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Huawei betting big on telecoms’ Agentic AI revolution 

by Harry Baldock | Dec 19, 2025

The Chinese tech giant says AI agents will not only help telcos become more efficient, but...

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas? Why “homes passed” is no longer enough

by Rob Chambers | Dec 19, 2025

Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas? Why “Homes Passed” Is No Longer Enough
(and What Robotics Teaches Us About the Future of Networks)
A viewpoint supplied by Udo Abt of Calix

UK plans to curb freeholder obstruction of fibre to flats rollout

by Rob Chambers | Dec 15, 2025

Proposed legislation grants UK flat leaseholders the right to request a gigabit connection, imposing a duty on freeholders not to unreasonably refuse, accelerating deployment where current frameworks fall short.

World Communication Award Winners 2025

by Harry Baldock | Dec 10, 2025

World Communication Awards Total Telecom is thrilled to unveil the exceptional winners of the 2025...

LG Uplus’s AI voice call app glitch leaks user data

by Harry Baldock | Dec 8, 2025

LG Uplus revealed that a temporary technical error earlier this week related to its AI-based voice call application, ixi O, had led to the exposure of private user information.

BT unveils new ‘sovereign platform’ for enterprise customers

by Total Telecom Staff | Dec 4, 2025

BT has unveiled a new “sovereign platform” designed to give UK businesses and public bodies greater control over their networks, data and emerging services such as cloud-hosted applications and AI.

“Not just a pipe”: Incognito talks ISP agility and value-added services

by Harry Baldock | Dec 4, 2025

Interview At Connected Britain 2025, we caught up with Incognito Software Systems’ Sonya Goodanetz...

Indian government U-turns on mandatory mobile security app

by Harry Baldock | Dec 3, 2025

News Onlookers fear the app could pose a significant threat to user privacy Back in January, the...

Kyivstar, Google to build sovereign Ukrainian LLM

by Harry Baldock | Dec 1, 2025

Kyivstar and Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation have chosen Google’s Gemma model and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI to form the technical backbone of a national large language model (LLM) intended to capture the breadth of Ukrainian dialects, terminology, and history.

Make construction sexy again? One CEO thinks it’s time

by Bradford Randall | Dec 1, 2025

Trent Edwards used to climb telephone poles. Now he’s the CEO of TAK Broadband, bringing with him an appreciation for network builders and the often-dangerous work they perform.

Vodafone Germany challenges Federal Cartel Office in 1&1 case

by Harry Baldock | Nov 28, 2025

Vodafone says the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) has not followed key procedural rules in its investigation and has acted with bias

Macquarie Technology explores JV, capital recycling for $3bn data centre

by Harry Baldock | Nov 27, 2025

Earlier this week, Macquarie Technology Group revealed to investors that it was exploring funding options for a new 150MW data centre campus project, aiming to meet the expected boom in demand for AI and cloud computing.

Copper thieves see Optus stung by yet another network outage

by Harry Baldock | Nov 27, 2025

Optus has suffered yet another network outage, this time impacting around 14,000 customers in southeast Melbourne.

Openreach closes first exchange in PSTN switchoff milestone

by Total Telecom Staff | Nov 26, 2025

Press Release Openreach plans to shut down 80% of its UK exchanges, saying it will only need 1,000...

World Communication Awards 2025 shortlist announced

by Harry Baldock | Nov 25, 2025

The World Communication Awards has announced its 2025 shortlist, highlighting the telecom industry’s leading innovators.

VMO2 upgrades motorway 5G across the UK

by Total Telecom Staff | Nov 24, 2025

The mobile operator says the upgrades will help facilitate the rollout of electric vehicles across the country

Google adds Thailand–Australia route to its growing subsea cable portfolio

by Harry Baldock | Nov 24, 2025

The system, dubbed TalayLink, will connect South Thailand to Western Australia, with a stop at Christmas Island, where Google is building an AI data hub