Tue.Aug 13, 2024

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South African 2G and 3G switch-off plans causing concern

Developing Telecoms

Local industry association the Association of Communications and Technology wants the South African government to lift its deadline for shutting down the country’s 2G and 3G networks.

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UK Government pledges £800M towards rural broadband upgrade

Telecoms Tech News

Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across rural Britain, long plagued by sluggish internet speeds, are set for a major connectivity upgrade as the UK Government pledges up to £800 million to modernise broadband infrastructure. For the first time, Wales – currently lagging behind with the lowest percentage of gigabit coverage – will benefit.

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Tata Play Brings New Platform Service Called ‘Superhit Serials’

Telecom Talk

Tata Play, the largest DTH (Direct-to-Home) operator in the country, has launched a platform service called ‘Superhit Serials’ The Tata

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Starlink gets a licence to launch service in Sri Lanka

Developing Telecoms

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) said on Tuesday it has officially issued a telecoms licence to SpaceX’s LEO satellite broadband operator Starlink to offer services in the country.

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MVNO Lebara sold to Waterland Private Equity 

Total Telecom

News Sale discussions have been ongoing since January Investment company Waterland Private Equity has acquired Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MNVO) Lebara for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2001, the company offers SIM-only mobile phone plans to around 4.4 million subscribers UK, France, Germany, Netherlands and Denmark. In the UK, it uses Vodafone’s national network to provide its 4G and 5G services.

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Both Ethiopian operators announce positive news

Developing Telecoms

The two competitors in what is an effective mobile operator duopoly in Ethiopia have both made headlines this week with upbeat news.

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Edged Expands with New Data Center in New Albany, Ohio

Telecom Talk

Edged Energy is expanding its North American data center portfolio with a new facility in New Albany, Ohio. Edged Columbus, designed for high-density AI workloads, features advanced waterless cooling and energy-efficient systems.

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Maxis Partners Singtel to Deploy Paragon 5G Orchestration Platform

Telecom Talk

Maxis and Singtel have partnered to introduce a groundbreaking 5G platform in Malaysia, offering advanced edge computing, cloud services, and network orchestration.

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Indonesia smartphone market grows

Developing Telecoms

The Indonesian smartphone market grew 20% year-on-year in Q2 boosted by the vendor promotion during the holiday season.

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JTower and NTT Docomo Implement Glass Antennas for 5G Infrastructure Sharing

Telecom Talk

JTower has successfully implemented 5G radio wave environment development using infrastructure sharing at the Shinjuku 3-chome East Building in Tokyo.

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Bangladesh internet blackout not caused by data centre fires: report

Developing Telecoms

Last month’s internet blackouts in Bangladesh during student protests that led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were ordered by the government and not the result of data centre fires, according to an independent probe.

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TIM to Sell Remaining 10 Percent Stake in INWIT

Telecom Talk

Italy’s telecommunications provider, TIM has agreed to sell its remaining 10 percent stake in Daphne 3, the holding company that

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Brightspeed secures cash to accelerate fiber build, pursue BEAD

Light Reading

Brightspeed has eliminated $1.1 billion of debt and locked in $3.7 million in new funding to fuel a plan to build fiber to more than 4 million homes and businesses, up from its current footprint of 1.4 million locations.

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Google Pixel 9 Series Debuts in India: Price and Every Key Detail

Telecom Talk

Google has just announced the Pixel 9 series in India. The search engine giant is famous for launching powerful camera equipped devices throughout the globe.

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A Letter From Our CEO

Paloalto Networks

To our community, customers, partners and colleagues, Let me begin with a sincere apology for a recent marketing decision at an event hosted by Palo Alto Networks during Black Hat in Las Vegas. The misguided attempt to welcome guests with branded lampshade-wearing hostesses was not consistent with our values. I appreciate you not judging us on this isolated event, and I want to reassure you of our continued commitment to and celebration of inclusion and diversity.

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Airtel Chairman Affirms that Focus will be India for Next 2-3 Years: Report

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has the potential to tread overseas in a larger capacity after two to three years.

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KT and LG Electronics partner on 6G transmission, full-duplex research

RCR Wireless

KT and LG will also collaborate on the global standardization for 6G systems South Korean operator KT and LG Electronics are jointly developing 6G transmission and full-duplex communication technologies, and will collaborate on the global standardization for next-generation cellular systems. Full-duplex will be introduced as part of the 5G-Advanced standard Release 18 and is expected […] The post KT and LG Electronics partner on 6G transmission, full-duplex research appeared first on RCR W

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TRAI Mandates Disconnection of Telecom Resources for Unregistered Spam Callers

Telecom Talk

In a major move to tackle the rising wave of spam calls, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has

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New York, Wyoming BEAD plans approved

RCR Wireless

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the initial plans of the states of New York and Wyoming, for how they expect to use their respective portions of federal funding to expand broadband services. New York was allocated more than $664 million in funding from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, […] The post New York, Wyoming BEAD plans approved appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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OnePlus Buds Pro 3 Launching in India on August 20, 2024

Telecom Talk

OnePlus Buds Pro 3 will launch in India soon. The Chinese tech maker has announced that the launch will happen on August 20, 2024.

