India’s 5G BTS (Base Transceiver Station) count crossed 450,000 mark in July 2024. At the end of June 2024, it stood at 448,709. A month later, at the end of July 2024, it stood at 452,055. This means an addition of 3346 BTS. Every state saw sites count go up … Read More
Data center infrastructure provider iColo announced that it has successfully added and commissioned over 650 kilowatts (kW) of new solar installations across its two data center campuses in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. This expansion supports iColo’s commitment to sustainability and enhances the green credentials of its facilities, the company said … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is readying to launch 4G in 1 lakh sites by the end of the current financial year. So far, the state-run telecom operator has deployed 25000 sites. This leaves only 75000 sites more to go. The statement from telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia tells that authorities … Read More
E& Egypt has selected the high-performing 20-port antennas from Ericsson Antenna Systems (EAS) to integrate into its network. These antennas will support high-order site sharing for all operators in the country, optimising structures for the anticipated 5G rollout and future telecommunications developments. Also Read: Telecom Egypt and SubCom Complete IEX … Read More
Vivo has launched a new smartphone called Vivo T3 Pro in India. This is a new smartphone meant for the mass budget mid-range phone seekers. The highlight of this phone is its processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. This is quite a popular chipset for mid-range phones. In fact, … Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, has announced a collaboration with tech giant Apple. Under this partnership, Airtel will offer Apple Music and Apple TV+ to customers with its broadband and postpaid plans. Apple TV+ is an OTT (over-the-top) content platform for which the standalone subscription fee is Rs 99 … Read More
Fibrus, a Belfast-based fibre broadband provider, has secured an additional GBP 100 million tranche of senior debt, ensuring full funding for its rural roll-out plans across Northern Ireland and Cumbria. This is an increase to an existing GBP 200 million senior debt facility and GBP 20 million revolving credit facility. … Read More
Russian operator Beeline has decommissioned its 3G (UMTS) network operating on the 900 MHz band in Moscow and reallocated the frequencies to 4G LTE services. Beeline claimed that with this transition, it has become the first telecom operator to disconnect 3G in Moscow. The transition of the outdated UMTS 900 … Read More
BDx Indonesia, a joint venture of BDx Data Centers, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), and Lintasarta, together with NeutraDC, a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, has officially launched the first phase of their interconnected Internet Exchange (IX) ecosystem in Indonesia. The initiative, first revealed during a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony … Read More
Claro Argentina (Claro) has inked a deal with Nokia to deploy 5G infrastructure across the country. The agreement, which covers the first phase of 5G deployment, will focus on Argentina’s largest cities. As the sole supplier, Nokia will enhance its market share in the region, the official release said. Also … Read More
California-based Hurricane Electric, an IPv4 and IPv6 Internet backbone operator, has announced the deployment of a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the SFR Netcenter Lyon-Venissieux. Located at 6/8 Rue Georges Marrane, Venissieux, this expansion marks Hurricane Electric‘s seventh PoP in France and brings connectivity to the second-largest metropolitan area … Read More
Reliance Jio has added a new prepaid plan silently to its portfolio of offerings. This new plan costs Rs 448 and comes with several OTT (over-the-top) benefits. This is a JioTV Premium bundled plan. Earlier, there were many such plans. But after the tariff hikes, for a long time, only … Read More
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