Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has announced the sale of an 8.33 percent minority stake in its mobile tower joint venture, Cornerstone, to Equitix Investment Management Limited.

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Telecom Talk

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Virgin Media O2 launches its Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), combining mobile and fixed traffic for enhanced scalability, efficiency, and resilience, benefiting both consumers and businesses.

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Telecom Talk

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Virgin Media O2 becomes the first mobile operator to launch a Total Not Spot site in South Uist, bringing 4G connectivity to underserved areas, improving coverage for locals and tourists.

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Telecoms Tech News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In the latest Opensignal report on UK mobile network experience, EE has retained its crown and clinched 10 out of 14 awards. For the first time, EE has secured the ‘Reliability Experience’ award, Read more » The post Opensignal: EE retains UK mobile network experience crown appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

News The new tower is already being used heavily by the local community, with EE calling it “one of the busiest EE mobile sites in the area” This week, EE has announced the deployment of a new mobile tower in the remote Scottish Isle of Skye, having flown it in via helicopter.

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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Visitors, residents, businesses, and students in Reading town centre will soon enjoy enhanced mobile experiences and faster speeds. This transformation follows the deployment of Virgin Media O2’s first small cells across the Borough, in partnership with Ontix. They recently launched small cells in Skegness as well.

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Telecoms Tech News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Virgin Media O2 and Cellnex have partnered with Bristol City Council to boost connectivity in the city using lamppost-mounted small cells. Facilitated by Virgin Media O2, the small cells promise to not only enhance mobile connectivity and capacity, but also to support digital inclusion.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first to deploy 5G standalone small cells in the UK. This cutting-edge technology targets high-traffic zones in Birmingham, enhancing mobile connectivity for both residents and businesses.

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Light Reading

JANUARY 13, 2025

T-Mobile announced its latest acquisition in the advertising space, this time of Vistar Media, for $600 million. T-Mobile's ad business is clearly no longer a hobby.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 13, 2025

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. million people without mobile broadband following the 3G sunsetting.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Press Release Visitors, residents, businesses and students in Reading town centre will begin to benefit from an improved mobile experience and faster speeds after the first Virgin Media O2 small cells are deployed across the Borough. The operator is working with Ontix on a rollout across the country.

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

At the Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2024 (MBBF 2024) in Istanbul, an exclusive ELITE FWA Club Media Roundtable discussed the potential for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and 5.5G, which is also referred to as 5G-Advanced or 5G-A technologies across the GCC.

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

T-Mobile US has agreed to acquire Vistar Media, a leader in out-of-home (OOH) advertising technology, for $600 million, marking its attempt to explore non-telecom revenue streams. Vistar Media, which operates a technology platform for managing digital advertising campaigns across 1.1

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 30, 2024

News The divestment will reduce the operator’s stake in the towerco to around 25% Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced that it will sell an 8.33% stake in mobile towers company Cornerstone to infrastructure investor Equitix. Virgin Media has been slowly divesting in Cornerstone for a number of years now.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

News The milestone means passengers traveling through central London stations can enjoy reliable 4G coverage on their journeys Transport for London (TFL) and neutral host provider Boldyn Networks have completed the rollout of high-speed mobile coverage across the entire Elizabeth Line.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

News The installments will boost connectivity for the city’s residents Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has introduced the UK’s first 5G standalone (SA) small cells in Birmingham, boosting mobile connectivity in some of the city’s busiest areas, it claimed in a press release this week.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

News The newly allocated area-wide licences (AWLs) will allow organisations to build their own private wireless networks This week, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced the allocation of 47 area-wide licences (AWLs) for 3.8 GHz spectrum. This is the third batch of 3.4–3.7

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HCL Tech

JANUARY 2, 2025

HCLs All Access Media Marketplace Platform is being developed in coordination with Microsoft and CoreSite, an American Tower Corporation company (CoreSite) to solve the pain points faced by many media creators related to workflow development, applications and vendor discovery.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 11, 2024

SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus are accused of sharing internal information with each other between 2015 and 2022, allegedly to align their sales incentives paid to mobile phone retailers. According to local media , if the FTC’s decision is finalised, the regulator intends to charge SKT between $1.05 billion and $1.63 million and $1.3

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Telecoms Tech News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Deployed by Virgin Media O2, Daisy’s primary mission is to engage scammers in long-winded conversations—wasting their time and reducing their chances of contacting real individuals. A new weapon against fraud has been unveiled: an AI granny named Daisy who has been appointed ‘Head of Scammer Relations’.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 21, 2024

The new FAST channels are powered by Harmonic’s VOS®360 Media SaaS, which simplifies all stages of media processing, including advanced playout, powerful graphics insertion, premium OTT encoding and distribution. Leveraging the VOS360 Media platform, RTL can easily create and deploy additional FAST channels at scale.

