Tue.Oct 29, 2024

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Volante Technologies, OMEA and partners continue Africa’s drive to digitise payments

Developing Telecoms

A flurry of deals and agreements underlines the continuing competition for a piece of the still-growing digital payment market in Africa. Some of the big names in the frame in two of the most recent announcements are Standard Bank, Volante Technologies, Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) and Mastercard.

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BSNL Reaches 41000 4G Sites Milestone

Telecom Talk

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has just shared that it has reached a milestone of 41,000 4G sites.

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Digital banking firm Nubank plans MVNO mobile service in Brazil

Developing Telecoms

Brazil-based digital bank platform Nubank announced plans on Tuesday to join Brazil's increasingly crowded mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) space in a bid to expand its portfolio beyond financial services.

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California’s aggressive approach to the digital divide

Total Telecom

Viewpoints California is aggressively attacking the digital divide with investment and a belief in broadband. Here’s why that matters. By Brad Randall, Editor at Broadband Communities As America’s most-populated state, California still has a population density lower than Ohio, despite having a land area nearly four times larger. When we think of the scenes that define the Golden State, we are not incorrect to conjure up images of Beverly Hills, the iconic San Francisco skyline, and the marinas o

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Egyptian govt agencies to create faster telecoms complaint platform

Developing Telecoms

Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (NTRA) said it has signed an agreement with the government’s Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) to create a joint digital platform designed to resolve complaints about telecom services more quickly.

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German fibre market shrinks as Unsere Grune Glasfaser acquires Infrafibre

Total Telecom

News The German fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) provider says the move will allow it to help the company reach its goal of reaching 2.2 million homes Fibre network operator Unsere Grune Glasfaser (UGG) is set to acquire rival operator Infrafibre, including the latter’s subsidiaries Leonet and Breitbandversorgung Deutschland (BBV). The deal will expand UGG’s FTTH footprint by an undisclosed number of homes, contributing to the company’s goal of passing 2.2 million homes with FTTH.

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OpenAI is Developing In-House AI Chip with Broadcom and TSMC: Report

Telecom Talk

OpenAI partners with Broadcom, TSMC, and AMD to develop custom AI chips, diversify suppliers, and optimize cost efficiency for ChatGPT and future AI models.

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Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines sign up for Airbus satcom service

Developing Telecoms

Thai Airways and Turkish Airlines have signed on for Airbus HBC plus Ka-band satellite-supported broadband in-flight connectivity.

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Spectrum aggregation for multi-vendor deployments

Telecoms Tech News

The O-RAN Alliance, a global community driving the open radio access network (O-RAN) ecosystem, has released a report evaluating multiple spectrum aggregation techniques. Initiated and led by Mavenir, the report delves into the technical intricacies of interconnecting Open Distributed Units (O-DUs) for carrier aggregation in multi-vendor deployments.

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Dialog Axiata teams with Barista to launch metaverse café

Developing Telecoms

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata says it has added a café to its metaverse platform “Futureverse” via a collaboration agreement with Sri Lanka’s largest café chain Barista.

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SBA Communications buys 7,000 Millicom sites for $975m 

Total Telecom

News The deal will make SBA Communications “the leading tower company across all of Central America”, according to CEO Brendan Cavanagh Florida-based tower infrastructure company SBA communications has purchased 7,000 telecoms towers situated across South America from Millicom, in a deal worth $795 million. The sites are located in Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, and are expected to bring SBA an annual revenue of $129 million, with $89 million projected in cash flo

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Malaysian digital infrastructure company wins cable vessel contract

Developing Telecoms

OMS Group, a Malaysian subsea digital infrastructure company, has signed a contract with Dutch maritime firm Royal IHC for the construction of a series of cable-laying vessels. OMS is backed by KKR, a global investment firm investing across private markets in every asset class all over the world.

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Smart cities and the neutral host approach

Total Telecom

Interview The neutral host infrastructure model is making waves in UK, not only for its cost efficiency for operators but also for its inherent sustainability. At Connected Britain this year, we spoke to Boldyn Networks’ CTO of UK and Ireland, Sean Keating, about the benefits of a neutral host model and how the private network market in the UK is evolving.

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NEC Launches Private 5G Architecture With Cisco

Telecom Talk

NEC and Cisco are collaborating to deliver private 5G network solution for enterprises, starting in Europe and the Middle East.

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Sparkle Launches Its Network as a Service (NaaS) Product Suite with Quantum-Safe over Internet

Total Telecom

Rome/Dallas, 28 October 2024 Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the pre-order launch of its Quantum Safe over Internet (QSI) service, the first product in its Network as a Service (NaaS) suite which soon will include additional use cases. The announcement is made during the Global NaaS Event (GNE) organized by MEF and currently underway in Dallas, where Sparkle is showcasing the service’s capabilities to the industry th

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NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks Expand Partnership to Launch AI-Powered Cybersecurity Service

Telecom Talk

NTT DATA and Palo Alto Networks unveil a new AI-powered Managed Detection and Response (MXDR) service, designed to enhance cybersecurity for global enterprises.

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UK opens national quantum computing centre 

Total Telecom

News Backed by £93 million from UKRI funding, the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) is envisaged as a centrepiece of the UK’s quantum strategy The UK’s NQCC officially opened last week by Science Minister Lord Vallance. Located at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, the 4,000-square-meter facility will house 12 quantum computers used for further research into quantum technology.

