Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 22, 2024
BSNL unveils a new logo, confirms no tariff hikes, and introduces seven services including a spam-free network, Wi-Fi roaming, and India's first Direct-to-Device (D2D) solution.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 20, 2024
The Intelsat 33e geostationary high-throughput satellite (HTS) covering Europe, Africa, the Middle East and parts of the Asia-Pacific experienced a permanent power failure on Saturday and has since broken up.
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Telecoms Tech News
OCTOBER 23, 2024
43 percent of the world’s population – equivalent to 3.45 billion people – still lacks access to mobile internet, according to the GSMA. The organisation’s latest ‘State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2024’ report highlights that, while mobile internet adoption continues to grow annually, the pace has significantly slowed. Last year saw 160 million new users.
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 22, 2024
News The investment will benefit university researchers across the country Smart Data Research UK, a national programme for data research and part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced a £22 million investment to help UK researchers access new ‘smart data’. Smart data is information that has been processed to provide clear, actionable insights.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has successfully tested indigenous 5G RAN (radio access network) and core in the 3.6 GHz and 700 MHz spectrum bands.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Digital infrastructure company Equinix announced it has opened its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in South Africa, and is already onboarding new customers and partners.
Telecoms Tech News
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Intelsat has announced that its 33e satellite has experienced a catastrophic power failure while in geostationary orbit. The incident – which occurred on 19 October – has left customers across Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia Pacific without service. Intelsat is currently collaborating with Boeing, the satellite’s manufacturer, to investigate the anomaly.
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Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Airtel has confirmed that eligible customers will get Apple Music free for six months. If the customer has already claimed the free months offer from Apple, then that period would be deducted from the six months.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Ethio Telecom is back in the news – this time via plans to launch a smart city project in Bahir Dar, capital city of the Amhara region in northern Ethiopia, following the deployment of commercial 5G services.
Telecoms Tech News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Nokia is partnering with Lenovo to modernise data centre networking for AI and machine learning workloads. The collaboration will merge Lenovo’s ThinkSystem AI-ready servers and storage capabilities with Nokia’s data centre network solution, including its recently launched Event-Driven Automation (EDA) platform. This integration targets enterprises, telcos, and cloud service providers seeking robust infrastructure for compute-intensive.
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Partner Content IoT has always relied on cellular connectivity to provide wire-free, secure, ubiquitous coverage to support IoT use cases. The technology is ideal for the needs of IoT devices but connecting to cellular networks has always been complex, fragmented and inflexible. This puts IoT in a chicken-and-egg situation in which complicated connectivity requirements slow time to market and impede growth.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Ribbon Communications has announced the successful completion of a long-haul Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) deployment for Bharti Airtel, enhancing
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison said on Tuesday it has teamed with Mastercard to integrate its in-vehicle payments solution with Indosat’s AI-powered fleet management system NEXTFleet.
RCR Wireless
OCTOBER 25, 2024
AST SpaceMobile can now compete directly as a prime contractor for DoD prototype orders A new contract with the U.S. government will enable AST SpaceMobile to compete for prototype demonstration projects under the country’s Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated Low-earth Orbit (HALO) program, which the SDA said is designed to “accelerate the […] The post AST SpaceMobile secures US government contract appeared first on RCR Wireless News.
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Press Release RETN, the leading independent global network services provider, and CRATIS, Croatian ICT solutions provider, are proud to announce the commissioning of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Croatia’s newest state-of-the-art data centre, DC North, located in Varaždin. DC North, situated approximately 100 kilometres north of Zagreb, is currently Croatia’s only Tier 3 certified facility by the U.S.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, now has 39,000 4G sites up and running.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 24, 2024
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has reportedly kicked off a pilot programme to allow foreign investors to operate wholly-owned data centres and other telecoms-related services in select locations.
Light Reading
OCTOBER 21, 2024
T-Mobile owns county-sized mmWave spectrum licenses in many big US cities. But the company is now giving back some of that spectrum to the FCC while retaining only the small chunks that cover downtown areas.
