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The AI WAN revolution 

Total Telecom

Interview At a Mobile World Congress consumed with AIs evolving role in mobile networks, Huaweis new AI WAN solution shows that the AI transformation is extending to every facet of network infrastructure We caught up with Huaweis President of Router Domain, Data Communication Product Line, Mr Zuo Meng, to discuss this new solution and what incorporating AI into WAN technology will mean for carriers.

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NVIDIA aims to make telecoms networks smarter

Telecoms Tech News

NVIDIA has announced at GTC that its partners are developing large telco models (LTMs) and AI agents designed for the telecoms industry. Global telecoms networks handle an immense volume of data, supporting millions of user connections daily and generating an average of over 3,800 terabytes of data every single minute. This massive data flow . Read more » The post NVIDIA aims to make telecoms networks smarter appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Airtel, Ericsson and Volvo announce XR partnership

Developing Telecoms

In what is described as a groundbreaking step towards accelerating Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 adoption in India, technology giant Ericsson, Volvo Group, a leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines, and operator Bharti Airtel have announced a research partnership to explore the potential of extended reality (XR), digital twin technologies and AI in the manufacturing sector.

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Airtel, Ericsson, Volvo Partner on AI, Digital Twins, and XR Over 5G Advanced in India

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel, Ericsson, and Volvo Group announce a strategic research partnership to explore 5G, Extended Reality (XR), and AI in manufacturing. The collaboration aims to enhance industrial operations, workforce training, and smart factory solutions.

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Huawei outlines framework for ‘industrial intelligence’ at MWC 2025 

Total Telecom

Partner Article As AI technology continues to mature, it is increasingly clear that the industrial sector is poised to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of integrated digital intelligence. From AI-powered robots to advanced real-time analytics and automation, the scale of the market opportunity is enormous; indeed, AVEVA’s Industrial Intelligence Index (III) Report 2024 saw 97% of manufacturing executives agree that industrial AI solutions will be required to remain competitive, with 74

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Alex Leadbeater, GSMA: Security collaboration vital as attack surface grows

Telecoms Tech News

Mobile networks have become the foundation of our digital lives, but this brings numerous security challenges as technology complexity grows. In a wide-ranging interview with Telecoms, Alex Leadbeater, Technical Security Director at the GSMA, discussed how mobile infrastructure’s classification as critical national infrastructure has affected security approaches, the impact of emerging technologies, and defensive strategies.

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Broadcom Expands Azure On-Premises with Azure ML Services on VMware Cloud Foundation

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I am happy to share continued progress from our close partnership with Microsoft, resulting in additional Azure services supported on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Last November, we announced support for the Azure AI Video Indexer on VCF , and today Im excited to share we have broadened our effortsto now include support for Azure Machine Learning (AML) on VCF.

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BT in partnership talks with AT&T and Orange as international unit struggles 

Total Telecom

News UK incumbent BT has approached AT&T Orange regarding potential partnerships for its international business, Bloomberg has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter The article suggested that this could include the sale of a portion of BTs global division, although the discussions remain in the early stages, with no guarantee of fruition. “We’re keeping everything open and this means we’ve been speaking to third parties about a range of possibilities,” s

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4G vs. 5G: What the new generation brings to mobile data

Telecoms Tech News

Mobile data has changed a lot since the days of 2G and 3G. The upgrades affect how we talk to each other, how we work, and how we have fun. Each generation of wireless networks brings faster speeds and more ways to stay connected. Today, we’ll look at two important technologies: 4G and 5G. As. Read more » The post 4G vs. 5G: What the new generation brings to mobile data appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Vodafone Idea Goes Live With Dedicated 5G Page and Unlimited 5G Plans in Mumbai

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea’s 5G dedicated webpage and Unlimited 5G Data plans went live on the third-largest private telecom operator’s website.

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Huawei unveils AI-centric optical innovations to future-proof networks

Developing Telecoms

At Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025, Huawei emphasised the urgent need for operators to construct future-proof optical networks to capitalise on the surge in data demand driven by AI-powered applications.

