Thu.Dec 05, 2024

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Ministry of Communications Emphasises India’s Role in Submarine Cable Infrastructure

Telecom Talk

Submarine telecommunication cables are the backbone of global communication, carrying approximately 99 percent of internet traffic and supporting critical services.

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IOH taps Nokia for 4G/5G expansion in Indonesia

Developing Telecoms

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has signed a two-year extension with Nokia to expand its 4G and 5G network across Indonesia.

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Airtel Shuts Down Wynk Music: Answering Your Most Common Questions

Telecom Talk

Airtel has officially shut down Wynk Music, transitioning to Apple Music for a better music streaming experience. Get answers to your FAQs.

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CMA finally approves Vodafone–Three merger  

Total Telecom

News Today’s decision marks the culmination of an 18-month review process and paves the way for the creation of a new mobile market leader in the UK The Competition and Market’s Authority (CMA) has today approved the £15 billion merger of Vodafone and Three, which will create the country’s largest mobile operator. The combined business will have around 29 million mobile customers, topping previous market leader EE’s roughly 25 million.

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Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel Present Opposing Views on DTH License Fee

Telecom Talk

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, the two leading telecom operators, have presented opposing views on the matter of waiving DTH (direct-t0-home) license fees.

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Paradise Mobile taps iBASIS for global reach

Developing Telecoms

Connectivity solutions provider iBASIS announced it was selected as Caribbean-based operator Paradise Mobile’s international gateway partner.

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Vodafone Idea Rs 479 Plan Benefits Reduced

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has reduced the validity of the Rs 479 plan. At the same time, the telco has reduced the benefits of the plan.

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From AI integration to Urban Air Mobility: KT talks the future of 5G

Total Telecom

Interview In the run up to the World Communication Awards 2025 , we spoke with shortlisted finalist KT to discuss their 5G journey and some of the most exciting use cases leveraging the new technology KT is recognised as a global leader in 5G technology. What are KT’s major achievements since launching the world’s first commercial 5G service?

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Vodafone exits Indus Towers with 3% share sale

Developing Telecoms

Vodafone Group has announced the sale of its remaining 3% stake in the Indian tower company Indus Towers for US$300 million to help reduce its significant debt pile.

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Industry reacts to CMA clearing Vodafone and Three merger

Telecoms Tech News

The UK telecoms sector is set for a seismic shift following the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to greenlight the merger between Vodafone and Three. The deal – which consolidates two of the country’s four major mobile network operators – is being hailed as a potential game-changer for 5G infrastructure, connectivity innovation, and competition.

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ST Telemedia sells partial U Mobile stake to firm with royal family ties

Developing Telecoms

ST Telemedia said on Thursday that it will sell the majority of its stake in Malaysian telco U Mobile to local firm Mawar Setiam, which is majority-owned by U Mobile chairman Vincent Tan, in a deal that could see the countrys royal family hold a combined controlling stake in the telco.

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Citigroup Rolls Out AI Tools to Boost Employee Productivity: Report

Telecom Talk

Citigroup has started rolling out new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its employees.

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Highline fundraises for tower rollout in Brazil

Developing Telecoms

Brazilian telecommunications tower company Highline, owned by the US-based DigitalBridge group, says it has successfully raised almost US$380 million through a new debenture issue, its largest fundraising effort to date and its first issuance of tax-exempt incentivised debentures in the telecommunications infrastructure sector.

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Du Deploys Commercial 5G Cloud RAN Solution in Abu Dhabi

Telecom Talk

UAE telecommunications service provider du and Finland’s telecom gear vendor Nokia have deployed what the companies call the first commercial

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Connecting the Caribbean: new high-capacity cable on the way

Developing Telecoms

Members of the Caribbean ELIte Alliance (CELIA) consortium have announced plans for the introduction of CELIA, described as a new high-capacity ‘express’ cable in the Caribbean region connecting Aruba, Martinique, Antigua, Puerto Rico and Boca Raton in the US.

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Microsoft Announces AI Skills Initiative to Train 1 Million People in Poland by 2025

Telecom Talk

Microsoft announces a new AI training initiative in Poland to upskill one million people by 2025, offering over 200 free courses in Polish on the AI Skills Navigator platform, aiming to meet the rising demand for AI expertise.

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T-Mobile sets new market cap record for US telecom providers

Light Reading

T-Mobile's market capitalization reached $286 billion last week, passing records previously set by AT&T and Comcast. The development positions T-Mobile well for future market consolidation.

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OpenAI and Anduril Partner to Develop AI Solutions for US National Security

Telecom Talk

Anduril Industries and OpenAI have formed a strategic partnership to advance AI-driven solutions for national security, focusing on countering unmanned aerial threats and improving real-time decision-making for the US military.

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T-Mobile's direct-to-cell satellite constellation is ready to go

Light Reading

According to SpaceX's Elon Musk, the company's direct-to-cell Starlink satellite constellation 'is now complete.' The next step will be T-Mobile activating the service for its customers.