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 14, 2025

Virgin Media O2 has announced that it will deactivate its 3G network in Durham by April 2025. The company has already begun notifying a small group of customers in Durham who do not have 4G or 5G devices, advising them to upgrade their devices and SIM cards to maintain mobile data services.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Back in April, a consortium led by telecoms mogul Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holding announced plans to purchase both Ukrainian TV and fixed broadband provider Datagroup-Volia and mobile operator Lifecell, with the intention of merging the two operators.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

27, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission approved Tuesday SpaceX and T-Mobile's bid to offer supplemental mobile coverage from space. SpaceX and T-Mobile first announced their partnership in 2022 and were allowed to test satellite texting service in areas affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton earlier this year.

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VoIP Review

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has taken a step to further reduce its involvement in the UK’s mobile tower sector. This sale follows a pattern for Virgin Media, which has been methodically decreasing its Cornerstone holdings, having previously sold a 16.7% This transaction, facilitated by selling a 16.6% compared to the previous year.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Thanks to backing from tech giants Google and Apple, RCS is rapidly emerging as the future of messaging, presenting mobile operators with challenges and opportunities in managing this shift. With rich media capabilities and interactive features, RCS presents a powerful evolution beyond traditional SMS messaging.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 22, 2024

Mobile, social media to drive next-gen cloud computing Cloud computing services have transformed […] The post #TBT: Mobile, social to drive cloud; GOP targets FCC; T-Mo offers unlimited data … this week in 2012 appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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RCR Wireless

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

BAI Communications (BAI) has announced its successful application to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for the provision of licenced spectrum for the 3.8 GHz band, complementing the company’s existing holding of mmWave spectrum.

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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 22, 2024

Mobile, social media to drive next-gen cloud computing Cloud computing services have transformed […] The post #TBT: Mobile, social to drive cloud; GOP targets FCC; T-Mo offers unlimited data … this week in 2012 appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 9, 2024

– Mobile Private Network The Startup of the Year Award The winner of this Award will be decided by a panel of judges live at Connected Britain Join us at Connected Britain 2024, the UK’s largest digital economy event.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Following a second probe earlier this month, the CMA once again raised concerns that the deal could lead to higher prices and reduced service quality for millions of UK mobile customers. On the wholesale front, they will offer more access to their network for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to ensure better deals for customers.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 4, 2024

S.A. The 5G Award e&UAE SK Telecom Singtel Jio Platforms Limited KT China Mobile International The Access Innovation Award ZTE Corporation Ericsson and Telstra joint submission Cohere Technologies & Vodafone China Mobile International HFCL Ltd. The Beyond Connectivity Award Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.

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RCR Wireless

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Anritsu: ‘It’s 5G, 5G and 5G’ 5G testing is in full swing as […] The post #TBT: It’s ‘5G, 5G, 5G’; T-Mo US talks Sprint merger; AT&T touts Warner Media buy … this week in 2018 appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

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telecoms.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A Brazilian judge has banned US social media platform X from operating, or being accessed, in the country.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 27, 2024

Here are some key features: CX Channel Support: Seamless integration across multiple channels (VOLTE VOWIFI, email, chat, social media, and lifestyle applications) ensures that customers receive consistent and timely support regardless of the platform they choose to interact with.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

yWe Media Based in Oxford, yWe Media focuses on ethical digital solutions in media and audio. EV Mobiliti Providing comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) solutions, EV Mobiliti offers services including public and rapid charging, charge station booking, and consultancy.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Witbe’s Cutting-Edge Technology Enables a Superior Quality of Experience for Video Services on Set-Top Boxes, Smart TVs, and Streaming Media Devices PARIS — Sept. Witbe has a dozen offices around the world and is proud to have customers — including Comcast, Cox, Verizon, Peacock, and Orange— in more than 50 countries.

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