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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. The company has already engaged in over 30 digitalisation projects for the public sector in recent years, with contracts valued at €325 million.

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Propellers prove a challenge for 5G in NASA’s latest aviation tests

Total Telecom

News Results have been broadly positive, although signal disruption caused by the aircraft’s rotor blades remain a challenge In a recent blog post , NASA has revealed it is testing the suitability of 5G networks to support electric air taxis and future urban air mobility systems.

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Airtel, Jio, Vi, BSNL Enable Intra-Circle Roaming in Flood-Hit Himachal Pradesh

Telecom Talk

The move comes after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an emergency directive on July 2, asking all operators to enable ICR to keep services running in flood-affected zones. What Users Should Do Users in the region don’t need to change any settings manually.

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Chinese Geostationary Satellite Reaches Speed of 1Gbps

Broadband Breakfast

Panel 2: Finding the State Versus Federal Balance in BEAD Panel 3: Reacting to the New BEAD NOFO Guidance Panel 4: Building, Maintaining and Adopting Digital Workforce Skills All Videos from Speeding BEAD Summit Moreover, the reliability of the signal reportedly improved dramatically, from a 72 percent chance of getting a usable signal to a 91.1

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TRAI Flags Misreporting in Jio and Airtel 5G AirFiber Subscriber Data: Report

Telecom Talk

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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SoftBank Invests $15M in Sceye for HAPS Telecom Innovations

VoIP Review

This move aims towards the provision of High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) services in Japan by 2026, signaling a major step in telecommunications innovation. Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is taking a fresh look at the prospects of floating mobile towers with a significant $15 million investment in the US-based startup, Sceye.

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EU Endorses SES-Intelsat Merger to Rival Starlink

VoIP Review

Meanwhile, GEO and MEO satellites guarantee widespread coverage, beneficial for broader signal distribution but with latency drawbacks. For the European telecommunications industry, this merger represents more than a market restructuring.