Montenegrin operator Crnogorski Telekom (CT) has officially announced that the gradual shutdown of its 3G network will be fully completed in the next few weeks. As reported by TelecomTalk, the company unveiled its plan to phase out 3G in October 2023, paving the way for more advanced technologies such as … Read More
Telia Finland has announced that it is deploying a programmable 5G network for the EU-funded Sirius project, marking the first implementation of such a network. The 5G environment, based on Standalone 5G Network (5G SA), is specifically designed for application development in the transport sector. Telia Finland said the environment … Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, is suggesting customers go for a fiber connection instead of an AirFiber connection. Airtel Xstream AirFiber is Airtel’s 5G FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) service. Currently, the Xstream AirFiber service is only present in two cities in India – Mumbai and Delhi. Even to … Read More
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with Togolese mobile operator Togocom, a subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom. Under this partnership, IFC will provide a EUR 55 million loan to Togocom to scale up access to quality mobile connectivity for millions of subscribers, individuals, and businesses in Togo, thereby … Read More
Ooredoo Kuwait today announced the successful completion of 5G mmWave technology testing in collaboration with the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA). Ooredoo said the initial trials, focused on Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and diverse use cases, demonstrated unprecedented speeds through Millimeter Wave technology. Also Read: Ooredoo Kuwait Wraps … Read More
Samsung Pass, a mobile wallet app for Samsung Galaxy smartphone users in India, will enable UPI payments through RuPay credit cards. UPI (Unified Payment Interface) payments are very popular in India now. RuPay credit card holders will be able to make UPI transactions with Samsung Pass. Until now, UPI payments … Read More
Cloud and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions provider, Digital Realty, announced the launch of its first data center in India last week, situated on a 10-acre campus in Chennai. The campus is capable of supporting up to 100 MW of IT capacity and is developed by Digital Connexion, … Read More
KPN announced its agreement to acquire the network of Cooperatie Glasvezel Noord (CGN) on January 11, 2024. In a press release, KPN said the CGN network in the north of Drenthe serves approximately 3,700 addresses in rural areas within the municipalities of Assen, Noordenveld, and Tynaarlo. Also Read: KPN to … Read More
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, the two leading telecom operators, will look to charge at least 5-10% more for 5G, said Jefferies in a report seen by ET. The analyst also suggested that the telcos will end their current unlimited 5G data offer. While it is supposed to end someday, … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started its 4G deployment and will have completed a significant part of the rollout by Diwali 2024, said telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. According to a report from the Indian Express, Vaishnaw said that BSNL is being revived in a “very systematic and methodical way”. … Read More
BW Digital, the owner of the Hawaiki Submarine Cable, confirms the availability of commercial 400 GbE services on the Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable, powered by Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme subsea network solution. This development follows an earlier milestone in November 2020 when the Hawaiki cable achieved 500 Gbps channel wavelengths. Also Read: … Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has increased the validity of its Rs 151 prepaid plan. The plan was introduced as a data booster for people who were working from their homes during the pandemic. When it was introduced in 2020, BSNL offered the plan with 30 … Read More
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