Deutsche Telekom Launches Magenta AI Powered by Perplexity
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Deutsche Telekom has launched Magenta AI, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature integrated into its MeinMagenta app.
Tue.Nov 19, 2024
263 
Kaspersky and AFRIPOL sign cybercrime-focused agreement
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky and AFRIPOL, the African Union’s dedicated police cooperation body, have signed a cooperation agreement focused on preventing and fighting cybercrime.
Join 5,000+
Insiders
Sign Up for our Newsletter
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Trending Sources
Bouygues Telecom completes acquisition of La Poste Telecom after shareholder squabble
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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.
Vodacom addresses Africa’s digital skills shortage
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
African connectivity, digital and financial services company Vodacom Group says it has partnered with a number of technology providers to provide young people on the African continent with access to digital skills as part of its commitment to driving digital literacy for Africa’s next generation.
AllPoints Fibre calls for crackdown on ‘misleading’ broadband advertising
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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
Huawei Connect: Working Together for a Greener, More Intelligent Future
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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.
Ezditek Breaks Ground on Data Center Facility in Riyadh to Provide a Foundation for AI and Cloud Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 19 November 2024 – Ezditek , a leading expert in data center and digital infrastructure services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has broken ground on its flagship data center facility, RUH01, in Riyadh to provide a sustainable and scalable foundation for local digital transformation. The facility will be located in the world’s biggest female university, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) on a 35,000+ sqm plot and is expected to go live by Q
Signup to get articles personalized to your interests!
Telecommunications Trends brings together the best content for telecommunication professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
More Trending
Exabeam and Wiz Partner to Strengthen Cloud Security Threat Detection
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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.
Openserve no longer for sale, says South Africa’s Telkom
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
South African wireline and wireless telecommunications provider Telkom has suspended plans to sell part of its fibre business, Openserve, according to a statement by CEO Serame Taukobong this week.
Cellnex backs new Digital Champion volunteer training programme in Greater Manchester
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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
Madagascar’s mobile money operators slam transaction tax plan
Developing Telecoms
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Madagascar’s three mobile money operators – MVola, Orange Money and Airtel Money – have denounced plans by the government’s Directorate General for Taxes (DGI) to tax mobile money transactions, which they say will discourage financial inclusion and harm the economy.
CBRS Market to Exceed $1.3 Billion, Says SNS Telecom & IT
Total Telecom
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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
Ongoing 5G Enhancements Paving the Way for 6G, Says Ericsson CTO: Report
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The evolution of 5G is progressing steadily, with continuous improvements laying the foundation for 6G.
T-Mobile's foreign owner to trigger review of UScellular deal
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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.
Jio vs Airtel vs Vi ARPU Q2 FY25: Tariff Hikes Make the Difference
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the three private telecom operators have announced their Q2 FY25 results.
Will T-Mobile give Nokia the boot too?
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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.
ANI Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Copyright Violation by ChatGPT: Report
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Asian News International (ANI) has reportedly filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, of using ANI’s copyrighted
Siemens wins major IoT sustainability deal with UAE government
RCR Wireless
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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.
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Begin Nationwide 4G Densification: Report
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Frog Cellsat is reportedly supplying 4G equipment to Indian telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) as private telecom
Did (or will) Open RAN deliver on its original promises?
RCR Wireless
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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?
Perplexity Integrates Search With New AI-Powered Shopping Features
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Perplexity AI is rolling out a new feature it calls a first-of-its-kind AI commerce experience, enabling its Pro subscribers to purchase products without leaving its AI search engine.
China Mobile in $835m tilt at HKBN – report
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
HKBN calls stock exchange halt as China Mobile is reportedly ready to pay over $835 million to acquire the Hong Kong operator.
Equinix Announces SG6 Data Center in Singapore to Drive AI Growth
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Digital infrastructure company Equinix today announced its sixth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Singapore, named SG6, which will
U Mobile's new Open API Portal enables wider range of 5G services in Malaysia
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
U Mobile launched its Open API Portal to help businesses in Malaysia use APIs to take advantage of 5G services.
Apple’s Two New Products Expected in 2025
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Apple's two new upcoming products are a TV (which would be a new segment for the company), and the second-generation AirTag.
MTN, Huawei claim first 5G-Advanced trial in Africa
RCR Wireless
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
MTN said that the 5.5G trial took place at its headquarters in Johannesburg South African telco MTN, in collaboration with Chinese vendor Huawei, said it has successfully completed the first 5G-Advanced, or 5.5G network trial in Africa. The telco said that the 5.5G trial took place at MTN’s headquarters in Johannesburg. As a frontrunner in […] The post MTN, Huawei claim first 5G-Advanced trial in Africa appeared first on RCR Wireless News.
Meta Fined Rs 213.14 Crore by CCI – Details Here
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Meta, the parent company of giants like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram was fined Rs 213.14 crore by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday.
Turkcell is actively investing in AI: CEO
RCR Wireless
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Turkcell has identified AI as one of its four strategic focus areas Turkish operator Turkcell is actively investing in the artificial intelligence (AI) field in order to keep up with the rapid development of this technology, the operator’s CEO Ali Taha Koç, told RCR Wireless News. “One of the technological developments that triggered this major […] The post Turkcell is actively investing in AI: CEO appeared first on RCR Wireless News.
Bharti Airtel: Mittal and Singtel to Equalise Direct Stake
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Mittal family and Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), two promoters of Bharti Airtel are looking to equalise their direct stake in the company in the future.
TIM's Telsy and partners trial quantum-safe technology on Lisbon fiber network
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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.
Temenos Brings On-Premises Generative AI for Banks with Nvidia
Telecom Talk
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Temenos announces the launch of its high-performance on-premises generative AI, built on Nvidia’s AI platform, enabling banks to process unstructured data securely and deliver real-time, personalised customer services.
What’s next for 5G? 3GPP Release 18, 19 and beyond
RCR Wireless
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
To understand the commercial reality of cellular connectivity, in this case 5G, it’s important to understand the standardization work that set the stage for real-world deployments. So before we look into what’s coming from 3GPP in Releases 18, 19 and beyond, it’s important to take stock of where we are today with 5G; what did […] The post What’s next for 5G?
Meta to challenge $25.4M penalty by Indian competition watchdog
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Meta says it will appeal a $25.4 million fine imposed by Indian authorities, together with other restrictions, for abusing its dominant position.
The key to private 5G?—‘Survival of the ecosystem’
RCR Wireless
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Appledore Research sees private 5G pulling $232 billion in annual enterprise spend by 2027 There was maybe always a disconnect between what the telecoms set wanted out of private 5G (and how quickly they wanted it) versus what the industrial sectors meant to spend big on cellular-enabled digital transformation were ever prepared to actually do. […] The post The key to private 5G?
No one buys AI
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Omdia's Roz Roseboro provided a look at the value that AI is bringing to a number of telecom IT software categories such as monetization, orchestration and assurance.
RiverStreet Seeks FCC Help Because of Competing Broadband Deployments
Broadband Breakfast
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2024 – Overlapping broadband projects in Virginia’s New Kent County have left RiverStreet Communications asking the Federal Communications Commission for a lifeline. On Friday, RiverStreet asked the FCC to waive penalties associated with defaulting on its government-awarded broadband obligations. The company cites overlapping deployment commitments with Cox Communications in New Kent County as the reason for its request.
Eurobites: Sabotage suspected after latest subsea cable cut
Light Reading
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: MTN looks for satellite hook-ups; Deutsche Telekom picks Perplexity for AI injection; TDC Net opts for Viavi's network monitoring software.
Let's personalize your content