News The operator has “several options on the table” for the unit, according to Group CEO Sigve Brekke Late last year, Norwegian operator Telenor announced that it was looking to sell its Pakistan unit, with analysts suggesting the business could fetch as much as $1...
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Accelerating industry innovation with du’s Hasan Alshemeili
VIEWPOINT On day on of this year’s Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF) held in Dubai, we caught up with Hasan Alshemeili, Head of Technology Planning at du, Emirates based operator, to discuss how an increase of innovation at du has allowed the firm to become a leading...
FCC puts AI spam communications under the microscope
News Able to closely imitate the voices of loved ones, AI-powered robocalls could pose a significant threat to unwary consumers The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has long recognised the growing impact of robocalls and texts on consumers throughout the US. As...
Subsea sabotage saga: Finland and Estonia ask for Chinese support in cable investigation
News The Estonian government has reportedly contacted Chinese authorities as part of its ongoing probe into the damage done to a gas pipeline and submarine telecommunications cables earlier this month On October 8, a gas pipeline and submarine telecoms cable...
Industry mulls strategy to unleash the potential of 5G at Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2023
VIEWPOINT Even as the global 5G ecosystem continues to grow and the technology has emerged as a growth engine for the service provider, the industry is still at the beginning of realizing the vast potential of the technology, says Ken Hu, Rotating Chairman at Huawei,...
Appledore Research unveils comprehensive autonomous networks architecture research white paper
VIEWPOINT Shanthi Ravindran, Principal Analyst at Appledore Research, presented and released the white paper An Architecture Evolution: Thinking differently to achieve success at the Autonomous Networks Industry Summit in Dubai, which TM Forum hosted during the...
FCC begins push to reinstate net neutrality
News The addition of democrat Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could be key in the rule’s reinstatement On Thursday, the FCC has voted to advance a proposal to reinstate open internet protections, more commonly known as net neutrality. The...
SK Telecom partners with Mars Auto to develop 5G self-driving trucks
News The new memorandum of understanding (MoU) will see the pair collaborate to develop AI-powered self-driving vehicles, facilitated by the operator’s 5G mobile network This week, South Korea’s largest mobile operator SK Telecom (SKT) has signed a new MoU with Mars...
Huawei launches the F5.5G-Oriented all-optical target network architecture for three phases
PRESS RELEASE [Dubai, UAE, October 13, 2023] During UBBF 2023, Richard Jin, President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Bring F5.5G to Reality: Milestones on Our Way to Intelligent World". In the speech, Richard proposed the...
Huawei’s David Wang: UBB5.5G maximizes digital productivity
PRESS RELEASE [Dubai, the UAE, October 12, 2023] At the 9th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2023), David Wang, Huawei's Executive Director of the Board and Chairman of the ICT Infrastructure Managing Board, delivered a keynote titled "UBB5.5G Maximizes Digital...
UBBF 2023 intelligent IP network summit in Dubai an impressive success
PRESS RELEASE During the 9th UBBF 2023 in Dubai, UAE, the Intelligent IP Network Summit — themed "Net5.5G Continuous Innovation, Boosting New Growth" — provided the perfect stage for leading carriers and analysts from prestigious organizations around the world to...
Ice Norway doubles down on Mavenir with cloud-native IMS deal
News Ice Norway claim the deal will allow it to provide market-leading 5G services Network software provider Mavenir has announced that mobile operator Ice Norway has fully deployed the former’s end-to-end Cloud Native IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solution, in...
Only a test: T-Mobile CEO downplays customer migration plans
News In an email sent to staff, T-Mobile chief Mike Sievert stressed that no plans have yet been changed and all affected customers would be adequately informed Last week, leaked documents showed that T-Mobile was planning on migrating customers from a number of...
Vivendi wants shareholders to vote on KKR deal
News The outspoken shareholder thinks KKR’s bid for TIM’s fixed line network undervalues the assets by around €7 billion Earlier this week, KKR finally made a binding offer for a stake in TIM’s would-be NetCo, which includes the company’s fixed-network. The financial...
CItyFibre hopes new ‘True Gig’ product will spark surge in fibre uptake
News The new package offers speeds of up to 1.2Gbps, allowing ISPs to feel more comfortable advertising deliverable 1Gbps services In recent years, UK regulators have grown increasingly strict on the advertising strategies being used by the telecoms industry. Whether...
Huawei’s David Wang on how 5.5G maximises digital productivity
Press Release [Dubai, the UAE, October 12, 2023] At the 9th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2023), David Wang, Huawei's Executive Director of the Board and Chairman of the ICT Infrastructure Managing Board, delivered a keynote titled "UBB5.5G Maximizes Digital...
Nokia to axe 14,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive
News The firm expects a saving of €400 million next year, and an additional €300 million in 2025 Nokia has announced today that is set to cut between 9,000 and 14,000 jobs by 2026, in an effort to reduce costs after a steep earnings loss in its third quarter. The...
AT&T wants to put the brakes on Starlink’s direct-to-mobile service
News The operator has launched a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking that SpaceX’s Earlier this week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced it would launch a direct-to-mobile connectivity service using its Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation,...
EE launch new platform and 1.6Gbps FTTH in huge rebrand
News The launch is the firm’s biggest marketing campaign in over a decade Today, BT-owned operator EE has announced the launch of what is describes as an “everything app”, a new integrated platform offering a range of services from device sales and subscription...
Neos Networks adds data centres in London and Manchester
Press Release Neos Networks, one of the UK’s leading connectivity providers, today announced that it has added two new key UK data centres to its UK-wide fibre network, as it fast approaches reaching 100 on-net data centres. This proactive investment in the expansion...
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