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Airtel Apple Music Offer for Prepaid and Postpaid Users Explained

Telecom Talk

Airtel has confirmed that eligible customers will get Apple Music free for six months. If the customer has already claimed the free months offer from Apple, then that period would be deducted from the six months.

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Equinix opens its first IBX data centre in South Africa

Developing Telecoms

Digital infrastructure company Equinix announced it has opened its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in South Africa, and is already onboarding new customers and partners.

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Wealthsimple Launches Global Travel eSIM with Gigs

Telecom Talk

Wealthsimple's new travel eSIM enables clients with CAD 200,000+ in assets to stay connected in over 140 countries without incurring roaming fees.

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Ethio Telecom pursues smart city strategy in Bahir Dar

Developing Telecoms

Ethio Telecom is back in the news – this time via plans to launch a smart city project in Bahir Dar, capital city of the Amhara region in northern Ethiopia, following the deployment of commercial 5G services.

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Amazon One Medical Launches AI Tools to Support Doctors in Patient Care

Telecom Talk

Amazon One Medical is leveraging AI tools to reduce administrative tasks by 40 percent, allowing physicians to focus on patient care.

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China allows foreign players to own data centres in new pilot scheme

Developing Telecoms

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has reportedly kicked off a pilot programme to allow foreign investors to operate wholly-owned data centres and other telecoms-related services in select locations.

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RETN and CRATIS enhance connectivity to Croatia’s newest data centre, DC North

Total Telecom

Press Release RETN, the leading independent global network services provider, and CRATIS, Croatian ICT solutions provider, are proud to announce the commissioning of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Croatia’s newest state-of-the-art data centre, DC North, located in Varaždin. DC North, situated approximately 100 kilometres north of Zagreb, is currently Croatia’s only Tier 3 certified facility by the U.S.

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Vodafone Idea Faces Setback as PFC and REC Decline Loan Request: Report

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea faces a setback in securing a long-term loan as Power Finance Corp and Rural Electrification Corp have rejected its proposal.

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GSMA: 43% of global population lack mobile internet access

Developing Telecoms

According to industry body the GSMA, 43% of the global population still does not use mobile internet, highlighting device affordability and digital skills as the main barriers.

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Fibre take-up rates: “We need to be realistic about our endgame”

Total Telecom

Interview Take-up of fibre services by customers has been slower than anticipated in the UK, but this is not necessarily a problem in itself, says F&W Networks’ Executive Chairman Carlos Bock. Talking at this year’s Connected Britain , Carlos explores why altnets need to have patience when it comes to take-up and why that makes operational efficiency all the more crucial.

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Indian operator group calls for licence fee reduction

Developing Telecoms

Industry association the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which includes Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea among its members, has questioned the continuation of licence fees in their present form.

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Community Fibre raises £125m in latest funding round 

Total Telecom

News The funding will be used to help encourage take-up of the company’s fibre services UK altnet Community Fibre has raised £125 million from a consortium of lenders including JP Morgan, Alpha Bank, Barclays, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), and Sequoia, in its latest funding round. The funds, the company says, will primarily be used to help connect customers within their existing footprint, as well as expanding their network coverage. “Community Fibre has been and will cont

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Huawei’s GDI Report demonstrates the Digital Dividend of ICT Maturity

Developing Telecoms

As technologies such as AI, 5G-A, and cloud computing accelerate ever more rapidly, our physical and digital worlds are growing increasingly intertwined.

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Netomnia receives £25m funding from National Wealth Fund

Total Telecom

News The new investment brings Netomnia’s total investment from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to £100 million UK fibre altnet Netomnia has today announced it has secured a further £25 million loan from the NWF, which they say will help accelerate their rollout of full fibre across the country. This new funding is in addition to the £75 million debt commitment from the NWF (then the UK Infrastructure Bank) in March last year, bringing the total NWF backing to £100 million.

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Africa, Middle East lead way for Orange growth

Developing Telecoms

Orange once again highlighted the “outstanding performance” of its Africa and Middle East unit, which led growth in its third-quarter financial results.

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Reliance Jio Ensures Connectivity Preparedness During Cyclone Dana

Telecom Talk

India’s largest telecommunications service provider, Reliance Jio, has announced a series of proactive measures to reinforce its commitment to providing

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Verizon execs hint at making money from AI infrastructure

Light Reading

Top Verizon executives Hans Vestberg and Kyle Malady have suggested that the operator might have the power, space and cooling necessary to run AI applications at the edge and that it could be a big opportunity for Verizon.

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Accenture Study Reveals AI-Driven Companies Outpace Competitors

Telecom Talk

A recent report by Accenture reveals that 74 percent of organisations have seen their investments in generative AI and automation meet or exceed expectations, with 63 percent planning to increase spending by 2026.

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Why is my cell phone so bad when I'm on vacation?

Light Reading

Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche joined the podcast to dive into Opensignal's findings on the causes of network performance disparity between local and roaming wireless customers.

