Telecom Talk

AUGUST 13, 2025

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI ) released the Manual for Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. This is the country’s first standardised framework to assess how well buildings are equipped to deliver high-speed, reliable digital access. Why Digital Connectivity Ratings Matter With over 80 percent of mobile data consumed indoors and modern construction materials often weakening 4G and 5G signals, the department says the initiative aims

Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, August 12, 2025 – AT&T  Chief Technology Officer Jeremy Legg outlined the company’s vision Monday to become the lowest cost transport provider on the internet. Legg explained AT&T’s current technology strategy to reduce costs and improve network capabilities, starting with the convergence of wireline and wireless networks.

Transportation

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AUGUST 11, 2025

New rules designed to protect submarine cables from security threats and stimulate investment in new systems have been adopted by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Cable

Total Telecom

AUGUST 14, 2025

News Two pilot projects will see Openreach’s fibre network turn into real-time leak detection grid The UK’s largest fibre network operator, Openreach, has announced a pair of trials with water companies and tech partners, aiming to use their network to quickly identify costly leaks. In the first trial, in partnership with Arcadis, Thames Water, and Cadent, Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology from FiberSense will be used to pinpoint leaks in both water and gas pipes.

Cable

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 11, 2025

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) has signed strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Ericsson India, Qualcomm Technologies, Cisco Systems, and Nokia Solutions and Networks India to accelerate India’s digital transformation and strengthen the telecom skilling ecosystem. The agreements were formalised at a ceremony in the capital on August 11, 2025, in the presence of Union Minister for Communications and DoNER Jyotiraditya M Scindia, senior government officials, BSNL leadership

Education

RCR Wireless

AUGUST 13, 2025

BSNL noted that Ericsson will set up a dedicated 5G Center of Excellence to deliver training on next-generation mobile technologies In sum – what to know: Major tech partnerships for telecom skills – BSNL partners with Ericsson, Qualcomm, Cisco, and Nokia to deliver training in 5G, AI, ML, networking, and cybersecurity at Jabalpur’s BRBRAITT center.

Mobile

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AUGUST 12, 2025

A report by the GSMA says 47% of telco AI deployments are about customer care, as well as delivering a salvo of other stats on the current state of play in the sector.

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 13, 2025

Vodafone Idea (Vi) customers in the North East are facing significant service quality issues, with high call failure rates and slow data speeds compared to rivals Airtel and Reliance Jio, according to the latest Independent Drive Test (IDT) findings released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Also Read: Vodafone Idea in Talks with Private Credit Funds Amid Uncertainty over Bank Financing: Report The regulator conducted extensive tests between June 2 and June 23, 2025, across

Finance

Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 11, 2025

Operator and global technology group e& UAE has deployed what is described as the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) first dual band 64T64R MetaAAU (active antenna unit), an advanced radio unit from technology vendor Huawei, on its live 5G network, a new technology that not only improves how 5G networks perform but also uses less energy and reduces the amount of equipment needed.

Radio

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2025 – Following a meeting earlier this week with senior staff at the Federal Communications Commission, telecom registry and identity solutions provider Somos was pushing for new industry standards to stop unlawful robocalls and scams. On August 11, Somos executives Chris Wendt and Heather Hendrickson met with staff from the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Wireline Competition Bureau, and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.

Phone

IEEE ComSoc

AUGUST 13, 2025

By Chode Balaji with Ajay Lotan Thakur In radio frequency (RF) circuit design, an RF plumbing diagram is a visual representation of how components such as antennas, amplifiers, filters, and cables are physically interconnected to manage RF signal flow across a network node. Unlike logical or schematic diagrams, these diagrams emphasize signal routing, cable paths, and component connectivity, ensuring spectrum compliance and accurate transmission behavior.

Telecoms

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 12, 2025

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked private telecom operators to increase the share of locally manufactured equipment in their networks, warning that a mandate could follow if they fail to comply. The move is aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and reducing dependence on foreign suppliers amid rising geopolitical uncertainties.

