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Brazil’s Oi seeks amendments to debt recovery plan

Developing Telecoms

The saga of Brazilian telecommunications company Oi and its ongoing attempts at restructuring its operations and settling its debts continues this week with news that it is seeking court approval to amend its existing debt recovery plan.

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Sparkle expands its reach in the US with a PoP in San Diego

Total Telecom

Press Release Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the expansion of its network in the United States with the opening of a Point of Presence (PoP) in San Diego, California. With this PoP, Sparkle adds a new strategic infrastructure alongside its existing nodes in McAllen, El Paso, Dallas (US) and Queretaro (Mexico), ensuring maximum diversification and redundancy for local customers.

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Ooredoo and du launch sovereign clouds in Qatar and UAE

Developing Telecoms

Qatar and the UAE have new sovereign cloud services following separate launches this week from Ooredoo and du that promise a local alternative to international cloud service providers.

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Neos Networks launches DDoS Mitigation to strengthen business-critical connectivity

Total Telecom

Reading, UK – 3 rd July – Neos Networks, the UK’s leading provider of business connectivity, has today announced the launch of advanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation as an integrated feature of its Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) service. This latest enhancement supports Neos’s growing secure networking proposition and responds directly to the demands of public sector and private businesses for resilient, high-capacity internet access with built-in security.

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Sateliot Selects Alen Space to Build Next Five Satellites

Telecom Talk

Spanish 5G satellite connectivity operator Sateliot said it has entrusted the manufacture of its next five satellites to the Spanish firm Alen Space. The new satellites, scheduled for launch in 2026, are a key part of Sateliot’s strategy to establish a global, dual-use 5G satellite connectivity network, serving both civilian and defence applications.

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TurkNet, SOCAR Fiber to integrate network along TANAP pipeline

Developing Telecoms

TurkNet and SOCAR Fiber announced on Thursday they have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to integrate their fibre optic networks along the TANAP natural gas pipeline to expand TurkNet's fibre business and fortify Turkey’s internet backbone.

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Airtel, Jio, Vi, BSNL Enable Intra-Circle Roaming in Flood-Hit Himachal Pradesh

Telecom Talk

Telecom operators including Jio, Airtel , Vodafone Idea (Vi), and BSNL have activated Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) in Thunag Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, following massive disruption caused by flash floods and cloudbursts earlier this week. The move comes after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued an emergency directive on July 2, asking all operators to enable ICR to keep services running in flood-affected zones.

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Ecobank and Google Cloud collaborate on financial services in Africa

Developing Telecoms

Pan-African financial services group Ecobank and cloud computing services company Google Cloud have announced what they call a groundbreaking collaboration aimed at transforming financial services with advanced analytics and AI and driving digital empowerment across Africa.

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Let’s Encrypt begins issuing IP address certificates

Telecoms Tech News

Let’s Encrypt, the non-profit certificate authority, is now issuing certificates for IP addresses following years of requests for the feature. The certificate authority previously only issued certificates for domain names, forcing users requiring IP address certificates to seek alternatives from the limited number of certificate authorities offering this option.

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4iG to acquire MVNO Netfone, announces IT unit merger

Developing Telecoms

Hungarian telecoms operator 4iG has announced plans to acquire mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Netfone Telecom, in a move to strengthen its market position and expand its customer reach in Hungary.

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BEAD bets big on CBRS and 6GHz bands, so why is Congress gutting them?

Light Reading

The NTIA's BEAD program has been overhauled to potentially shift billions from fiber networks to unlicensed fixed wireless, but a move by Congress to auction off the spectrum needed for those networks puts their future at risk.

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MobiFone launches Saymee brand for Gen Z on Amdocs platform

Developing Telecoms

Vietnamese telco MobiFone has launched a new digital MVNO brand, Saymee, which is aimed at Gen Z subscribers and powered by a cloud-native SaaS platform from software and services provider Amdocs.

