BSNL gets $11 billion bailout to facilitate 5G
The Indian government has approved a third revival package for troubled BSNL worth a total of almost US$11 billion that mainly involves the allocation of spectrum for 4G and 5G mobile services.
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Italian unions hail 80% participation in telco worker strike
A national strike of Italy’s entire telecoms sector on Wednesday recorded participation levels of 80%, the country’s trade unions trumpeted, repeating their objections to structural separation in the industry.
EU increases pressure on members over ‘high risk’ telecoms vendors
Commissioner Breton has publicly called for EU countries to accelerate their replacement of high risk vendors from their 5G networks.
Apple launches expensive Vision Pro augmented reality headset
The king of tech firms Apple has made its long anticipated entrance to the AR/VR/XR field with the Apple Vision Pro headset, which comes with a hefty $3,499 price tag.
Germany probes 1&1 claim against Vodafone
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is looking at whether Vodafone, through its Vantage Towers unit, has broken competition law by effectively blocking rival 1&1’s 5G network rollout.
Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson show off a network slicing proof of concept
In what they are calling some manner of world first, Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have ‘instantiated’ a secure network slice that automatically connects to private cloud services.
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Veon on cusp of Russia exit as MegaFon gets litigious
Netherlands-based Veon has taken another step closer to bidding ‘do svidaniya’ to Russia.
Nvidia bets on AI hype to help it chip away at Intel
Chip maker Nvidia hopes to mount a stronger challenge to Intel with a new product line that promises the best generative AI capabilities.
BT’s Immersive Spaces is like a holodeck for education and training
UK telco group BT has unveiled Immersive Spaces, an ‘interactive simulation experience’ for jazzing up things like education and corporate training.
Global Open RAN and vRAN market growth slowed in Q1
New stats from research firm Dell’Oro suggest that the 2023 Open RAN market won’t see a repeat of last year’s stellar performance.
Altnets lament Ofcom’s approval of Openreach price cuts
UK telco watchdog Ofcom has agreed to let BT’s network arm Openreach proceed with its wholesale price changes.
US launches fresh bid to appoint FCC Commissioner
President Biden has nominated telco lawyer Anna Gomez for Commissioner of the US Federal Communications Commission in an effort to fill a role that has been vacant for over two years.
Meta slapped with €1.2 billion EU fine and told to stop sending data to US
Facebook owner Meta has been issued a €1.2 billion fine for GDPR violations in relation to data on European citizens being transferred to the US from its HQ in Ireland.
UK fibre and 5G rollout momentum continues
UK comms regulator Ofcom has released an update to its Connected Nations report, which shows the country is nearing 50% full fibre coverage.
BT to cull up to 55,000 jobs in transformation effort
UK operator group BT plans to shed more than 40 percent of staff, all in the name of agility.
The net around China’s tech sector tightens further
A steady stream of reports indicates the US and its allies are continuing to ramp up their efforts to exclude China from the global technology market.
Vodafone presents turnaround plan which includes 11,000 job cuts
11,000 jobs in Europe are to be axed as Vodafone’s new boss Margherita Della Valle says: ‘Our performance has not been good enough. To consistently deliver, Vodafone must change.’
VMO2 has eliminated 50 ‘not spots’ in rural UK
A village in the Scottish Highlands called Helmsdale became the 50th rural site to be plugged into the VMO2 4G network following a campaign of mast upgrades.
Rakuten Mobile signs roaming deal with KDDI
As part of a new roaming agreement, KDDI will provide roaming services to competing Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile for the next three years.
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