business and finance Samsung, Amazon, Microsoft, Sky measure device emissions with Carbon Trust By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:51:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics has announced new methodology for measuring the emissions and reductions linked to the use-phase of internet-connected electronic devices... Full Article
business and finance Sinch enables RCS provision via Customer Dashboard By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:01:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Customer communications cloud software company Sinch said that Rich Communication Services (RCS) can now be provided using its Sinch Customer Dashboard... Full Article
business and finance Viavi product receives CXL 2.0 gold certification By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:41:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Testing and assurance vendor Viavi Solutions said its Xgig CXL Exerciser has secured the latest Gold Suite certification for the open CPU data interface Compute Express Link (CXL)... Full Article
business and finance Japanese operators turn to Nvidia for AI cloud solutions By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:29:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said SoftBank, GMO Internet Group, Highreso, KDDI, Rutilea and Sakura Internet are building AI infrastructure with Nvidia... Full Article
business and finance SoftBank first in world to receive Nvidia's Blackwell By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:33:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) SoftBank is slated to receive the world's first Nvidia DGX B200 systems, which will serve as the building blocks for its new Nvidia DGX SuperPOD supercomputer... Full Article
business and finance Singapore's Cyber Agency awards Veracity SGD 1 mln for bot detection By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:51:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Veracity Trust Network has been awarded the Cybersecurity Co-Innovation and Development Fund (CCDF) CyberCall grant of SGD 1 million by the Cyber Security Agency Singapore (CSA)... Full Article
business and finance NEC receives order for new supercomputer for fusion calculations By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:15:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) NEC Corporation has received an order for a next-generation supercomputer system from Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology... Full Article
business and finance Amdocs lands 5-year Vodafone Italia cloud systems deal By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:43:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Amdocs has announced a five-year extension of its contract with Vodafone Italia to update the operator's IT systems... Full Article
business and finance WiDEF offers USD 500,000 in grants to expand digital inclusion for women in India By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:01:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) The Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF) in India has launched its first round of support... Full Article
business and finance Canada launches Canadian AI Safety Institute By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:29:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) The government of Canada has announced the launch of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (CAISI), to bolster Canada's capacity to... Full Article
business and finance ZainTech and Tencent tie up to offer digital twin services By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:36:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Zain Group subsidiary ZainTech has agreed a deal for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to integrate Tencent Cloud's Digital Twin technology... Full Article
business and finance Operators to automatically reimburse Valencia flood victims for outages By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:36:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) The Spanish government said it has approved a Royal Decree that includes measures negotiated with telecommunications operators to automatically... Full Article
business and finance Telefonica offers 'secret' EUR 45/mth convergent plan By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:08:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Telefonica has started offering a "secret" low-cost convergent plan that also includes access to the company's pay-TV service, reports website Bandaancha... Full Article
business and finance Vodafone Ireland adds 3,000 contract mobile customers in Q2 By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:33:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Vodafone Ireland ended Q2 FY25 with 2.15 million mobile customers, with contract customers accounting for 65.7 percent... Full Article
business and finance Vodafone Foundation launches AI education campaign across Europe By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:13:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) The Vodafone Foundation has launched a new Europe-wide campaign to help young people access trusted information on the opportunities and risks presented by artificial intelligence (AI) technology... Full Article
business and finance Rostelecom revenues up 11% in Q3, OIBDA grows 1% By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:40:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Revenues of Russian national operator Rostelecom totaled RUB 193 billion in the third quarter of this year, up by 11 percent year-on-year... Full Article
business and finance Vodafone Czechia starts Christmas promotions By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:55:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Vodafone Czech Republic has introduced seasonal promotions ahead of Christmas. Customers are able to get up to CZK 9,000 discount when buying smartphones, as well as free handset insurance... Full Article
business and finance Regulator consults on changing Australian Numbering Plan By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:55:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has opened a consultation on a Draft Numbering Plan that proposes a number of changes... Full Article
business and finance Vodafone ups current share buyback to EUR 520 mln By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:11:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Vodafone Group has increased the budget for its ongoing share buyback programme by EUR 20 million, to a total of EUR 520 million... Full Article
business and finance Rostelecom launches Forever promo By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:13:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Russian national operator Rostelecom has introduced to customers its promotion 'Forever', offering residential services at promotional rates for as long as the customer remains with the company... Full Article
business and finance Skyworks forecasts return to annual revenue growth in December quarter By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:34:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Skyworks Solutions reported revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter to September of USD 1.025 billion, better than in the previous quarter but still down around 16 percent from a year earlier... Full Article
business and finance Vodafone Spain launches Black Friday campaign, gifts Smart TV with convergent plan By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Vodafone Spain has launched its Black Friday 2024 campaign with a wide range of offers covering plans and devices across all of its sales channels... Full Article
business and finance Exponential-e named as supplier on G-Cloud 14 Framework By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:02:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Exponential-e, UK provider of cloud, communications, connectivity and cyber security services, has secured a place as a supplier on the new Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework... Full Article
business and finance T-Mobile US adds more data to 5G back up internet plans By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:07:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) T-Mobile US said it is adding more data to its Home Internet Backup and Small Business Internet Backup 5G plans, so that users with cable or fibre... Full Article
business and finance Motorola Solutions provides SFRS with cloud Control Room Solution By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:18:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Motorola Solutions has won a 7-year contract from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to provide a cloud-hosted Control Room Solution (CRS)... Full Article