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Akash Systems Signs USD 27 Million Deal with NxtGen for Diamond Cooled AI Servers

Telecom Talk

Akash Systems partners with NxtGen in a USD 27 Million deal to deliver Diamond Cooled servers, enhancing energy-efficient AI compute solutions in India.

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Unlock Agile Server Management for Simplified, Sustainable Operations

Cisco Wireless

Cisco UCS server administrators deploy and manage hundreds and sometimes thousands of servers across dispersed environments. With Cisco Intersight, they’re able to simplify operations with a unified management experience—as demonstrated by Intersight users.

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Vodafone Idea Prepaid Plan Revisions: Hero Becomes SuperHero With Extended Benefits

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has revised the benefits of its prepaid plans.

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Get Future-Ready with the New Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X-Series System

Cisco Wireless

Easily deploy, scale, and upgrade hyperconverged clusters—with the industry’s first Nutanix HCI solution to use a modular blade architecture.

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Vodafone Idea Brings Back Rs 289 Plan with Reduced Validity

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has reduced the validity of the Rs 289 prepaid plan.

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Hacktivists' threat to infrastructure and AI among largest cybersecurity trends – Orange Cyberdefense

Light Reading

Orange Cyberdefense has released a report summarizing its research into cybersecurity topics and trends, putting the spotlight on hacktivists and AI, while also detailing threats to mobile infrastructure.

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OnePlus 13 to Support of 5.5G in India, Initiative Under Project Starlight

Telecom Talk

OnePlus just announced Project Starlight for India.

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Positioning Navigation and Timing Executives Want More Resiliency for GPS

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2024 – Executives in the positioning, navigation and timing space want more resiliency for GPS in order to ensure communications viability. Virginia Tech’s Professor of Practice David Simpson noted in the Thursday discussion, which included Iridium’s President and Chief Technology Officer Greg Gutt , that the telecommunications industry relies on PNT for wired and wireless technology , the internet of things, and healthcare monitoring.

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Xiaomi is Bringing Redmi Note 14, Buds 6 and More to India on this Date

Telecom Talk

Xiaomi, a Chinese tech giant, is launching new products for the Indian market on December 9, 2024.

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Indonesia's protectionist pressure could bring $1B investment from Apple

Light Reading

Indonesia's latest attempt to flex its economic muscle to boost foreign direct investment could bring a $1 billion commitment from Apple, which is seeking an end to a ban on the sale of its latest iPhone devices in the country.

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Schneider and NVIDIA Innovate AI Data Centers for Sustainability

VoIP Review

Schneider Electric has unveiled innovative solutions to tackle the energy and sustainability challenges arising from the increasing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) systems. These advancements include a new data center reference design developed in collaboration with NVIDIA. This design supports high-density AI clusters with capacities reaching 132 kW per rack, ideal for NVIDIA’s GB200 NVL72 and Blackwell chips.

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Vodafone and Three merger is blessed, but much could go wrong

Light Reading

UK operators Vodafone and Three have been allowed to unite in a controversial deal that leaves the country with just three mobile networks.

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Experts Address RDOF’s Unanswered Questions

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2024 – A $20.4 billion federal initiative launched in 2020 to bring high-speed broadband to unserved areas has hit its midway point.  With 40% of locations required to be built out by the end of 2024 for some recipients, the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund has reached significant milestones but remains plagued by uncertainties, experts said during a Thursday event hosted by WISPA – Broadband Without Boundaries and NCTA – The Internet & Television

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Open RAN xApps look stillborn

Light Reading

The lack of support from Ericsson and Samsung for the near real-time RIC has left xApps with nowhere to go.

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US further limits China’s chip advancements

RCR Wireless

BIS emphasized that these measures align with the Department of Commerce’s efforts to hinder the capacity of China to access to technologies essential for its military modernization The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced a series of rules aimed at further limiting China’s ability to produce advanced-node semiconductors.

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Telefónica still not fully sold on public cloud after AWS move

Light Reading

Six months after introducing a Nokia 5G core on AWS infrastructure in Germany, Telefónica continues to see the attractions of its older Ericsson platform.

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Vodafone Group sells remaining stake in Indus Towers

RCR Wireless

In India, Vodafone Group operates via its partially owned telco Vodafone Idea Vodafone Group announced that it has launched a placing of its remaining 79.2 million shares in Indian tower company Indus Towers Limited representing 3.0% of Indus’ outstanding share capital through an accelerated book build offering. In a regulatory filing, the telco noted that […] The post Vodafone Group sells remaining stake in Indus Towers appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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EE Expands Rural 4G with Helicopter-Deployed Skye Tower

VoIP Review

EE made headlines by launching a new mobile tower on the Isle of Skye, strategically placed in a forested area to reduce visual disruption. Transported by helicopter, this mobile tower now provides 4G coverage to approximately 330,000 square meters in the central and northern parts of the island. The primary aim of this deployment is to enhance safety, especially for lone workers and tourists who might need emergency services.