How MSB Micro Systems Helps Resellers Deliver Always-On Enterprise APN
Mobile connectivity has become a boardroom priority in Southern Africa, yet a 60% usage gap persists despite widespread coverage. Operators have poured billions into batteries and generators to keep 4G services alive during load‑shedding, underscoring the need for engineered resilience. MSB Micro Systems delivers a managed AAA stack on its SMP platform with SLA‑backed, 24/7 support, geo‑redundancy and five‑to‑ten‑day deployments for always‑on enterprise APN access. The offering gives resellers predictable performance, lower incident costs and new revenue streams through policy‑driven services.
10 MHz to 110 GHz Ultra-Wideband Distributed Amplifier
Eravant has introduced the SBB‑0111141708‑1F1F‑E1, an ultra‑wideband distributed amplifier that spans 10 MHz to 110 GHz. It delivers 17 dB gain up to 70 GHz, 16 dB to 90 GHz, and 10 dB at the top of the band, while offering both coaxial and Uni‑Guide waveguide interfaces....
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"Over-the-Air Measurement for Wireless Communication Systems" by Yihong Qi and James L. Drewniak offers a comprehensive guide to OTA testing, spanning fundamentals to advanced MIMO and massive‑MIMO techniques. The book aligns its content with 3GPP and CTIA standards, making it...
Telecom Tower Companies Express Concern over Stoppage of LPG Supply
Telecom tower manufacturers in India have seen LPG supplies cut off after a government order redirected public‑sector LPG to domestic consumers. The Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) warned that the loss of LPG, which powers galvanization furnaces, could force plants...
8 Years After Its Founding at Mobile World Congress, Can Open RAN Scale?
Eight years after its 2018 launch at Mobile World Congress, the O‑RAN Alliance is moving from proof‑of‑concept to large‑scale commercial deployment. Rakuten Mobile posted its first profit, operating a fully open, cloud‑native network for 10.2 million subscribers across 350,000 cells. Major...
Viasat Wins $14 Million Contract to Provide In-Flight Satcom for Navy Executive Aircraft
Viasat has been awarded a $14 million contract to provide in‑flight satellite communications for the U.S. Navy’s C‑37 executive transport aircraft. The two‑year sole‑source agreement, issued by the Space Systems Command Commercial Space Office, will equip the Gulfstream‑based jets with Viasat’s...
UK’s First Live Broadcast Using New N40 Private 5G Spectrum
Neutral Wireless, Haivision and ITN delivered the United Kingdom’s first live broadcast using the newly‑available n40 private 5G spectrum (2320‑2340 MHz) for the London New Year’s Eve Fireworks 2025/26. A portable pop‑up 5G Pro system created a single cell covering the...
Wireless Industry: Light Poles Covered Under Pole Access Rules
The wireless industry, represented by CTIA, has asked the FCC to confirm that utility‑owned light poles fall under Section 224 of the Communications Act, granting statutory pole‑attachment rights. Clarifying that light poles are “poles” would give carriers clear authority to...
ADRF Launches Next Generation of Its Popular Public Safety Wireless Solution
Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF) unveiled its next‑generation PSR NEO Series public‑safety repeaters, supporting 700/800 MHz and UHF/VHF bands while meeting the latest IFC/NFPA and UL standards. The new units deliver the industry’s highest narrowband channel count—up to 128 channels—and include six wideband...
ACCC Backs Tighter Rules on Mobile Coverage Claims
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has endorsed new rules that require mobile operators to display coverage on standardized maps using a ‑115 dBm signal threshold. The proposal, driven by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), would label areas...
Ripple Fiber Plans to Begin Fiber Construction in Haverhill
Ripple Fiber announced that construction of its 100‑percent fiber‑optic network in Haverhill, Massachusetts will start in the coming months, targeting more than 10,000 homes and businesses. The rollout aims to deliver symmetrical gigabit speeds, enhanced security and contract‑free pricing, with...
Cable One’s Sparklight Launches Mobile Service with Free Line Promotion
Cable One’s Sparklight brand has rolled out Sparklight Mobile, a prepaid wireless service available only to its broadband subscribers. The launch includes a limited‑time promotion that gives eligible customers one unlimited talk‑and‑text line free for twelve months. Three data tiers...