business and finance Amdocs forecasts lower revenue in year ahead in shift away from low-margin legacy products By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:24:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Amdocs is targeting pro forma sales growth of 1 percent to 4.5 percent in the 2025 fiscal year, but is predicting a GAAP revenue decline of between 7.7 and 10.9 percent... Full Article
business and finance Telekom Slovenije works on EU project to enhance critical infrastructure resilience By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:26:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Telekom Slovenije announced it is actively participating in the Endurance project, a new initiative funded by the European Commission's Horizon... Full Article
business and finance Russian telecom operators expect increase in prices in 2025 By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:28:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Ninety-five percent of Russian telecommunications operators expect prices for telecommunications services will increase in 2025, according to a study from the agency TelecomDaily... Full Article
business and finance E& Enterprise appoints Murshed as new CEO By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:54:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) E& Enterprise, the B2B arm of the UAE-based E& Group, announced the appointment of Khalid Murshed as chief executive officer. He replaces Salvador Anglada, who was appointed as advisor in the group... Full Article
business and finance Spotify tops Q3 forecast with 6 mln new paid subscribers By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:35:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Spotify added 14 million monthly active users during the third quarter, taking its total base of listeners worldwide to 640 million, up 11 percent from a year earlier... Full Article
business and finance AIS, ZTE complete D3-ELAA trial in Thailand By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:51:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Thai operator AIS and ZTE have completed a Dynamic Distributed and Deterministic Extremely Large Antenna Array (D3-ELAA) trial on the local market... Full Article
business and finance Telia Estonia opens new service centre in Tallinn By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:58:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Telia Estonia has opened its new shop and service centre in the commercial centre Viru Keskus in the city of Tallinn... Full Article
business and finance Bol.com starts selling refurbished smartphones, tablets, smartwatches By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:18:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Dutch online marketplace Bol.com has started selling refurbished smartphones, tablets, laptops and smartwatches, with the Refurbished quality certification... Full Article
business and finance Telia Estonia introduces RTT in-call text service By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:09:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Telia Estonia has started using the RTT (Real Time Text) solution on its mobile network... Full Article
business and finance MTS Belarus, Unicef, Ministry of Education cooperate on educational tools By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:10:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) MTS Belarus, in cooperation with the Belarusian Ministry of Education and Unicef, has started a project to develop recommendations for schools... Full Article
business and finance Videotron adds 28 more destinations to Canada-International wireless plan By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:22:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Videotron has added 28 more international destinations to its Canada-International wireless plan... Full Article
business and finance Beyon Money enables gift cards for City Centre Bahrain shopping mall By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:49:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Beyon Money, part of the Beyon Group and City Centre Bahrain, a popular lifestyle and shopping destination in Bahrain have announced a strategic... Full Article
business and finance Citymesh Mobile gives back some of its 70/80GHz spectrum By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:56:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Belgian operator Citymesh Mobile has asked to give back some of its spectrum in the 70/80GHz band, awarded last year for 5G backhaul... Full Article
business and finance Ericsson sees AI apps creating demand for dedicated 5G price plans By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:12:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) People adopting the new genAI applications may be willing to pay more for 5G connectivity, a new report from Ericsson's ConsumerLab suggests... Full Article
business and finance M.Video-Eldorado GMV up 8% in year to September By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:16:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Russian mobile and electronics retail chain M.Video-Eldorado announced that its gross merchandise value (GMV) sold grew by 8 percent to RUB 387 billion in January to September of this year... Full Article
business and finance Tele2 Latvia introduces new call blocking system to fight fraud By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:18:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Tele2 Latvia has implemented a protective system that automatically blocks calls from alternate mobile numbers from foreign networks, providing customers with safer voice communication... Full Article
business and finance TNM brings in online ticketing only for Super League matches By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:25:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Malawian operator TNM and League of Malawi (SULOM) have jointly announced 100 percent electronic ticketing for all matches beginning 01 December... Full Article
business and finance Five bidders vie for Costa Rica 5G frequencies By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:37:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Costa Rica's telecommunications regulator Sutel received offers from five bidders in its relaunched 5G spectrum tender, reports local daily El Mundo, citing Sutel board member Cinthya Arias... Full Article
business and finance DZS agrees USD 6.5 mln deal to sell enterprise IoT portfolio to Lantronix By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:21:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) DZS has agreed to sell its industrial IoT routers and gateway assets to Lantronix, a provider of IoT and remote environment management products, in an all-cash deal worth USD 6.5 million... Full Article
business and finance New MVNO Telcofactory debuts services in France under Easy by T brand By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:53:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Telcofactory has started the first phase of its roll-out plan as a new MVNO in the French B2C market segment... Full Article
business and finance Lancom Systems debuts first Wi-Fi 7 APs By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:59:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Enterprise equipment vendor Lancom Systems has announced the launch of its first Wi Fi 7-enabled access points... Full Article
business and finance Talkio Mobile runs draw for customers ordering SIMs online, prizes include iPhone 16 Pro Max By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:58:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) New Ugandan operator Talkio Mobile has launched a festive campaign giving over 10,000 customers who book a Talkio SIM online automatic entry to a... Full Article
business and finance Nubia unveils gaming-focused RedMagic 10 Pro smartphone series By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:05:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) ZTE brand Nubia has launched its latest flagship gaming smartphone series in China, touting the performance standards, thermal system, display technology and battery size of the two new devices... Full Article
business and finance Oppo Kenya and Loop renew partnership with exclusive year-end deals By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:20:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Oppo Kenya said it is renewing its partnership with Loop DFS to offer customers special deals during the end-of-year season... Full Article
business and finance Italy now cheapest for mobile postpaid plans in Western Europe after launch of Iliad By www.telecompaper.com Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2019 07:59:00 +0100 (Telecompaper) Italy has become the cheapest country for postpaid mobile services in Western Europe, following the launch of Iliad there as the fourth operator, according to the latest research by Telecompaper. The market researcher's annual comparison of mobile prices across 16 European countries also shows that... Full Article