Fri.Nov 08, 2024

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Nokia and Lenovo Partner to Develop AI-Driven Data Center Solutions

Telecom Talk

Nokia and Lenovo have announced a strategic partnership to develop advanced data center networking solutions, integrating AI-ready servers and network automation platforms.

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BT says Labour’s budget will cost company £100m 

Total Telecom

News Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recently announced budget is set to hike up BT’s costs as a result of national insurance payment increases BT released its financial results for the half year ending on 30 September 2024 this week, which showed a mixed bag of developments in a challenging economic landscape. The UK incumbent reported a 3% decline in revenue, primarily driven by issues in non-UK operations and a competitive retail environment.

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India to Allocate Satellite Broadband Spectrum, TRAI to Set Pricing: Report

Telecom Talk

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that spectrum for satellite broadband will be allocated rather than auctioned, contrary to the requests

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AI is crucial for achieving Net Zero goals

Developing Telecoms

At the recent Net Zero Festival in London, the role of AI in the transition towards net zero was the subject of a panel discussion that brought together key thinkers in the sector.

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ADN unleashes new momentum for networks with intelligence

Total Telecom

Viewpoint [Bangkok, Thailand, November 5, 2024] TM Forum, a leading authority in the ICT industry, successfully hosted the Innovate Asia 2024. There, Dr. Philip (Xiaodi) Song, Chief Marketing Officer for Huawei Carrier Business, delivered a keynote speech titled “ADN Unleashes New Momentum for Networks with Intelligence.” He shared details about Huawei’s innovative AI Copilot and Agent applications, designed to help communications service providers (CSPs) evolve towards Autonom

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LMT President warns of potential price rises following merger with Tet

Developing Telecoms

Latvian mobile operator LMT’s President, Juris Binde (pictured, second from right), has stated that price increases will be inevitable if a merger with fixed broadband provider Tet goes ahead—a move that has faced strong opposition from rivals concerned about its impact on market competition.

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Nokia and Dixon Technologies Partner to Manufacture 5G FWA Devices in India

Telecom Talk

Dixon’s subsidiary, Dixon Electro Appliances Private Limited (Dixon Electro), has entered into an agreement with Nokia Solutions and Networks OY

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Airtel CEO Hints at New Structure for Mobile Tariffs to Take ARPU Up

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel's CEO, Gopal Vittal, has hinted at a new tariff structure that the telco wants to move towards in the future.

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Five real-world generative AI use cases

RCR Wireless

What do data center solutions provider see happening in generative AI use cases? LANSDOWNE, Virginia—On a sunny, 77-degree November day amid rolling green lawns not far from northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley, representatives from the data center industry filled a packed ballroom at the Data Center Dynamics Connect Virginia event to discuss the ongoing impact […] The post Five real-world generative AI use cases appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Jio Prepaid Plan with SonyLIV and ZEE5 Combo and Unlimited 5G

Telecom Talk

Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, is offering customers access to OTT (over-the-top) platforms of SonyLIV and ZEE5 with a single prepaid plan.

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AT&T to buy $1 billion in spectrum from UScellular

RCR Wireless

UScellular will sell a chunk of its remaining spectrum assets to AT&T for a little more than $1 billion in cash, including 1,250 million MHz-POPs of 3.45 GHz and 331 million MHz-POPs of 700 MHz B/C block licenses. “We are pleased with the significant value that will be realized in the various transactions recently announced,” […] The post AT&T to buy $1 billion in spectrum from UScellular appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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TM Forum Expands ODA Canvas with Microsoft Azure Integration for Telcos

Telecom Talk

TM Forum and Microsoft partner to expand the Open Digital Architecture (ODA) Canvas, allowing CSPs to build agile, cost-efficient solutions on Microsoft Azure.

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AI drives European IT spending

telecoms.com

The move to artificial intelligence is driving a surge in spending on data centre infrastructure and IT services in Europe, according to new data published by Gartner on Thursday.

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OTTplay Partners with Connect Broadband to Launch OTT Bundled Broadband Plans

Telecom Talk

OTTplay, India’s AI-based OTT recommendation platform, has announced its latest partnership with Quadrant Televentures Limited (Connect Broadband), an Internet Service

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Data traffic growth or decline – there's no upside for telecom

Light Reading

The argument that data traffic growth is slowing has run into opposition, but neither scenario – data boom or data bust – looks advantageous for telecom.

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Grameenphone Teams Up with Ericsson to Advance AI and Automation in Bangladesh

Telecom Talk

Grameenphone, Bangladesh’s largest mobile operator, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ericsson to collaborate and drive innovation in

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GPS Does Need a Backup, Terrestrial Is the Answer – But Which Terrestrial?

Broadband Breakfast

Thanks to Loretta Sanchez and Greg Walden for highlighting America’s critical over-dependence on GPS , and how vulnerable those signals are to many forms of mischief. This is particularly a concern in today’s world of increased great power competition. China, Russia, and others are not nearly as vulnerable to disruption of essential positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) signals from space as we are.

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Airtel Saw Better Response to Tariff Hikes from Users than Expected: CEO

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, recently partook in the tariff hikes of mobile plans implemented in the early Q2 of FY25.

