Mon.Mar 10, 2025

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PEACE cable cut could be a long-term problem

Developing Telecoms

The PEACE subsea cable cut in the Red Sea, reported by a number of news outlets early last week, could be a long-term issue, with repairs taking months.

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Vodafone Idea Faces Setback as Govt Denies Rs 6,090 Crore Bank Guarantee Relief: Report

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea (Vi) reportedly received no relief from the government regarding the Rs 6,090 crore bank guarantee that must be

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IDATE presents four major awards to leading global operators

Developing Telecoms

During MWC 2025, a leading European consulting company, IDATE, held the Green All-optical Network Forum 2025. During the forum, IDATE presented four major awards to 16 worlds leading operators.

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Airtel Developing Tech to Curb Online Scams, Calls for OTT Regulation: Report

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel is developing cutting-edge technology to combat SMS and call-based fraud, focusing on OTP and phishing link protection.

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Astrum Mobile taps SWISSto12 to build D2D satellite for APAC

Developing Telecoms

Aspiring direct-to-device (D2D) satellite player Astrum Mobile said on Monday it has contracted Switzerland-based satellite manufacturer SWISSto12 to build its NEASTAR-1 satellite that will provide 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) broadcast services across Asia-Pacific.

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Vodafone Idea Fails to Provide Rs 6,090 Crore Bank Guarantee to DoT: Report

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea (Vi) missed the March 10, 2025, deadline to submit a Rs 6,090.7 crore bank guarantee or cash payment to DoT for the 2015 spectrum auction shortfall.

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VNPT and Visa team to boost digital payments and finance in Vietnam

Developing Telecoms

Vietnamese telco VNPT announced on Sunday that its digital services unit, VNPT-Media, has signed a partnership deal with Visa to develop advanced digital payment solutions and boost financial inclusion for consumers and SMBs in Vietnam.

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Kacific and Paksat team to sell satellite broadband in Pakistan

Developing Telecoms

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group announced on Tuesday it is partnering with satellite operator Paksat International and Pakistans national space agency, the Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), to expand high-speed, affordable satellite internet across the country.

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OnePlus is Replacing the Alert Slider with a Button

Telecom Talk

Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus recently took to the company's community forum and announced that they are dropping the Alert Slider.

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Oi’s fibre broadband unit reborn as Nio

Developing Telecoms

Hard on the heels of recent news, reported here yesterday , that the long-anticipated sale of financially troubled Brazilian operator Ois fibre broadband unit ClientCo to fibre provider V.tal had gone ahead, the Brazilian market will soon gain a new fibre services player with the launch of Nio.

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Jio Affordable Mobile Plans that Would Suit Gamers

Telecom Talk

Jio's plans are also the most affordable when compared with the other private telecom companies that offer 4G and 5G.

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Indonesia to get its first multi-cloud SaaS observability platform

Developing Telecoms

Tencent Cloud and TrueWatch have announced a partnership to launch what is said to be Indonesia's first multi-cloud SaaS observability platform.

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Airtel Exclusive POCO M7 5G Smartphone Announced at Rs 9,249

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel users looking for an affordable 5G smartphone to enjoy complimentary Unlimited 5G data, here’s another device being offered

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MWC25: Artificial Intelligence, but no artifice? Our Editorial Team's Impressions

Developing Telecoms

And with that, Mobile World Congress Barcelona is over for another year - so how did it stack up compared to previous years? Our editorial team gives their impressions.

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Reliance Jio Prepaid Plans: Updated Recharge Options for March 2025

Telecom Talk

Check the latest Reliance Jio prepaid plans in 2025, including unlimited 5G data, entertainment packs, and budget-friendly recharge options.

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Challenging Ericsson is 'suicide,' says Airspan's CEO

Light Reading

Airspan is fatter from two major acquisitions and a completely restructured business. But the company's CEO is not planning to go head-to-head against market heavyweights like Ericsson and Nokia.

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Foxconn Unveils Its First LLM FoxBrain to Optimise Manufacturing

Telecom Talk

Foxconn introduces FoxBrain, its first large language model (LLM) built on Meta's Llama 3.1, featuring 70 billion parameters and optimised GPU training.

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Nokia's moonshot misfires

Light Reading

For years, Nokia has been boasting of the private network it will run on the moon. But the mission to land that network, on an Intuitive Machines robot, has ended in failure.

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India’s AI Sector Could Surpass 2.3 Million Job Openings by 2027, Says Bain and Company

Telecom Talk

Indias AI job market is booming, but a major talent shortage threatens growth. A Bain & Company report reveals a widening AI skills gap worldwide, with urgent reskilling needed to meet rising demand.

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Morocco

HCL Tech

With presence in 60 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, were rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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iQOO Goes a Step Further in Testing and Certifying its Phones in India

Telecom Talk

iQOO, a sub-brand of Vivo, has gone a step beyond regular testing and certification of its phones before launching them in the Indian market.