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Liberty Global in talks to acquire Vodafone’s stake in Dutch JV VodafoneZiggo 

Total Telecom

News The two companies formed the JV back in 2016 Liberty Global has entered into talks with Vodafone over a potential acquisition of Vodafones stake in Dutch joint venture VodafoneZiggo, Bloomberg has reported. VodafoneZiggo is a Dutch telco company formed as a joint venture (JV) between Vodafone Group and Liberty Global in 2016. The JV is spit equally between the companies.

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Ofcom plans rules to drive UK full-fibre broadband to 96% coverage

Telecoms Tech News

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has unveiled new rules to support the countrys full-fibre broadband rollout. The proposals are aimed at further stimulating competition and investment in the sector and build on regulations introduced in 2021. The regulator believes its latest plans could see full-fibre connections reach 96% of homes and businesses across the nation within.

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Airtel Launches New Rs 301 Prepaid Plan with JioHotstar

Telecom Talk

Bharti Airtel's Rs 301 prepaid plan comes with 1GB of daily data, unlimited voice calling, and 100 SMS/day with JioHotstar Mobile subscription for 28 days.

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CelcomDigi and PayNet Partner to Boost Digital Transaction Security

VoIP Review

Recently, CelcomDigi , the Malaysian telecommunications operator, announced a groundbreaking partnership with local payments provider, PayNet. This aligns with the trend of leveraging open network APIs in the telecommunications sector, a concept gaining significant traction globally. PayNet handles over 13 million digital transactions daily, offering a vast array of payment services for individuals, businesses, and financial institutions.

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NVIDIA and GM collaborate on AI chips for vehicles, factories and robots

Total Telecom

Photo: NVIDIA By Grace Dawes, Editor of Movemnt American automaker General Motors (GM) has announced they will be working with leading tech company NVIDIA to develop next-generation vehicles, factories and robots using AI, simulation and accelerated computing. NVIDIAs Founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced the partnership during his keynote presentation at the GTC conference in San Jose on Tuesday.

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T-Mobile Selling Valuable Spectrum to Grain Management

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2025 – T-Mobile is selling its 800 MegaHertz spectrum licenses to investment firm Grain Management in exchange for cash and the investment firm’s 600 MHz holdings, the companies announced Thursday. The companies didn’t say how much Grain would be paying in addition to the licenses. They had already entered into a lease agreement giving T-Mobile access to Grain’s 600 MHz spectrum, which the carrier said it had already mostly deployed.

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Jazz aims for healthcare expansion to drive growth

Developing Telecoms

Aamir Ibrahimn (pictured), CEO of Pakistani operator Jazz, has revealed that the Veon-owned company is expanding its services into healthcare as part of its growth strategy.

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Vodafone Idea’s 5G: Is it a Threat to Jio, Airtel

Telecom Talk

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator, is offering 5G to users in Mumbai now.

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Meta announces European AI rollout 

Total Telecom

News Meta has announced the launch of Meta AI in 41 European countries, its largest rollout to date Initially, it will support six European languages, with plans for further expansion. Users can access Meta AI for free through Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger via a blue circle icon within these apps. The assistant can be used in one-on-one chats or in group conversations.

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Missouri Wants FCC to Return $177 Million in Defaulted Grants

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey called on the Federal Communications Commission Monday to return $177 million in defaulted broadband funding to the state. The funding, initially allocated through the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, was meant to connect 85,000 unserved homes and businesses in Missouri.

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How AT&T and Fujitsu are catalyzing Open RAN adoption

RCR Wireless

AT&Ts four Open RAN pillarsopen basebands, third-party radio integration, cloud RAN, and advanced network management In a landmark deal that signaled the maturity of Open RAN for major brownfield communications service providers (CSPs), AT&T in 2023 announced it would spend more than $14 billion over the next five years to modernize its radio access network […]

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Ooredoo and IPTC sign deal to land FIG subsea cable in Iraq

Developing Telecoms

Qatar-based Ooredoo Group announced on Sunday it has signed a landing party agreement with Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC) to land Ooredoos planned Fibre in Gulf (FIG) subsea cable in Iraq.

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EE announces 5G SA upgrade for 28 million Brits 

Total Telecom

News Since launching its 5G standalone network in September 2024, EE has expanded its availability to over 21 million people, equating to around a third of the UK population EE has announced the expansion of its 5G standalone (5G SA) network, meaning it will cover 50 cities and 28 million people by the end of this month, which works out at around 40% of the population.