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EE to Expand 5G Standalone Network to 16 New Locations Across the UK

Telecom Talk

British telecommunications service provider EE plans to expand its 5G standalone (SA) network to an additional 16 locations across the

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PODCAST: What California got right about broadband builds

Total Telecom

Podcast Two Lumen representatives joined Beyond the Cable to discuss challenges that make California’s middle-mile build unique and how the state is doing their part assist with timely network builds. Large-scale infrastructure projects can be challenging but, according to Scott Pohlman, of Lumen Technologies, the state of California has worked hard to help providers build networks in a timely fashion.

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Aurionpro Secures Key DC Contracts From Major Hyperscaler in India

Telecom Talk

Aurionpro Solutions secures major data center contracts in India, including an crore edge data center in NCR and consultancy projects in Mumbai and Chennai.

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SBA, American Tower see rise in spending among 5G operators

Light Reading

Although the details are unclear, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile appear to have kickstarted spending on their 5G networks, based on recent commentary from some top executives in the US cell tower industry.

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Infosys Research Reveals Companies Anticipate Up to 40 Percent Productivity Gains from Enterprise AI

Telecom Talk

Enterprises expect an average productivity increase of 15 percent from their current Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, with some anticipating gains

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Shifting cellular traffic trends will prompt investment in improved uplink antenna capabilities (Analyst Angle)

RCR Wireless

5G has continued to expand its presence across markets and drive adoption. 5G adoption in the top 30 cellular markets is accelerating, from 1.52 billion to a forecast 4.20 billion by 2029. As 5G coverage and bandwidth have increased, we have also seen a shift in the applications and usage driving data traffic transmission. Historically, […] The post Shifting cellular traffic trends will prompt investment in improved uplink antenna capabilities (Analyst Angle) appeared first on RCR Wireless

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JioCinema Premium Content Now Available for OTTplay Premium Subscribers

Telecom Talk

OTTplay, India’s AI-based OTT aggregator app, has announced a strategic partnership with JioCinema, expanding its content portfolio.

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Kagan: Some companies see opportunity in FWA and private wireless

RCR Wireless

Decades ago, wireless was a new treasure trove filled with small companies with big ideas and lots of growth opportunity. Today, after years of consolidation, growth and change, things are very different. After starting with lots of small companies, today we now have three major, public wireless networks, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, plus, lots of […] The post Kagan: Some companies see opportunity in FWA and private wireless appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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TRAI Sets December 1st Deadline for Stricter SMS and Call Traceability Measures

Telecom Talk

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) announced it has implemented a series of significant measures to curb spam calls and SMS.

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Telecom East: Rebooting mobile's fortunes

Light Reading

In this episode, Light Reading contributing editor Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien, analyst-in-chief at Delta Analysis, discuss what KKR's entry into cable construction might mean for the subsea business. This episode also features an interview with author William Webb, who says the mobile industry needs to focus on cost-effective coverage rather than expensive new capabilities.

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Meta Develops AI Search Engine to Reduce Dependence on Google and Bing: Report

Telecom Talk

Meta Platforms is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI)-based search engine as it looks to reduce its dependence on

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AI in 6G: A ‘pervasive’ view

RCR Wireless

Artificial intelligence is expected to play a major role in future 6G systems, to the point that 6G is already being talked about as an “AI-native” technology, with a holistic and pervasive approach to integrating and using AI within the network, as well as enabling more AI adoption. But what does an AI-native telecommunications system […] The post AI in 6G: A ‘pervasive’ view appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Google Expands AI Overviews to Over 100 Countries, Adds Hindi Language Support

Telecom Talk

Google expands its AI Overviews to 100+ countries, adding support for multiple languages like English, Hindi, and Spanish.

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Eurobites: Ericsson helps Telstra 5G gear drift off

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Orange partners with Mastercard for mobile money in Sub-Saharan Africa; DT probes Germans' attitudes to GenAI; VMO2 helps connect low-income people.

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Airtel to Migrate to Standalone 5G FWA by December

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel plans to shift to Standalone (SA) 5G for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) by December 2024.

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‘There’s no clean AI strategy without a clean data strategy’

RCR Wireless

Blue Planet sees AI as a spectrum of technologies collectively driving network automation forward In a wide-ranging discussion with RCR Wireless News, Gabriele di Piazza, vice president of products, alliances and architectures with Blue Planet by Ciena, immediately made the point that AI is a “spectrum of technologies,” many of which have been battle hardened […] The post ‘There’s no clean AI strategy without a clean data strategy’ appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Grok AI Gets Image Understanding Capabilities

Telecom Talk

Grok, an AI (artificial intelligence) tool or AI chatbot available for premium subscribers of X has received a fresh capability.

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Revolutionizing Dairy Farming with Digital Solutions

Cisco Wireless

Cisco, in collaboration with its partners Rhône Élevage, NXO, and Ineso, has developed an innovative solution for dairy farmers to address the challenges posed by rising temperatures due to climate change. This solution has the potential to benefit not only French farmers but also farmers across Europe.

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Gemini 2.0 Expected to Come Soon, What You Should Know

Telecom Talk

Gemini 2.0 is expected to go live soon. Gemini is a chatbot from Google.

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AT&T and Feds Disagree on Whether Government ‘Provides’ USF Money

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024 – AT&T subsidiary Wisconsin Bell last week reiterated its argument to the Supreme Court that telecom companies should not be hit with tougher fines for fraudulent reimbursement requests to a major broadband subsidy program.  The company is seeking to overturn a Seventh Circuit ruling that found the False Claims Act applies to reimbursements from the E-Rate program, a broadband subsidy for schools and libraries funded by the $8-billion-per-year Universal

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