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World Communication Awards shine a light on AI Excellence
As expected, the newly introduced AI Excellence Award became a popular category. 2023 saw the rise of generative AI, 2024 proved to be the year of its integration into telecommunications.
World Communication Award winners 2024
Held last night at The Marriott, Grosvenor Square, in London, the 26th World Communication Awards were a huge success! On behalf of the judges, we would like to congratulate all of the incredible winners.
The intelligent revolution: Making the digital economy intelligent
At this year’s GITEX conference in Dubai, Huawei’s Corporate Senior Vice President Li Peng discussed how enterprises are embracing technologies like AI to revolutionise their business models
BT says Labour’s budget will cost company £100m
BT released its financial results for the half year ending on 30 September 2024 this week, which showed a mixed bag of developments in a challenging economic landscape.
VMO2 launches UK’s first 5G standalone small cells in Birmingham
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has introduced the UK’s first 5G standalone (SA) small cells in Birmingham, boosting mobile connectivity in some of the city’s busiest areas, it claimed in a press release this week. These new 5G small cells, installed on street furniture around Broad Street and Fleet Street, are designed to improve mobile capacity where demand is highest.
Bell expands into US market with $7 billion Ziply Fiber acquisition
Bell Canada Enterprises, Canada’s largest telecom company, is making its first move into the US fibre market. Bell Canada, a subsidiary of BCE, has agreed to acquire Ziply Fiber, a fibre internet provider in the Pacific Northwest, for CAD 7 billion ($5.1 billion).
RETN and CRATIS enhance connectivity to Croatia’s newest data centre, DC North
WCA finalist, RETN, announces the commissioning of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Croatia’s newest state-of-the-art data centre, DC North, located in Varaždin.
KT announces restructuring, cuts jobs
South Korean telco Korea Telecom (KT) has announced a major restructuring programme as part of an increased focus on AI and cloud services.
Singtel becomes latest telco to launch AI cloud services
Singaporean telco Singtel has launched RE:AI, a new cloud-based service designed to make artificial intelligence (AI) easier for businesses and public sector organisations to access and use.
South Korean telcos accused of collusion, may face fines of $4bn
This week, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a preliminary decision to impose fines of up to $4.1 billion on the nation’s three telco giants.
World Communication Awards 2024 Shortlist revealed!
With over 200 entries across 23 categories, this year’s World Communication Awards is more competitive than ever. After months of deliberation by the Award’s expert panel of over 100 judges, Total Telecom is delighted to announce the shortlisted entries below....
LG and KT partner for 6G research
South Korean telco KT, led by CEO Kim Young-seop, has announced a new partnership with LG Electronics to advance 6G technology. The collaboration aims to position both companies as leaders in the 6G field and enhance global standardisation efforts.
South Korea revokes Stage X’s mobile license
The South Korean Science Ministry has announced it will revoke the license of new mobile carrier, Stage X, for failing to meet the legal requirements to run its business.
South Korea’s newest operator Stage X strikes partnership with Rakuten
This week, the newest mobile network operators in Japan and South Korea, Rakuten Mobile and Stage X, respectively, have agreed a strategic partnership alongside Rakuten Symphony that will see the trio collaborate on everything from network strategy to 6G technology.
Korean Air shows off comprehensive urban air mobility system backed by 5G
This week, Korean Air has announced the successful demonstration of their urban air mobility (UAM) operating system, a system which could become the foundation upon which commercial flying taxi services could be launched by 2025.
Amazon invests $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon has announced an investment of $2.75 billion in San Francisco-based AI startup Anthropic, as it looks to compete with AI rivals such as Google and Microsoft through its AI chatbot Claude.
Global Telco AI Alliance create JV to build telco-focussed LLM
In the summer of last year, SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, and Singtel joined forces to create the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA), an industry initiative to jointly explore AI in the telco space.
Jio releases ‘Jio Brain’ AI platform
Jio Platforms, the parent company of Reliance Jio, India’s largest mobile operator, has announced the launch of its new artificial intelligence platform named ‘Jio Brain’. ‘The platform is a result of two year’s research and development focussing on generative AI.
Stage X wins mmWave spectrum to become South Korea’s fourth 5G player
This week, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has announced the results of its latest spectrum auction process, revealing Stage X as the winner poised to become the country’s fourth national mobile network operator.
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