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T-Mobile Sets 5G Uplink Speed Record with Dual Connectivity

VoIP Review

T-Mobile US has set a new benchmark in 5G uplink speeds with their standalone network, using the innovative New Radio Dual Connectivity (5G DC) feature. This groundbreaking achievement increased uplink throughput and capacity, hitting peak speeds of 2.2 Gbps. With 5G DC, T-Mobile aggregated 2.5 GHz and mmWave spectrum, greatly boosting uplink performance.

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Realme GT 7 Pro is Coming to India with Snapdragon 8 Elite on this Date

Telecom Talk

Realme GT 7 Pro, the next flagship phone from Realme is making its way to India.

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A ‘bright spot in gloomy telecoms’ – private 5G sales to reach $6bn by 2027

RCR Wireless

As referenced amid a bunch of stats in the preamble to RCR’s new editorial report on private 5G in Industry 4.0 (see image below), market research firm SNS Telecom & IT, based out of Dubai, has said the private 5G market is one of the “few bright spots in the gloomy telecoms industry”, and suggested […] The post A ‘bright spot in gloomy telecoms’ – private 5G sales to reach $6bn by 2027 appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Saudi Arabia

HCL Tech

With presence in 59 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, we’re rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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BSNL launches tender for 5G infra in New Delhi

RCR Wireless

BSNL plans to leverage the 900 MHz and 3.3GHz frequency bands to deliver 5G SA connectivity at a number of locations in New Delhi Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is paving the way to introduce 5G services in the country by launching a tender to initiate 5G operations in India’s capital New […] The post BSNL launches tender for 5G infra in New Delhi appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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United Kingdom

HCL Tech

With presence in 59 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, we’re rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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Raising CBRS power levels would undermine its vital spectrum sharing capabilities (Reader Forum)

RCR Wireless

At the 13th Americas Spectrum Management Conference, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez acknowledged a fundamental truth about our current spectrum landscape: “In today’s spectrum reality, shared spectrum has to be part of the discussion.” Simply put, no more greenfield spectrum is available, so we must prioritize innovative solutions that allow multiple users to share the same frequencies. […] The post Raising CBRS power levels would undermine its vital spectrum sharing capabi

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Telco spending on RAN infrastructure continues to decline as does mobile traffic growth

IEEE ComSoc

Telco spending on radio access network (RAN) infrastructure, which is the largest share of capex, has dropped sharply in the last couple of years. Last year, it fell 11%, to about $40 billion, according to Informa owned Omdia. For 2024, Omdia predicts another decline of between 7% and 9%. Instead of buying new equipment, telcos have used existing supplies in their where houses.

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US private 5G provider GXC sells to energy and infrastructure outfit Motive Companies

RCR Wireless

Texas-based private 4G/5G provider GXC has agreed its sale to California firm Motive Companies, a provider of renewable energy and infrastructure solutions for industrial and commercial applications. Motive will provide GXC with “substantial resources” to expand its customer base and deliver advanced 5G network services to a broad range of industrial customers, a statement said. […] The post US private 5G provider GXC sells to energy and infrastructure outfit Motive Companies a

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South Africa

HCL Tech

With presence in 59 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, we’re rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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Verizon, EchoStar, Ericsson and others push for more CBRS power

Light Reading

The FCC is considering new rules to govern communications in the 3.5GHz CBRS spectrum band. Verizon, EchoStar, Ericsson and others are urging the agency to raise power level limits.

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Sweden

HCL Tech

With presence in 59 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, we’re rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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Sinch Named an RCS Business Messaging Leader by Juniper Research

VoIP Review

Sinch , which is pioneering the way the world communicates through its Customer Communications Cloud, is pleased to have been named as an Established Leader in RCS Business Messaging by research firm Juniper Research. Sinch has been recognized for its superior product and positioning, and unmatched capacity and capability. Juniper Research scores vendors on a range of factors including but not limited to their geographical reach, depth of partnerships, RCS value-added services, notable RCS depl

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Portugal

HCL Tech

With presence in 59 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, we’re rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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AT&T and Voltpost Expand Curbside EV Charging Solutions

VoIP Review

AT&T has teamed up with the lamppost EV charging start-up Voltpost to bring curbside charging to Detroit. This collaboration aims to retrofit lampposts into modular charging infrastructures, enhancing access in urban and residential areas lacking adequate home charging facilities. Such a move represents a fresh approach to addressing the growing demand for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure.

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Spain

HCL Tech

With presence in 59 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, we’re rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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FCC’s Simington Raises GPS Security Concerns

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2024 – As U.S. reliance on foreign satellite networks for GPS grows, a top Federal Communications Commission official has spotlighted new national security threats. This week, FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington addressed the Hudson Institute, warning that foreign navigation systems — including the European Union’s Galileo, Russia’s Glonass, and China’s BeiDou — have become embedded in U.S. devices, posing potential security risks.

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Poland

HCL Tech

With presence in 59 countries and team members from 161 nationalities, we’re rapidly growing in longstanding locations like India and, more recently, in Eastern Europe and Central America.

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IPConsul automates operations with Cisco’s industrial IoT secure networking

Cisco Wireless

Remote sensors and a continuous drip of information transform production efficiency for remote Canadian maple syrup farm.

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