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Zain Group Acquires Full Stake in IHS Kuwait

Zain Group Acquires Full Stake in IHS Kuwait

Zain Group, a telecom operator in the Middle East and Africa, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IHS Holding Limited’s 70 percent stake in IHS Kuwait Limited. This acquisition will increase Zain’s ownership in the independent tower company to 100 percent, giving it complete ownership. Also Read: Ooredoo, Zain … Read More

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Italy Completes Fiber Network Project Connecting 21 Small Islands

Italy Completes Fiber Network Project Connecting 21 Small Islands

Italy’s infrastructure agency, Infratel, has announced the completion of a project to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to 21 of the country’s small island communities. With this achievement, Italy has reached a significant milestone by completing the “Minor Islands Connection” Plan, connecting its smaller islands to a fiber-optic network. The EUR … Read More

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Verizon Advances Fiber Network Capacity To Support AI Workloads

Verizon Advances Fiber Network Capacity To Support AI Workloads

US wireless carrier Verizon has successfully tested the transportation of 1.6 terabits per second of data across a single wavelength on its live metro fiber network. Utilising Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical solution, the trial, conducted in Boston, demonstrated data travelling farther and faster across Verizon’s fiber network. … Read More

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UAE Allocates 600 MHz and 6 GHz Bands for IMT, Prepares for 6G

UAE Allocates 600 MHz and 6 GHz Bands for IMT, Prepares for 6G

The UAE has allocated the 600 MHz and 6 GHz frequency bands for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) systems to advance the telecommunications sector. Announced by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), this move, according to the official statement, makes the UAE one of the first countries globally to … Read More

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Telefonica Germany Pilots Quantum Technologies with AWS for Secure Mobile Networks

Telefonica Germany Pilots Quantum Technologies with AWS for Secure Mobile Networks

Telefonica Germany (O2 Telefonica) is integrating quantum technologies into its mobile network to enhance performance and security, especially as the digital landscape evolves. Through a collaborative pilot project with Telefonica SA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Telefonica Tech as AWS consulting partner, and Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), O2 Telefonica is … Read More

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Open Fiber Tests 100 Gbps Connection Speeds in Italy

Open Fiber Tests 100 Gbps Connection Speeds in Italy

Italian wholesale-only operator Open Fiber announced the successful testing of fiber optic connection speeds of up to 100 Gbps in partnership with Nokia. The test, conducted at Open Fiber’s headquarters in Rome, utilised Nokia’s PON (Passive Optical Network) technologies on Open Fiber’s existing 10 Gbps fiber network and demonstrated the … Read More

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Swisscom Launches Swiss AI Platform for Businesses in Switzerland

Swisscom Launches Swiss AI Platform for Businesses in Switzerland

Swisscom has launched its Swiss AI Platform, offering companies a secure, high-performance infrastructure for AI applications, ensuring that all data is stored and processed within Switzerland to guarantee full data sovereignty. The platform, housed in Swisscom’s data centres, addresses the demand for AI solutions in highly regulated industries like finance … Read More

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Orange Partners With OpenAI and Meta to Expand AI Models for African Regional Languages

Orange Partners With OpenAI and Meta to Expand AI Models for African Regional Languages

French telecommunications company Orange, serving 292 million customers worldwide as of September 30, 2024, announced on November 26 its partnership with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI large language models (LLMs) for understanding African regional languages that are currently unsupported by any generative AI model. Orange aims to expand open-source … Read More

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Deutsche Telekom, Skylo and Qualcomm Trial Satellite-Based SMS Service

Deutsche Telekom, Skylo and Qualcomm Trial Satellite-Based SMS Service

Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, and Skylo Technologies have completed an end-to-end trial of SMS sending and receiving over GEO satellite network integrated with a terrestrial mobile network. Conducted in Greece via Deutsche Telekom’s Cosmote subsidiary, this trial utilised the 3GPP Release 17 standards for Direct-to-Handset (D2H) communication. Also Read: Deutsche Telekom … Read More

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