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DEFRA signs BT contract to use EE for real-time environment data

Telecoms Tech News

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has signed a contract with BT to use its EE mobile network for real-time data. At the heart of the five-year contract is the provision of 34,000 mobile connections.

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Ofcom wants UK to be ‘first in Europe’ to use direct-to-device satellite services

Total Telecom

News The regulator is proposing that direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services make use of spectrum already licenced by mobile operators for 4G and 5G This week, UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed new rules that would allow D2D satellite services to be provided using the same spectrum and terrestrial mobile networks.

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6GHz for 6G, please: European operators petition regulators for more spectrum

Total Telecom

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.

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Sparkle Reinforces Partnership with Al-Bawaba to Provide Services to Corporate Customers in Libya

Total Telecom

The agreement is based on a state-of-the-art fully redundant infrastructure which relies on Al-Bawabas Libyan national backbone and on Sparkles international capacity – for the provision of Ethernet MPLS connectivity services to corporate customers.

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Bridge Alliance boosts eSIM mobile roaming with Telna eSIM connectivity

Total Telecom

The partnership will enable participating MNOs to deliver a seamless mobile roaming experience for subscribers, drive new revenues and capitalise on the growing demand for travel eSIM services. Telnas eSIM-Ready digital platforms including APIs, web, mobile, and super app solutions are helping to redefine international roaming.

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Mobile Bundling Built For Rural Providers

Rural Broadband Association

Last year, we collaborated on a special mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) solution exclusively for NTCA members. Under this arrangement, NTCA members have exclusive access to special financing for devices, an activation credit for new mobile subscribers and marketing support to promote their bundled offering and help drive subscribers.

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Telekom Malaysia fails to secure stake in national 5G company DNB

Total Telecom

Malaysia’s five major mobile operators – CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile, Telekom Malaysia, and YTL Communications – were initially highly resistant to working with DNB, arguing that they could rollout 5G infrastructure far more effectively as individuals. Fadzil says the government is likely to choose a winner by the end of the year.