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About the author: Aparna, from a journalism background, closely follows the developments in the telecom Industry.

Aparna R December 8th, 2022 12:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Orange Ramps up Efforts to Reduce Energy Consumption

Orange has taken measures across its European footprint to reduce its energy consumption in the coming months. As measures voted by the Council of Europe proposing a voluntary reduction in electricity consumption between December to the end of march 2023, Orange group is ensuring its efforts to reduce stress on energy networks across Europe by deploying the latest generation of equipment, in particular 5G, which helps to save energy. Net... Read More

Aparna R December 8th, 2022 10:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

Spectrum Enterprise 100 Gbps Service Now Available Nationwide

Spectrum Enterprise, a unit of Charter Communications division, announced the availability of its 100 Gbps ultra-high-speed data services across its nationwide fiber network for a range of data transport services. These include internet WAN and Wavelength, and organisations can enjoy the benefits of these high-performance data capabilities in different locations, such as private data centres, public clouds, corporate headquarters, and branch sites. Services Bundled with Fully Managed Support These ultra-high-speed... Read More

Aparna R December 7th, 2022 11:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Africell Angola Announces Service Expansion to Benguela

New market entrant Africell Angola says it is launching mobile services in Benguela Province in the west of Angola, thus accomplishing the second phase of what it describes as its ambitious national rollout strategy. As a welcome offer, Africell is welcoming new customers in Benguela Province with free on-net calls until further announcement. Expansion of Services to Angola's second city After just eight months of starting the operations, Africell expanded to... Read More

Aparna R December 7th, 2022 6:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Grover Launches eSIM Mobile Service in Partnership With Gigs

Grover, the leading subscription provider for consumer tech, today announced the launch of its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) for tech rental customers, Grover Connect, in the US by partnering with Gigs. The service offers customers eSIM mobile service currently in the US and will be rolled out to European markets shortly. Grover Connect With Grover Connect, US customers can easily activate any eSIM-enabled technology device without hassles. Grover... Read More

Aparna R December 7th, 2022 4:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Opts Dubber to Deliver Recording and Conversational AI Capabilities

Vodafone Group signed an agreement with Dubbers, a conversational intelligence and unified recording platform for service providers, targeting and using the Dubbers platform to enable recording and conservational AI capabilities across mobile and unified communication services (including Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams and RingCentral) initially in the UK and Germany. A single view of conversations with end users across fixed and mobile networks will also deliver new personalised services and provide... Read More

Aparna R December 7th, 2022 12:56 PM 0 COMMENTS

FCC Unveils the Most Accurate New National Broadband Maps

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which oversees national and international communication through different cable, satellite, wire, and cable in the US, has unveiled the pre-production draft of its new national broadband maps. The FCC believes the maps will only get better from here since they now give the best picture of where broadband is and is not available across the nation. Broadband Maps Empower Consumers With the new maps, the... Read More

Aparna R December 7th, 2022 11:04 AM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia Deploys Lightspan MF-14 in NBN of Australia

Nokia and Australia's NBN announced the deployment of Nokia's next-generation broadband platform and its Altiplano Access Controller to deliver a more intelligent, faster, and greener NBN network. The deployment is the first for the Lightspan MF-14 in the Southern Hemisphere. Deployment will commence in 2023. Australia's NBN NBN Network (National Broadband Network) is an open data network. Australia is transitioning to a digital future by replacing copper wires and cable... Read More

Aparna R December 6th, 2022 11:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

New ITU Chief Calls for One ITU and Public-Private Partnerships

In a statement outlining her vision, American Doreen Bogdan-Martin, who was chosen in September to take over as the ITU's secretary-general, said she wanted to mobilize public-private partnerships to link the 2.7 billion people who still do not have access to the internet. "The pandemic demonstrated how much we rely on connectivity and how much digital undercuts every sector of the economy. Covid-19... Read More

Aparna R December 5th, 2022 4:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Swisscom Starts Offering 5G FWA Services for Enterprise Customers

Swisscom Business customers can now take advantage of the 5G FWA Services launched by the telco on Thursday. With Swisscom's 5G Fixed Wireless Access Services (FWA), B2B customers can now install a fixed internet connection at their business sites using 5G technology. This service facilitates business customers without fixed-line access to connect to their corporate network using 5G wireless technologies. 5G Mobile Access (FWA) With this service/solution, Swisscom is enabling... Read More

Aparna R December 5th, 2022 11:28 AM 0 COMMENTS

Phones for Export from India Exempted from IMEI Registration

According to a notification posted on the department's website on Friday, the industry had asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to remove the requirement for registering the IMEI, or International Mobile Equipment Identity, of mobile phones, intended for exports. "The requirement of registration of IMEIs of mobile phones being manufactured in the country for export is kept in abeyance till further orders," said DoT in a circular. IMEI: IMEI is... Read More

Aparna R December 5th, 2022 12:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Astrocast Expands Commercial Constellation to 14 Satellites

Nanosatellite IoT network operator, Astrocast launched four new 3U Spacecraft to expand its commercial constellation to 14 satellites. This is a significant milestone for the Swiss startup, as this launch made it "one of the top 40 satellite operators in the world, based on the number of satellites currently in orbit". The new satellites will strengthen the reliability of the operator's network and provide direct-to-satellite, highly secured connectivity to users... Read More

Aparna R December 4th, 2022 9:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

World’s First Live 5G SA Roaming Connection Executed by Stc Kuwait and BICS

In a world-first, international connectivity and 5G enabler BICS has successfully set up the first-ever intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection between two live networks in Europe and the Middle East. First Non-lab Environment Connection: The connection was the first to be completed in a non-lab environment and demonstrated successful roaming between Belgian mobile operator Proximus' 5G SA network and the Middle-East-based digital solutions and telecommunications provider stc Kuwait's 5G... Read More