Telecoms

AT&T, Verizon Refuse Regulatory Demand to Delay 5G Rollout

U.S.-based telecom giants AT&T and Verizon expressed on Sunday their utter rejection of U.S. regulatory demand to postpone their 5G rollout of some wireless services, initially set to be released this week. The telcos’ chief executive officers (CEO), John Stankey and Hans Vestberg sent to U.S. regulators a joint letter igniting tensions between the companies […]

India's Airtel, TCS tap robotics to roll and build 5G based technology

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and IT major Tata Consultancy Services partnered to build a 5G-based remote working technology using robotics, according to a press release from the digital communications solution provider.  While both companies are operating the trials in Airtel’s 5G lab at Manesar, these solutions will allow remote robotic operations in possibly dangerous environments […]

EU questions Czech plan to regulate wholesale mobile network access

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the Czech telecom regulator CTU’s proposal to regulate wholesale access to mobile networks. The Commission questioned the CTU’s claim of joint dominance by the three existing mobile network operators and compatibility of the proposed ex ante regulation. As such, access and call origination are services which […]

China Mobile to raise $7.64 billion in Shanghai listing

After losing appeals for being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), state-owned operator, China Mobile Ltd. revealed intentions of raising $7.64 billion in a Shanghai listing on Tuesday. The move will mark the largest equity fundraisings for 2021 and came due to the NYSE decision to adhere to an investment blacklist presented by […]

FCC settles with telcos associated with failed 911 outages

U.S.-based telcos Verizon, AT&T, Intrado, and Lumen Technologies, reached a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over probes into a series of failed 911 calls throughout 2020’s network outages. According to the FCC’s compliance settlement documents, the operators will collectively pay a $6 million fine, all while consenting to secure compliance with the Commission’s […]

Comium, “BACK TO LIFE”

Monty Mobile, the breakthrough has surfaced for Comium Gambia in the form of an expert consultant deal, which will revolutionize the operator’s network infrastructure to provide 4G+ technology. This partnership brings Comium back to life after Monty Mobile has settled in a week all the financial dues of the operator. With its services, expertise, in-house […]

Browsing history, location & more being collected by Verizon app

In a move that could be violating people’s privacy, My Verizon app might be collecting information about people’s browsing history, location, apps, and contacts. This process is completed in the name of helping the company “understand your interests,” according to reports. The program, which Verizon appears to automatically get customers into, is called Verizon Custom […]

How telcos can digitalise their services for the demands of tomorrow

Retail giants Amazon, Aldi and Tesco are trialing checkout-free stores in the UK, where customers can conveniently grab their shopping and leave the store without visiting a cashier. It’s clear that consumers today expect intuitive digital services as standard — and supermarkets aren’t the only ones who should listen. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalisation […]

India’s Reliance Industries seek controlling stake in UK’s BT Group

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) is assessing the possibility of bidding on British telecom titan, BT Group Plc., reported by the Economic Times. According to the report published by the news hub on Monday, Reliance is currently planning to place an unsought offer to obtain shares into the British telco, or as an alternative, to […]