Japanese telecommunications service provider Rakuten Mobile announced on Monday that the number of subscribers for its mobile carrier service surpassed 7 million as of June 16, 2024. The company added 500,000 subscribers in just over two months since reaching the 6.5 million milestone in April 2024, marking the largest three-month … Read More
BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has reduced the service validity of its Rs 88 plan. This plan, used to come with 35 days of validity, but now, it has been reduced to 30 days. While the plan is still very much cheaper compared to the … Read More
Virgin Media has announced a wholesale network access deal with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) to deliver superfast broadband and digital TV services to over 254,000 NBI-enabled premises across Ireland. This deal is part of Virgin Media’s EUR 200 million network upgrade, set to continue until 2025, aiming to support speeds … Read More
Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stellar Blu Solutions, a US-based avionics solution provider of satcom terminal solutions. The acquisition is a significant step in Gilat’s initiative to increase its presence in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market, the company said in … Read More
NEC Corporation has successfully developed and demonstrated a radio-over-fiber system (RoF) with a 1-bit fiber transmission method. By utilising this method, high-frequency analog signals can be transmitted using an inexpensive electrical-to-optical converter for general-purpose digital communications, thereby enabling the realisation of a compact distributed antenna unit (DA) at low cost, … Read More
Google, a US tech giant, is bringing Magic Editor for Android phones apart from Pixel, at no additional cost. The Magic Editor is now going to be available on Samsung phones and older Pixel phones. Announced with the Pixel 8 series, Google has decided that it is the right time … Read More
New Zealand telecommunications provider 2degrees and Ericsson have announced a project to replace large parts of the operator’s existing microwave network infrastructure with Ericsson’s Mini-Link products. This upgrade is part of 2degrees’ ongoing network modernisation program aimed at enhancing network capabilities and service quality. Also Read: 2degrees Selects 5G Core … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has raised Rs 40 crore by selling land parcels in Andhra Pradesh circle. The Indian government directed BSNL to sell all the land parcels which weren’t being utilised to raise money for rolling out 4G. While the execution of this plan … Read More
India witnessed the deployment of 3,584 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) across various states and union territories (UTs) during May 2024, according to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). BTS are the equipment that facilitates wireless communication between user equipment and a network. According to the latest data revealed by the … Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, could raise more money through equity sale. The telco recently issued preferential equity shares to Nokia and Ericsson (two major telecom gear vendors) and raised a cumulative Rs 2,458 crore. From the money raised, Vi will pay Rs 1,140 crore … Read More
The Rural Connectivity Group (RCG) reached a milestone with the 500th rural mobile site going live in New Zealand (NZ). The RCG is a partnership between New Zealand’s telcos 2degrees, One NZ, and Spark, working with Crown Infrastructure Partners to bring wireless internet to previously unserved rural areas of New … Read More
Telenor is establishing a new cyber security company to meet the increasing demands from businesses, amid an unprecedented surge in cyberattacks targeting Norwegian businesses. Telenor cited a recent Norstat survey found that one in five business leaders reported having experienced cyber incidents in the past year, affecting around 130,000 Norwegian … Read More
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