Granite Telecommunications, a prominent $1.85 billion provider of communications and technology solutions for businesses and government entities, has unveiled its latest innovation: the Granite Multi-Carrier SIM. This advanced mobile technology promises seamless and reliable global connectivity.
Amid the AI giants like Google and Microsoft, stands Amazon with its prolific investment of $2.75 billion in San Francisco’s AI startup, Anthropic. This strategic venture is Amazon’s biggest external contribution since its establishment. In return, Anthropic pledges to use Amazon Web Services as its chief cloud solution, employing AWS’s state-of-art infrastructure for their AI models. With $7.3 billion funding recently, Anthropic is galvanizing investors globally.
In a collective move, three key US security agencies issued an advisory flagging potential cyber threats from Volt Typhoon, a state-backed cyber group noted for planning possible attacks on vital American infrastructure. This group’s activities have raised concerns within vital sectors of industry, including telecommunication, energy, and transportation not only in the US, but also in Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
Singtel has made another divestment, selling a fractional 0.8% stake in India’s Bharti Airtel for approximately $711 million. It’s a part of Singtel’s ongoing strategy to transition from traditional telco operations to fully digital-based operations.
Manx Telecom’s strategic partnership with Aqua Comms promises to bolster the Isle of Man’s telecommunications infrastructure by introducing secured subsea fibre accessibility. The move aims to meet growing digital demands, enhancing the island’s connectivity in terms of security, capacity and resilience. This expansion also future-proofs the needs of data centre users and fibre broadband consumers by catering to emerging technologies.
At the recent MWC Barcelona 2024, industry leaders Huawei convened the Green Development Elite Club, a stage for key representatives from prominent organizations to illuminate their vision and effort for Green Target Networks. These networks aim to foster sustainable growth, using state-of-the-art computing power and AI to transform operations.
Epsilon Telecommunications (Epsilon), a KT Corp. company and leading global interconnectivity provider, has appointed Damon (Young Seok) Lee as its Group Chief Executive Officer. Lee joins Epsilon with over 27 years of experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors, most recently serving as Vice President in KT’s Enterprise Business. He will lead Epsilon’s senior executive team with a focus on optimising the company’s business strategy and global growth.
In an exhilarating turn of events, telecommunications titan Ericsson collaborates with the renowned Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur for pioneering research in AI, Compute, and Radio technology, with a spotlight on 6G development. This theoretical partnership is set to stir groundbreaking headway in fundamental and applied study in the Radio realm, significantly marking India as a technological innovation hub.
Netcracker Technology allies with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile carrier. Aiming to centralize AIS customer billing systems through Netcracker Revenue Management, this collaboration ensures efficient marketing preparations and amplified sales view. It’s a significant overhaul of IT infrastructure that boosts business agility and performance. This partnership focuses on cloud-based IT, compliance with major industry standards, and facilitating customer-centric clouds.
The ambitious InSEA project, led by Italy’s INGV and financially backed by the Italian Ministry of Research, leverages traditional telecom cables for environmental monitoring, without compromising data quality. By integrating sensors into vast 21km cables and repeater housings, a remarkable SMART cable system was born. Despite deployment challenges, the use of advanced sensors ensured successful implementation. Initial data hints at successful system functioning, prompting anticipation for a comprehensive analysis following the monitoring phase.
