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BSNL Launches 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has launched 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh.

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Bouygues Telecom completes acquisition of La Poste Telecom after shareholder squabble

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News La Poste Telecom is France’s largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), providing services to customers using SFR’s mobile network French mobile operator Bouygues Telecom has announced the completion of its 100% acquisition of La Poste Telecom for an undisclosed sum. La Poste Telecom is France’s largest MVNO, with roughly 2.4 million subscribers.

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BSNL Deployed First 4G Saturation Site on VSAT Media in Lahaul and Spiti

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has deployed its first 4G saturation site on VSAT (very small aperture terminal) media in Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

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U Mobile launches first Open API portal in Malaysia

Developing Telecoms

Malaysian telco U Mobile announced on Tuesday it has launch an Open API portal based on the GSMA Open Gateway Initiative, which also makes it the first operator in Malaysia to do so.

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Daisy the AI granny tackles fraud with endless nattering

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A new weapon against fraud has been unveiled: an AI granny named Daisy who has been appointed ‘Head of Scammer Relations’. Deployed by Virgin Media O2, Daisy’s primary mission is to engage scammers in long-winded conversations—wasting their time and reducing their chances of contacting real individuals. Developed using AI technology and with the expertise of.

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Will T-Mobile give Nokia the boot too?

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Earl Lum is the analyst who correctly predicted AT&T would dump Nokia as a 5G equipment supplier. Now he's predicting T-Mobile will do the same thing.

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STT GDC breaks ground on first edge data centre in India

Developing Telecoms

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) says its India unit has broken ground on its edge data centre in Jaipur, which also marks its entry into India’s edge data centre market.

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SoftBank and NVIDIA collaborate on AI-RAN technology

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SoftBank, in collaboration with NVIDIA, has created an artificial intelligence radio access network (AI-RAN) that can simultaneously handle AI and 5G workloads. The telecoms industry has largely embraced this new infrastructure, recognising its potential to optimise network functions and drive new revenue streams. A demo carried out in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture showcased SoftBank’s AI-RAN solution, Read more » The post SoftBank and NVIDIA collaborate on AI-RAN technology appeared fi

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T-Mobile's foreign owner to trigger review of UScellular deal

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The US Department of Justice is advising the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Service Sector to review T-Mobile's proposed $4.4 billion purchase of parts of UScellular because T-Mobile is owned by Deutsche Telekom.

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BSNL Launches Satellite-to-Device Service in India

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BSNL, in collaboration with Viasat, launches India’s first satellite-to-device service, marking a new era of connectivity for India’s remotest regions.

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Zong 4G says digital channels account for 40% of recharges

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China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), which operates under the Zong 4G brand, says that it is now logging 7 billion recharge transactions per month via its digital channels, which now account for 40% of prepaid recharges.

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Exabeam and Wiz Partner to Strengthen Cloud Security Threat Detection

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BROOMFIELD, Colo. & FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Nov. 19, 2024 — Exabeam , a global cybersecurity leader that delivers AI-driven security operations, today announced its partnership with Wiz , a leader in cloud security. This collaboration provides organizations with improved threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) capabilities, ensuring a more secure and resilient cloud environment.

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How Android 15’s Wi-Fi ranging changes indoor navigation

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Wi-Fi Ranging, a ground-breaking feature of Android 15, is about to revolutionise how we navigate indoor spaces. All of us have been frustrated when GPS fails in large, wall-obstructed spaces like shopping malls, airports, or conference centres. Wi-Fi Ranging directly addresses this issue, using the IEEE 802.11az protocol to deliver sub-metre accuracy — making indoor.

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Is OTFS the best waveform for 6G?

RCR Wireless

Unlike OFDM and OFDMA, both of which modulate information within the time-frequency domain, OTFS does so within the Delay Doppler domain Certain high mobility environments, such as high-speed trains, pose a challenge for communications systems due to significant Doppler spreads deteriorating the performance of the current waveform — orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and orthogonal […] The post Is OTFS the best waveform for 6G?

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Vodafone Executives Step Down from Indus Towers Board Amid Bharti Airtel’s Majority Ownership

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Bharti Airtel's increased stake in Indus Towers has made the company a subsidiary, prompting resignations from Vodafone executives.

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Eutelsat OneWeb, Q-KON expand LEO services under new deal

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Eutelsat OneWeb announced on Thursday it has signed a new multi-year agreement with satellite solutions and services provider Q-KON to expand LEO satellite services across Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the southern region.

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CBRS Market to Exceed $1.3 Billion, Says SNS Telecom & IT

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After many years of regulatory, standardization and technical implementation activities, the United States’ dynamic, three-tiered, hierarchical framework for coordinated shared use of 150 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) band is experiencing a renewed wave of enthusiasm. This reinvigoration of interest follows a recent relaxation of rules and guidelines – collectively referred to as CBRS 2.0 – which extends uninterrupted commercial operations in the CB

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Malwarebytes acquires Swedish VPN provider AzireVPN to boost privacy features

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Malwarebytes has acquired Swedish VPN provider AzireVPN, expanding its privacy-focused product portfolio. The deal, announced on November 7, integrates AzireVPN’s server infrastructure and privacy technologies into Malwarebytes’ suite of consumer-focused security tools. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed The acquisition marks an expansion of Malwarebytes’ privacy offerings, which include Malwarebytes Privacy VPN and the free.

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Qualcomm's 5G RAN chips finally hit the market. in Vietnam

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Four years after jumping into the RAN market, Qualcomm now has one commercial deployment and another on the way. That's not quite what the company was initially hoping for.