Sinch Launches Voice Relay
Sinch has expanded its Enterprise Voice platform with Voice Relay, a service that lets developers attach text‑based AI agents to live telephone calls. The offering includes an AI‑ready voice infrastructure, enhanced branded‑calling protection, and broader global network reach. Voice Relay...
Lightpath Streamlines Access to Federal Agency Deals
Lightpath has secured a General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract, enabling federal agencies to procure its AI‑grade fiber infrastructure through the GSA eBuy platform. The agreement also extends to state, local, and education (SLED) agencies via cooperative purchasing,...
New KadNap Botnet Hijacks ASUS Routers to Fuel Cybercrime Proxy Network
A new botnet named KadNap has infected roughly 14,000 ASUS routers and other edge devices since August 2025, forming a peer‑to‑peer network that communicates via a custom Kademlia Distributed Hash Table protocol. The decentralized architecture makes its command‑and‑control infrastructure harder...
Kenya’s Parliament Committees Back $1.5 Billion Safaricom Stake Sale
Kenyan parliamentary Public Debt and Privatisation Committees have endorsed the government's plan to sell 15% of its Safaricom stake for KES204 billion ($1.5 billion). Proceeds will be funneled into a National Infrastructure Fund to finance roads, energy and other projects, easing fiscal...
How Indosat Is Scaling AI-RAN Across Its Network
Indosat is rolling out AI‑RAN across Indonesia, moving from lab trials to live network deployment. The operator demonstrated Southeast Asia's first AI‑driven 5G call, showcasing ultra‑low latency by remotely controlling a robot in Surabaya. To support the shift, Indosat opened...
Modernizing From the Inside Out: Nokia’s Brownfield Network Transformation
Nokia undertook a brownfield transformation of its global data‑center network, replacing legacy gear with a unified, automated fabric while keeping services live. The migration was staged, using parallel deployment, digital‑twin validation and intent‑based configuration to avoid downtime. At the first...
SSC Space Inaugurates Next-Generation Optical Ground Station in Santiago, Chile
SSC Space announced that its new Optical Ground Station (OGS) in Santiago, Chile, is now operational and integrated into the NODES network. The Safran‑built facility delivers up to 10 Gbit/s data rates, a tenfold increase over typical RF links, and operates...
Cisco Blends Splunk Analytics, Security with Core Data Center Management
Cisco has embedded Splunk IT Service Intelligence directly into its Nexus Dashboard, the core management platform for Nexus 9000 and 8000 series data‑center switches. The native integration streams high‑fidelity telemetry, enabling faster fault detection, automated root‑cause analysis and remediation without...
WISPA Raises Interference Concerns About SpaceX's Mega Constellation
SpaceX has filed an FCC application for a mega‑constellation of up to one million low‑Earth‑orbit satellites that would host space‑based AI data centers. The system would operate in the 18.8‑19.3 GHz (space‑to‑Earth) and 28.6‑29.1 GHz (Earth‑to‑space) bands, relying on narrow‑beam optical links....
Connectivity Is Infrastructure: Strategic Partnerships Are Redefining Mining in Africa
Vodacom Business positions connectivity as core infrastructure for African mining, deploying Mobile Private Networks (MPNs) at sites like Sasol’s synthetic fuel facility. Integrated IoT solutions, including edge gateways and drone mapping, shift operations from reactive to predictive maintenance, cutting unplanned...
Würth Elektronik Presents New Radio Module Variants
Würth Elektronik has introduced two new RF modules, Proteus‑IV and Ophelia‑IV, built around Nordic’s nRF54L15 SoC. Proteus‑IV ships as a ready‑to‑use Bluetooth LE 6.0 module with preinstalled firmware, while Ophelia‑IV is a developer‑focused platform that runs Zephyr RTOS and allows custom...
Ericsson, Future Technologies Scale Wireless Infrastructure for Industrial AI
Ericsson and Future Technologies Venture have deepened their 13‑year collaboration to accelerate enterprise wireless and private 5G rollouts for AI‑driven industrial operations across North America. The partnership will combine Ericsson’s cellular technology with Future Technologies’ systems‑integration services, targeting sectors such...
