American telecommunications company Verizon has announced the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to protect its fiber infrastructure and prevent damage. Recognising the significant impact that accidental cuts to fiber can have on network performance, Verizon says it is proactively using AI and ML to analyse … Read More
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) Group has teamed up with Google Cloud to introduce sovereign cloud and edge cloud services in Indonesia, tailored to meet the country’s stringent data residency, security, and privacy regulations. Indosat and Google Cloud today announced an expanded partnership, under which Indosat Group plans to offer Google … Read More
Samsung has cut the price of the Galaxy S24 series in India. The South Korean tech giant launched the device back in January, and ahead of the Pixel 9 series, the company has cut the price of the devices. The prices have been slashed by up to Rs 12,000. But … Read More
MTN Group, a pan-African telecom company, informed shareholders this week that it has completed the sale of its smaller West African subsidiary, Spacetel Guinea-Bissau (MTN Guinea-Bissau), after receiving all regulatory approvals. In a regulatory filing on August 7, MTN confirmed that it had concluded its exit from the market. Also … Read More
Rakuten Group and Macquarie Asset Management have announced that Rakuten Mobile will raise between JPY 150 billion and 300 billion (approximately USD 1-2 billion) through a sale and leaseback transaction with a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management, including British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, via the Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund … Read More
Bharti Airtel-owned Airtel Payments Bank is growing its business rapidly in India. Taking the digital-first approach to reach the under-banked population in the country, Airtel Payments Bank has achieved a milestone of crossing Rs 600 crore revenue for the first time in a single quarter. In FY20, the company had … Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is 23.15% owned by the central government. This happened as the telco opted for the option of reducing interest dues on deferred payments to the government and in exchange gave equity to the center. Since the telco has raised … Read More
MTN Nigeria Communications has successfully renegotiated its tower lease agreements with IHS Nigeria, INT Towers, IHS Towers NG (together, IHS), and ATC Nigeria, securing terms that bolster the company’s financial and operational stability. MTN Nigeria announced in an exchange filing on August 7 that the company and IHS have renegotiated … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) convened a meeting on Thursday with regulatory heads from major telecom service providers to tackle the persistent issue of spam calls. The meeting, chaired by the TRAI Chairperson, was attended by representatives from Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices, Quadrant Televentures … Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, has three prepaid plans that come with 30 days of service validity. Today, we will discuss these three plans. The plans start at Rs 219 and range up to Rs 589. The 30-day plans were introduced by the telecom operators after the … Read More
Deutsche Telekom announced that its IoT subsidiary has joined Bridge Alliance, a business alliance of 35 mobile communications companies in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and now Europe. Bridge Alliance provides connectivity and integrated value-added services, including IoT/M2M, to its members. Deutsche Telekom claims to be the first European … Read More
Sustainable data center operator Start Campus has secured an additional 705 MW of power from REN, Portugal’s transmission system operator, bringing the total IT capacity for its SINES DC campus in Portugal to 1.2 GW, an increase from the initial 495 MW. The company says this makes the facility the … Read More
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