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 22, 2024
News The funding will benefit over 80 schools across the UK This week, the UK’s largest altnet CityFibre has pledge £150,000 to support charity STEM Learning on its mission to improve STEM education across the UK. The funds, which will be delivered over three years, will help fund STEM Learning modules in 80 schools within the Project Gigabit footprint.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 23, 2024
A new Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) logo was launched on October 22, 2024. Jyotiraditya M Scindia also launched the International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Malaysians are generally optimistic about the potential of AI to improve mobile services, but they don’t quite trust it yet, as concerns about security, privacy and control over personal data remain high, according to a new study released by Telenor Asia on Wednesday.
Light Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The FCC has reportedly voted 4-0 to allow FirstNet to administer a 50MHz chunk of spectrum in the 4.9GHz band. According to one analyst, that will give AT&T a step up over its rivals among public safety customers.
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 21, 2024
News The new regulations introduced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also include new Bluetooth coupling requirements The FCC has adopted new rules that require all mobile phones available in the US to be compatible with hearing aids. The new rules include new stipulations for devices’ Bluetooth connections, requiring manufacturers to move away from proprietary coupling standards and instead ensure “universal connectivity” between handsets and hearing aids.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Wealthsimple's new travel eSIM enables clients with CAD 200,000+ in assets to stay connected in over 140 countries without incurring roaming fees.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The Iraqi government is reportedly in talks with foreign companies to operate the country’s planned 5G network, a year after the 5G network plan was greenlighted by the Iraqi Communication Ministry.
Light Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The FCC issued two new Notice of Violations against T-Mobile for causing interference to NextWave's 2.5GHz network in New York City. It's not clear how T-Mobile might address the situation.
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 25, 2024
News The deal covers Proximus’s three data centres in Evere, Mechelen, and Machelen, all of which are close to the Belgian capital This week, Belgian telco Proximus has announced the sale of its data centre assets to local digital infrastructure player Datacenter United. The sale, worth €128 million, covers Proximus’s three data centres in Evere, Mechelen, and Machelen, with a combined capacity of 11MW.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has partnered with ICICI Lombard to offer accidental insurance to users subscribing to select
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Indian state-owned telco BSNL is reportedly planning to lease out its land assets to data centre operators and renewable energy firms as part of a broader strategy to turn around its flagging telecoms business.
Light Reading
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Constellation Technologies & Operations is proposing to use 5G operators' existing mmWave spectrum holdings to connect Internet customers' specialized receivers to its satellites.
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Partner Content A bleak dystopian future of automated, autonomous machines has been trailed by sci-fi authors for the last couple of centuries but now autonomy is here, it doesn’t seem such a bad thing – at least in the case of autonomous networks.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has three broadband plans priced under Rs 1000 that bundle TV benefits.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Costa Rican regulator Sutel has reportedly restarted the country’s 5G spectrum auction process, following the dismissal by The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) of most of the objections of Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (Grupo ICE), the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider.
RCR Wireless
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Non-terrestrial networks, or NTNs, will be a native component in 6G networks, according to 6G-NTN project member Dorin Panaitopol For those behind Europe’s 6G-NTN project, non-terrestrial networks, or NTNs, are the only way to achieve ubiquitous coverage, project member Dorin Panaitopol told 6G Forum attendees. As such, Panaitopol — who is also an advanced radio access principal […] The post What is the future role of NTNs in 6G?
Total Telecom
OCTOBER 23, 2024
News The “5G am Gleis” (5G on the track) project will bring boosted connectivity to the country’s railway network The railway line between Hamburg and Berlin is set to receive ‘seamless’ 5G coverage, thanks to a declaration of intent signed by Deutsche Bahn, the federal government, and the German telcos 1&1, Deutsche Telekom, O2Telefónica, and Vodafone.
Telecom Talk
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Amazon One Medical is leveraging AI tools to reduce administrative tasks by 40 percent, allowing physicians to focus on patient care.
Developing Telecoms
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Bangladesh’s telecoms regulator has reportedly fined mobile operators Grameenphone, Robi Axiata and Banglalink for breaching regulations on promotional SMSs, despite telcos saying the regulations are impractical and too restrictive.
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