Bahrain’s telecom company, Batelco, has announced a partnership with Nokia to deliver 5G private wireless networks across the kingdom of Bahrain. Batelco said it will leverage Nokia Private Wireless, encompassing DAC, MPW, edge computing capabilities, value-adding applications, and ruggedized industrial devices, to enable multiple use cases across different industries. Also … Read More
The Dutch telecommunications company KPN has received approval to take over MVNO Youfone’s Dutch activities from the competition regulator. Following an extensive investigation, the regulator on March 21, 2024, said the deal would not reduce competition. KPN first announced it had agreed to acquire Youfone in June 2023 for around … Read More
E& UAE, the telecom arm of e&, has collaborated with Corning to introduce Fibre-to-the-Yacht (FTTY) connectivity at Yas Marina, bringing connectivity to the water’s edge. Through this partnership, 138 yachts at Yas Marina are now equipped with Corning’s pre-terminated fibre optic cables, seamlessly integrating with e& UAE’s solutions, the official … Read More
Telkom South Africa has announced plans to sell its masts and towers business housed in Swiftnet for an enterprise value of ZAR 6.75 billion. Telkom said the move is part of its strategy to unlock value and strengthen its balance sheet by divesting non-core assets. The sale agreement, signed with … Read More
Telefonica Germany says voice calls over the mobile network are more popular than ever, despite the growth of messaging services. In its report, O2 Telefonica highlighted that its customers make a total of ten billion minutes of calls per month, and in 2023, its network witnessed over 124 million minutes … Read More
STC Bahrain announced this week that it has integrated Wi-Fi 7 technology into its services. Wi-Fi 7, also known as IEEE 802be, Extremely High Throughput (EHT), is set to redefine connectivity in the 5G era. This technology will allow STC Bahrain customers and businesses to benefit from its capabilities, delivering … Read More
Orange TowerCo subsidiary TOTEM France has announced the commencement of the 5G deployment project for the future “Line 15 South” of the Grand Paris Express Metro Line. The project aims to equip the entire length of Line 15 South, spanning 16 stations and 33 kilometres, with 5G technology by the … Read More
Telecom Egypt, in cooperation with ZTE, has released details of a successful trial and testing of 50G PON at MWC Barcelona 2024. With demonstrated ultra-fast access rates up to 43.90 Gbps downlink and 21.10 Gbps uplink, the system is compatible with XGS-PON and GPON technologies, enabling smooth evolution of FTTx, … Read More
Russian operator MTS has established its telecommunications network at the Russian polar station of Bellingshausen on King George Island in Antarctica. The operator deployed a 2G base station for mobile communication and an NB-IoT network for data transmission, enabling research and engineering teams to access mobile communication and an IoT … Read More
South African operator Comsol has launched a 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) network to meet the need for business-class broadband for SMEs. The company claims the service as a cost-effective, reliable redundancy option for enterprises. Comsol’s CEO said the new 5G FWA offering complements Comsol’s existing FWA portfolio of broadband … Read More
Japan’s NEC and NTT have announced the successful completion of a transoceanic-class 7,280 km transmission experiment utilising a coupled 12-core multicore fiber, comprised of 12 optical signal transmission paths within a standard outer diameter optical fiber (0.125 mm). A coupled multicore fiber is an optical fiber where signals transmitted in … Read More
Indonesia’s Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat or IOH) group has revealed its plans to incorporate the NVIDIA Blackwell platform (announced during the recent developer’s conference – GTC 2024) into its infrastructure. Indosat says the move aims to propel Indonesia into a new era of sovereign AI and technological advancement. Indosat first … Read More
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