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PMO Orders Mandatory Biometric Aadhaar Verification for SIM Sales: Report

Telecom Talk

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has reportedly directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to enforce mandatory biometric Aadhaar verification for

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Chinese engineers patenting submarine cable cutting tech

Total Telecom

News The patents relate to an “ocean towing type cutting device” that can be used to severe cable on the seabed On Friday, a report from Newsweek shared the news that Chinese engineers had logged multiple patents for anchor-like devices specifically designed to sever submarine cables. The report highlighted a 2020 patent filed by engineers at Chinas Lishui University that said it had built a more simplified and cost-effective method for cutting cables on the sea floor.

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Malaysia’s U Mobile to support digital transformation in Sarawak

Developing Telecoms

Malaysias mobile data service company U Mobile has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation Berhad (SDEC), the implementing agency driving Sarawak digital economy initiatives for the East Malaysian state that is home to an estimated 2.5 million people.

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BT urges businesses to prepare for 2G network sunset

Telecoms Tech News

BT has issued an update on its plans to retire its 2G network, marking the end of a technology first introduced in the early 1990s. The companys 2G network, which operates under its EE brand, currently handles just 0.1 percent of the data traffic coursing through the companys infrastructure. With advancing connectivity technologies such as. Read more » The post BT urges businesses to prepare for 2G network sunset appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Adani Group Planning to Surrender 5G Spectrum: Report

Telecom Talk

During the 2022 5G Spectrum Auction, Adani Data Networks, a subsidiary of Adani Group emerged as one of the bidders of 5G spectrum.

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Sparkle signs deal to recycle 22,000km of submarine cable

Total Telecom

News The new partnership with Oceanic Environmental Cables (OEC) save more than 35,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (COe) from reusing the cable materials The new deal will see OEC acquire and recover over 22,000km of Sparkles unused submarine cables from the Mediterranean seabed. From there, the cables will be delivered to OECs partners where they will be dismantled and analysed, with recovered materials repurposed or remanufactured.

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Veon plans Nasdaq listing for Kyivstar

Developing Telecoms

Veon announced plans to float its Ukrainian operator, Kyivstar, on the Nasdaq stock exchange through the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with investment company Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp.

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Vodafone Idea 5G: An Overview of Key Vi 5G Announcements as of January 2025

Telecom Talk

Explore Vodafone Ideas 5G journey, from successful trials and industry partnerships to record-breaking speeds. Vi 5G is preparing for a phased rollout in 2025.

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Uswitch highlights risks to customers as VMO2 targets 3G sunset

Total Telecom

News A new survey suggests that the switch off could leave over 4.3 million people without access to mobile internet Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced it will begin its 3G shutdown in the city of Durham in April, before expanding to the rest of the UK by the end of the year. The move will see customers with capable devices switched onto the faster and more energy efficient 4G and 5G networks, allowing VMO2 to repurpose the 3G spectrum.

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Kazakhtelecom sells mobile unit to end market monopoly

Developing Telecoms

Kazakhtelecom completed the US$1.1 billion sale of its subsidiary, Mobile Telecom Service LLP, to Qatari Power International Holding (PIH) in a move to align with the Kazakh presidents orders to demonopolise the Kazakh mobile market.

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AWTG to showcase O-RAN innovations at MWC Barcelona

Telecoms Tech News

Engineering services and technology solutions provider AWTG LTD will showcase its latest advancements in 5G and 6G technologies as a leading partner in the SCONDA (Small Cells ORAN in Dense Areas) consortium at the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The SCONDA consortium comprises Three, Mavenir, Freshwave Group, PI Works, University of Surrey, University.

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Reliance Jio Way Ahead of Competition in FWA Services

Telecom Talk

Reliance Jios aim is to add a million FWA (fixed wireless access) users every month in the near future.

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BT quietly scraps EV charging pilot 

Total Telecom

News Almost exactly a year after launching a pilot scheme to convert street cabinets into EV charging stations, BT have scrapped the project The cabinets, which are rapidly becoming obsolete as the UKs full fibre network rollout increasingly brings the infrastructure directly to the end users home, were seen as an opportunity by BT, who announced a pilot project to turn them into EV charging stations.

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Hyperscale data centre development planned for Minas Gerais, Brazil

Developing Telecoms

A new data centre campus is being developed in Leopoldina in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, a large inland state in southeastern Brazil, by two major names in their respective fields.

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vCenter Server Identity Federation with Authentik Identity Provider

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While answering a recent question on the VMware Reddit Community, I came to learn about Authentik, an open source identity provider (IdP), which is pretty feature rich and best of all, you can self-host the Authentik IdP solution.

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Airtel Tops Data Upload Speeds in Delhi: TRAI Report

Telecom Talk

Airtel emerges as the leader in Delhis telecom performance, achieving the highest upload speeds, according to a TRAI report.

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Ofcom cracks down on mid-contract price rises 

Total Telecom

News The new rules are designed to make pricing easier for customers to understand Starting today, UK telecom providers must clearly display any future price increases in plain monetary terms at the point of sale, following new regulations introduced by Ofcom. The rules are designed to eliminate confusion around mid-contract price hikes, and help customers make better-informed choices.

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Costa Rican 5G auction process (almost) underway

Developing Telecoms

Seven prequalified companies have confirmed to Costa Ricas regulator Sutel their participation in the 5G spectrum auction in Costa Rica, which will take place this month.