Telecoms

Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 12, 2025

Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group announced they would share infrastructure in key African markets to cut deployment costs and accelerate 4G and 5G rollouts.

Marketing

Light Reading

AUGUST 11, 2025

The FCC issued new rules to expand subsea cable infrastructure, which delivers the majority of global Internet traffic and supports technologies such as AI. But the rules place new limits on subsea cable projects by 'adversarial' foreign entities.

Cable

VoIP Review

AUGUST 11, 2025

SK Telecom , South Korea’s largest telecom operator, closed the second quarter with 17 million subscribers in the 5G sector, showing a 4.9% growth compared to the same period last year when they had 16.2 million. Surprisingly, this growth took place despite losing 220,000 subscribers due to a recent cybersecurity issue. By the end of June, 77% of SK Telecom’s overall handset subscribers were using 5G, an increase from 71% at the same time in 2024.

Telecoms

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 14, 2025

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) has announced the nationwide roll-out of its network-side anti-spam and anti-smishing protection for mobile customers. The system blocks suspicious and phishing URLs in SMS messages at the network edge, ensuring malicious links are not delivered to users. Legitimate OTPs, banking alerts and government notifications will continue to be delivered in compliance with TRAI’s DLT/UCC framework.

Mobile

Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 11, 2025

The East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS) officially landed in Nauru on Saturday, making it the second of four landing points to be completed for the Pacific islands subsea cable system.

Cable

RCR Wireless

AUGUST 13, 2025

AST SpaceMobile aims to deploy 45–60 satellites by 2026, enabling continuous broadband service in key global markets In sum – what to know: Fully funded expansion plan – AST SpaceMobile aims to deploy 45–60 satellites by 2026, enabling continuous broadband service in key global markets, with launches scheduled every one to two months in 2025–26.

Broadband

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AUGUST 11, 2025

Nokia has been drafted for the deployment of a new high-speed optical transport backbone network for MX Fiber as it expands connectivity across Southeast Mexico.

Transportation

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 12, 2025

Global backbone provider GNM has completed the modernisation of its point of presence ( PoP ) in Sofia, deploying the Arista 7800R3 — a carrier-grade platform with native 400G capability. The company announced on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, that the upgrade is part of its ongoing strategy to strengthen its optical backbone and meet increasing interconnection demands across South-Eastern Europe.

Platform

Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 12, 2025

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) says it has partnered with Philippine telco NOW Telecom to co-design, develop, and deploy scalable and secure digital infrastructure that includes the creation of a sovereign data cloud for public and private sectors.

Telecoms

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, August 14, 2025 – GCI, an Alaska-based telecommunications company under CEO and co-founder Ronald Duncan, has agreed to pay a $10,000 settlement to the Federal Communications Commission to close the agency’s investigation into its failure to renew a submarine cable license.  The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau launched the probe after discovering GCI may have violated Section 34 of the 1921 Cable Landing License Act and Section 1.767 of the FCC’s rules.

Cable

Total Telecom

AUGUST 13, 2025

News The planned listing on the Nasdaq would make the operator the first Ukrainian company to be floated on an American stock exchange This week, the shareholders of US-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp have approved the merger with Ukrainian telco Kyivstar. The merger, first agreed in March this year, will see the creation of a $2.2 billion company that is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker ‘KYIV’ as early as Friday.

Entertainment

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 13, 2025

Lumos, an American fiber optic internet provider and network infrastructure company, has announced its fifth large-scale expansion in Ohio, bringing fiber internet to Lorain and Cuyahoga counties. The project will add nearly 3,000 miles of new fiber infrastructure, extending service to more than 226,000 addresses across 27 cities and communities, the company — now part of T-Mobile Fiber — announced on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

Network

Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 11, 2025

The communications regulators of the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola have reportedly taken what is called a decisive step in bilateral cooperation in the management of radio frequency spectrum to reduce interference problems along the common borders of the two countries.