HUAWEI eKit Launches New MiniFTTO Products, Bridging the “Last Mile” To the Intelligent World
Huawei eKit unveiled a MiniFTTO portfolio at MWC Barcelona 2026, featuring StreamerKit, GS‑PON optical gateway, and a 3‑in‑1 optical AP. The devices deliver symmetric 2.5 Gbit/s PON speeds, AI‑enhanced streaming acceleration, and multi‑service convergence over a single fiber. Cost‑saving design cuts...
How Developers Can Bring Voice AI Into Telephony Applications
Voice AI is moving from chatbots into telephony, promising to automate appointment scheduling, call triage and delivery coordination. Developers, however, must bridge sophisticated AI pipelines with legacy PSTN, SIP and WebRTC networks, a task complicated by evolving large language models...
Airtel Brings Mobile Connectivity to Remote Marwah Region in Jammu and Kashmir
Bharti Airtel announced the rollout of its mobile network to the remote Marwah region of Jammu and Kashmir, making it the first telecom operator to provide reliable connectivity in the area. The deployment covers a 150‑kilometre stretch that was previously...
Kenya Reviews Airtel–Starlink Satellite-to-Phone Deal
Kenya’s Communications Authority has opened a review of Airtel’s partnership with SpaceX to launch Starlink Direct‑to‑Cell, assessing potential interference with 3G, 4G and 5G networks. The regulator’s decision could set precedent for satellite‑to‑phone services across Africa, where the technology promises...
GAIL and RailTel Sign MoU to Explore Telecom Opportunities in India
GAIL and RailTel signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 5, 2026 to explore telecom and digital‑infrastructure opportunities. The partnership will merge GAIL’s extensive natural‑gas pipeline corridors with RailTel’s high‑capacity fibre network to expand reliable broadband across India. Both companies plan to...
Telecom News: Spectrum Auction in Pakistan, Ufone, Zong, Jazz, Altius Telecom, Ericsson, Far EasTone
Pakistan's telecom regulator PTA will auction 11 5G spectrum bands across Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta, inviting major operators Ufone, Zong and Jazz. The auction aims to boost internet speeds without raising consumer costs, addressing network strain despite 130 million...
Telecom News: MTN, GAIL India, RailTel, DoT, TRAI
MTN Group has launched a commercial 5G network in Lagos, positioning it among the first operators to offer next‑generation mobile broadband in Nigeria. The service promises multi‑gigabit speeds, low latency, and new enterprise use cases such as smart‑city applications. In...
Telecom News: Brightspeed, Telit Cinterion, Mitel
Brightspeed introduced a Wi‑Fi 7 powered whole‑home mesh system for new fiber customers, promising seamless coverage even in basements and backyards. Telit Cinterion expanded its GNSS portfolio with dual‑band SE873K5‑D and SE869eK5‑DRK modules, delivering L1/L5 accuracy and RTK capabilities for high‑precision...
Fiber Frenzy
Comcast has broken ground on a $5.9 million fiber build‑out extending its high‑speed network into Greater Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut. The project, slated for completion later this year, targets the region’s business community with Ethernet and dedicated internet services up to...
Valhi Inc (VHI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
KVH Industries reported a 27% jump in Q4 service revenue to $28.3 million, driven by rapid subscriber growth and a massive expansion of its Starlink LEO data pool. The company added roughly 2,000 vessels, pushing the total contract fleet above 9,000,...
AT&T Touts U.S. Connectivity Investment
AT&T announced a commitment to spend more than $250 billion to boost U.S. connectivity, targeting fiber expansion, 5G home internet, a satellite partnership with AST SpaceMobile, and FirstNet enhancements. CEO John Stankey praised the current federal telecom policy as the strongest...
No Bead Funds for D.C.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Washington, D.C. will receive no federal broadband grant after a $4 million request was rejected. The district’s original plan called for spending roughly $70,000 per site to connect 55 locations, many of...
IDT Corp (IDT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Uniti Group reported a 24% year‑over‑year increase in Kinetic consumer‑fiber revenue and added 28,000 net subscribers, pushing total fiber customers to 535,000. The company expanded fiber passings to 1.9 million homes, adding 80,000 in the quarter, and set a 2026 revenue...
