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.
Indian telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel announced on Thursday that the company has entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Ericsson US Dhaulagiri for the acquisition of around 5 percent of the Membership Interest in the Ericsson US-based API (Application Programming Interface) Joint Venture. Also Read: Global Telecom Operators … Read More
New Zealand-based telco Spark is considering divesting its stake in Connexa, a mobile tower business, the company announced on Wednesday as it reviews its non-core assets. This consideration comes amid media speculation that the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is also seeking to sell its shareholding in the company. Also … Read More
Vietnam’s largest service provider Viettel will Deploy Nokia’s optical transport solution that will support the growing demand for 5G, data center interconnect (DCI), and cross-border connectivity in Vietnam. This deployment follows a successful trial with speeds reaching a 1.2 Tbps per wavelength. The deployment, to be completed in 2025, will … Read More
Lumen Technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced an agreement to boost connectivity and network optimisation for AI-driven cloud applications across the US. Under this partnership, Lumen will use AWS technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and security solutions, to modernise its network and product infrastructure while … Read More
SoftBank announced it had finished installing approximately 4,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs in its Japan top-level AI computing platform now under expansion. The platform is one of the largest computing platforms in Japan for large language models (LLMs) learning. SoftBank began operating its 0.7 exaflops AI computing platform equipped with approximately … Read More
Viavi Solutions (Viavi) has been selected to design and operate a new lab dedicated to advancing Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technologies in the Philippines. This initiative aims to lower barriers for new players and support workforce training in the Open RAN sector in Asia. The lab will be … Read More
Virgin Media O2 has announced an agreement to sell an 8.33 percent minority stake in its mobile tower joint venture, Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited (Cornerstone), to funds managed by Equitix Investment Management Limited (Equitix), while retaining a 25.01 percent holding in Cornerstone overall. This transaction builds on a previous minority … Read More
Bharti Airtel plans to shift to Standalone (SA) 5G for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) by December 2024. The company is currently conducting trials to test if SA can achieve better uplink performance for FWA, as it operates over a static network, said Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel … Read More
NTT DATA has expanded its partnership with Palo Alto Networks, a global cybersecurity company, to introduce a Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) service aimed at protecting global enterprises from evolving cyber threats. The new MXDR service leverages Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XSIAM, an AI-driven Security Operations Center (SOC) platform. … Read More
NEC and Cisco are joining forces to deliver a new private 5G network architecture, starting with clients in Europe and the Middle East. The joint solution combines Cisco’s 5G Standalone Core and cloud-based orchestration software with NEC’s radio network and systems integration services. Also Read: Boldyn Networks Unveils Private 5G … Read More
British telecommunications service provider EE plans to expand its 5G standalone (SA) network to an additional 16 locations across the UK before the end of the year, extending coverage to popular hubs like Ashton-under-Lyne, Stockport, and Swansea. The 16 new locations include Ashton-under-Lyne, Barrow-in-Furness, Barry, Birkenhead, Bury, Coventry, Dudley, Dundee, … Read More
As the ARPU of Bharti Airtel hits Rs 233 in Q2 FY25, approaching the company’s short-term ARPU goal of Rs 250, Bharti Airtel’s Managing Director and CEO Gopal Vittal highlighted that the industry needs further tariff repairs for sustained investments. In the earnings statement on Monday, Vittal said that the … Read More
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