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Liberty Costa Rica, Claro invest $32.5m in 5G spectrum

Developing Telecoms

Liberty Costa Rica and Claro have each paid $16.2 million for 5G spectrum rights, marking a major step toward launching commercial 5G services in the Central American nation.

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Boldyn Networks Expands Into Germany with Smart Mobile Labs Acquisition

Telecom Talk

Boldyn Networks, a shared network infrastructure provider, has announced an agreement to acquire Germany-based Smart Mobile Labs (SML), a provider

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FullFibre and Zzoomm merger creates a UK full-fibre leaderĀ 

Telecoms Tech News

FullFibre and Zzoomm have announced plans to merge. Once operational, the combined entity will boast a formidable networkencompassing approximately 600,000 properties with ready service access and more than 65,000 active customers. The merger brings together FullFibre, a wholesale full-fibre network operator with its in-house retail ISP arm BeFibre, and Zzoomm, an established and fast-growing player.

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BSNL 5G: 3 Companies Bid to Rollout 5G SA in Delhi

Telecom Talk

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has seen interest from three companies for rolling out its 5G SA (standalone) network in Delhi.

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Axiata and Sinar Mas to collaborate on digital transformation in SEA

Developing Telecoms

Axiata and Sinar Mas announced on Tuesday they have signed two Letters of Intent (LOIs) one to jointly explore digital transformation opportunities in Southeast Asia, and the other confirming the planned merger of Indonesian telcos XL Axiata and Smartfren.

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BSNL Confirms Deployment of 2000+ 4G Sites in Telangana

Telecom Talk

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has confirmed deploying 2000+ 4G sites in Telangana.

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Astranis taps SpaceX for next MicroGEO launch in 2025, including Thaicom-9

Developing Telecoms

Start-up satellite manufacturer and operator Astranis announced on Monday it has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five more of its MicroGEO broadband satellites later this year.

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DNB and EDOTCO bring indoor 5G to major Malaysian airport

Developing Telecoms

Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), Malaysias 5G network provider, and EDOTCO Group, the national digital infrastructure provider, say they have successfully completed the installation of 5G in-building solutions (IBS) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and KLIA terminal 2 (KLIA2).

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BSNL Voice and SMS Only Plans Listed

Telecom Talk

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, didn’t need to bring new voice and SMS-only plans.

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FullFibre and Zzoomm merge in latest altnet consolidation move

Total Telecom

News The newly merged business will be one of the UKs largest altnets with over 600,000 properties passed with fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) Today, UK fibre altnets FullFibre and Zzoomm have announced they will merge their operations. The deal will make the nearly combined entity one of the UKs largest alternative fibre networks, with over 600,000 properties ready for service and over 65,000 existing customers.

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Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Ideaā€™s Revised Voice and SMS-Only Plans Listed

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), three Indian private telecom operators, have all unveiled their revised Voice and

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Indosat and AIonOS to develop AI for tourism, agriculture and talent

Developing Telecoms

Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison said on Monday it has signed a MoU with Indian AI firm AIonOS a joint venture between InterGlobe and Assago Group to develop AI for smart agriculture, AI talent development and tourism in Indonesia.

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India Set to Become a Global Leader in 6G, Says Ericsson India Executive: Report

Telecom Talk

India is rapidly becoming a global leader in 5G, with over 460,000 BTS installed. Discover how 5G is transforming rural areas, driving innovation, and shaping India's future in 6G technology.

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WIOCC and Nigerian ministry partner to boost digital economy

Developing Telecoms

Nigerias Federal Ministry of Communications Innovation & Digital Economy (FMCIDE) and WIOCC Group, a provider of digital infrastructure and connectivity solutions, have announced a strategic partnership.

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Realme GT 7 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Elite Price Already Cut in India

Telecom Talk

Realme GT 7 Pro is a flagship phone from Realme that packs a powerful performance for the users driven by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite.

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Kagan: The secret sauce behind ITEXPO #TechSuperShow growth

RCR Wireless

For more than nearly four decades, I have sat on panel discussions and given speeches at trade shows, corporate meetings, conferences and more. I have watched the ITEXPO #TechSuperShow grow, year after year for roughly a quarter century.

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Isomorphic Labs to Begin Trials for AI-Designed Drug by Year-End: Report

Telecom Talk

Isomorphic Labs, a drug discovery startup owned by Google's parent Alphabet, will have its first AI-designed drug enter clinical trials by the end of 2025.

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For Ericsson boss, 'evolutionary' 6G puts end to Gs cycle

Light Reading

The next mobile standard, likely to appear in 2030, will not be accompanied by the capital expenditure spike of previous generations, says Ericsson's CEO.

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BBIX Selects Nokia for 400GE Network Upgrade

Telecom Talk

Internet Exchange company BBIX has selected Nokia’s IP routing technology to upgrade its network to 400GE to meet the demand

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Learn to Troubleshoot Like a Pro on Cisco U.

