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Texas launches $3.8bn broadband grant programme

Total Telecom

News The Texas Comptroller’s office has officially commenced the application process for more than $3.8 billion in funding to advance broadband infrastructure across the state. This substantial investment, administered by the Broadband Development Office (BDO), combines federal dollars from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program with state contributions from the Texas Match Assistance Program (TMAP).

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du and Omantel switch on Oman Emirates Gateway subsea cable

Developing Telecoms

Omantel and UAE-based du and announced on Tuesday that they have activated the Oman Emirates Gateway (OEG), a 275-km fibre-optic subsea cable system that will boost connectivity between the UAE and Oman.

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Starlink Gets Final Nod from Indian Authorities

Telecom Talk

Starlink, a global satellite communication (satcom) services company, is finally coming to India. The company has been trying to access permissions from the Indian government for years now. But it hadn’t happened, until now. Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has received the final regulatory requirement from the Indian authorities. Starlink has to comply with many security regulations, and so does other satcom companies in the Indian market.

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UK and France unite against increasing cyber threats

Telecoms Tech News

The UK and France are uniting to counter digital warfare and protect vital modern technology from increasing cyber threats. In a world where your smartphone’s map app can guide you to the nearest coffee shop and freight ships navigate vast oceans using satellite signals, the prospect of those systems going dark is terrifying. Yet that’s.

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Trimble and KT Corporation to Deliver Bundled Telecom and Precise Positioning Services in South Korea

Total Telecom

Trimble and KT Corporation to Deliver Bundled Telecom and Precise Positioning Services in South Korea New Collaboration Will Enable Centimeter-level Accuracy for Auto and IoT Applications Nationwide SEOUL, South Korea and WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 9, 2025 — Trimble Ⓡ (Nasdaq: TRMB) and KT Corporation (NYSE: KT) today announced they plan to deliver precise positioning services across South Korea with the Trimble RTX Ⓡ Fast network.

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Sateliot announces new satellites and imminent launch in Brazil

Developing Telecoms

Satellite operator Sateliot, which says it is the first company to operate a constellation of 5G NB-IoT satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), has announced a boost to its satellite deployment plans, along with preparations to launch its commercial service in Brazil.

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Airtel Goes with Ericsson Core for FWA or AirFiber

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel has just announced that it has deepened its existing relationship with Ericsson, a Swedish telecom tech company. Airtel’s FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) services are already available in many parts of India. The deployment will enhance Airtel’s core capability and capacity for FWA, the release said. This will, in turn, boost the experience for customers utilising the FWA services from Airtel.

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Telstra to axe hundreds of jobs as company doubles down on AI efficiency

Total Telecom

News A report from the Sydney Morning Herald says that the job cuts will be felt “across the board” Today, media reports suggest that Australian telco Telstra is preparing to cut “hundreds” of jobs in the coming week. The report, quoting anonymous sources, suggests that the cuts will be made across the business as part of ongoing cost cutting measures.

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Indosat deploys Nokia solution to reduce RAN energy usage

Developing Telecoms

Nokia announced on Monday that Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has deployed its energy efficiency solution to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions across Indosat’s Nokia-supplied RANs.

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Three SES Satellites Get Approval from IN-SPACe in India

Telecom Talk

On the very same day that Starlink’s satellites go approval from IN-SPACe, three satellites from SES secured approval from the same agency. SES is a Luxembourg-based company which you might have heard of because of its partnership with Jio. There’s a subsidiary of SES which is called Jio-SES in which Jio Platforms also has a stake. These three satellites, however, do not come under Jio-SES.

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How AT&T's FirstNet triages network assets during natural disasters

Light Reading

In this podcast AT&T's Chris Stratmann explains how the FirstNet Response Operations Group (ROG) triages network infrastructure needs for local public safety agencies when natural disasters strike.

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Multi-agent AI environments and the importance of trust

Total Telecom

Interview Netcracker’s Head of Strategy and Marketing, Sue White, discusses why telcos’ rapid adoption of Agentic AI must not risk compromising their operational integrity As expected, the evolution of AI was one of the major themes at this year’s DTW conference in Copenhagen, with discussions moving swiftly from Generative AI to Agentic AI. This change – allowing AI agents to go beyond recommending solutions to taking action autonomously – potentially represents a major paradigm shift for how t

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Vodacom Business deploys private mobile network for Sasol

Developing Telecoms

Vodacom Business says it has deployed a private mobile network for South African energy and chemical company Sasol at its synthetic fuel facility in Secunda, Mpumalanga as an alternative to Wi-Fi.

