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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 February 26th, 2025 10:34 AM 0 COMMENTS

Windstream Wholesale Expands Network Connectivity Options at Myrtle Beach

Windstream Wholesale, a US provider of advanced network solutions, announced on Monday that it has expanded its network connectivity in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It has launched a new network Point of Presence (POP) and activated domestic US wavelength services at the DC Blox Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Myrtle Beach. This provides the ability to offer up to 400G wave service from the DC Blox site through Windstream Wholesale's... Read More

Srikapardhi February 25th, 2025 8:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bell Canada Expands 5G Partnership with Nokia, Advances Cloud RAN Deployment

Bell Canada and Nokia have announced an expansion of their 5G network infrastructure partnership. The expanded partnership aims to modernise Bell's network with Cloud and Open RAN capabilities, improving agility, scalability, and efficiency, Bell Canada announced on Tuesday, February 25. Also Read: Globe Tests Nokia’s Network Exposure Platform to Enhance Security in Financial Services Cloud RAN and Open RAN As part of a multi-year contract extension, Bell Canada will deploy... Read More

Srikapardhi February 25th, 2025 5:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Deutsche Telekom and Google Cloud Collaborate on Agentic AI for Autonomous Networks

German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom and Google Cloud today announced a new partnership to improve Radio Access Network (RAN) operations through the development of a network AI agent. Built using Gemini 2.0 in Vertex AI from Google Cloud, the RAN Guardian agent can analyse network behaviour, detect performance issues, and implement corrective actions to improve network reliability, reduce operational costs, and enhance customer experiences, Telekom said on February 25. Also... Read More

Srikapardhi February 25th, 2025 3:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Verizon Completes First Satellite-to-Mobile Video Call with AST SpaceMobile

American telecommunications provider Verizon announced on Monday that it has trialled a live video call between two mobile devices—one connected via AST SpaceMobile's Bluebird satellite and the other via Verizon's terrestrial network. The test follows recent approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), allowing AST SpaceMobile to trial satellite connections using Verizon's spectrum. Also Read: Verizon and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Eliminate Cellular Dead Zones in US Satellite Connectivity Expansion... Read More

Srikapardhi February 25th, 2025 12:18 PM 4 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Partners with Ericsson to Transition to 5G Standalone in India

Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have expanded their long-standing partnership with a new collaboration to deploy Ericsson's 5G Core network solutions in India. This move will accelerate Airtel's transition to a full-scale 5G Standalone (SA) network, enhancing connectivity for millions of customers and enterprises, Bharti Airtel announced on February 25. Also Read: Airtel Fully Ready With 5G SA FWA, Can Launch When Required: CEO Airtel's 5G Monetisation Strategy Ericsson's dual-mode 5G Core... Read More

Srikapardhi February 24th, 2025 8:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

BT Selects Optiva Charging Engine to Enhance B2B Network Services

UK's Mobile and Fixed Telecommunications provider BT Group is expanding its partnership with Canadian company Optiva, a provider of cloud-based BSS software for the telecommunications industry, to implement B2B and B2B2X BT network communication services using Optiva's Application Server. This includes the deployment of the Optiva Charging Engine, a cloud-native, open-architecture service creation platform based on Optiva's Open API framework. Also Read: BT Group Expands Collaboration With Optiva for Open... Read More

Srikapardhi February 24th, 2025 6:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Eutelsat Completes First 5G NTN Trial Over OneWeb LEO Satellites

Eutelsat Group said that it has become the first satellite operator to demonstrate the 5G air interface working on a commercial satellite fleet. Eutelsat in collaboration with MediaTek and Airbus Defence and Space, has conducted what the companies call the world's first 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) trial over OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Also Read: ESA and Telesat Achieve 5G NTN Connection via LEO Satellite Key Technologies and Partners... Read More

Srikapardhi February 24th, 2025 4:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

SES Partners with Quvia to Enhance Multi-Orbit Connectivity with AI-Powered QoE

Luxembourg-headquartered SES is partnering with Quvia, an AI-powered quality of experience (QoE) platform formerly known as Neuron, to advance SES’s multi-orbit connectivity solutions by enhancing network orchestration capabilities. The collaboration combines SES and Quvia's technologies to intelligently manage network resources and dynamically adapt to customer demand, driving enhanced QoE for SES's mobility, enterprise, and cloud customers, both companies announced on February 24. Also Read: Orange Selects SES’s O3b mPOWER for... Read More

Srikapardhi February 24th, 2025 2:33 PM 3 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Migrated 5G FWA to Dedicated Network Slice; Europe Severely Lags in 5G SA Rollout: Ookla

In India, Reliance Jio has migrated its 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) traffic to a dedicated network slice. Network slicing is one of the key features of 5G Standalone (5G SA) architecture, and as Jio has deployed 5G SA, the largest telco is delivering fixed wireless broadband using a separate network slice to provide an optimized experience, TelecomTalk previously reported. Meanwhile, Europe severely lags behind other major regions in 5G... Read More

Srikapardhi February 24th, 2025 12:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Globe Tests Nokia’s Network Exposure Platform to Enhance Security in Financial Services

Globe Telecom, one of the Philippines' largest telecommunications operators, has partnered with Nokia to provide banks and other enterprises with enhanced security using network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Nokia announced on Monday, February 24. Globe Telecom already uses a host of other Nokia solutions, including 5G RAN. Also Read: GlobalLogic and Nokia Partner to Accelerate 5G Enterprise Solutions with Network APIs Globe is Testing Nokia's NEP As part of the... Read More

Srikapardhi February 24th, 2025 12:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel to Offer Apple TV+ and Music to Its Wi-Fi and Postpaid Customers

Bharti Airtel has announced a strategic partnership with Apple to offer Airtel customers access to Apple TV+ and Apple Music. All Home Wi-Fi customers on plans starting at Rs 999 will now enjoy Apple TV+ on multiple devices, while Airtel postpaid customers on plans starting at Rs 999 will receive Apple TV+ along with six months of free Apple Music, according to Airtel's announcement on Monday, February 24. Also Read:... Read More

Srikapardhi February 23rd, 2025 12:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Deutsche Telekom Deploys Drone-Based Mobile Network for Temporary Coverage

Deutsche Telekom has deployed a drone to provide mobile network coverage for the first time on a live commercial network. During the Jizerska 50 ski race in the Czech Republic, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated at an altitude of 2.3 kilometres, delivering connectivity to an otherwise uncovered six-kilometre stretch of the racecourse. "This makes Deutsche Telekom the first-ever carrier in Europe to deploy this type of flying base station,"... Read More