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TRANSFORMING TELECOMS: Making telecoms smarter, faster, and simpler
Poonam Parihar is an experienced tech industry professional and founder of bandarlog.dev, a deep-tech start-up working to transform telecoms through AI and build digital network automation solutions to help SMEs in other sectors adopt next-generation technologies more quickly.
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Losses to Fraudulent Robocalls to Reach $76bn Globally Next Year, as AI-based Voice Cloning Presents New Challenges
It predicts from 2026, losses to robocalling will steadily decline, as frameworks, such as STIR/SHAKEN, and branded calling solutions begin to block fraudulent robocalls efficiently.
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BT Group refines its digital switchover programme for the UK’s full fibre future
BT Group has announced a revision to its timetable for moving all customers – consumers and businesses – off the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and onto digital landlines.
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Global cloud spending grows 21% in Q1 2024 as market leader AWS makes CEO change
Worldwide cloud infrastructure services expenditure grew by 21% year-on-year in Q1 2024 to reach US$79.8 billion, an increase of US$13.4 billion.
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Everything you need to know about the UKTIN Network Management EWG Future Capability Paper
A series of Future Capability Papers, authored by the UKTIN Expert Working Groups, are being published over the coming months.
UKTIN spoke to Tom Bennett, Chair of the UKTIN Network Management Expert Working Group to learn more about the group’s paper, which has been published today.
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CoreWeave Invests £1 Billion in UK; Opens New European Headquarters and Data Centres in London to Bring Cloud Infrastructure to Power the AI Revolution
LONDON, May 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreWeave, the leading specialized cloud provider for AI, today announced that it has opened an office in London as its E
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Sparkle Successfully Completes First Test of an International VPN Protected with Quantum Encryption
The trial, also supported by Telsy's specific expertise, has concerned the first Internet Protocol secure (IPsec) tunnel between Italy and Germany with advanced quantum-safe protection methods
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SKT unveils AI-enabled fixed network controller
SK Telecom has deployed an AI-enabled fixed network management platform, dubbed AI Orchestrator, that will “significantly improve network operations efficiency and stability.”
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AT&T and AST SpaceMobile ink direct-to-device satellite deal
The partners claim the deal paves the way for the elimination of not-spots across the US
This week, AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have signed a definitive commercial deal to work together in bringing direct-to-mobile satellite communication to AT&T customers.
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Spanish regulators clear Zegona’s acquisition of Vodafone Spain
The deal was first confirmed last October
This week, Zegona’s acquisition of Vodafone Spain has received approval from Spanish regulators.
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UK’s fastest supercomputer switched on
The computer is officially the most sustainable supercomputer in the UK
The UK’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer, known as Isambard-AI, has been switched on at the University of Bristol this week.
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TRANSFORMING TELECOMS: Space Villages harness UKTIN support to take their space-tech solution to orbit
Natalia Lemarquis, CEO of Space Villages, discusses her experience on the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) support programme.
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CityFibre completes its acquisition of Lit Fibre
CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has now completed its acquisition of Lit Fibre (Lit) from Newlight Partners.
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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Emma Philpott
Hello, I’m Emma Philpott, a principal technical consultant at FarrPoint: I work on various connectivity projects involving 4G, 5G, IoT, fixed wireless access and fibre networks aimed at improving digital connectivity across the UK.
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SK Telecom preps telco LLM launch in June
SK Telecom believes it will have its first telco-specific large language model (LLM) ready for action by June, and has developed what it calls an ‘intelligence platform’ that can be used for the development of generative AI (GenAI) applications for the telecom sector.
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How to start a business in the UK: A guide for overseas citizens
Building on the UK’s regional and national strengths, UKTIN’s Clusters Programme has been designed to ensure the UK can benefit from a thriving and resilient telecoms sector. In a recent meeting, Poonam Parihar, founder of bandarlog.dev shared her insights into establishing a tech start-up as a non-UK-national.
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GSMA launches its 5G Connectivity Index
The mobile industry association has launched a new interactive index to track the rollout of 5G.
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UKTIN’s Telecoms Investment Insight Report
UKTIN’s Telecoms Investment Insight Report dissects the investment trends shaping the future of the telecoms industry. Supported by PitchBook, we have conducted a thorough analysis to unravel the complexities of venture capital in the telecoms market.
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Cloud services spending leaps by 21% to $76.5bn in Q1
The appetite for cloud infrastructure services remains unsated, it seems, with Synergy Research Group reporting that the global sector was worth a staggering $76.5bn during the first quarter of this yea
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China Mobile tops telco-to-techco ranking
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.
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SES to acquire Intelsat in compelling transaction focused on the future
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.
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IBM tops quantum-safe networking ranking
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
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Japan revises NTT Law to bolster the telco’s global ambitions
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
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5G non-terrestrial network growth continues but worldwide is still in infancy, GSA data shows
50 operators in 37 countries and territories planning satellite services, with 10 operators already commercially launched