Cisco Wireless

The Troubleshooting Cisco Enterprise Networking Solutions (ENTSH) Learning Path is now available in Cisco U., born from the popular TSHOOT course of pre-2020.

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Bharti Airtel Enhances Network for 48th Kolkata Book Fair

Telecom Talk

Airtel strengthens its network infrastructure for the 48th International Kolkata Book Fair with dedicated sites, ensuring seamless connectivity for millions of attendees.

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Verizon banks on network, data center investments for an AI-everywhere future

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Verizon's AI Connect scheme will stitch together data center colocation and edge computing resources, plus Verizon's fiber and 5G network infrastructure, to support AI workloads and the shift to AI inferencing.

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Vivo Could Launch Vivo V50 and Vivo Y19e in India Soon: Report

Telecom Talk

Vivo, a Chinese smartphone maker, is expected to launch two new smartphones for the Indian market soon.

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Here's why AT&T's CEO quietly cheered DeepSeek

Light Reading

China's DeepSeek could ultimately lead to a reduction in the cost of AI services. That could have significant implications for telecom network operators like AT&T.

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Meta Plans to Invest up to USD 65 Billion in AI in 2025

Telecom Talk

Meta has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for AI in 2025, aiming to position itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. With plans to serve over 1 billion people through its Meta AI assistant, the company is doubling down on its mission to make AI ubiquitous and transformative.

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Texas Awards $424.6 million in Broadband Deployment Grants

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 – Texas has taken a big step forward in connecting underserved residents with high-speed broadband. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Wednesday that he will be awarding $701.9 million to Texas counties, with $424.6 million of that already in agreements with ISPs.  The funding is round two of the Texas Broadband Development Office’s Bring Online Opportunities to Texas (BOOT) program, which hopes to close the digital divide gap by bringing high-sp

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Indosat and AIonoS Forge AI Partnership to Transform Indonesiaā€™s Digital Ecosystem

Telecom Talk

AIonOS and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), Indonesia's telecom provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to transform Indonesia's AI ecosystem.

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Gopalan is the heir apparent to Sievert at T-Mobile

Light Reading

Srinivasan Gopalan, a Deutsche Telekom executive, will take over as T-Mobile's COO in the US in March. That's the same job that Mike Sievert had before he became the company's current CEO.

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Nothing Phone 3a Could be Announced on March 4, 2025

Telecom Talk

Nothing is all set to launch a new phone on March 4, 2025. The company has announced the launch event via its official website.

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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek panics US and the rest of the world

telecoms.com

Tiny Chinese company DeepSeek claims to be competing with the likes of OpenAI at a fraction of the cost, leading to fears that the AI bubble is set to burst.

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North American market growth carried Ericsson in 2024

RCR Wireless

Ericsson reported a remarkable 54% market growth in North America in Q4 2024 Ericssons final quarter in 2024 showed rising sales for the first time in eight quarters, a feat it owes almost entirely to North America, and perhaps AT&T, more specifically.

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AT&T adds more fiber and FWA subs as copper retirement looms

Light Reading

Fiber and FWA gains boosted AT&T's consumer broadband business in Q4. Meanwhile, AT&T's copper retirement plan is moving forward amid FCC approval for AT&T to start the copper service shutdown process in about 1,300 wire centers.

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Rockwell buys Canadian industrial AMR outfit ClearpathĀ Robotics

RCR Wireless

Rockwell Automation has acquired Canadian industrial robotics outfit Clearpath Robotics for an undisclosed fee. The deal includes the Ontario firms namesake research division, developing autonomous technology for the innovation market, as well as its industrial division OTTO Motors, which makes autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling inside manufacturing and warehouse facilities.

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Eurobites: Can the copper, BT tells UK critical infrastructure providers

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: TalkTalk hit by data breach; Nokia defends LINX against DDoS attacks; Storm owyn disrupts UK mobile services.

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UK working on CBRS-style dynamic spectrum assignment

RCR Wireless

Moves in the UK to open tranches of the 1.8 GHz, 3.8-4.2 GHz, and upper 6 GHz bands for dynamic spectrum assignment (DSA) in the UK, akin to the popular CBRS scheme at 3.55-3.

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AT&T to Start Copper Retirement Process at 25 Percent of Wire Centers

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 – AT&T aims to start the process of retiring phone service at about a quarter of its wire centers in the coming weeks, the company’s CEO said Monday. “Within the next few weeks, we will make detailed filings with the FCC to stop selling legacy products at about 1,300 wire centers,” AT&T CEO John Stanley said on the wireless giant’s earnings call.

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Nokia lands trio of internet exchange upgrade projects

telecoms.com

Nokia has been drafted in for network upgrades at three internet exchanges around the world BBIX in Japan, LINX in the UK and ESpanix in Spain.

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