Telecoms Tech News
JULY 2, 2025
A whitepaper from 5G Americas highlights that 6G is being built around a technology called Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC), which will effectively turn our national mobile infrastructure into a huge real-time radar system. ISAC works using a principle similar to radar: a mobile mast sends out a standard radio signal, which then bounces off.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 8, 2025
Omantel and UAE-based du and announced on Tuesday that they have activated the Oman Emirates Gateway (OEG), a 275-km fibre-optic subsea cable system that will boost connectivity between the UAE and Oman.
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Total Telecom
JULY 3, 2025
Press Release Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the expansion of its network in the United States with the opening of a Point of Presence (PoP) in San Diego, California. With this PoP, Sparkle adds a new strategic infrastructure alongside its existing nodes in McAllen, El Paso, Dallas (US) and Queretaro (Mexico), ensuring maximum diversification and redundancy for local customers.
Telecom Talk
JULY 1, 2025
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) has placed an order for an additional 19,000 4G sites, with seamless software upgrade capability to 5G, as part of its “multi-fold strategy” to simultaneously expand 4G coverage and launch commercial 5G services. This follows the successful commissioning of approximately 90,000 4G sites nationwide, according to the Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL.
Light Reading
JULY 8, 2025
SoftBank trials 7GHz in Tokyo, with the band potentially able to offer 10-20 times more capacity than 3.5GHz with similar coverage range to sub-6GHz spectrum.
Telecoms Infrastructure Blog
JULY 2, 2025
During a recent visit to Glasgow for the SCONDA project showcase , a collaborative initiative focused on advancing urban connectivity, I was struck by how far street-level network infrastructure has come in combining functionality with aesthetics. Among the most visually discreet and technically advanced deployments were those featuring Alpha Wireless' wraparound antennas.
Telecoms Tech News
JULY 8, 2025
The UK will conduct another nationwide test of its Emergency Alerts system as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s resilience. On September 7th at 3pm BST, mobile phones across the UK will emit a loud siren and vibrate for about ten seconds, even when set to silent mode. A message will appear on. Read more » The post UK Government announces next Emergency Alerts system test appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.
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Total Telecom
JULY 3, 2025
Reading, UK – 3 rd July – Neos Networks, the UK’s leading provider of business connectivity, has today announced the launch of advanced Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation as an integrated feature of its Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) service. This latest enhancement supports Neos’s growing secure networking proposition and responds directly to the demands of public sector and private businesses for resilient, high-capacity internet access with built-in security.
Telecom Talk
JULY 6, 2025
Reliance Jio’s 5G services went down last night in select regions of Rajasthan and Gujarat, leaving users without 5G connectivity for nearly an hour. The outage began around 7 PM IST, with users reporting complete loss of signal on their mobile devices. The issue was limited to 5G users only, while 4G services remained unaffected. Social media was quick to pick up on the disruption, with users posting about “no signal” and #JioDown trending briefly.
Light Reading
JULY 2, 2025
The emergence of a new 'PTP-less' approach that eliminates the need for a GrandMaster Clock in distributed HFC networks is poised to speed-up virtual CMTS deployments and help operators cut costs.
VoIP Review
JULY 9, 2025
US cable company Comcast has reported a significant 76% increase in its network traffic from 2019 to 2024. During this same period, the company managed it impressively by cutting power consumption by 11%. Comcast has introduced virtualized, cloud-based technologies enabling faster broadband while minimizing equipment usage and conserving energy. Remarkably, electricity consumption per byte went from 18.4 kWh/TB in 2019 to 9.3 kWh/TB in 2024, which also underscores an overall 49% reduction per by
Telecoms Tech News
JULY 3, 2025
Let’s Encrypt, the non-profit certificate authority, is now issuing certificates for IP addresses following years of requests for the feature. The certificate authority previously only issued certificates for domain names, forcing users requiring IP address certificates to seek alternatives from the limited number of certificate authorities offering this option.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 3, 2025
The saga of Brazilian telecommunications company Oi and its ongoing attempts at restructuring its operations and settling its debts continues this week with news that it is seeking court approval to amend its existing debt recovery plan.
Total Telecom
JULY 8, 2025
News A report from the Sydney Morning Herald says that the job cuts will be felt “across the board” Today, media reports suggest that Australian telco Telstra is preparing to cut “hundreds” of jobs in the coming week. The report, quoting anonymous sources, suggests that the cuts will be made across the business as part of ongoing cost cutting measures.
Telecom Talk
JULY 1, 2025
According to the latest Independent Drive Tests (IDT) conducted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for May 2025, Bharti Airtel has emerged as the clear leader in 5G download speeds across data performance hotspots in Himachal, clocking an impressive 572.97 Mbps. In comparison, Reliance Jio posted a 5G download speed of 326.39 Mbps , revealing a significant gap of over 246 Mbps between the two leading telecom players.
Light Reading
JULY 2, 2025
With the number of cable repairs set to soar and nearly half of all cable vessels due to be retired, the industry needs to find new solutions to maintaining subsea infrastructure.
VoIP Review
JULY 8, 2025
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has partnered with Nokia to enhance energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions across its radio access network (RAN) in Indonesia using advanced AI technology. The initiative involves the deployment of Nokia’s Energy Efficiency solution, which leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess real-time network traffic and automatically switch off unused or idle radio components during periods of low demand.
Broadband Breakfast
JULY 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2025 – Federal regulators are planning to remove what broadband providers say is a barrier to deployment, largely taking the industry’s side in an ongoing dispute with utility companies. The public draft of a Federal Communications Commission order would institute a defined timeline for utilities to prepare large batches of poles – between 3,000 and 6,000 – for ISP equipment.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 1, 2025
Ericsson says it has marked a major step forward in its India-based operations with the release of its first antenna model manufactured in India for global export.
