory framework for High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), highlighting their potential for secure, flexible, and low-cost connectivity.

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Cisco Wireless

MAY 6, 2025

Just as Cisco helped build infrastructure for the internet, we’re now creating quantum networking technology that will be the foundation for the quantum internet, making quantum computing practical years ahead of current timelines. Our approach could accelerate impactful quantum computing and networking applications from decades away to just 5-10 years.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 6, 2025

MTN has announced that it will offer up to 1.2 million of its prepaid subscribers an option to buy a 4G smartphone for just ZAR99 ($5.42).

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Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

NEW YORK and MIAMI , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lightpath , an all-fiber infrastructure-based connectivity provider that is revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, announces a significant expansion of its Miami network to the Hollywood Cable Landing Station located at 460 NE 215 th Street, Miami , in partnership with a strategic anchor customer.

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Telecom Talk

MAY 9, 2025

Amazon Web Services is expanding its AI and cloud services in India, unveiling new foundation models and committing to digital infrastructure, workforce skilling, and technological innovation.

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Blandin on Broadband

MAY 9, 2025

The Republican Eagle reports Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) this week announced the appointment of Benya Kraus as its next president and CEO, effective June 16. Kraus succeeds Tim Penny, who has served the foundation with distinction for nearly two decades. A nationally recognized rural leader and social entrepreneur, Kraus brings a deep personal commitment to southern Minnesota and a career defined by advancing rural vitality across the country.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 7, 2025

Operator Orange Tunisie has announced the inauguration of a new data centre in Sousse in the central-east part of Tunisia. This latest-generation data centre is described as part of the country's digital transformation and, Orange Tunisie says, has been designed to meet the highest standards of performance, security and resilience.

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Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

News The three-year plan will see new telecoms equipment deployed at over 4,600 locations This week, the US Department of Transport (DOT)has announced a new plan to upgrade the nations antiquated air traffic control infrastructure. The three-year Brand New Air Traffic Control System Plan will includes upgrades throughout the system, from new hardware and software to the construction of six new air traffic control centres.

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Telecom Talk

MAY 9, 2025

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, is eyeing a major stake in Haier India.

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telecoms.com

MAY 7, 2025

Telefonica could soon announce that it will shed thousands more jobs in Spain, with rumours emerging that its new CEO is set to wield the axe for cost-cutting reasons.

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Developing Telecoms

MAY 8, 2025

Airtel Africa returned to profit in its latest financial year driven by a rise in subscriber base despite a continued hit from currency devaluation across its markets.

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Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

Cifas, the UKs leading fraud prevention service, has today raised the alarm on SIM swap fraud, with cases surging by 1,055% in 2024. The stark warning comes as part of the organisations annual Fraudscape report, which paints a grim picture of escalating threats across the mobile and telecoms sectors. Nearly 3,000 cases of unauthorised SIM swaps where criminals hijack a victims mobile number by porting it to a new SIM without their consent were filed to the National Fraud Database (NFD) in 2024

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