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Protecting AI so AI Can Improve the World, Safely

Cisco Wireless

You need to move fast with AI, but you absolutely cannot afford to sacrifice safety and security for speed. Announcing Cisco AI Defensea solution designed to eliminate this tradeoff and empower you to innovate fearlessly.

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Vivo T3 Ultra, Vivo T3 Pro Price Revised in India

Telecom Talk

Vivo has revised the price of two of its T series smartphones in India. These are Vivo T3 Ultra and Vivo T3 Pro.

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LightSpeed and Neos Networks Partner to Expand High-Speed Connectivity Across the Midlands and East of England.

Total Telecom

16 JANUARY 2025 – High-speed broadband provider LightSpeed has joined forces with Neos Networks, one of the UKs foremost business connectivity providers, to expand its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) and wholesale services. This collaboration highlights LightSpeeds commitment to delivering Gigabit broadband to underserved communities while bolstering its network infrastructure.

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Mexico cancels 5G spectrum auction

Developing Telecoms

Mexican telecoms regulator, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (FTI), has cancelled the auction for 5G spectrum that was scheduled for this month.

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Use Cases for Implementing VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA – part 2

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Implement Private AI What does it mean to implement Private AI as one or more use cases on the VMware Cloud Foundation platform? This second blog article in the series on Private AI use cases provides more examples of what it means to Implement Private AI. These examples have already proven to be valuable to the business at Broadcom, giving you more confidence that similar use cases can be achieved with your VCF installation on your own premises.

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Perplexity AI to Expand Operations in India, Plans Hiring Push: Report

Telecom Talk

Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search startup, is expanding its operations in India. The company aims to leverage Indias tech-savvy market for exponential growth.

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Adani Group’s ‘foray into industrial 5G’ is total failure

Total Telecom

News Two and a half years after acquiring the spectrum at auction, the Indian conglomerate has yet to make use of its airwaves Reports this week suggest that Adani Group is considering surrendering it 5G mmWave spectrum after failing to turn its dream of deploying private 5G networks into reality. According to the reports, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)has sent multiple requests to the company asking how it intends to use the currently idle spectrum, as well as penalising it for fail

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Globe Telecom praises arrests in SIM cards clampdown

Developing Telecoms

Globe Telecom hailed the arrest of two Chinese nationals for attempting to sell pre-registered SIM cards.

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Cisco AI Defense: Comprehensive Security for Enterprise AI Adoption

Cisco Wireless

Cisco AI Defense is a single, end-to-end solution that helps your organization understand and mitigate risk on both the user and application levels.

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Jio Confirms VoNR Deployment for 5G Users

Telecom Talk

Reliance Jio has confirmed the deployment of VoNR deployment for its 5G customers. VoNR or Voice Over New Radio is a calling technology.

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Cellnex mulls Swiss tower sale  

Total Telecom

News Cellnex acquired a 72% stake in the company in 2017 for 430 million Spanish TowerCo Cellnex is considering the sale of its Swiss subsidiary, according to a report from Spanish newspaper Expansion , which cited unnamed sources. The report says US investment bank JP Morgan has been selected as an advisor for the potential sale of its stake. According to the unnamed sources, the companys Swiss tower business could be worth up to 1.5 billion, with Cellnexs 72% stake worth approximately 1.1 b

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Arabsat and ZainTech team for satellite cloud and IoT services

Developing Telecoms

Satellite operator Arabsat says it has established a partnership with UAE-based digital and ICT solutions provide ZainTech to provide satellite-powered cloud, IoT, AI, drones, digital and data services across the MENA region.

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Nokia suddenly has a growth story again – and it's all about AI

Light Reading

AI data center investments in the UK and other countries could pay off handsomely for the Finnish vendor.

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Vodafone Idea Non-Stop Hero Offer for Prepaid Customers

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has brought in its Non-Stop Hero offer for customers.

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Megaport adds Point of Presence (PoP) at two nLighten edge data centres

Total Telecom

Following a strategic partnership with Megaport, nLighten’s customers will be able to easily migrate their workloads to and from a wide choice of public and private cloud services, enabling efficient and cost-effective hybrid IT environments. This will add to the the colocation, connectivity and onsite services already provided. As a vendor-neutral digital infrastructure platform, nLighten is committed to providing customers with diverse cloud on-ramp options and is actively pursuing new

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U Mobile secures financing from CIMB for second 5G network

Developing Telecoms

Malaysian telco U Mobile announced on Wednesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CIMB Bank to extend financing support for its upcoming 5G network rollout.

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Forget TikTok, Americans are already great at spying on each other

Light Reading

A new Supreme Court ruling could shutter China's TikTok over concerns about its data collection practices. But don't worry! Plenty of other American companies are ready to fill the TikTok void.

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Cabinet Approves Spectrum Refarming for 5G and Future 6G Services: Report

Telecom Talk

Indias Cabinet has approved the refarming of 1,100+ MHz of spectrum from ministries like Defence and ISRO to enhance 5G rollout and prepare for 6G services.

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Nokia bags deal to connect new offshore wind farms 

Total Telecom

News The Finnish tech giant will provide the optical network to connect eight new renewable energy platforms in the North Sea Nokia has been selected by TenneT, a European offshore transmission operator, to supply key technology for a large renewable energy project in the Dutch North Sea. As part of the deal, Nokia will supply optical networking technology for eight new 2-gigawatt (2GW) platforms, keeping them connected to the mainland.