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Qualcomm and Mistral AI Partner to Bring Generative AI to Snapdragon Devices

Telecom Talk

Qualcomm partners with Mistral AI to bring on-device generative AI models, Ministral 3B and Ministral 8B, to Snapdragon-powered devices, offering enhanced privacy, low latency, and energy efficiency for smartphones, vehicles, and PCs.

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Altitude debuts direct-to-consumer app for $19.95 per month

Light Reading

Altitude Sports has launched Altitude+, a streaming app with coverage of Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche games, for $19.95/month. Altitude's regional sports networks have been blacked out on Comcast and Dish since late 2018.

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Lumos Expands Fiber Network to Summit County, Ohio with USD 110 Million Investment

Telecom Talk

Lumos expands its fiber-optic internet service into Summit County, Ohio, with a USD 110 million investment to build 1,400 miles of fiber network.

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Deploying and managing containerized network functions on cloud platforms to ensure they run smoothly and efficiently

RCR Wireless

This article is intended for individual/individuals who predominantly work for mobile operators and mobile enterprise business who would like to leverage containerized network functions that can generate, emulate, and validate real-world traffic to test. Introduction In today’s cloud-native world, there are a number of advantages when it comes to deploying containerized network function test tools […] The post Deploying and managing containerized network functions on cloud platforms to ens

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Vodafone Idea Prepares for Cyclone Dana with Enhanced Connectivity Measures

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has implemented a series of precautionary measures to ensure uninterrupted telecom services in anticipation of Cyclone Dana.

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LoRa Alliance changes leadership, braces for ‘hockey-stick ramp’

RCR Wireless

The LoRa Alliance has changed-up its leadership team with outgoing chief and chair Donna Moore replaced by in a two-hander promotion by Actility’s Alper Yegin and Semtech’s Olivier Beaujard, as chief executive and board chair, respectively. Meanwhile, Ahmed Kasttet, head of innovation and standards at IoT company Birdz, joins the board of directors.

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Reliance and Nvidia Join Hands to Build AI Infra in India

Telecom Talk

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Nvidia have announced that they will work together to build AI (artificial intelligence) infrastructure in India.

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Tech Mahindra launches AI hub to propagate Hindi-language AI model

telecoms.com

Indian IT services provider and consultancy Tech Mahindra has announced an AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in its Makers Lab to roll out a Hindi-language AI model, powered by various Nvidia tech.

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Denmark Launches Sovereign AI Supercomputer Gefion with Nvidia

Telecom Talk

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, alongside King Frederik X of Denmark, inaugurated Denmark’s largest AI supercomputer, Gefion, on Wednesday.

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PLDT to extend fiber to remote Philippines with $34.4M social loan

Light Reading

PLDT secured a $34.4 million social loan from HSBC, which will be used to expand its fiber infrastructure to unserved and underserved areas in the Philippines.

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Tata Communications to Leverage Nvidia Hopper GPUs to Upgrade AI Infra

Telecom Talk

Tata Communications has just announced that it is leveraging Nvidia’s Hopper GPUs for upgrading its aritifical intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

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Eurobites: Vodafone, Qualcomm and Ericsson make mmWaves in the UK

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: GSMA forms connected vehicles alliance; Boldyn Networks is at your private 5G service; European homes get smarter.

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Bharti Airtel Ensures Uninterrupted Connectivity During Cyclone Dana

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel has reaffirmed its commitment to providing uninterrupted connectivity as Cyclone Dana makes landfall in the coastal regions of

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How to build trustworthiness in 6G

RCR Wireless

Trustworthiness can be broken into five aspects: security, privacy, reliability, resilience and safety At RCR Wireless’ 6G Forum event, NGMN Alliance’s Senior Program Manager Sparsh Singhal defined 6G trustworthiness as confidence in the availability of mechanisms that can mitigate or prevent network security threats. He explained that while there are, of course, effective security measures in […] The post How to build trustworthiness in 6G appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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OnePlus Launches OxygenOS 15: New AI Features + Parallel Processing

Telecom Talk

OnePlus has just announced the Android 15 based OxygenOS 15. The new software's beta version will roll out starting October 30, 2024.

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Singtel, Ericsson boost Network-as-a-Service for telcos and enterprises

RCR Wireless

Singtel said that the new offering will be provided via its Paragon platform and Ericsson’s Service Orchestration and Assurance Singaporean telco Singtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the main aim of providing a self-service, API-enabled and real-time solution for ordering, provisioning and assuring communications services.

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Airtel’s Gopal Vittal Re-Elected as Deputy Chair of GSMA for Another Term

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel’s Managing Director and CEO, Gopal Vittal, has been re-elected as Deputy Chair of the GSMA Board for the

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du announces expanded 5G deal with Nokia

RCR Wireless

The new deal with Nokia will support du as it expands its 5G-Advanced network Emirati telco du announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Finnish vendor Nokia to expand its 5G network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the former said in a release. The new agreement will support du as it expands its […] The post du announces expanded 5G deal with Nokia appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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