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ZTE, U Mobile ink deal for second 5G network in Malaysia

RCR Wireless

With the contribution of ZTE, U Mobile will deploy hardware and software for an efficient second 5G network Malaysian telcom U Mobile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese vendor ZTE to collaborate on the deployment of a second 5G network in the Asian nation, the former said in a release. The agreement […] The post ZTE, U Mobile ink deal for second 5G network in Malaysia appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Vi Debt Towards Govt and Bank Rose in Q1 FY25

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) released its performance results for Q1 FY25 on Monday.

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Three large language models (LLMs)—and how they’re being used for telco AI use cases

RCR Wireless

Whether telco AI applications are delivered by leveraging hyperscaler clouds or run on-premises, many are support by the multi-billion parameter large language models (LLMs) provided by the likes of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI and a handful of other well-funded specialists in model development and training. Here we take stock of how the aforementioned companies, along with […] The post Three large language models (LLMs)—and how they’re being used for telco AI use cases appeared first on

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Small ISPs Want Firm Deadline for Processing Pole Orders

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2024 – Federal regulators need to establish firm deadlines to prevent many pole owners from delaying the deployment of broadband infrastructure in rural America. The Federal Communications Commission is coming under pressure to finalize pole attachment rules ahead of the release of funds in a multibillion dollar federal broadband expansion program run by the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

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BSNL’s 5G network likely to go live by Q4 2025: Report

RCR Wireless

BSNL is targeting a 20% market share of the country’s overall mobile market by the end of 2024 Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will launch its 5G services within six to eight months after completing the March 2025 pan-India 4G rollout deadline, local news service Moneycontrol reported, citing sources with knowledge of […] The post BSNL’s 5G network likely to go live by Q4 2025: Report appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Customers' Choice in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer

HCL Tech

Customers' Choice in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer abhinay.khandelwal Tue, 08/13/2024 - 18:49 Remove from Listing Page Yes Business Segment Corporate Short Title Customers' Choice in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer Short Description Our clients acknowledge our extensive experience, efficient processes and excellent account management skills that help their organizations achieve their goals.

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Bharti Enterprises to acquire 24.5% stake in BT Group

RCR Wireless

Bharti said it will take a 10% stake immediately, while the remaining amount will have to be cleared by regulators Indian conglomerate Bharti Global signed an agreement with Altice to acquire its 24.5% in U.K.-based BT Group, international press reported. The reports noted that the full value of the deal was informed, but it would […] The post Bharti Enterprises to acquire 24.5% stake in BT Group appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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14% of PCs shipped globally in Q2 2024 were AI-capable – Canalys

Light Reading

With its entire Mac portfolio incorporating M-series chips with the Neural Engine, Apple boasts the highest AI-capable PC shipments and share of the portfolio currently.

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TIM to sell remaining stake in tower company Inwit

RCR Wireless

TIM holds an indirect stake of only 3% in Inwit through its 10% stake in holding company Daphne 3 Telecom Italia (TIM) signed an agreement with Impulse I, a consortium led by private equity group Ardian, to sell its remaining stake in mobile tower company Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane (Inwit) for 250 million euros, or roughly […] The post TIM to sell remaining stake in tower company Inwit appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Apple doubles down on its 30% ‘tax’

telecoms.com

US gadget giant Apple has announced that crowdfunding service Patreon must use its in-app purchasing system or risk being kicked off the app store.

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Network slicing – a useful 5G tool (but not more) to build enterprise solutions

RCR Wireless

One thing seems clear, after a couple of announcements in recent weeks and several years in the doldrums: network slicing is coming, and it will make a new virtue of nationally-available 5G networks for enterprises. Last week, the analyst community debunked a few myths about slicing, even as the technology starts to gain commercial purchase […] The post Network slicing – a useful 5G tool (but not more) to build enterprise solutions appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Texas Requests BEAD Project Area Units Comment

Broadband Breakfast

August 13, 2024 – The Texas Broadband Development Office released a request for information Thursday on the use of predefined project area units used to design potential projects for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.  Under BEAD guidelines , states may solicit competitive BEAD proposals on a per-location basis or they can introduce a variety of predefined project area units to solicit proposals for.

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Oracle taps AT&T to connect its enterprise IoT application services

RCR Wireless

Oracle is incorporating cellular IoT connectivity and network APIs from AT&T into its Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP), it has said. The move means Oracle’s enterprise customers can do away with the need to manage complex integrations and network contracts when deploying fleets of IoT devices; these elements are now incorporated into Oracle’s cloud-based ECP proposition, […] The post Oracle taps AT&T to connect its enterprise IoT application services appeared first on RCR W

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Eurobites: UK government gives Project Gigabit an £800M nudge

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Swisscom moves step closer to Vodafone Italy takeover; MTN and IHS Towers kiss and make up; A1 Austria hooks up with Zscaler.

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Starlink scores license to operate in Sri Lanka

RCR Wireless

Starlink owns about 60% of the approximately 7,500 satellites orbiting Earth The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued a license to Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide the country with satellite broadband services. Reports from Reuters revealed that Starlink had approached Sri Lanka in March with a proposal to set […] The post Starlink scores license to operate in Sri Lanka appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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North Carolina Announces $86M Grant Program

Broadband Breakfast

August 13, 2024 – The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announced a notice of funding and guidance availability for the Stop-Gap Solutions program on Monday. The program will provide $86 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to support the buildout of high-speed internet infrastructure deployments across the state.

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More than 300,000 UK rural areas to get broadband boost

telecoms.com

The UK government is setting aside up to £800 million in funding to address poor broadband connectivity for 312,400 hardest to reach homes and businesses across all of Great Britain’s regions.