Over 1,500 5G BTS Deployed in India During August 2024
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Check out the latest update on India’s 5G infrastructure with a detailed report on the August 2024 deployment of 1,739 new Base Transceiver Stations (BTS).
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Intel presses pause on European chip fabs
Total Telecom
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
News The news follows Intel’s disappointing Q2 results last month US chipmaker Intel has said it will pause its plans for new chip factories in Germany and Poland for two years, citing lower-than-expected demand and financial pressures. Intel had announced plans to build a €30 billion factory in Magdeburg, Germany, and a €4.6 billion facility in Wrocław, Poland in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
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Vodacom unveils cloud-based smartphone to spur 4G migration
Developing Telecoms
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Vodacom South Africa unveiled a cloud-based phone in a bid to equip more subscribers with affordable smartphones and migrate them to modern 4G networks.
FCC fines AT&T $13m over 2023 data breach
Total Telecom
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
News The regulator said the operator had not done enough to protect consumer data This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a settlement with telco giant AT&T, fining them $13 million for their lack of oversight over customers’ data security. Back in January 2023, bad actors gained access to the data of 8.9 million AT&T customers via a cyberattack on an unnamed third-party cloud vendor.
Telkomsel lands deals in Indonesia’s connected car and EV sectors
Developing Telecoms
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel has signed two separate deals to boost its presence in the local auto market, including IoT and Wi-Fi connectivity for connected cars and a digital ecosystem for electric vehicles (EVs).
Vodafone ads banned over misleading claims
Total Telecom
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
News The decision from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) follows a complaint from rival telco BT This week, Vodafone Group has been ordered by the ASA to discontinue a trio of recent ads, with the regulator calling the ads “misleading” The ads, which were challenged by Vodafone’s rival BT, claim that customers could “switch from BT to Vodafone and get the same broadband for less”.
Meta plans massive carbon credits purchase in Latin America
Developing Telecoms
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Internet giant and Facebook owner Meta is planning to buy carbon credits in Latin America. But what does this mean? And will it really help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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Telecom Fiji taps Kordia to build transmission route for Vanua Levu
Developing Telecoms
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Telecom Fiji says it has signed a partnership deal with New Zealand-based critical communication solutions firm Kordia to install a new transmission network for the northern island of Vanua Levu.
Virgin Media O2 Partners with EkkoSense to Reduce Data Centre Cooling Costs
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Virgin Media O2 partners with EkkoSense to reduce data centre cooling costs by over GBP 1 Million annually, cutting 760 tonnes of CO2 emissions through AI-driven software and real-time IoT insights.
Intel’s financial problems may affect its Poland and Malaysia operations
Developing Telecoms
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The financial difficulties faced by tech giant Intel seem likely to hit its operations in a number of regions, including Poland and Malaysia, with delays likely for chip-related operations in both countries.
Telecom Fiji Partners with Kordia to Enhance North Transmission Network
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Telecom Fiji is partnering with New Zealand service provider Kordia, specialising in critical communications, to implement its North transmission network
Nokia and iSAT Africa to enhance rural coverage in Liberia
Developing Telecoms
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Nokia has announced a strategic partnership with iSAT Africa to enhance rural connectivity in Liberia.
Oi Deploys Software to Enhance In-Home Wi-Fi Performance in Brazil
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Brazilian broadband service provider Oi has deployed Nokia’s Corteca software suite to manage its Wi-Fi CPE devices installed in customers’
HCLTech AI Force™ integrates with Anthropic Claude 3 in Amazon Bedrock
HCL Tech
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
HCLTech AI Force™ integrates with Anthropic Claude 3 in Amazon Bedrock siddhartha_bhatnagar Wed, 09/18/2024 - 07:15 NEW YORK and NOIDA, India, Sept 18, 2024 — HCLTech , a leading global technology company, today announced the integration of its patented software engineering lifecycle acceleration and augmentation platform, HCLTech AI Force ™, with Anthropic Claude 3 Haiku in Amazon Bedrock.
iSAT Africa to Deploy Around 200 Sites for Expanding Rural Coverage in Liberia
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Communications services provider iSAT Africa has partnered with Nokia to enhance rural connectivity in Liberia, aiming to bridge the digital
How Huawei and open RAN misfires hurt Ericsson, Nokia and telcos
Light Reading
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Despite the purported efforts to foment competition, the market for RAN products looks more concentrated than ever in parts of the world.
5G’s Success Relies on Mid-Band Spectrum Globally
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
5G's success depends a lot on the mid-band spectrum. Telecom operators globally have deployed 5G in the mid-band spectrum to offer services to consumers.
FCC opens applications for cybersecurity pilot program
Light Reading
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The FCC opened an application window for schools and libraries to request funding through a three-year, $200 million pilot program to 'defray the costs of eligible cybersecurity services and equipment.
Airtel Launches New Data Pack with 1-Day Validity, Revises Existing Packs
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Bharti Airtel launches a new one-day validity data pack, along with updates to several existing prepaid data plans.