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Jio 5G Network Down in Rajasthan and Gujarat, Services Restored After an Hour

Telecom Talk

Reliance Jio’s 5G services went down last night in select regions of Rajasthan and Gujarat, leaving users without 5G connectivity for nearly an hour. The outage began around 7 PM IST, with users reporting complete loss of signal on their mobile devices. The issue was limited to 5G users only, while 4G services remained unaffected. Social media was quick to pick up on the disruption, with users posting about “no signal” and #JioDown trending briefly.

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SoftBank roadtests 7GHz with Tokyo trial

Light Reading

SoftBank trials 7GHz in Tokyo, with the band potentially able to offer 10-20 times more capacity than 3.5GHz with similar coverage range to sub-6GHz spectrum.

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Breathe London: Vodafone’s IoT to to help monitor London’s air quality

Total Telecom

Press Release Vodafone is leading a new consortium of partners to deliver the next phase of the Mayor of London’s pioneering Breathe London programme, delivering an advanced and comprehensive network of monitors to measure air quality across the capital and encourage action to tackle air pollution Vodafone will collaborate with experts from Global Action Plan, Airly, Ricardo, Scotswolds Ltd, Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) and the University of Cambridge to coordinate all 146

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Mitratel, Tower Bersama reportedly revive merger plans

Developing Telecoms

Indonesian tower companies Dayamitra Telekomunikasi (Mitratel) and Tower Bersama are reportedly reviving merger discussions that were abandoned nearly a decade ago, according to a report from Bloomberg.

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Bharti Airtel Brings New Rs 189 Prepaid Plan

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has launched a new Rs 189 prepaid plan for the users. The company has launched this plan silently. The plan is a great tool for someone who wants to keep their SIM active. This plan is now available for customers across India. In case the plan is not visible in your area, then you can let us know in the comments.

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Private 5G ports reports – one of the UK’s largest, one of Africa’s first

RCR Wireless

Hutchison Ports has launched one of the UK’s largest private 5G networks across Felixstowe and Harwich ports, enabling autonomous vehicles and advanced IoT, amid a global surge in port digitisation. Three Group Solutions and Boldyn Networks steered the project into port.

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Vodafone uses mobile network to back drone delivery in Ireland

Total Telecom

Press Release Vodafone has collaborated with Manna Air Delivery in Ireland, a company with six years of experience in urban drone deliveries, to remotely pilot a delivery drone over two kilometres using Vodafone’s mobile network Manna, which has completed approximately 200,000 deliveries, recently worked with Vodafone to test how mobile technology can assist a pilot to operate a drone beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to increase home deliveries to more places.

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ICS Arabia and XDS collaborate on immersion-cooled data centres 

Developing Telecoms

Data centre company XDS Datacentres, which describes itself as a pioneer of liquid immersion digital infrastructure, has signed a major agreement with engineering and technology company ICS Arabia to deliver initial 10-megawatt immersion-cooled data centres in Riyadh and Jeddah.

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Central Mumbai’s First 5G Ambulance Launched

Telecom Talk

Central Mumbai has just witnessed the launch of its first 5G enabled Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance service. All the telcos have showcased multiple times the use case of 5G enabled ambulances which could help with saving lives on the go. Now this is a reality for Central Mumbai as RED Health, India’s largest emergency medical response platform, and Dr.

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Zayo Europe Expands German Fibre Network with Ciena Tech

VoIP Review

Zayo Europe is intensifying its infrastructural presence in Germany with the deployment of Ciena ‘s advanced optical technology. This new venture covers an extensive 3,000 km fibre network across eight major metropolitan areas, including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, and Berlin, and further stretches to Strasbourg, France. The company is leveraging Ciena’s Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) and WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) solutions.

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Vodafone Greece unveils €1 billion plan to expand fibre and 5G networks through 2029

Total Telecom

News Vodafone Greece has outlined an ambitious €1 billion investment plan for the period 2024 to 2029, with a firm focus on expanding and upgrading the country’s telecommunications infrastructure. Central to this strategy is the accelerated development of the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network and the enhancement of the 5G mobile network, positioning the company not merely as a connectivity provider but as a comprehensive technology partner for households and businesses alike.

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Nokia, Mobily, Zain KSA complete PoC of shared indoor 5G SA

Developing Telecoms

Nokia said on Tuesday it has completed what it says is the first deployment of shared 5G Standalone (5G SA) indoor coverage in Saudi Arabia in a proof-of-concept pilot with Mobily, Zain KSA, neutral host specialist ACES NH and the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST).

