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Targeting early launch of commercial service with superior network quality

China Mobile is currently the most advanced operator in terms of shifting from telco to techco, according to a new report from research house Omdia. 

Luxembourg and McLean, VA -- SES S.A. (“SES”) and Intelsat S.A. (“Intelsat”) announce an agreement for SES to acquire Intelsat through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion (€2.8 billion) and certain contingent value rights.

IBM is the leading developer of technology that will enable quantum-safe networking, according to the results of a recent TelecomTV market perception survey that have just been published in our latest DSP Leaders publication, the Qua

Japan’s parliament has revised the law governing Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), the country’s largest telco, in what is being pitched as a bid to enhance its global competitiveness but which is regarded by critics as a threat to domestic teleco

50 operators in 37 countries and territories planning satellite services, with 10 operators already commercially launched

The total capacity on offer from the world’s hyperscale datacentres has doubled over the past four years and is set to do so again over the next four years, primarily to support growing demand related to generative AI (GenAI) workloads,

Nokia and A1 Austria have successfully delivered an 800Gbps service using a single wavelength, covering a distance of 1276km in a live network from Frankfurt to Budapest. The field trial was completed using Nokia’s FP5 network processor silicon and its sixth-generation super-coherent Photonic Service Engine optics (PSE-6s).

New Washington D.C.-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Cape has raised $61 million in three financing rounds.

Cape operates as an full MVNO on the UScellular network.

Former Ericsson, Huawei manager takes up his role this summer.

Jan Ellsberg, a former Vice-President of Ericsson, has been elected the new director general of standardisation body ETSI, following a vote at the General Assembly today (16 April), an ETSI spokesperson confirmed to Euronews.

Companies increased downlink speeds over 20% by using the latest 1024 QAM technology

Spain’s state investment firm, Sepi, has increased its stake in the Spanish telecoms group to 5%, in a move designed to counteract Saudi Arabian incumbent stc.

Augtera Networks, the industry leader in AI/ML-powered Network Operations platforms, and Orange, today announced that Orange is adding Augtera Network AI platform to its NOC tools to leverage AI/ML in daily network operations. This will enable Orange NOC to use AI capabilities to:

Samsung reclaimed the global smartphone market crown from its fierce rival Apple in the first quarter of 2024, during which the total volume of device shipments increased by 7.8%, according to IDC.  

At the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

As part of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s historic state visit to the United States, on April 9, 2024, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, U.S.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday his country will invest 9.4 trillion won ($6.94 billion) in artificial intelligence by 2027 as part of efforts to retain a leading global position in cutting-edge semiconductor chips.

Google has announced a $1billion investment to expand its Central Pacific Connect Initiative, which includes delivering two new subsea cables, Proa and Taihei.

The Cables

A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications markets, found that the global number of travel eSIM users will grow from 40 million in 2024 to over 215 million by 2028.

Eutelsat Group announces it has launched low Earth orbit services in Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a world-leading centre for polar science and polar operations.

Telefónica Tech has launched its global vulnerability management service into a solution that manages the entire attack surface of companies to anticipate threats and prevent attacks.

The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together to test advanced AI.

The agreement, which was signed on Monday, will see both countries work together to develop “robust” methods for evaluating the safety of AI tools and its systems.

Singtel will partner with Cisco, Fortinet and Nokia to provide quantum security solutions to enterprises through its Quantum Safe Network (QSN).

The start of 2024 brought with it a slew of new subsea cable launches, and the end of 2023 closed in a similar fashion.