Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News The railway line could improve the connectivity for thousands of rural households The High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway project could significantly enhance broadband connectivity in rural areas, according to a new analysis released today from High Speed 2 Ltd, a non-departmental public body run by the UK Department for Transport. As part of the railway deployment plan for HS2, mobile and broadband providers would be offered access to spare capacity in the 2,000km of fibre cabling and 80 tele

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 9, 2024

Pan-African operator group Axian Telecom poached MTN Nigeria COO Hassan Jaber (pictured) as its new group CEO, as the challenger operator continues to compete on the continent.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is 23.15% owned by the central government.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

Total Telcom is delighted to announce the shortlisted entrants to this year’s Connected Britain Awards ! With a record number of submissions, this year’s competition has been more competitive than ever. We would like to thank all those who entered the competition and offer our congratulations to those who have made the shortlist this year.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 9, 2024

Hard on the heels of recent headlines made by China’s plans to launch a rival to the Starlink service has comes news of an incident that certainly wasn’t part of those plans.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News The launch comes ahead of “Call Before You Dig” day on August 11 Verizon has rolled out a new program aimed at protecting its fibre infrastructure from accidental damage during construction and excavation projects, ahead of the nationwide “Call Before You Dig” day on August 11. Each year, many fibre lines are unintentionally cut by homeowners and others digging around network sites, leading to connectivity issues for customers that can last from a few hours to sever

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 9, 2024

African technology business Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the official launch of the first Microsoft Azure Stack in Uganda.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News Alongside the fresh investment, the company says it will expand the business unit by 120 roles In recent years, Vodafone Germany delivered lacklustre results for Vodafone Group, notably struggling to retain market share versus its major domestic rivals, Deutsch Telekom and Telefonica Deutschland. A ray of light, however, has been their B2B business arm, which has grown considerably, now accounting for around 20% of the company’s total service revenue.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 9, 2024

On August 8th, operations commenced at Yangtze Optics Mexico Cable S.A. de C.V. in Mexico’s Jalisco State, marking the establishment of Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company's (YOFC) first production facility in the nation.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

News The news follows from the European Union’s similar decision earlier this month This week, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given HPE’s proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks for $14 billion the go ahead. The CMA has not yet published the reasoning behind its decision, but released a statement saying the regulator had “cleared the anticipated acquisition by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company of Juniper Network Inc.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Latin American smartphone market recorded a fourth consecutive quarter of growth after being fuelled by affordable devices.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Google Cloud are launching sovereign and edge cloud services in Indonesia, enhancing AI and data capabilities while adhering to stringent data residency and privacy regulations.

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Developing Telecoms

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) has announced this week the establishment of a mobile phone tower manufacturing facility in Egypt at the group's Aircraft Factory.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

American telecommunications company Verizon has announced the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to protect its

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Light Reading

AUGUST 9, 2024

Mobile, pay-TV and broadband sub losses continued at EchoStar/Dish in Q2 2024. The company is conserving cash, but analysts say the company could go bankrupt – possibly by late 2024 – unless it can raise more cash.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

Rakuten Mobile will raise up to USD 2 billion through a sale and leaseback deal with Macquarie Asset Management to enhance liquidity and fast-track profitability.

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Light Reading

AUGUST 9, 2024

This week in broadband builds: Bluepeak invests in Texas; Conexon Connect goes live for Washington EMC; Brightspeed expansions underway; Vexus launches in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Metronet gets halfway to Waterloo – and more.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

Bharti Airtel-owned Airtel Payments Bank is growing its business rapidly in India. Airtel Payments Bank said that its monthly transacting users rose to 88 million during the quarter.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 9, 2024

US gold mining company Newmont Corporation is to junk Wi-Fi in favour of 5G on its remote controlled and autonomous machinery at its major mining operations in Australia, Africa, Latin America, and North America. The decision comes after a private 5G trial with Ericsson at its Cadia mine in New South Wales, in Australia, and […] The post Mining company Newmont green-lights private 5G from Ericsson at all global sites appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

MTN Group, a pan-African telecom company, informed shareholders this week that it has completed the sale of its smaller West

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 9, 2024

DENVER, August 9, 2024 – State broadband and industry leaders must work together to build internet exchange points (IXP) in locations where they do not exist in the United States, urged experts at a Mountain Connect conference on Wednesday. IXPs are distinct from data centers, which are sometimes criticized for their large energy consumption.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) is offering customers three data vouchers with which they get the OTT (over-the-top) benefits of Disney+ Hotstar and SonyLIV.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 9, 2024

