In order to extend mobile service to isolated rural regions, the Belgian communications operator BICS has inked a deal with the satellite-direct-to-phone telecoms business Lynk. This agreement will make it possible for mobile network operators (MNOs) to provide services to subscribers in rural areas in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, South-East Asia, and a number of rural African regions. BICS focuses on cloud, mobility and IoT, while offering digital communications on a worldwide scale. The company also collaborates with MNOs and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). This collaboration aims to solve the problem of remote locations that currently lack any form of mobile connectivity. BICS will use its network to connect the cell carriers with the Lynk satellite constellation. Lynk’s solution enables conventional roaming partner integration without requiring that the mobile operators’ networks undergo hardware or software upgrades, thereby expanding coverage to outlying regions, islands, and…
PBX On The Cloud, a cloud-based voice solutions provider for Latin America and the USA, has further extended its partnership with DIDWW, a global telecoms operator that offers…
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Starlink experienced a worldwide outage On August 30, the Starlink broadband satellite service experienced a three-hour disruption before returning to operation. Users in the United States, New Zealand,…
Following a period of public debate, the UK government has decided on new security requirements for telecom providers. It now intends to introduce the Electronic Communications (Security) Measures…
Global communications platform provider Truecaller has released a completely updated version of its iPhone app for users all around the world. This iOS software has been entirely reworked…
T-Mobile is collaborating with SpaceX to expand its network coverage. Last week, the two businesses announced that they will collaborate to provide extensive cellular access, including full coverage…
Lumen asset sale to Brightspeed has been approved The FCC has authorized Brightspeed’s acquisition of Lumen Technologies’ incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) operations in 20 states. The transaction…
Lingo Management, an Atlanta-based worldwide business Cloud/UC and Managed Service provider, announced the completion of its previously announced purchase of BullsEye Telecom Inc., a single-source communications and cloud…