Telecoms Tech News

JANUARY 13, 2025

BT has issued an update on its plans to retire its 2G network, marking the end of a technology first introduced in the early 1990s. The companys 2G network, which operates under its EE brand, currently handles just 0.1 percent of the data traffic coursing through the companys infrastructure. With advancing connectivity technologies such as. Read more » The post BT urges businesses to prepare for 2G network sunset appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 13, 2025

News A new survey suggests that the switch off could leave over 4.3 million people without access to mobile internet Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced it will begin its 3G shutdown in the city of Durham in April, before expanding to the rest of the UK by the end of the year. The move will see customers with capable devices switched onto the faster and more energy efficient 4G and 5G networks, allowing VMO2 to repurpose the 3G spectrum.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 13, 2025

Bharti Airtel is expected to lead the industry with around 5 percent QoQ revenue growth.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 13, 2025

A new data centre campus is being developed in Leopoldina in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, a large inland state in southeastern Brazil, by two major names in their respective fields.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 13, 2025

News TalkTalk will exit its co-founded child safety charity, Internet Matters, by the end of March, the Telegraph has reported Internet Matters, a charity that educates parents, schools, and caregivers about online safety, was founded in 2014 by TalkTalk alongside BT, Virgin Media, and Sky. Despite growing concerns about online safety and upcoming UK regulations aimed at tightening controls over major internet platforms, TalkTalk says it is no longer able to financially support the charity.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 13, 2025

C-DOT collaborates with IIT Mandi and IIT Jammu to develop a Wideband Spectrum-Sensor ASIC-Chip, enhancing broadband access in rural India.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 13, 2025

News The government’s new AI plan aims to boost productivity, create jobs, and modernise public services amid a slowing economy The UK government has announced a plan to integrate AI into key sectors, aiming to boost economic growth, streamline public services, and create thousands of jobs. Attempting to take control of the countrys economic conversation after an unsettled past week in the financial markets, the AI Opportunities Action Plan, launched today, includes 50 recommendations f

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 13, 2025

Financial services platform Mukuru says it has launched a mobile wallet in Zimbabwe called Mukuru Wallet. This follows Mukurus award of a Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institution (DTMFI) licence in the country by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 13, 2025

Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Bharti Airtel, in collaboration with Google, is paving the way for what the companies call "Indias first AI-enabled sovereign cloud solution.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 13, 2025

Indian space data company Pixxel says it is about to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites in a first for the private satellite market.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 13, 2025

Reliance Jio, in collaboration with the Indian Army, has successfully launched 4G and 5G networks at the Siachen Glacier.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 13, 2025

Seven prequalified companies have confirmed to Costa Ricas regulator Sutel their participation in the 5G spectrum auction in Costa Rica, which will take place this month.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

UKs AI Opportunities Action Plan unveiled by PM Keir Starmer, aiming to position Britain as a global AI leader with GBP 14 billion in investments, AI Growth Zones, and public services.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 13, 2025

Burkina Faso has announced the launch of plans to tax e-commerce. Sales of goods and services rendered through e-commerce platforms in Burkina Faso are now subject to value added tax (VAT) for the year 2025.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 13, 2025

OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus 13R global, and it is now available in India via Amazon and the official store of OnePlus (online and offline).

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 13, 2025

Developing Telecoms recently spoke with Hassan Jaber (pictured), the newly appointed CEO of Axian Telecom and a former MTN executive, as he navigates the ambitious trajectory of the challenger operator group. Jaber shared insights into Axian Telecoms strategy to compete with larger players, focusing on its appeal to Africas youth the continents largest demographic and how its recent rebrand sets the stage for future growth.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 13, 2025

Vodafone Idea has silently brought in a new prepaid plan of Rs 209. This plan is priced just Rs 10 above the Rs 199 plan.

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Light Reading

JANUARY 13, 2025

Light Reading's crystal ball says India's 5G ecosystem and data center industry will grow in 2025, even as industry braces for more competition in 5G and focus on 5G monetization.

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 13, 2025

Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Shemaroo bring the spiritual journey of Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 to millions through live streaming and exclusive content on Vi Movies and TV App and Vi App.

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HCL Tech

JANUARY 13, 2025

ERP Modernization: SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud for a UK local council bharath_mb Mon, 01/13/2025 - 15:23 Content Group Case study Remove from Listing Page No Business Segment Digital Business Short Title Modernizing a UK local councils ERP with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Short Description Implementing HCLTechs SAP S/4HANA Cloud GROW with SAP, enabled a large UK local council to replace its legacy system, achieving growth with speed and agility.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Telefnica suffers cyberattack; VMO2 decommissions 3G in Durham; Telia's Norwegian network gets the Rohde & Schwarz vote.