After a decade of serving as chief operating officer and part of the executive board of Rohde & Schwarz, Peter Riedel (pictured below) is retiring from the company, citing personal reasons. Riedel, who took the COO role in 2014, will maintain a role as an advisor to the company. “After nearly 36 years at Rohde & […] The post Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz’s COO retires appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 9, 2024

Samsung's Galaxy S24 comes with a 6.2-inch FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2x screen with variant refresh rates from 1Hz to 120Hz.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 9, 2024

Vodafone initially launched 5G Standalone technology in the country in 2023 Some 39% of companies in the U.K are ready to invest in 5G Standalone (5G SA) right now, with 14% expecting to invest in this technology within 12 months, according to recent research by Vodafone. Vodafone noted that 93% of the companies surveyed said […] The post Vodafone research shows UK companies are ready to adopt 5G SA appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Cisco Wireless

AUGUST 9, 2024

August 9 marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Learn how the Cisco Networking Academy community elevates through education with these inspiring success stories.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 9, 2024

Boldyn Networks noted that it has deployed a private network at the BASF facilities in Tarragona Network infrastructure company Boldyn Networks said it has deployed what it claims to be the first private 5G network in the chemical industry in Spain, amid a heightened focus on its strategic footprint in the European country. Boldyn said […] The post Boldyn Networks expands in the Spanish market appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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VoIP Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

GoTo Harnesses Generative AI to Enhance Customer Experience GoTo’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, Olga Lagunova, highlights the transformative power of generative AI in enhancing both customer and employee experiences. GoTo uses AI to boost productivity, streamline operations, and address business challenges. Lagunova emphasizes AI’s role in centralizing human interaction and shares customer feedback on its positive impact.

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Light Reading

AUGUST 9, 2024

As the wireless communications industry prepares for the next generation in mobile connectivity with the expected introduction of 6G by the end of this decade, it is important to leverage experiences with 4G and 5G. Moving to 6G gives us a key opportunity to redesign network architecture for improved efficiency, scalability and agility in delivering network services.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 9, 2024

Airtel had ended the previous fiscal quarter with 72 million customers in the 5G field Indian telco Bharti Airtel ended its first fiscal quarter of 2025 on June 30, with a total of 90 million 5G subscribers, the telco’s managing director, Gopal Vittal, said during a conference call with investors. The executive noted that the […] The post Airtel ends June with 90 million 5G customers appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 9, 2024

August 1, 2024 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced August 1 that it received 227 applications for the second round of its Wireless Innovation Fund, which sought nearly $3 billion to support advancements in wireless equipment.  The Wireless Innovation Fund, a 10-year grant program, provides up to $420 million to enhance and commercialize open radio units, critical components of cellular networks that transmit and receive signals.

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Light Reading

AUGUST 9, 2024

Vodafone UK says 39% of surveyed companies indicate they are ready to invest in 5G standalone services.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 9, 2024

August 9, 2024 – Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nokia announced Thursday that it self-certified that its fiber products manufactured in the U.S. meet the updated compliance requirements for the Build America, Buy America program announced July 30.  BABA requires that manufactured products funded by the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act are American-sourced and that the cost of components of the products that are manufactured in the U.S. meet or exceed 55 percent of t

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Light Reading

AUGUST 9, 2024

Google Fiber has inked a deal to build a network in Lawrence, Kansas, starting next year. The move will pit the company against broadband incumbents AT&T and Midco.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 9, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2024 – Broadcasters are urging the Federal Communications Commission to extend the comment period on new AI disclosure rules for political ads, arguing that rushing the process could disrupt the 2024 election cycle. On Thursday, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Motion Picture Association filed for an extension of the comment period for an FCC proposal that mandates both on-air and written disclosures in broadcasters' political files for AI-genera

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Communication 89

Light Reading

AUGUST 9, 2024

"Significant overture" received from potential buyer for Foxtel pay-TV business, says News Corp. CEO.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 9, 2024

Anyone in networking understands that bandwidth growth is a constant. We’ve had to adapt to meet the increasing demand from consumers for data; from the now-minor transmission of email to the streaming of videos in 4k to the access and analysis of big data, the key to a seamless digital experience has always been bandwidth. […] The post AI’s role in revolutionizing submarine network connectivity (Reader Forum) appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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