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Vi Unlimited 5G Data is Capped at Limit, Check it Here

Telecom Talk

Vi's Unlimited 5G data offer comes with only 300GB of data. This 300GB of data can be consumed within 28 days.

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Ericsson, Volvo Group and Airtel announce industrial XR research collab

RCR Wireless

The companies plan to integrate XR, Digital Twin technologies and AI into the manufacturing sector In a major step toward accelerating Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.

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Thailand approves more big data centre and cloud investments

Developing Telecoms

Underlining the continuing effect of the AI boom on Asia, Thailand has reportedly approved an estimated US$2.7 billion of investments in data centres and cloud services from both local and foreign firms.

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How small moves ignite industry-wide change 

Total Telecom

Partner Article The telecom industry is at a crossroads, caught between the rapid evolution of AI and other technologies and the challenge of implementing meaningful change without disrupting operations Speaking on stage at the event at Mobile World Congress, leaders from Orange, Accenture, and Kingfisher and moderator from CCS Insight came together to discuss the challenge of change and how starting small can have big results A perception problem In todays fast evolving economic environment,

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SoftBank Acquires Ampere, Boosting AI Computing Strategy

VoIP Review

SoftBank has disclosed plans to acquire Ampere Computing, a semiconductor design company in the US, for an impressive $6.5 billion. The deal is orchestrated through SoftBank’s subsidiary, Silver Bands 6 Corp, pivoting towards the AI and energy-efficient computing sectors. This acquisition fine-tunes SoftBank’s strategy in the rapidly expanding field of AI computing.

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SoftBank Group goes after Ampere Computing in $6.5 billion deal

RCR Wireless

Ampere Computing processors are optimized for cloud computing and AI applications and are used in a range of computing environments SoftBank Group Corp. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ampere Computing, an independent silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion.

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SubCom to manufacture and install MANTA subsea system

Developing Telecoms

The three partners behind MANTA, a new subsea cable system connecting Mexico and the USA with Central and Latin America, have announced that SubCom, which engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fibre optic data cables, has been awarded a contract for the design, manufacture and installation of the MANTA system.

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Mobile AI takes centre stage at MWC 2025 as an industry-wide consensus  

Total Telecom

Contributed Article As 5G Advanced (5G-A) and AI continue to evolve, two industry players, Global Telecommunications Industry (GTI) and the GSMA, are taking big steps to advance their integration and commercialisation. At MWC Barcelona 2025, both companies introduced initiatives to foster innovation, strengthen industry collaborations, and explore new business opportunities in the 5G-A and AI ecosystem.

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Comcast Buys City-Owned ISP in San Bruno, Calif.

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2025 – San Bruno leaders have finalized the sale of the city’s municipally owned broadband provider, CityNet, to Comcast for $8 million. CityNet, launched in 1971, serves about 5,400 residents and businesses but has struggled in recent years with rising costs and mounting debt–reportedly $21.5 million. The city manager’s office described the service as “increasingly technologically obsolete,” citing annual losses of nearly $800,000.

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What is local match for MN broadband grants?

Blandin on Broadband

The Minnesota State broadband grants are used to match local funds to deploy broadband in underserved and unserved areas in Minnesota. Historically, the State has matched 50 percent; however, that amount has recently increased to 75 percent and theres a bill that might increase that to 90 percent. That still leaves a large dollar amount to the local community.

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Telkomsel and Novosol form video advertising partnership

Developing Telecoms

Indonesian market leading operator Telkomsel has signed a mobile video advertising deal with Novosol to boost high-margin mobile ad revenue in the country.

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Huawei embroiled in European Parliament bribery scandal  

Total Telecom

News The investigation, which has led to multiple arrests and searches across Europe, has raised concerns about foreign interference and political integrity in the EU This week, Belgian authorities have arrested several people as part of a corruption investigation related to the European Parliament and Chinese tech giant Huawei. It has been confirmed that a large-scale investigation is ongoing into potential corruption, forgery, and money laundering occurring very discreetly since 2021.

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DoT Announces 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025 Launch

Telecom Talk

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced the 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025.