Copper
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Telecom cable workers at Prysmian Group’s Bishopstoke factory in the UK are preparing for a potential strike over potential job cut plans. -
Legacy infrastructure is straining service providers financially and operationally, yet many remain hesitant to retire ageing systems like copper, 2G, and 3G, new research from TXO reveals.
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Businesses across the UK still reliant on analogue landlines are being urged to transition to digital networks before the end of 2025, as the country’s ageing copper telephone infrastructure nears the end of its operational life.
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Verizon has landed three new contracts with the US Department of Defense (DOD), which it said are worth US$966.5 million and will see the telco replace the Pentagon's copper-based telephony systems.
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Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's incumbent telco, reports that as of this morning, 75% of its regional hubs remain operational and that its national carrier network is still working
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Orange chooses 5G SA network partners in Europe
Forthcoming events
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India’s finance minister has confirmed that a 5G airwaves auction will take place in the country later this year.
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Speaking at the Huawei webinar "5Grows Together: Innovation for a 5Gigaverse Society" on 13 January, Daisy Zhu, VP of wireless marketing, outlined how 5G is rapidly on the rise around the world, growing to over half a billion users since mobile operators started launching the technology two and a half years ago.
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Vodafone will work with IntelCorp and other silicon vendors to design its own chipsets in OpenRAN technology.
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CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC) has appointed Brook Wong (Ching Wa Wong) as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order revoking China Unicom Americas authority to provide telecoms services in the US.
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Reconnecting Tonga; rebuffing KKR; digital investments down under; and BDx's Braham Singh
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Within the last week, Nokia has made a series of announcements about new project wins and kit deployments.
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Orange Belgium has joined forces with La Grand Poste to create another 5G lab in Liege which will open in the first half of 2022.
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NTT Ltd has appointed Avinash Joshi as the new chief executive officer of its India business.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from iSIMs to aviation dramas.
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Capacity shares five key stories make headlines around the world today.
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The 5G revolution may have started to arrive on Europe’s shores in terms of licences, network infrastructure, devices and services – but I can’t be alone in feeling a sense of déjà vu when reflecting on the current state of the rollout.
