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About the author: Passionately following the Indian #Telecom Industry for over a decade from Business, Consumer and a Technical perspective. My primary focus area is Consumer & Digital Experience.

Srikapardhi January 16th, 2025 6:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia and Ericsson Lead EU Tech Industry Call for More Investment, Fewer Rules

European technology companies Nokia and Ericsson, supported by ASML and SAP, hosted the "New Industrial Ambition for Europe Summit" in Brussels today, January 16. The event brought together EU leaders to discuss ways to enhance Europe's competitiveness in the global digital economy. Senior political figures—including the European Commission Executive Vice President for Tech Sovereignty, Poland's Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs, and a former Italian Prime Minister—joined industry CEOs who highlighted... Read More

Srikapardhi January 16th, 2025 1:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Europe’s 5G Adoption Expected to Surpass 4G by 2026: GSMA Report

5G has accounted for approximately 30 percent of mobile connections in Europe, equivalent to 200 million connections, surpassing the global average of 24 percent. According to the GSMA's Mobile Economy Europe 2025 report, 5G is set to overtake 4G as the dominant mobile technology in Europe by 2026. However, despite this progress, the continent lags behind regions such as North America, East Asia, and the Gulf states in terms of... Read More

Srikapardhi January 15th, 2025 10:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Zain KSA and Nokia to Implement Indoor Femtocell Solution for Enterprise Customers

Nokia and Zain KSA have announced a partnership to address mobile coverage gaps and optimise connectivity for enterprise customers by delivering the first 4G/5G femtocell service in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. The femtocell solution includes the deployment of 4G and 5G Smart Nodes, along with Nokia's products and services such as IP Security Gateway, Femto Manager and end-to-end Delivery services. Also Read: Zain KSA... Read More

Srikapardhi January 15th, 2025 5:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telstra and Accenture Announce Joint Venture to Accelerate AI and Data Strategy

Telstra and Accenture have announced a proposed joint venture (JV) to rapidly accelerate the Australian operator's data and AI roadmap to further extend its network 'leadership', improve customer experience, and help its teams operate more efficiently and effectively. The proposed JV would be 60 percent owned by Accenture and 40 percent by Telstra, with Telstra maintaining control over its data and AI strategy and roadmap, which the JV would help... Read More

Srikapardhi January 15th, 2025 3:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nokia Signs Multi-Year Patent Licensing Deal with Samsung for Video Technologies

Nokia announced on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, that it had signed a multi-year patent license agreement with Samsung, allowing the use of Nokia's video technologies in Samsung's televisions. As part of the deal, Samsung will pay royalties to Nokia. This new agreement is separate from their existing 5G patent licensing arrangement, with the terms remaining confidential. Also Read: Nokia and Samsung Sign 5G Patent License Deal Nokia and Samsung Sign... Read More

Srikapardhi January 15th, 2025 11:51 AM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson Launches Generative AI-Based NetCloud Assistant for Enterprise 5G Networks

Ericsson has launched its generative AI-based NetCloud Assistant (ANA), a virtual expert designed to simplify enterprise 5G network administration. ANA leverages large language models (LLMs) to go beyond traditional chatbot capabilities, enabling it to read, understand, and generate new text and graphical content. Hosted entirely within Ericsson's infrastructure, ANA prioritises data privacy by avoiding third-party generative AI integrations. Also Read: Ericsson to Integrate AI Agents for Autonomous Network Operations: Report... Read More

Srikapardhi January 14th, 2025 11:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Orange and Vodacom Form Joint Venture to Expand Network Coverage in Rural DRC

Orange and Vodacom have agreed to collaborate on a rural towerco partnership in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to extend mobile network coverage to underserved areas. The companies will jointly build, own, and operate solar-powered mobile base stations, with an initial commitment to construct 1,000 sites over the next six years. The project may expand to 2,000 base stations, reaching up to 19 million people in less densely populated... Read More

Srikapardhi January 11th, 2025 10:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indosat Brings 4G to Remote Areas of Indonesia with Advanced Microwave Technology

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH) has established extensive microwave backbone transmission networks across Indonesia in collaboration with ZTE, addressing the nation's geographical challenges through advanced microwave technology. This partnership leverages ZTE's iFlexiTrunk Microwave Backbone Technology to bridge the digital divide, delivering high-speed communication, including 4G networks, to remote islands and rural areas. Also Read: Indosat, GoTo Launch Sahabat-AI Open Source LLM in Indonesia Expanding Connectivity to the Underserved With... Read More

Srikapardhi January 10th, 2025 11:17 AM 0 COMMENTS

Gilat Satellite Networks Completes Acquisition of Stellar Blu Solutions

Gilat Satellite Networks said that it has closed the acquisition of Stellar Blu Solutions, a US-based provider of satcom terminal products and solutions, for a consideration of USD 98 million in cash, as adjusted. Gilat expects its annual revenues from Stellar Blu to range between USD 120 million and USD 150 million in 2025, based on Stellar Blu's backlog. In addition, the acquisition is expected to be accretive on non-GAAP... Read More

Srikapardhi January 9th, 2025 8:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Rogers and rSIM Team Up to Deliver IoT Connectivity Across Canada

Canada's telecommunications service provider Rogers is working with rSIM to provide high-resiliency connectivity solutions for IoT use cases. Using rSIM's neutral, operator-agnostic technology, Rogers aims to ensure that IoT devices benefit from scalable, reliable connectivity. Together, Rogers and rSIM are addressing the growing demand for uninterrupted, high-availability connectivity across industries in Canada, the companies said in a statement on January 7, 2025. Also Read: Rogers Expands 5G Coverage Along Highway... Read More

Srikapardhi January 9th, 2025 5:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Openreach to Build Open-Access Fiber Network in UK with Nokia

Openreach has chosen Nokia to build an open-access fibre network to serve millions of premises across the UK. The network will be constructed using Nokia's One Network Platform and is expected to accelerate Openreach's roll-out of fibre broadband services to UK homes and businesses, aiming to connect 25 million premises by the end of 2026. Also Read: Openreach Brings Fiber to 70 Percent of Kirklees Homes with GBP 42 Million... Read More

Srikapardhi January 9th, 2025 4:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nexfibre Network Passes Two Million Premises Across UK

UK wholesale fibre network operator Nexfibre has reached two million premises passed and ready for service (RFS) on its network, making it the second largest alternative network operator in the United Kingdom (UK). Nexfibre said it reached the milestone in two years, faster than any other operator, by delivering full-fibre network connectivity to previously underserved premises in suburban and semi-rural areas. Also Read: Nexfibre Reaches Nearly 1.3 Million Premises Passed... Read More