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UK telco group BT has brought in Finnish kit vendor Nokia to provide it with AVA Analytics software, which it will use to monitor its fixed networks with AI tools. The two firms have signed a five year deal which is supposed to improve customer experience through AI and machine learning tools. AVA Analytics apparently

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been charged by the US SEC with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX. The FTX scandal started to unravel around a month ago, with the revelation that major cryptocurrency exchange FTX was collapsing, along with billions of dollars of investment and deposits. This caught the eye of the

According to Telecoms.com Annual Industry Report, the industry is predominantly happy with telecom’s business performance in 2022 as 63% vote for an ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ year. The newly published report takes stock of the industry’s performance over this year, as well as the views of the professionals participating in the survey on the outlook of

Twitter Inc.’s first tweet under the ownership of the world’s richest man was the announcement of a widely anticipated upgrade to its subscription feature. It was also a shot across the bow of the planet’s biggest company, marking a possible showdown that could end up bringing much-needed change to the mobile app industry. Twitter Blue

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Dr Andrew Shields, Head of the Quantum Technology Division at Toshiba Europe, makes the case for quantum computing. We are witnessing an innovation arms race in quantum computing. Last year, $1.7 billion was announced in start-up

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) reckons at least 955 organisations have now deployed LTE or 5G private mobile networks in 72 countries. A new report from the GSA says 66 new organisations deployed private networks during Q3, up from a total of 889 clocked in Q2. The USA, Germany, China, UK and Japan boast

It’s easy to think of the Apple TV 4K as a streaming device, and indeed that’s what it is for the most part. However, it’s considerably more expensive than most streaming devices, and many might not see the point in spending around Rs. 15,000 when competing devices (or even your television’s own operating system) can

Australia, Canada and the US have agreed to back the UK’s vision for the development of Open RAN, a move that is all about improving vendor diversity in the telecoms space. And, of course, the unsaid goal of keeping the big Chinese companies, one in particular, out of Western mobile networks. But we’ll focus on

Swedish kit maker Ericsson has given up on trying to turn a profit from its IoT business, and will let US-based Aeris have a go instead. The vendor on Wednesday agreed to sell to Aeris its IoT Accelerator division, which offers a range of cellular IoT connectivity solutions to enterprises. The deal also includes Ericsson’s

Samsung Galaxy A54 5G has been a part of rumour mill for some time now. This handset is expected to break cover in early 2023. Design renders of this Samsung smartphone had also been leaked recently, showcasing a 6.4-inch display. The Galaxy A54 5G has now been listed on the Geekbench database. The handset is

Connectivity enablement for private networks – Telecoms.com https://telecoms.com/wp-content/themes/telecoms.com/assets/images/dummy/tcoms-logo.png Partner Resources Written by BICS 3 days ago This new Kaleido Intelligence whitepaper commissioned by BICS, explores the opportunities, challenges, and current state of the market of private networks.  Find out the benefits of private LTE/ 5G against other (potentially lower-cost) technologies, and what the successful management

T-Mobile US is on a mission to prove that fixed wireless access (FWA) is succeeding as a replacement for traditional broadband services and has chosen an unlikely ally to help it get its message across: rival operator Verizon. The US mobile operator has spent years taking pot shots at its telco competitors, positioning itself as

The fifth-generation or 5G telecom services have started in 50 towns distributed over 14 states/union territories as of November 26, Parliament was informed on Friday. The Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha noted that telecom operators have started providing 5G services in the country from October 1,

Finnish kit maker Nokia has won a high-profile contract to provide IP and private wireless connectivity to Paris’ new metro network. Announced back in 2007, the Grand Paris Express will create four new metro lines, extend two existing lines, and build 68 new stations in the greater Paris area. When it is completed, driverless trains

The UK government is asking the app industry to sign up to a new voluntary code of practice which is supposed to bolster security and privacy requirements on all apps and app stores available in the UK. It claims that there is a ‘lack of rules governing the security of apps’ and that means apps

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is reportedly receiving the December 2022 Android security patch in the US. The latest update, which reportedly fixes over 90 vulnerabilities, is said to be available to the users on the AT&T network. As per the report, other US carriers are expected to receive the patch in the coming

US AI company OpenAI has the tech world buzzing with its latest natural-language conversational model. It’s called ChatGPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) and is based on the latest in AI-based language processing. The ultimate aim of any such technology is to allow people to interact with it using the kind of language they would use with

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Olivier Avaro, founder and CEO of cloud gaming service Blacknut, examines the telecoms implications of the booming cloud gaming industry. It’s been a phenomenal year of growth for Cloud gaming, with 31.7 million users on track