Total Telecom
JULY 8, 2025
Press Release Vodafone is leading a new consortium of partners to deliver the next phase of the Mayor of London’s pioneering Breathe London programme, delivering an advanced and comprehensive network of monitors to measure air quality across the capital and encourage action to tackle air pollution Vodafone will collaborate with experts from Global Action Plan, Airly, Ricardo, Scotswolds Ltd, Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) and the University of Cambridge to coordinate all 146
Telecom Talk
JULY 9, 2025
Bharti Airtel has just announced that it has deepened its existing relationship with Ericsson, a Swedish telecom tech company. Airtel’s FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) services are already available in many parts of India. The deployment will enhance Airtel’s core capability and capacity for FWA, the release said. This will, in turn, boost the experience for customers utilising the FWA services from Airtel.
Light Reading
JULY 1, 2025
Following a fiber-cutting attack in California that disrupted service to thousands of customers, including a US military base, Charter is urging federal and state legislators to classify such attacks as a felony on a broad basis.
RCR Wireless
JULY 2, 2025
Zain says its 5G-Advanced network will accommodate rising data demand, enable smart city services, and expand IoT capabilities across the country In sum, what to know: Nationwide 5G-Advanced – Zain launched Kuwait’s first 5G-Advanced network, offering high-speed coverage across most of the country to power smart cities, IoT and next-gen digital services.
VoIP Review
JULY 7, 2025
T-Mobile has completed a $2 billion network expansion across the state of Florida. This extensive project, spanning several years, enhances its 5G coverage through new and upgraded cell sites. This initiative significantly boosts internet speeds for a wide range of users, including businesses, schools, healthcare providers, first responders, and residential customers.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 6, 2025
Nokia announced on Monday that Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has deployed its energy efficiency solution to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions across Indosat’s Nokia-supplied RANs.
Total Telecom
JULY 7, 2025
Press Release Vodafone has collaborated with Manna Air Delivery in Ireland, a company with six years of experience in urban drone deliveries, to remotely pilot a delivery drone over two kilometres using Vodafone’s mobile network Manna, which has completed approximately 200,000 deliveries, recently worked with Vodafone to test how mobile technology can assist a pilot to operate a drone beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to increase home deliveries to more places.
Telecom Talk
JULY 2, 2025
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday credited the Narendra Modi-led government’s strategic revival initiatives for bringing state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ( BSNL ) back from the brink of collapse. Once deemed to be on “ventilator support” under the previous UPA regime, BSNL has now reported back-to-back quarterly profits after nearly two decades.
Light Reading
JULY 7, 2025
The South Korean government found that SKT's negligence led to a massive data breach and fined the operator for reporting the incident late.
Broadband Breakfast
JULY 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 4, 2025 – Open-access networks are actually a great fit for broadband projects on tribal lands, according to panelists involved in such projects. Speaking at a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event on June 11, tribal nations across the United States are increasingly taking control of their digital destiny by building and operating their own broadband networks.
Telecoms Tech News
JULY 7, 2025
Apple’s iPhone sales in China posted an 8% year-over-year increase in the second quarter of 2025, but this growth in the China market share came at a steep cost and may prove unsustainable. According to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research’s China Smartphone Weekly Sales Tracker, the gains were heavily dependent on aggressive price cuts and government subsidies rather than underlying demand strength in the.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 6, 2025
Vodacom Business says it has deployed a private mobile network for South African energy and chemical company Sasol at its synthetic fuel facility in Secunda, Mpumalanga as an alternative to Wi-Fi.
Total Telecom
JULY 9, 2025
Interview Netcracker’s Head of Strategy and Marketing, Sue White, discusses why telcos’ rapid adoption of Agentic AI must not risk compromising their operational integrity As expected, the evolution of AI was one of the major themes at this year’s DTW conference in Copenhagen, with discussions moving swiftly from Generative AI to Agentic AI. This change – allowing AI agents to go beyond recommending solutions to taking action autonomously – potentially represents a major paradigm shift for how t
Telecom Talk
JULY 1, 2025
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has revised the benefits of the Rs 107 prepaid plan. The Rs 107 plan comes with a lesser validity than before now. While the data and the voice calling benefits are the same now, the validity has been reduced. This indirectly makes the plan more expensive for the users. Let’s take a look at the benefits.
Light Reading
JULY 3, 2025
The NTIA's BEAD program has been overhauled to potentially shift billions from fiber networks to unlicensed fixed wireless, but a move by Congress to auction off the spectrum needed for those networks puts their future at risk.
Broadband Breakfast
JULY 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 – At its July meeting, the FCC is planning to vote on licensing more spectrum and accelerating satellite, according to a statement issued by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr in Sioux Falls, S.D., unveiling his “Building America” agenda. Carr said, “It's time to change things up.
Cisco Wireless
JULY 7, 2025
Skip to content Cisco Blogs / Security / Cisco Contributes to Cyber Hard Problems Report July 7, 2025 Leave a Comment Security Cisco Contributes to Cyber Hard Problems Report 6 min read Aamer Akhter While Cisco often focuses on business growth and market leadership, our most rewarding work happens when we set those metrics aside. These projects aren’t about driving profits — they’re about using our expertise to tackle challenges that benefit everyone.
Developing Telecoms
JULY 8, 2025
Nokia said on Tuesday it has completed what it says is the first deployment of shared 5G Standalone (5G SA) indoor coverage in Saudi Arabia in a proof-of-concept pilot with Mobily, Zain KSA, neutral host specialist ACES NH and the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST).
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