BEAD Bargaining: A $21 Billion AI Question Looms
Congressional Democrats are pressing the NTIA for guidance on how the $21 billion in BEAD non‑deployment funds will be allocated, especially regarding states that enact AI regulations. The NTIA delayed its expected guidance to gather more feedback at its State Broadband...
Sandalwood HOA in Palm Beach Gardens Tees up for Fiber Internet
Vitalis Smart Communities completed a competitive procurement that will bring full‑fiber internet and bundled TV to the 248‑home Sandalwood HOA in Palm Beach Gardens. The new network replaces the legacy copper coax with 2 Gbps multi‑gig speeds delivered via Wi‑Fi 7, and...
Converge Defies Telco Slump with 9.6% Profit Growth
Converge ICT Solutions posted a 9.6% rise in net profit to P11.9 billion for 2025, driven by strong residential fiber growth and a 20.3% surge in enterprise revenue. Consolidated revenue climbed 10.2% to P44.8 billion, while the subscriber base expanded to 2.98 million...
Trump Wants Court to Toss Suit Trying to Protect Digital Equity Act
The federal government has moved to dismiss the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s lawsuit challenging the termination of the Digital Equity Act’s funding. The motion argues the program’s race‑based grant criteria violate the Fifth Amendment’s equal‑protection clause and that the district...
Federal Circuit Sends Spectrum Property Rights Case Back for More Briefing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remanded Ligado Communications' claim that the Department of Defense’s use of spectrum interferes with its FCC‑granted license, citing insufficient factual detail to decide whether such licenses constitute property rights. The panel...
LPWAN: Technologies Powering Low-Power Wide-Area IoT Connectivity
Low‑Power Wide‑Area Networks (LPWAN) have become essential for scaling IoT deployments, offering long‑range connectivity while consuming minimal energy. The article outlines the three dominant LPWAN standards—LoRaWAN, NB‑IoT, and LTE‑M—and compares them to traditional Wi‑Fi and cellular solutions. It highlights key...
Why Investment in 5G Standalone (5G SA) Is Becoming a Key Foundation?
Investment in 5G Standalone (5G SA) is emerging as the backbone of next‑generation telecom networks, delivering roughly 23% lower latency and tighter quality‑of‑service control than non‑standalone deployments. China now commands about 80% of SA samples, while Europe lingers in single‑digit penetration,...
Pioneering Global Connectivity Through Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks
Airbus is building an integrated connectivity platform that merges terrestrial mobile infrastructure with low‑Earth‑orbit satellite constellations to deliver uninterrupted, gate‑to‑gate broadband for aircraft. The initiative includes a successful 5G non‑terrestrial network trial with Eutelsat’s OneWeb and the launch of the...
Telefonica Puts 5G SA in a Shopping Centre
Telefonica has launched Spain's first indoor 5G Standalone network at Madrid's Plaza Norte 2 shopping centre, marking a national first. The deployment, powered by Vantage Towers' Distributed Antenna System, aims to deliver ultra‑low latency connectivity in a high‑density retail environment. While the...
Tesco Mobile Ireland Reaffirms No Annual Price Increases on Its Contracts
Tesco Mobile Ireland has reaffirmed its 2021 pledge to keep 24‑month contracts free of annual price hikes, reinforcing its position as Ireland’s largest MVNO with roughly 500,000 customers. New research of over 1,000 Irish consumers shows 94% rate bill predictability...
New Mexico Program to Give Low-Income Assistance for Broadband
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 152, creating the Low‑Income Telecommunications Assistance Program. The law earmarks $10 million from the State Rural Universal Service Fund to reimburse providers offering reduced‑rate broadband to qualifying households. It targets students at risk,...
Parks: Wi-Fi Gaps Undermine Household Broadband Quality
Parks Associates’ new white paper reveals that Wi‑Fi dead spots are eroding the perceived quality of broadband in U.S. homes, even as 80% of households subscribe to fixed internet and 25% enjoy gigabit speeds. Roughly 40% of smart‑device owners report...
Senegal's Free Internet Plan Could Pose Cybersecurity Risks
Senegal announced a Universal Connectivity initiative to deliver free Internet to one million residents, especially in remote areas, by the end of 2026. The plan follows a broader digital strategy that aims to make the digital economy account for 15%...
