Telecoms Tech News
MARCH 31, 2025
South Korean technology giants Samsung and KT are joining forces to research and develop technologies for improving 6G signal quality. The two companies will pool their expertise to advance multi-antenna technologies, aiming to expand coverage across the potential frequency bands earmarked for 6G. Furthermore, the collaboration will explore the integration of AI within telecoms systems.
Total Telecom
MARCH 31, 2025
News Sky has announced 2,000 job cuts across its customer services sector, the Financial Times has reported The personnel cuts equate to around 7% of the workforce, and would see the closure of three of its ten call centres, Leeds, Sheffield and Stockport call centres, as well as affected operations at its Dunfermline and Newcastle sites. The company receives around 25 million customer calls from across Europe each year, which it expects to decrease by a third over the next few years, as custo
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Developing Telecoms
MARCH 31, 2025
In the rapidly evolving world of telecommunications, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (YOFC) company has emerged as a global leader. At the recent Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr Zhuang Dan, executive director and president of YOFC, about the companys international expansion, innovative product offerings, and strategies for the future.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 30, 2025
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has launched 5G in 26 GHz band or mmWave (milimeter wavelength) frequency in 21 states and union territories of India.
VoIP Review
MARCH 31, 2025
The UK ‘s aspirations to modernize its public sector with AI may face serious obstacles, according to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The report highlights the poor quality of government data and outdated technology systems as significant barriers to the effective use of AI. For AI to function optimally, it requires high-quality data, but the report reveals that much of the government’s data is fragmented and stored in legacy systems that are no longer supporte
Total Telecom
MARCH 31, 2025
News The Canadian operator has hired advisors to consider various options to strengthen the companys balance sheet Canadian telco Telus revealed last week that it has been engaging with advisors for several months in order to explore various options that would improve its financial position. The operator currently owns and operates around 3,000 mobile towers across the country.
Cisco Wireless
MARCH 31, 2025
The convergence of optical and IP technologies is making service provider networks more efficient and sustainable to support bandwidth and resource-intensive applications like AI, 4K/8K video, and virtual reality applications. This convergence dramatically simplifies middle and last mile network architectures, reduces CapEx and OpEx, and makes it easier and faster to introduce new services.
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RCR Wireless
MARCH 31, 2025
With 6G standardization work officially underway, Qualcomm is working to make its R&D work a commercial reality As the world begins shaping the 6G era, Qualcomm is taking a dual-track approach: building on the strengths of 5G while pursuing transformative new capabilities.
Broadband Breakfast
MARCH 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2025 – The largest owner of low-power TV stations in the country is asking federal regulators to allow datacasting on the 5G broadcast standard, and potentially sunset the sector’s obligation to provide at least one free signal viewable on traditional TV sets. HC2, which owns 14 percent of the 1,801 LPTV stations in the United States, according to FCC data, asked the Federal Communications Commission for the change in a March 28 petition.
Developing Telecoms
MARCH 31, 2025
Tunisie Telecom and Ericsson announced on Friday that the operator has commenced offering NSA (non-standalone) 5G services that partly leverage TDD spectrum to deliver multi-gigabit speeds to customers.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 29, 2025
Reliance Jio, the number one telecom operator in India, has emerged as the top player in the tests conducted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
VoIP Review
MARCH 31, 2025
O2 Germany, a subsidiary of Telefnica , has taken significant steps to enhance its rural 5G coverage, implementing over 1,600 improvements in recent weeks and activating approximately 100 new mobile sites. The initiative aims to extend high-speed connectivity to previously underserved areas, bringing O2s network to many sparsely populated regions for the first time.
RCR Wireless
MARCH 31, 2025
The FirstNet network for first responders has reached a connection base of more than 7 million, according to AT&T. The carrier also says that it has the largest network footprint in the country, with FirstNet now covering nearly 3 million square miles of the United States’ total 3.8 million square miles.
Developing Telecoms
APRIL 1, 2025
At the OFC Conference, from March 30 to April 3, 2025, at San Francisco's Moscone Center, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC) highlighted several new developments in hollow-core fibre technology.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 31, 2025
Nokia is set to upgrade and expand Vodafone Ideas optical transport network across India, boosting 4G capacity and accelerating 5G deployment.
VoIP Review
MARCH 30, 2025
Telus , a prominent Canadian telecom operator, is contemplating the sale of a minority stake in its wireless tower portfolio. This potential sale is part of a strategic effort to enhance its financial standing. CEO Darren Entwistle emphasized the importance of meeting Telus’ economic parameters while exploring avenues to monetize these infrastructure assets.
RCR Wireless
MARCH 31, 2025
Virgin Media O2 on the open heart surgery behind its push to build an end-to-end network automation platform At Mobile World Congress 2025, executives from Pure Storage, Red Hat and Virgin Media O2 gathered to unpack key themes from the show.