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Visionary Broadband Expands Service 10,000 Rural Homes

Broadband Breakfast

March 10, 2025 – Visionary Broadband, and Internet Service Provider, said on March 1 that it had extended its high-speed broadband service to more than 10,000 homes across Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. The company said it focused last year on expanding internet access in underserved areas across the west with economic and geographic barriers, providing residents with improved access to remote work, education, healthcare, and emergency services.

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AT&T at MWC: Open RAN, AI and more

RCR Wireless

AT&T network CTO Yigal Elbaz on AI, Open RAN and how MWC trends from past years are playing out RCR Wireless News caught up with Yigal Elbaz, AT&T’s SVP of technology and network services and network CTO for AT&T Services, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, to get the latest on what’s happening with the […]

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Eurobites: BT brand will not be EE-clipsed after all – report

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: getting 6G reality-ready; new customer clocks on at Telenor's AI Factory; CityFibre eyes M&A route to network expansion.

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Monday Roundup: Nokia, RadiusDC, SM+

Telecom Ramblings

Three regional projects and one international: Nokia picked up two interesting regional deals to start the week.

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Arm has a RAN plan to end Intel lock-in for Ericsson and Samsung

Light Reading

A new abstraction layer, developed with the apparent support of the UK government, could help RAN vendors move from Intel to Arm.

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Verizon EVP Joe Russo on AI, automation, RAN and RIC

RCR Wireless

Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Verizon put out a good bit of news, most of which speaks broadly to how its laying the groundwork for its long-term network evolution.

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Keppel dives deeper into subsea cable business with Global Marine Group acquisition

Light Reading

Keppel's flagship fund has acquired a 100% stake in Global Marine Group (GMG) as the company looks to grow its presence in the submarine cable business.

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Global Technology Standards: Shaping the Future of 5G Advanced and 6G

Fierce Telecom

5G-Advanced is paving the way for 6G, with AI-driven enhancements, expanded IoT capabilities, and evolving network efficiencies. | 6G is coming, but how will it take shape? Discover how Qualcomm is driving the evolution of wireless standards to power future connectivity. Watch now.

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January 2027 PSTN Switch-Off: What Services Are Affected & Why You Might Need to Act Fast

TechAdvance

January 2027 PSTN Switch-Off: What Services Are Affected & Why You Might Need to Act Fast The countdown is on. By January 2027, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) will be completely switched off. While many businesses assume this wont impact them, the reality is that a wide range of essential services still rely on these ageing networks services that may not have been considered.

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5G, IoT, and Security: Navigating the Future of Connectivity

Fierce Telecom

As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, protecting critical infrastructure is more important than ever. | Cyber threats are targeting IoT and critical infrastructure. Discover how Ceragon delivers end-to-end security solutions to safeguard networks. Watch now.

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FCC gives SpaceX waiver on satellite power emission rules

telecoms.com

US regulator the Federal Communications Commission has granted SpaceX a waiver permitting aggregate out-of-band emissions (OOBE) in the US.

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VMware Fusion & Workstation Going Free: Customer Feedback and New Resources

vmware

Since the announcement that VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation would be available for free starting November 11, 2024, weve seen a positive response from users across commercial, educational, and personal sectors. With this change, users now have access to these desktop hypervisor tools at no cost, and were pleased to see the impact its having. Positive Customer Response and Feedback Since the transition to the free model, weve received valuable feedback from users who have taken advantage of

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The US Super Bowl 5G Connectivity Approach Isn’t a One-Size-Fits-All

Real Wireless

The recent Super Bowl at the Caesars Dome Stadium in New Orleans saw Verizon’s bold and somewhat surprising move encouraging users to turn off WiFi and rely primarily on 5G connectivity. This strategy aimed to showcase the capabilities of Verizons 5G Standalone (SA) network in a high-density environment. Verizon says their customers benefited from 2.4x faster median download speeds and 4.8x faster median upload speeds than their competition.

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Women in STEM: Challenges, opportunities and strategies for success

HCL Tech

Women in STEM: Challenges, opportunities and strategies for success Content Group Article pallavi.parashar Tue, 03/11/2025 - 04:36 Trends Channel Cloud What does it take for a woman to lead a billion-dollar product line in tech? For Siki Giunta, the answer was a mix of courage, self-assessment and a willingness to break the mold. Ahead of the Women in STEM Summit 2025 in Dublin, Siki Giunta ,EVP & Head of Cloud Native CoE at HCLTech reflects on her tech career and the pivotal moments that shaped

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Analyst Insight Series: Gen AI Transforming Advanced Information Retrieval and Agentic AI

vmware

Guest Post by Melissa Incera , S&P Global Market Intelligence This is the final blog in the three-part series on emerging generative AI use cases (read the first and second blog here), a companion to the 451 Research report, Generative AI: Balancing Innovation and Privacy. In the first two installments of our series, we explored how enterprises have quickly moved to harness the capabilities of generative models.

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SVP gets $120M for indoor wireless

Light Reading

Strategic Venue Partners (SVP) said it got $120 million in order to chase the market for indoor wireless networks.