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Bharti Airtel Incorporates Airtel Money Subsidiary, Expands Partnership with Ericsson for 5G FWA

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel has announced the incorporation of a new step-down wholly-owned subsidiary, Airtel Money Limited (Airtel Money), as per a regulatory filing made on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, has issued the Certificate of Incorporation on July 8, 2025. Airtel Money has been incorporated with an initial authorised share capital of Rs 10,00,000 and a paid-up/subscribed share capital of Rs 1,00,000.

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Fixed Wireless Emerges as Contender for BEAD Deployment

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2025 – Advancements in technology make fixed wireless the ideal solution for closing the digital divide in rural America, according to Tarana Wireless. In a webinar Thursday, Tarana Wireless CEO Basil Alwan said fixed wireless technology is the ideal option for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program because it can flexibly manage upload and download speeds without spectral efficiency penalties.

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Courage, branding, and the digital-first telco 

Total Telecom

Interview At this year’s DTW conference in Copenhagen, we spoke to triPica CEO Mathieu Horn to discuss how eSIM and AI-powered BSS is empowering customers to create hyper personalised usage plans The telecoms industry has long struggled with stagnant growth and razor thin margins, with stale “more data for less” packages doing little to win market share or increase average revenue per user.

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DTW2025 - Stability is essential for autonomous networks

Developing Telecoms

At DTW2025, a panel featuring representatives from TM Forum, Huawei and Telkomsel discussed how intelligent core networks empower high stability autonomous networks.

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Nokia Bell Labs Eyes Partnerships with Indian Space Sector to Power Moon Missions with 4G, 5G: Report

Telecom Talk

Nokia’s Bell Labs is open to collaborating with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), government agencies, and private players in India’s space sector to support future lunar missions with 4G and advanced networking technologies. Thierry Klein, President of Bell Labs Solutions Research , visited India in late June to explore potential partnerships and deepen engagement with the country’s growing space ecosystem.

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Comcast Cuts Energy Usage Amid 5G and AI Network Growth

VoIP Review

US cable company Comcast has reported a significant 76% increase in its network traffic from 2019 to 2024. During this same period, the company managed it impressively by cutting power consumption by 11%. Comcast has introduced virtualized, cloud-based technologies enabling faster broadband while minimizing equipment usage and conserving energy. Remarkably, electricity consumption per byte went from 18.4 kWh/TB in 2019 to 9.3 kWh/TB in 2024, which also underscores an overall 49% reduction per by

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Kenya launches early market talks for Horn of Africa fibre optic corridor

Total Telecom

News The Government of Kenya, through its Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy and the ICT Authority, is advancing plans to install a high-capacity fibre optic cable along the Isiolo–Mandera corridor. This initiative is part of the broader Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project (HoAGDP), which is funded by the World Bank.

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Turkcell, Beko and Ericsson trial remote, real-time industrial product design

Developing Telecoms

Turkish service provider Turkcell, along with Beko, a leading home appliances company in Europe, and Ericsson, a global leader in information and communication technology, say they have successfully concluded the EU-supported VERGE project to develop next-generation communication technologies.

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Vi Reaches 106 Petabytes Daily Data Capacity, Focuses Growth on 17 High-Revenue Circles

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has scaled up its daily data handling capacity to 106 petabytes (PB) per day as of March 2025, marking a significant four-fold increase from 26 PB/day in September 2018. The development is part of the company’s ongoing strategy to strengthen 4G coverage and build readiness for 5G services, with a sharp focus on 17 key telecom circles that collectively contribute nearly 98% of its revenue.

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Indosat Adopts Nokia AI to Boost Energy Efficiency

VoIP Review

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has partnered with Nokia to enhance energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions across its radio access network (RAN) in Indonesia using advanced AI technology. The initiative involves the deployment of Nokia’s Energy Efficiency solution, which leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess real-time network traffic and automatically switch off unused or idle radio components during periods of low demand.

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GNM Expands European Backbone with New Optical Routes from Sweden to the Balkans

Total Telecom

A major hardware and rack-level modernization at GNM’s Kista node finalizes the Frankfurt–Kista corridor upgrade, increasing available bandwidth, reducing energy consumption, and improving operational efficiency in Northern Europe. Concurrently, a new dual-path DWDM route has been launched between Bratislava and Sofia, with one path via Serbia (Belgrade) and another via Romania.

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Banglalink’s bid for 2,100MHz spectrum rejected by Bangladesh regulator

Developing Telecoms

Bangladesh’s telecoms regulator has rejected an appeal by Banglalink to acquire 5MHz of spectrum in the 2,100MHz band outside of the ongoing auction process.

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