Radio

RCR Wireless

AUGUST 12, 2025

stc said that the system incorporates Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for encryption, designed to protect sensitive government and financial data In sum – what to know: First live 2.4 Tbps optical trial – stc group and Huawei test high-speed optical transport, delivering 2.4 Tbps per port on a live network.

Network

VoIP Review

AUGUST 10, 2025

Infoblox, a leader in cloud networking and security services, released its 2025 DNS Threat Landscape Report, revealing a dramatic surge in DNS-based cyberthreats and the growing sophistication of adversaries leveraging AI-enabled deepfakes, malicious adtech and evasive domain tactics. Based on pre-attack telemetry and real-time analysis of DNS queries from thousands of customer environments—with over 70 billion DNS queries per day—the report offers a comprehensive view into how threat actors exp

Distribution

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2025

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been asked to improve quality of service in four circles – MP & West, UP, Bihar, and Bengal. Minister of State for Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, on Friday asked the state-run telecom operator to resolve the power issues that its towers face. Further, to boost business, the minister also reviewed the marketing strategies that BSNL is employing.

Marketing

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

AUGUST 11, 2025

SOLiD is a global leader in innovative RF Amplifier, RF Radio and Optical Transport solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding wireless environments. The company’s Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) power reliable cellular coverage and capacity in hospitals, sports and entertainment venues, airports, metro systems, government and corporate buildings, and other high-profile locations.

Signal

Total Telecom

AUGUST 11, 2025

News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to tighten subsea cable regulations, adopting rules that both accelerate decision‑making on cable projects and sharply restrict access by ‘foreign adversaries’ Announced on 7 August, the measures create a formal ‘presumption of denial’ for cable‑landing licence applications from entities controlled by designated foreign adversaries and ban the use of equipment listed on the FCC’s Covered List in submarine cable sy

Cable

Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 11, 2025

Guyana telco ENet says it has completed a multibillion-dollar subsea cable connecting the town of Bartica – billed as the gateway to Guyana’s interior – to its fibre-optic backbone.

Connectivity

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 12, 2025

Vodafone Idea ( Vi ) has initiated preliminary discussions with private credit funds, including Davidson Kempner, Oaktree and Varde Partners, to raise a small tranche of debt as it stares at a potential cash crunch by the March 2026 quarter. The private credit route is being explored as a stopgap measure while larger bank funding remains uncertain, according to Moneycontrol, which cited sources.

Finance

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2025 – Rural wireless trade groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to consider subsidizing operational costs for rural carriers. Two providers have already asked for extra funding to avoid shutting down cell sites, and the organizations say more could follow suit. The comments stem from a June 2024 request by Carolina West Wireless for more Universal Service Fund support that it said would help keep money-losing sites online in place where it was th

Mobile

Total Telecom

AUGUST 14, 2025

Press Release Zen Internet and Sky Business Wholesale have announced a strategic partnership that will see Zen’s partners and direct business customers gain access to Sky’s Ethernet-enabled exchange footprint. Spanning over 2,800 exchanges, with more than 80 per cent enabled for 10 Gb services, the collaboration marks a significant step forward for Zen in delivering high-performance, scalable connectivity solutions to businesses across the UK.

Ethernet

Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 11, 2025

MX Fiber has tapped Nokia for a new high-speed optical transport backbone network which will deliver reliable, high-capacity connectivity across Southeast Mexico.

Transportation

Telecom Talk

AUGUST 13, 2025

Eutelsat and Nelco, two companies in the space communications space have signed an agreement to offer LEO (low earth orbit) services across India. This will be to deliver Eutelsat OneWeb connectivity across the country. The satcom (satellite communication) companies have been waiting for the clearance from the government for commercial spectrum use.

Communication

Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2025 – High-speed internet is finally coming to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The City of Placerville, Calif., located about 45 miles northeast of Sacramento, announced on Aug. 8 that it will break ground on its $20.2 million Fiber-Optic Broadband Project. The taxpayer-funded effort is supported by the California Public Utilities Commission through the Last Mile Federal Funding Account – a broadband grant program established in 2021.

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