Jio saw its number of wired broadband users declining for the first time since the launch of its Jio Fiber service, according to the latest report by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The number of Jio Fiber subscribers stood at 8.4 lakhs at the end of January 2020, a decline of 20,000 subscribers as
Ministry of Technology (Meity) said on Thursday it had rolled out a version of its Bluetooth contact-tracking app for 5 lakh Jio Phones, the cheap internet-enabled devices sold by Reliance Industries’ telecoms unit. India was set to roll out a version of its coronavirus contact-tracing application Aarogya Setu for Jio Phones within days, as it
Vodafone Idea is introducing a voice-based contactless recharge option for Vodafone and Idea prepaid customers that can be used at retail outlets. Although the company offers recharge option to prepaid users through the respective Vodafone and Idea apps, many customers still rely on retailers for recharging their prepaid mobile number. With the voice-based recharge option,
Vodafone Spain has activated its 5G network in a total of 21 cities across the country, after having launched the technology in six new cities over the last months, Europa Press reported, citing the company’s CEO Antonio Coimbra. Coimbra said 5G services are now available in Alicante, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Valladolid, Benidorm and Badajoz. Vodafone’s 5G
The internet balloons will provide a 4G service that supports Data, Voice, SMS and USSD As part of a new Loon and Vodacom deal, the companies will use Loon’s balloon-based internet solution to expand the Vodacom network in Mozambique so that it can service un-served and under-served parts of the country. Specifically, the internet balloons
The 5G network in Norway makes use of Ericsson’s dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) software In the latest milestone in the partnership between Ericsson and Telia, the operator launched its 5G network yesterday in Norway, with initial deployments in Lillestrøm and parts of Groruddalen in the greater Oslo region. Over the course of this year, coverage
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Dell Technologies, IBM and Microsoft are developing cloud, edge, 5G strategies Operators have, across the board, acknowledged the importance of edge computing in delivering a differentiated, revenue-generating 5G service. There have also been a number of trials in key mobile markets. But, given the trajectory of network investment and product development, we’re not quite there
New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has already activated a total of 4,738 radio stations in the country, which is more than the 3,432 initially planned, Rakuten Mobile chairman and CEO Mickey Mikitani said during a conference call with investors. Mikitani said that including those radio stations with contracts
Fiber network deployment is the “rural electrification of our generation”, according to Conexon’s Jonathan Chambers As the Federal Communications Commission mulls exactly how it will distribute the proposed $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund over a decade to expand rural broadband deployments and narrow the digital divide, there are a range of companies seeking to
Challenging as it may be, network densification is a must Network densification is proving to be a key driver for enabling successful 5G networks and in delivering the consistent, reliable and speedy service that carriers have been promising users as they switch over to next-generation networks. Wireless carriers and equipment providers are under a lot
Goal is to time broad 5G availability with 5G iPhone availability Speaking May 12 at the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit, AT&T SVP and CFO John Stephens acknowledged that COVID-19’s impact on the economy has changed the calculus related to 5G device purchases. But, he said, the nature of AT&T’s 5G build, which also includes
A chunk of mid-band spectrum was due to be auctioned-off in New Zealand around now, but COVID-19 has caused a change of plan. The Radio Spectrum Management department of the NZ government recently made the following announcement: “In May 2020, the Auction for short-term, early access rights in the 3.5 GHz band for 5G services
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has suggested while there has been a very minor impact to broadband speeds during the COVID-19 pandemic, it isn’t enough for anyone to be concerned. In the UK Home Broadband Performance report, Ofcom noted average download and upload speeds fell by 2% and 1% respectively, and latency increased by 2% when
Some Democrat Senators want to make it illegal for communications service providers to disconnect their customers during the coronavirus pandemic. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is promoting the bill, which he hopes will be part of the next mountain of public cash to be chucked at fighting the crisis, proposed by the Democrats. They seem keen
Boasting about validation of the industry’s first 5G carrier aggregation on 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz might not be the biggest humblebrag but remember who has access to this spectrum. Most looking at this statement might find it slightly unusual. The 4.9 GHz spectrum is a band few around the world are looking at now
The Technical Research Centre of Finland is going to build the country’s first quantum computer, joining a growing European contingent to compete at the front of next generation computing technology. VTT, Finland’s state-owned Technical Research Centre (Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy) announced that it will design and build the country’s first quantum computer, in partnership with
The head of Huawei Denmark sent a letter to the Danish Prime Minister indicating it would rethink its involvement with the country if special security requirements were imposed on it. The story was broken by Danish paper Berlingske and followed almost immediately by a similar story from Politico. Both are paywalled, but we’ve been able
New report on mobile experience from Opensignal shows the UK has the lowest average download speed among the G7 countries, and it has barely improved since a year ago. The user experience measurement company has just published its 2020 report to compare mobile experience in 100 countries across six domains: upload and download speed, video,
A new law has been passed in France that allows it to impose draconian punishments on social media companies that fail to take down some content within 60 minutes. The news comes courtesy of Reuters, which reports: ‘online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorism-related content from their platforms within the hour or
US President Donald trump has extended his executive order that prohibits US companies from doing business with companies from certain countries. This time last year Trump signed the Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain. It skirted around the matter but it was quite clear that it was specifically
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Christopher Lycett, Portfolio Manager for MVNOs World Congress sat down with Jignesh Dave, Founder and CEO at Next360 to discuss roam free connectivity, African MVNO opportunity and digital banking. MVNOs: What are some of the key opportunities