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Reliance Jio Rolls Out 100GB Free AI Cloud Storage with AI Features for Select Users

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Reliance Jio's AI-Cloud Welcome Offer provides 100GB of free cloud storage along with early access to new AI features.

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Huawei Connect: Working Together for a Greener, More Intelligent Future

Developing Telecoms

Thousands of guests including industry leaders, technical experts, and partners from around the world, gathered in Paris last week at Huawei Connect 2024, to explore how digital and intelligent technology can accelerate Europe's twin green and digital transition.

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Cellnex backs new Digital Champion volunteer training programme in Greater Manchester

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Press Release Nearly 93,000 adults over the age of 75 in Greater Manchester are considered digitally excluded – a third of these have never used the internet Around 170 Digital Champions currently support residents in Greater Manchester communities to develop essential digital skills and confidence A regional Digital Champion volunteer training programme has been launched, offering tools and training to new and existing volunteers across Greater Manchester The programme, developed and delivered

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SK Telecom's Vision for Future Telco Infrastructure in the AI Era

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

Last month, SK Telecom released a 6G white paper that explores the evolution of wireless and wired infrastructure through the convergence of AI and telecommunications. The white paper highlights how Telco Edge AI infrastructure can redefine the value of network systems by enabling real-time data processing alongside AI-driven services. You can find my detailed blog post on the white paper here.

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Siemens wins major IoT sustainability deal with UAE government

RCR Wireless

Siemens has won a major deal to retrofit 60 government buildings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with IoT sensors and software. The UAE government has set a plan to reduce energy and water consumption by 27 percent per annum across the properties. Its decarbonisation programme has a target to reduce energy usage by an […] The post Siemens wins major IoT sustainability deal with UAE government appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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What Do Jio, Airtel, and Vi Really Want from Govt

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Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the three private telecom operators in India have plenty of demands from the Indian government.

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MTN and Huawei claim 5.5G first in South Africa

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Operator MTN South Africa and leading tech vendor Huawei say that they have completed the first 5.5G network trial in South Africa at the MTN head office in Johannesburg.

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Majority of Frontier stockholders approve of acquisition by Verizon

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News Over 60 percent of Frontier Communications stockholders have approved a merger agreement proposal with Verizon This article was originally published Brad Randall, Editor of our sister publication Broadband Communities Approximately 63 percent of Frontier Communications stockholders have voted to approve a merger agreement proposal. Frontier, which announced the news following a Nov. 13 special meeting, also reported that ten of the company’s top 12 stockholders voted in favour of the transa

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D2D rivals play musical chairs with rocket launches

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Globalstar, AST SpaceMobile and SpaceX are among the companies racing to launch dozens of new satellites capable of connecting directly to millions of iPhones and Android smartphones.

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Did (or will) Open RAN deliver on its original promises?

RCR Wireless

Did Open RAN deliver on the technological and market-based promises it was meant to bring to? Tough question. And what were those initial promises again? We went back through the O-RAN Alliance archives to a white paper published in October 2018. At that time, the group established to lead the way forward focused on a […] The post Did (or will) Open RAN deliver on its original promises?

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Exclusive: Nxtra by Airtel Says Capacity Expansion Is Driven by Customer Needs, Not Competition

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Nxtra by Airtel is investing Rs 5,000 crore to double its data center capacity to 400 MW by 2027. This expansion includes its largest facility in Hyderabad and AI-driven innovations for operational excellence.

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Colt DCS and RMZ team to invest US$1.7b in Indian data centres

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Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) and Indian realty firm RMZ announced on Tuesday that they have formed a joint venture to invest US$1.7 billion in data centre development in India.

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AllPoints Fibre calls for crackdown on ‘misleading’ broadband advertising

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News The alternative fibre network operator is calling on the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to update its guidance on the use of the term ‘fibre’ New research from AllPoints Fibre, conducted in partnership with YouGov, shows that the UK public remains confused about what exactly constitutes ‘fibre’ with regards to broadband advertising. The study, which polled 2,000 adults online, found that 70% of Brits were aware that fibre provided faster and more reliable broadband than copper, but 7

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TIM's Telsy and partners trial quantum-safe technology on Lisbon fiber network

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Telsy, a TIM subsidiary, took part in a trial implementing QKD technology on terrestrial and subsea fiber as part of efforts to protect networks from future quantum computer-enabled cybersecurity threats.

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iPhone 16 is the fastest 5G iPhone yet and makes ‘a strong case for upgrading’ Ookla says

RCR Wireless

The iPhone 16 is fastest 5G iPhone yet in five out of 11 countries, Ookla says Ookla wasted no time in diving into data around the performance of the newly released iPhone 16 from Apple. The company collected speed and latency data from the first day that the iPhone 16 models were publicly available—September 20th—through […] The post iPhone 16 is the fastest 5G iPhone yet and makes ‘a strong case for upgrading’ Ookla says appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Deutsche Telekom Launches Magenta AI Powered by Perplexity

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Deutsche Telekom has launched Magenta AI, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature integrated into its MeinMagenta app.

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Viettel launches Qualcomm-powered Open RAN 5G on its network

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Vietnamese telco Viettel announced on Wednesday it has commercially launched Open RAN 5G on its network using its in-house gNodeB solution developed in partnership with Qualcomm.

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MetTel Is Now an Authorized Starlink Reseller, Extending Managed Network Services via Space Globally

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Press Release NEW YORK , Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — MetTel has completed agreements making it an Authorized Starlink Reseller for both government and commercial enterprises, enabling it to offer fully managed network services to any location worldwide via Starlink’s ubiquitous laser mesh network of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. MetTel offers enterprises and government agencies access to Starlink’s laser mesh satellite network as a fully managed service.

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