UK’s major mobile infrastructure entities have formed the Mobile Infrastructure Forum, aiming to boost wireless connectivity across the UK and improve network rollout efficiency. Meanwhile, industry insiders are lobbying for a smoother operation process, amidst challenges like mast site location and negotiation with landlords.
SpaceX’s Starlink is paving the way for direct-to-mobile services, thanks to a progressive partnership with T-Mobile. Going beyond termianls, the ambitious endeavor could allow unmodified smartphones to directly connect with satellites. Beginning with text messaging in 2024, comprehensive voice and data services are slated to follow in 2025. However, AT&T and the Rural Wireless Association express concerns about possible interference with commercial networks, prompting fierce debate over the fine lines of regulatory procedures.
Navigating an increasingly challenging market, Nokia is bracing for reductions in staff numbers bolstered by a severe 15% year-on-year sales decline. Despite facing these obstacles, including a slowed pace of 5G deployment in India and underperforming Network Infrastructure division, Nokia’s Cloud and Network Services remain resilient. Amidst downsizing, CEO Pekka Lundmark forecasts a more optimistic fourth quarter, exemplifying the struggle between current hardships and future potential.
EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, today announced it has added a fifth transatlantic route to its network footprint with the addition of the Dunant cable, connecting the US and Europe via a southern corridor across the Atlantic. This new route complements EXA’s existing cables, connecting Paris and Bordeaux in France to the large data centre clusters of Virginia Beach, Richmond and Ashburn in the US. This new route offers excellent diversity from other transatlantic cables, as well as connecting to EXA’s extensive European backbone onwards to Madrid, Barcelona and Marseille via differentiated routes.
Telinta, a global leader in cloud-based softswitch and billing solutions for VoIP service providers, today announced new capabilities for its Encrypted VoIP solution, adding encryption for its TeliGlobeTM Mobile Softphone application. This enhancement gives Telinta customers the option to encrypt both SIP signaling and media for Mobile VoIP calling with TeliGlobe. The solution can offer end-to-end encryption for on-net calling.
In a strategic move to bolster its presence in the cybersecurity market, iboss, a leading Zero Trust Edge cloud security provider, has revealed significant enhancements to its channel program. The company’s flagship product, the iboss Zero Trust Security Service Edge platform, will now be exclusively accessible through iboss’s extensive network of channel partners, which includes Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Value Added Resellers, and Global Technology Distributors.
Explore EE’s new ‘everything app’, aiming to centralize device sales and manage subscriptions. This all-encompassing platform offers the ability to purchase gaming accessories or trade devices. Alongside this, EE has introduced enhanced broadband and mobile packages, and a focus on personalized customer service. As the company confidently adjusts to its innovative role within the telecommunications landscape, competitors are left needing to pick up the pace.
Neos Networks accelerates its journey toward 100 on-net data centres with the new addition of two pivotal UK sites to its fibre network. Offering secure and high-capacity connectivity, these centres bolster the UK’s tech hubs while surging towards embracing digital innovations and reliable connectivity. The impact of such expansion unfolds an intriguing storyline of the country’s evolving connectivity landscape.
The looming merger of Vodafone and Three in the UK sparks heated debate. Anticipated job creation sits around 12,000, yet union estimates portend a job cut of around 1,000 to 1,600. Amidst global job-shedding by Vodafone and Three’s concerning job loss record, an £11 billion pledge to enhance network coverage brings a glimmer of hope. However, hazy figures on staffing levels and possible challenges accessing skilled labor add to the uncertainty.
Dish’s recent announcement differentiates them as the first operator to amalgamate both 2 uplink and 4 downlink 5G carriers, reaching compelling speeds with such configuration. Despite skepticism around Open RAN’s performance, Dish continues to silence critics and signifies an exciting possibility for future network builds.
