Telecom Talk

JUNE 15, 2025

India’s telecom sector is in the midst of a structural transformation, driven by the rollout of 5G technology, the advent of satellite communication, and increasing competition, according to Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, who gave an overview of the sector in an interaction with The New Indian Express.

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Total Telecom

MAY 9, 2025

Carnival Internet UK, a new broadband provider, has launched in the UK, aiming to disrupt the telecoms industry with a focus on fairness, sustainability, and cutting-edge technology. Carnival Internets launch comes at a time when the industry is under scrutiny for rising prices and poor service.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 12, 2025

A consortium of four subsea cable operators—PCCW Global, Sparkle, Telecom Egypt, and Zain Omantel International (ZOI)—has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct the Asia-Africa-Europe-2 (AAE-2) subsea cable system.

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Telecoms Tech News

AUGUST 7, 2024

A NATO-backed initiative is looking to bolster the internet’s resilience against disruption by quite literally taking things to the next level: space. Read more » The post NATO funds satellite backup for subsea internet cables appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Telecoms Tech News

APRIL 29, 2025

A new chapter in satellite internet services commenced yesterday as a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket deployed Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon. Read more » The post ULA begins deploying Amazon Project Kuiper satellites appeared first on Telecoms Tech News. The launch, which occurred precisely at 7:01 p.m.

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Telecoms Tech News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A cybersecurity firm, Lumen Technologies, has reported that a Chinese hacking group exploited a software vulnerability to breach several internet firms in the US and beyond. Read more » The post Chinese hackers exploit vulnerability to breach internet firms appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Telecoms Tech News

MAY 23, 2025

billion cash deal, once completed, will expand AT&Ts high-speed internet coverage to millions of homes in 11 US states. bn deal appeared first on Telecoms Tech News. The agreement focuses on Lumens Mass Markets fibre assets, which serve about 1 million customers through 4.

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Telecoms Tech News

JUNE 10, 2025

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC) pulls back the curtain on the tangible legacy of two decades of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Read more » The post IGF: How dialogue shaped a safer, more connected web appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 13, 2025

The move is positioned as part of the Centre’s broader emphasis on national data security and efforts to retain telecom revenue within public sector undertakings. The underlying hesitation persists, driven primarily by the perception that state-run telecom firms continue to lag in service delivery and network quality.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 14, 2025

State-owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) has reportedly upgraded 67 mobile towers to 4G technology along the Baltal and Pahalgam routes leading to the holy Amarnath cave shrine. “BSNL was the first to provide telecom connectivity at the Holy Cave in 2010.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

News The partnership will expand connectivity options for businesses in the North-West and West Midlands Freedom Fibre has teamed up with Zen Internet to deliver full-fibre ethernet to thousands of businesses across the North-West and West Midlands. The partnership also reflects a commitment to sustainability and customer care.

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Total Telecom

MAY 20, 2025

News The attack, which took place in 2022, went undiscovered for almost three years This week, a joint publicprivate investigation as revealed the enormous scale of a recently reported data breach impacting South Korean telco SK Telecom (SKT).

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 9, 2024

State owned service provider Cabo Verde Telecom (CV Telecom) has announced an international public tender for replacing inter-island optical fibre, allowing broadband internet to be distributed throughout Cape Verde, a West African island state.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The government of Mauritius has launched a new scheme under which citizens aged 18 to 25 years are eligible to get free mobile internet services as part of a government drive to prepare the younger generation for the country’s digital future.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Axian Telecom was reportedly looking to acquire Kenya-based mobile, internet and TV provider Wananchi Group.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Nokia announced Team Telecom Armenia deployed its fibre solution to deliver faster internet speeds to enterprises in the Central Asian nation.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 21, 2024

There have been further developments in the controversy in Pakistan reported yesterday relating to slow internet speeds. A new contribution from regulator the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has moved the blame away from VPNs.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 22, 2024

Liberia is the latest African country to be hit with internet service disruptions, which the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has attributed to a cut in the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) subsea cable.