Developing Telecoms
MARCH 30, 2025
Angola Cables subsidiary TelCables West Africa says it has partnered with global network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider Megaport to gain access to its portfolio of data centres and cloud nodes, making it the second such deal between Megaport and Angola this month.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 31, 2025
India’s local internet service providers (ISPs) are facing mounting challenges as telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio aggressively expand
VoIP Review
MARCH 31, 2025
Microsoft has stirred speculation once again by scrapping several planned data center projects across the United States and Europe. According to analysts at TD Cowen, as reported by Bloomberg, the abandoned facilities would have provided around 2 Gigawatts (GW) of capacitysignificant when compared to a typical large data center, which operates between 20 to 100 Megawatts (MW), according to Dgtl Infra.
Blandin on Broadband
MARCH 31, 2025
Telecompetitor reports At least two states Maine and Minnesota have contacted the U.S. Department of Commerce concerning the changes that may be made to the $42.45 billion the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Heres the Minnesota action Minnesotas suggestions about BEAD came via a letter to Lutnick from Bree Maki, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development.
Developing Telecoms
MARCH 30, 2025
The Indian government has reportedly expanded its ownership stake in Vodafone Idea from 22.6% to 48.99% by converting around INR369.5 billion (US$4.3 billion) of the telcos spectrum payment dues into equity shares.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 31, 2025
Nokia has been making significant strides across various technology domains, from AI-driven fiber networks and industrial automation to quantum-safe communications
Broadband Breakfast
MARCH 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2025 - Broadband experts from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Sweden speaking on Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday underscored both the dramatic progress and persistent challenges in closing digital divides globally, with fiber deployment emerging as a common thread despite vastly different market conditions. "In 2017, the UK was at 3% fiber-to-the-premise and today, we’re at around 77-78%," said James Carsley , senior consultant at Farrpoint
Blandin on Broadband
MARCH 29, 2025
Law 360 reports. Minnesota would impose a tax on consumer data collection done by social media platforms based on the number of Minnesota consumers, if the platform has more than 100,000 consumers, under a bill introduced in the state Senate. S.F. 3065 , which Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-Hennepin County, introduced Thursday, would impose a tax on social media companies that collect data from Minnesota consumers.
Developing Telecoms
MARCH 31, 2025
Vietnams Da Nang International Data Centre Joint Stock Company (JSC) has reportedly begun construction of what it says will be the citys largest data centre in Da Nang Hi-tech Park, as well as signed several cooperation agreements with partners.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 31, 2025
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has launched special cricket data packs and plans bundled with a JioHotstar subscription benefit ahead of the
Tridon
MARCH 31, 2025
Radio encryption is a method used to secure radio communications from unauthorized listeners by scrambling the information transmitted over radio waves. Just like how a lock protects your house from intruders, encryption works to secure communication radio signals from being intercepted or deciphered by anyone who isn’t supposed to have access.
Blandin on Broadband
MARCH 31, 2025
The MN Senate Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development reports… Friday, April 4th, 2025 10:30 AM Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Chair: Sen. Aric Putnam Location: 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg. *Please note the Room and Time change* Agenda SF 0908 – Kupec: Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modification *Additional bills to be added* You can view this hearing on the Senate S
Developing Telecoms
MARCH 31, 2025
More good news for Vodafone Idea has followed hard on the heels of the recent announcement that the Indian government has expanded its ownership stake in the operator. This time it involves a network upgrade supported by tech giant Nokia.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 29, 2025
Vodafone Idea (Vi) introduced multiple data benefits like Night Unlimited and Vi Guarantee to attract subscribers. Yet, from 2020 to 2024, Vi lost millions of subscribers.
IEEE ComSoc
MARCH 29, 2025
Lumen and Ciena have teamed up for a significant new network trial. They have successfully demonstrated a 1.2Tbps wavelength spanning 3,050k m (more than 1,800 miles) on Lumen’s Ultra-Low-Loss (ULL) fiber network, making it the world’s longest 1.2 terabit non-regenerated signal. The trial leveraged Cienas WL6e technology over a 6500 photonic line system and Lumens fiber network between Denver and Dallas.
Light Reading
MARCH 31, 2025
OliverIQ, a startup focused on white-labelling a smart-home-as-a-service platform to broadband service providers, has merged with SAVI Controls, an IoT specialist that has a strong foothold in the commercial sector.
Developing Telecoms
MARCH 31, 2025
Malaysian operator U Mobile has announced that it has received official approval from the country’s telecoms regulator to deploy its 5G network.
Telecom Talk
MARCH 31, 2025
Airtel launches JioHotstar-bundled prepaid, postpaid, and Wi-Fi plans for IPL 2025. Enjoy seamless live cricket streaming with high-speed data, IPTV services, and OTT benefits.
IEEE ComSoc
APRIL 1, 2025
T-Mobile and EQT (a purpose-driven global investment organization) announced the successful close of their joint venture (JV) to acquire fiber-to-the-home provider Lumos.As part of the transaction, many Lumos customers will soon become T-Mobile Fiber customers and begin enjoying new offers and benefits as theyre welcomed into the Magenta family. This deal marks a major milestone in T-Mobiles broadband growth and builds on the Un-carriers success in delivering best-in-class connectivity.
Light Reading
MARCH 31, 2025
Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison is reportedly in the early stages of preparations for a spinoff of its global telecom assets in a deal worth between $13 billion and $19 billion.
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