What’s up with… Net neutrality, SK Telecom, Reliance Jio
National net neutrality rules culled by US court SK Telecom CEO warns of ‘unprecedented crisis’ Reliance Jio IPO expected in H2
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Microsoft, Italy & SpaceX, US network security
Microsoft highlights $80bn investment in AI datacentres Italy mulls major satellite services deal with Musk’s SpaceX/Starlink More details emerge of the network breaches by Salt Typhoon
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Openreach, FCC, Microsoft
BT’s Openreach snags rural broadband deals worth £289m FCC kickstarts spectrum auction to raise $3bn for rip-and-replace funding Microsoft pledges $3bn of cloud and AI investments in India
View ArticleUnited announces accelerated timeline for Starlink’s industry-leading...
First commercial flight with Starlink service now expected by spring, entire two-cabin regional fleet is outfitted by end of 2025 and first mainline plane expected to fly before end of year Access...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Ligado Networks, AWS, Samsung
Ligado Networks gets jiggy with AST SpaceMobile, sues Inmarsat AWS pledges $11bn to Georgia investments Samsung falls short in Q4
View ArticleTelstra taps Starlink for direct-to-cell services
Australia’s Telstra is the latest telco to team up with SpaceX’s Starlink to offer satellite-to-smartphone services But it’s not an exclusive relationship, as Starlink has long been working with a...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Telco API firm Aduna, Odido, Sigve Brekke
Major telco API joint venture appoints CEO Dutch operator Odido gets closer to an IPO Sigve Brekke set for key telecom role in Thailand
View ArticleOrange launches Nuanua satellite project in Wallis and Futuna
Orange is pleased to announce the launch of the Nuanua project using SES’s second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) O3b mPOWER system. This ambitious initiative, meaning "rainbow" in Wallisian, aims...
View ArticleVodafone announces world first satellite-to-smartphone video call
Rowan Chesmer, Vodafone engineer, makes historic first space mobile video call from a remote area of Wales to Margherita Della Valle, Vodafone Group Chief Executive, using satellites built to offer a...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Vodafone & AST SpaceMobile, NEC & CSG, Telefónica Tech & IBM
Vodafone claims direct-to-cell world first with AST SpaceMobile NEC is rumoured to be lining up a bid for CSG Systems Telefónica Tech and IBM collaborate on quantum-safe networking
View ArticleFCC grants AST SpaceMobile special temporary authority (STA)
STA authorisation includes all types of unmodified smartphones, to support voice, full data, and video applications, and other native cellular broadband capabilities AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… SK Telecom, SoftBank & OpenAI, Nigeria
SK Telecom tests its enterprise AI personal assistant SoftBank and OpenAI unveil Cristal Intelligence Nigeria’s massive mobile price hikes are imminent
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Nokia & AT&T, the SASE market, Project Kuiper
Nokia digs in at AT&T SASE solutions market value set to double by 2029 Amazon’s Kuiper gets UK licence
View ArticleEutelsat achieves ITU’s Partner2Connect milestone: 1 million people connected...
Eutelsat reaches the ITU Partner2Connect milestone, connecting 1 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to reliable satellite internet, two years ahead of schedule. The company delivers on its...
View ArticleT‑Mobile Starlink beta takes off
T‑Mobile Starlink is solving wireless’ biggest pain point — mobile dead zones T‑Mobile Starlink is the first and only space‑based mobile network in the U.S. that automatically connects to your phone...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… T-Mobile US & Starlink, Mavenir, Iliad
T-Mobile US offers its direct-to-cell beta service to AT&T, Verizon users too Mavenir CEO boasts strong 2024 Iliad Group highlights €3bn investment in AI
View ArticleVodafone, AST SpaceMobile and University of Málaga launch European hub
Hub to open by Summer 2025 at Vodafone’s Innovation Centre in Málaga supported by Spanish Space Agency. Adopt Open Radio Access Network (RAN) principles to create new space/earth ecosystem promoting...
View ArticleColt reaches new heights with Managed LEO+
Businesses in rural and hard-to-reach areas in over 65 countries benefit from new service Managed LEO+ integrating low-earth orbit satellite and 4G/5G technology Colt Technology Services (Colt), the...
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Vodafone, Singtel, Virgin Media O2
Vodafone unveils ‘direct-to-cell’ R&D hub in Spain Singtel’s portfolio props up its Q3 numbers Virgin Media O2 targets a financial turnaround in 2025
View ArticleWhat’s up with… Telefónica & Microsoft, Proximus & AWS, telco data strategies
Telefónica teams with Azure to maximise API potential Proximus leans on AWS for digital transformation Telco data management strategies need a boost
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