Telecom

Vodafone Idea partners with US-based Ciena for 5G rollout

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) has restored its national backbone network with U.S-based telecom equipment maker Ciena to prepare for the fifth-generation (5G) network rollout.   Vi noted that as consumers, enterprises, and content players look to embrace more innovative digital experiences across India, its new 300G/400G backbone network increases scale and performance energy and […]

OVHcloud posts revenue growth of nearly 14% in fiscal Q1, confirms FY targets

France based -cloud provider OVHcloud generated revenues of $200 million for the fiscal quarter that ended on 30 November, up 13.9 percent year-on-year on a reported basis.   After the growth rate reached 13.5 percent when excluding the impact of the fire incident at OVHcloud’s data center in Strasbourg and adjusting for scope/currency movements, the company said that its performance met expectations […]

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 […]

Q&A: Radian Arc CEO taps cloud gaming to become the champion of the 5G era

As the world grows ever more digitalized, infrastructure has been thrust into the limelight; and with the relative emergence of 5G, smart city development, and cloud gaming around the world, the need for Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) companies continues to exponentially grow. According to a recent report by ResearchandMarkets, the IaaS market is expected to reach $74.63 […]