How Vecta Labs is using AI for interference hunting
RCR Wireless
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
As mobile network operators operate under increasingly strict capital and operating budgets, they are not only seeking greater efficiencies, they are looking at smarter tools for highly manual and expensive processes. Vecta Labs is one of a number of companies that is applying artificial intelligence to solving problems in the Radio Access Network. Vecta recently […] The post How Vecta Labs is using AI for interference hunting appeared first on RCR Wireless News.
Vodafone Idea, Airtel Plea for AGR Recalculation Quashed by Supreme Court
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Supreme Court has quashed the curative plea made by the telecom operators for recalculation of AGR (adjusted gross revenue) dues.
Optimizing RAN energy efficiency with AI
Fierce Telecom
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already improved efficiency and reliability across a variety of industries, and is predicted to have a similar impact on cellular technology. | Integrating generative AI into RAN allows CSPs to adapt to user experience and energy efficiency goals — cost-effectively, reliably, and sustainably.
Bharti Airtel Completes Additional Spectrum Deployment in Kolkata
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Bharti Airtel today announced that it has completed the deployment of additional spectrum in Kolkata.
T-Mobile says UScellular deal will help fend off the cable mobile boogeyman
Light Reading
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
T-Mobile told the FCC that its proposed deal for UScellular spectrum and customers will help UScellular blunt cable modem competition, particularly in rural areas.
Airtel’s $1 Billion Equipment Order Signifies Importance of 4G in India
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Bharti Airtel will issue fresh equipment orders for 4G to multiple vendors including Samsung, Nokia, and Ericsson.
5G won’t get easier; we’ll get better – Xantaro’s 5G adventures with Nokia, Celona
RCR Wireless
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Want to know how private 5G is faring at the sharp-end of Industry 4.0? Well, you could do worse than ask a battle-hardened system integrator in its original home. Which is what RCR Wireless did, firing off a bunch of questions to Xantaro Group in Hamburg, in Germany, where the whole Industrie 4.0 concept started, […] The post 5G won’t get easier; we’ll get better – Xantaro’s 5G adventures with Nokia, Celona appeared first on RCR Wireless News.
Vodafone Idea Reduces Validity of Rs 666 and Rs 479 Plan
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has reduced the validity of two prepaid plans which cost Rs 666 and Rs 479.
Eurobites: Vodacom offers 'cloud-based phone' to increase device affordability in South Africa
Light Reading
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Connect Europe likes von der Leyen's pro-competition energy; BT gets Vodafone broadband ad pulled; Nokia helps with rural mobile coverage in Liberia.
Samsung Could Make the Exynos Chip on Galaxy A56 Quite Powerful
Telecom Talk
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Samsung is working on the Galaxy A56, the successor to Galaxy A55 which launched earlier this year.
Neos slams Openreach on costly and difficult exchange closures
Light Reading
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Neos Networks' CTOO Matt Rees says his firm and other broadband providers face high costs and disruption amid Openreach's push to close around 4,500 exchanges.
Test and Measurement: Keysight debuts quantum circuit simulation environment
RCR Wireless
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Keysight Technologies said that it has achieved an industry first, in the form of a quantum circuit simulation environment that features frequency-domain magnetic flux quantization. The test company worked with Google Quantum AI on its new Quantum Circuit Simulation (Quantum Ckt Sim) Solution. “In the realm of superconducting quantum circuits, accurately modeling flux quantization is […] The post Test and Measurement: Keysight debuts quantum circuit simulation environment appeared fi
Modern Broadband is a Telecom Service, Says Former FCC Technology Head
Broadband Breakfast
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2024 – Modern broadband should be considered a telecommunications service subject to utility-style regulation, a former Federal Communications Commission staffer told federal judges Tuesday. “Broadband Internet access service is fundamentally different than both dial-up Internet access service and the cable modem service that predominated in the first decade of the 2000s,” wrote Scott Jordan , the FCC’s chief technology officer from 2014-2016, in
Jio experiences widespread network outage in India
RCR Wireless
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The outage affected Reliance Jio Infocomm’s mobile and broadband services Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm, owned by local conglomerate Reliance Industries, experienced a nationwide network outage on September 17, affecting millions of users across India. The outage, which began earlier in the day, was attributed to a fire at one of Jio’s data centers.
Telco-satellite partnerships point the way to a hetnet future
Light Reading
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
SoftBank and Intelsat are aiming for seamless satellite-mobile global connectivity – but why not fully embrace the potential of hetnets?
Routed Optical Networking Continues to Transform the Industry
Cisco Wireless
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Learn why Cisco Routed Optical Networking has been deployed by more than 200 customers who have increased capacity, reduced energy consumption, and lowered network costs complexity, and footprint.
AT&T to pay $13 million to settle cloud breach
RCR Wireless
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The FCC says AT&T is “strengthening its data governance practices” The U.S. Federal Communications Commission today (Sept. 17) announced that AT&T will pay $13 million to settle an investigation associated with a customer data breach made public in July. The settlement is related to a hacking incident that impacted nearly all subscribers and occurred during […] The post AT&T to pay $13 million to settle cloud breach appeared first on RCR Wireless News.
Vodacom South Africa launches $14 cloud-based smartphone
telecoms.com
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Vodacom South Africa is offering a type of souped-up feature phone powered by the cloud, which allows for some smartphone functionality in a device selling for US$13.93.
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