MEF, a global industry association of network, cloud, security, and technology providers accelerating enterprise digital transformation, has announced the conference program for its upcoming Global Network-as-a-Service Event (GNE).
India’s Telecom Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia, has announced that the government plans to disclose the regulations of the new Telecom Act within the next 180 days.
Nokia has announced the successful completion of its first 5G non-standalone (NSA) Cloud RAN trial in partnership with Bharti Airtel (Airtel) in India. In line with providing excellent customer experience through high network performance, this initiative is consistent with Airtel’s goal. The trial will foster service innovation, network automation, flexibility and efficient resource scaling for end-user services.
A global internet outage has caused widespread telecommunication breakdowns and shutdowns of Windows operating systems, leading to chaos at broadcasting stations, airports, railways, and banks.
After a nationwide communications shutdown a few days ago, broadband internet services in Bangladesh have been partially reinstated and are now operational in selected areas and business sectors, while mobile internet access continues to remain unavailable.
Nokia Corporation's Q2 and half-year 2024 report has demonstrated resilience and strategic progress despite a challenging market. Q2 net sales decreased by 18% year-over-year (YoY) in constant currency. This result was attributed to Nokia’s strong performance in India in the same quarter last year. Despite this decline, there were notable improvements in several key areas.
The mobile industry is expected to contribute over USD 1 trillion to the Asia-Pacific economy by 2030, driven by the rapid adoption of 5G technologies in the region. This growth is projected to surpass the global average growth rates, as stated in the GSMA's Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2024 report.
Singtel has announced its support for the merger of Intouch Holdings and GULF, Intouch's largest shareholder. This merger will create a leading digital and energy infrastructure company in Southeast Asia called NewCo.
The Indian government has approved the discussion of a private member’s bill aimed at providing every citizen with free internet access, ensuring equitable availability for residents of India’s remote and underdeveloped areas.
The Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, convened a meeting with the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) for telecom service providers, where he met with Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairperson of Bharti Enterprises; Akash Ambani, Chairperson of Reliance Jio; Gopal Vittal, CEO of Airtel; and Akshaya Moondra, CEO of Vodafone Idea.