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Cox Back On Track with RDOF, Except in Nebraska

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 – Cox Communications is back on track to fulfilling its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund obligations – minus Nebraska. On Monday, Cox, led by Chairman and CEO Alex Taylor , filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission giving an update on its RDOF progress. The mandatory filing showed that the internet-service provider was 99 percent of the way to completing its third year deployment milestone in California, 96 percent of the way in Louisiana, 76

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Safaricom and Sistema.bio support clean energy for Kenya’s farmers

Developing Telecoms

It’s not unusual to hear of operators using renewable energy, but in Kenya Sistema.bio, a biogas and regenerative agriculture platform, and operator Safaricom appear to be donating it to farmers.

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Airtel, Jio and Vi Cheapest 1 Day Validity Data Vouchers

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have some pretty cheap data vouchers available for customers who are looking to get a boost in their data consumption. All of these companies offer multiple one day validity data vouchers. Note that this is not the service validity we are talking about. We are talking specifically and solely about the validity of the data vouchers.

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NTT Data, Cisco and friends seek ways to network quantum computers

Light Reading

The Quantum Datacenter Alliance (QDA) is working on creating networks for the future quantum data center.

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SK Telecom takes on OpenAI with updated LLM

telecoms.com

A lot of AI hopefuls would like to be the next OpenAI, but when it comes to Korea-specific large language models (LLMs), SK Telecom (SKT) is aiming higher.

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Martin County Broadband Partnership provides update to Martin County Board of Commissioners

Blandin on Broadband

The Fairmont Sentinel reports … Celia Simpson, a community and business development specialist with CEDA, gave an update on the Martin County Broadband Partnership program during the Martin County Board of Commissioner meeting on Tuesday. Simpson shared that she has been working with the broadband advisory committee. “Their job is to facilitate access to a 100 download, 20 upload megabytes of internet service to all households and businesses within Martin County,” Simpson said.

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“We need four or five telcos” – India reaffirms support for Vodafone Idea, BSNL

RCR Wireless

The current duopoly in the Indian telecoms market is simply down to deep pockets, at Jio and Airtel, says the government; it wants more competition and has reiterated support for challengers Vodafone Idea and BSNL In sum – what to know: Market diversity – India’s duopoly in telecom is driven by capital needs, not policy, […]

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US Senate passes Klobuchar’s broadband bill – asking FCC to use vetting process for providers getting funding

Blandin on Broadband

KIMT3 reports … The U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act, a significant step toward enhancing broadband access in underserved rural areas. The bill, co-led by Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, mandates the Federal Communications Commission to implement a thorough vetting process for providers seeking federal funding to ensure they can deliver reliable broadband services. “We

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US judge rules Huawei must face charges of fraud and racketeering

Total Telecom

News Charges also include violating US sanctions against Iran, money laundering, and obstruction of justice This week, a US judge has dismissed a request from Huawei to dismiss the majority of charges brought against it by the US government. The indictment, which dates to January 2019, accuses Huawei and various subsidiaries of numerous crimes, including defrauding and misleading financial institutions, stealing intellectual properties from US companies, and money laundering.

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Telcos aren’t greenwashing – good progress, but not good enough

RCR Wireless

Telcos are cutting emissions despite rising data use, but must double its pace to meet 2030 targets. Progress is uneven globally, with supply chains remaining a major hurdle. In sum – what to know: Net-zero progress – mobile industry emissions fell 8% from 2019–2023, but must fall much faster, at a rate of 7.

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Why Diverse Cloud Environments Require Flexible Security

Paloalto Networks

A cloud-agnostic security approach decouples security from the underlying cloud infrastructure, ensuring that security policies and capabilities are universally applicable. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud and more… organizations rely on these cloud service providers (CSPs) for flexibility and agility in the digital age.

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Aileen Ryan: The FCC Must Protect America’s Supply Chains Running on RFID

Broadband Breakfast

Most of us never think twice about how products arrive at store shelves, how online orders reach our doorsteps, or how lifesaving medications are stocked and ready when we need them most. But these everyday conveniences and, at times, critical needs rely on an invisible but essential technology: RAIN RFID. Behind the scenes of America’s retail stores, warehouses, transportation systems, and hospitals, RAIN RFID enables the tracking and authentication of billions of items.

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Electricity tariff spike puts Malaysia's data center hub status at risk

Light Reading

Industry analysts have warned that Malaysia's change in electricity tariff structure could weaken the country's competitiveness as a regional data center hub in Southeast Asia.