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Several civil society organisations in Mozambique have reportedly filed an injunction against mobile operators TMcel, Vodacom and Movitel over ongoing mobile internet shutdowns and blocked access to social media and messaging sites.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

News The announcement comes after the company joining the Telco AI Alliance earlier this year SK Telecom has announced a new initiative to expand its AI capabilities by creating an “AI Infrastructure Superhighway.” This facility will demonstrate next-generation AI infrastructure for industry experts and partners.

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Developing Telecoms

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Equinix has supported a growth in traffic of around 200%, increasing around 30Gbps to almost 100Gbps in just over a year since the implementation of its strategic partnership with AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange) in Lagos.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 14, 2025

Nigeria and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have announced the award of a USTDA grant to Nigerias Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) for a feasibility study to support internet access for 12 million people through the deployment of new fibre optic backbone infrastructure across the country.

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 10, 2025

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI ) has issued official notices to Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel over alleged discrepancies in subscriber data reporting, according to a report by NDTV Profit citing Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sources.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

News The two companies first signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the cable in 2022 Saudi Arabian telco Mobily has partnered with Telecom Egypt to launch the first submarine cable connecting Saudi Arabia and Egypt through the Red Sea. Get discounted tickets here!

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Telecom Talk

JUNE 7, 2025

Read – Reliance Jio Plans that will Stream India vs England Series In India, this means that rural places can be easily connected with high-speed internet. The launch of commercial operations in India would require Starlink to extensively demonstrate how it is complying with the government’s security conditions.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 20, 2024

We are now some weeks into an apparent internet slowdown in Pakistan, but no clearer on what is causing it, albeit activists and the state seem to have decided who is to blame.

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 24, 2024

According to industry body the GSMA, 43% of the global population still does not use mobile internet, highlighting device affordability and digital skills as the main barriers.

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Developing Telecoms

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Papua New Guinea’s state-owned wholesale operator PNG DataCo says that it has completed an upgrade of its internet gateway with a 100-Gbps link that enables it to migrate traffic onto the PIPE Pacific Cable 1 (PPC-1) subsea cable.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to affordable phone and internet service, a coalition of major telecom industry groups has launched a new effort to pressure Congress to act on the Universal Service Fund before it collapses. million students.    Additionally, 7.6

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Total Telecom

MARCH 12, 2025

The deals will see the operators leverage Starlinks roughly 7,000 satellites to deliver satellite internet services across India, potentially offering connectivity to the nearly 600 million people in India that do not have internet access. The move also marks a move away from the telcos previous satellite internet strategies.

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Developing Telecoms

APRIL 4, 2025

magnitude earthquake, although questions remain over how much ordinary users can access it in the midst of reported internet shutdowns by the ruling military junta. Viettels Myanmar operator Mytel said on Thursday that it has restored International and mobile connectivity following last week's 7.7

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Total Telecom

JUNE 11, 2025

As premium road travel continues to grow, internet access is no longer a luxury, it’s an essential part of the journey.” Keep up to date with all the latest telecoms news with the Total Telecom newsletter Also in the news: SWR deploys Europe’s first ’Rail-5G’ Wi-Fi BT accelerates fibre rollout amid cost cuts AT&T agrees $5.75

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

News The 19,000km cable system is set to connect Malaysia to the US This week, Philippines operator Globe Telecom has announced that it has been selected to build and manage the local section of the MYUS cable system, including building a landing station at Davao City. The submarine cable industry is evolving rapidly.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 1, 2024

26, 2024 — Witbe (Euronext Growth – FR0013143872 – ALWIT), a global leader in test automation and monitoring technology for video service providers, today announced that French operator Bouygues Telecom is strengthening its long-running partnership with the company by upgrading its QA testing equipment to the latest powerful models of the Witbox+.

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Telecom Talk

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Leading tech and telecom companies, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Airtel, have launched the Safer Internet India (SII) coalition to fight cyber threats, fraud, and online scams.

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Developing Telecoms

JUNE 12, 2025

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), a specialised agency of the African Union in the field of telecommunications, has secured a grant from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to accelerate Africa’s transition from Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to version 6 (IPv6).

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Total Telecom

APRIL 3, 2025

Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, Connected North is the regions premier digital economy event. Bringing together the telecoms industry, government, and public sector bodies, the event offers a unique forum to discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the North on its digital journey.

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