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HCL Tech

JANUARY 13, 2025

Artificial Intelligence, defined in simple terms nayan_sarkar Mon, 01/13/2025 - 12:43 Artificial intelligence (AI) (including AI systems and AI technology) is a topic that has been discussed in philosophy and science fiction for decades but has rapidly become a reality. In 2017, AI became a household name. It was all over the news every day with companies like Google investing billions of dollars into developing more and more AI applications and other types of AI.

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RCR Wireless

JANUARY 13, 2025

Despite good work by industry groups, there remains a glaring lack of knowledge among software developers about application programming interfaces (APIs) for new 5G networks. A new survey by UK-based research group STL Partners claims 55 percent of software developers dont associate the network APIs with 5G networks.

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Dell'oro

JANUARY 13, 2025

Mobile infrastructure investments slowed significantly in 2024. Preliminary findings indicate that the Radio Access Network (RAN) market contracted by 10 to 20% year-over-year (YoY) during the 1Q24 to 3Q24 period (final 4Q24 and full-year data Read more. The post What to Expect from RAN in 2025 appeared first on Dell'Oro Group.

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 13, 2025

Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio Infocomm is determined to advance the monetization of its 5G services through its fixed wireless access (FWA) offering, Jio AirFiber. The company has set ambitious targets to add one million users within a month as it gears up for a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO) by the end of 2025, according to reports from The Economic Times.

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Light Reading

JANUARY 13, 2025

T-Mobile announced its latest acquisition in the advertising space, this time of Vistar Media, for $600 million. T-Mobile's ad business is clearly no longer a hobby.

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RCR Wireless

JANUARY 13, 2025

The laws of physics, economics and countries suggest edge AI inferencewhere your device is the far edgejust makes sense In the race to build-out distributed infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI), theres a lot more glitz and glam around the applications and devices than around the cooling, rackspace and semiconductors doing the heavy lifting in hyperscaler […]

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Light Reading

JANUARY 13, 2025

Europe's biggest 5G kit maker unsurprisingly thinks the world needs more 5G, but Europe does better on connectivity if not tech than Ericsson makes out.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2025 – Hawaii officials are hoping to achieve a groundbreaking landmark in the world of fiber-optic internet. Hawaiian Telcom (HT), in a partnership with federal, state and local governments, announced Friday a $1.7 billion investment that will make Hawaii the first entirely fiber-enabled state by 2026.  This broadband investment includes about $107 million in funding that will come from federal and state broadband infrastructure programs.

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Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

Starlink has been a regular feature on our blog. The race to provide global connectivity has seen remarkable innovation, and Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, has been at the forefront. By utilising a network of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, Starlink promises faster speeds and reduced latency compared to traditional satellite internet.

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HCL Tech

JANUARY 13, 2025

HCLTech delivers strong Q3 FY25 with broad-based growth abhinay.khandelwal Mon, 01/13/2025 - 17:27 Total contract value of new deal wins at $2.1 billion; EBIT margin at 19.5% NEW YORK and NOIDA, India, Jan 13, 2025 HCLTech , a leading global technology company, delivered strong performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 with $3.5 billion in USD revenue.

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telecoms.com

JANUARY 13, 2025

Iain and Scott are forced to do the first pod of the year over Zoom because their office was broken.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

The AI plan includes things like establishing a national data library and designated ‘growth zones’ U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer detailed The AI Opportunities Action Plan, designed to bolster AI growth and development across the country. The plan, said Starner, will help Britain become “one of the great AI superpowers.

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telecoms.com

JANUARY 13, 2025

Virgin Media O2 has named Durham as the first place in the UK where it will switch off its 3G, while BT is seeking to prepare its few remaining 2G users for the closure of that infrastructure before the end of the decade.

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Cisco Wireless

JANUARY 13, 2025

Discover how Cisco's security solutions align with NIST CSF 2.0 to support CMMC compliance, enhancing integration and protection against sophisticated cyber threats.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2025  – Telecom carriers have shown that a little creativity and a lot of satellite power can go a long way toward bridging connectivity gaps traditional networks don’t serve, according to space communications experts. The Federal Communications Commission adopted a framework in March 2024 that created a foundation for collaboration between satellite operators and land-based providers to ensure consumer devices remain connected, even where terrestrial cove

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Blandin on Broadband

JANUARY 13, 2025

The MN Broadband Task Fore met to discuss the annual report. Unfortunately, the audio was not good for the first half of the meeting. Ive done the best I can to follow the conversation. It looks like they got three legislators to attend the meeting; one attended remotely. There was a quick update on the upcoming legislative session, which is very unsettled as the makeup of the legislature is still being decided.

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