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Carr Floats Covering Light Poles in Federal Law

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 – The long fight over light poles continues as FCC Chairman Brendan Carr advocated for specifying what a “pole” means in FCC rules. In a July 2 speech in Sioux Falls, S.D., Carr announced he would ask his FCC colleagues to “revise and update the agency’s pole attachment rules.” Carr indicated he wanted light poles to be used for connecting areas with fiber cables.

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Virtually Speaking Podcast: What’s New with vSphere in VCF 9.0

vmware

In this episode of Virtually Speaking, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson are joined by Harshad Colte and Feidhlim O’Leary to break down the latest vSphere enhancements in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 They explore how vSphere is evolving to support both traditional VM workloads and modern container-based applications—all while improving operational efficiency, scalability, and security.

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Secure Your Business With Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall Solutions

Cisco Wireless

Skip to content Cisco Blogs / Security / Secure Your Business With Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall Solutions July 3, 2025 Leave a Comment Security Secure Your Business With Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall Solutions 3 min read Renato Morais Technology is advancing faster than ever, and with it comes new challenges for businesses trying to stay secure. From hybrid cloud setups to remote work and the rise of AI tools, keeping your organization safe isn’t as simple as it used to be.

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GFiber exec: PON network slicing will lead to more personalized broadband

Light Reading

GFiber and Nokia teamed on a PON slicing trial focused on gaming, and are exploring ways to hand more control to broadband subs. 'We're questioning if the one-size-fits-all pipes are still relevant,' says GFiber's Nick Saporito.

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NHS 10-Year Plan: Digital Transformation at the Heart of a Modern Health Service

Cisco Wireless

The UK Government’s newly unveiled NHS 10-Year Plan is a bold and timely vision for the future of healthcare. Centred around three major “shifts”—from sickness to prevention, from hospital-centric to community-based care, and from analogue to digital—the Plan lays the groundwork for a more resilient and patient-focused NHS.

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EdgeMode and BAIF Merge to Build AI Data Center Powerhouse

VoIP Review

In a significant move, EdgeMode and BlackBerry AIF (BAIF) have entered a merger to elevate their positions in AI infrastructure. Both companies will coordinate a joint venture managing 4.4 gigawatts (GW) of data center capacity across Europe. They aim to have 1 GW ready for development by the end of 2025. This move aligns with the rising demands for AI-driven infrastructure.

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‘Made in Germany’ – DT promises sovereign enterprise cloud under new T Cloud brand

RCR Wireless

Deutsche Telekom has combined the B2B cloud offers from its local operator and integrator units in a bid to offer regional public and private cloud services for European enterprises.

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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Price Goes Below Rs 30000

Telecom Talk

Samsung Galaxy A36 5G launched in India earlier in March. It is a powerful phone and one of the signature A series mid-range premium phones. The Galaxy A36 5G comes with support for Galaxy AI and supports features such as Circle to Search to make it easier for the users to search anything on the screen. One of the highlights of the Galaxy A36 5G was an all-new design language.

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T‑Mobile completes $2 billion 5G expansion in Florida

telecoms.com

T‑Mobile has finished an expansion project in Florida worth $2 billion, which it says means nearly 100% of Floridians are now covered by its 5G network.

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APAC to surpass US as largest colo market: Report

RCR Wireless

The report also noted that 85% of current operational capacity in APAC is colocation-based—significantly higher than in the Americas (60%) and EMEA (75%). In sum, what to know: Asia Pacific will lead in colo – Cushman & Wakefield projects APAC will surpass the U.S. with 23.

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On the ground at SCWS 2025: Real conversations, real challenges and real opportunities

Real Wireless

This year’s Small Cells World Summit (SCWS) brought together a wide range of industry stakeholders to explore how small cell technology continues to evolve and where it’s heading next. During two days of presentations, panel discussions and networking, the event covered everything from enterprise deployments and neutral host models to city connectivity strategies and Open RAN progress.

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Ericsson still looks Armless in cloud RAN, with Intel or nothing

Light Reading

Numerous challenges need addressing before Arm processors can be widely deployed for cloud RAN, says Ericsson in a new paper.

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