Telecom news

• Deutsche Telekom raises guidance yet again after strong Q3

  09-11-2023 18:01
  The good times continue to roll at Deutsche Telekom, which has reported solid Q3 earnings growth across all its operations.
  The performance led the German incumbent to raise its guidance for the third time this year.
  Net profit is the most eye-catching figure – it jumped 21.9% on Q3 last year to €1.9 billion. This was attributed to an expected reduction in integration costs related to US arm T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint. Adjusted for this, net profit was actually down 5.9%.
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• Ofcom cracks on with online safety role, kids first

  09-11-2023 17:30
  Ofcom has made a flying start as the UK’s official online safety regulator, launching its first consultation and focusing in on one of the least controversial elements of its role – the protection of children.
  The UK telecoms regulator was granted new powers under the Online Safety Act, which became law a fortnight ago. Technically, it has the right to issue hefty fines and other sanctions on companies – big tech firms, social media platforms and so forth – that fail to p
  
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• Vendor-Neutral Messaging Platforms – Helping telcos soar into a new era of messaging connectivity

  09-11-2023 14:13
  Messaging platform vendors are offering vendor-neutral messaging platforms combined with smart tools, and telcos can use these to more easily, quickly, and effectively engage with enterprise customers directly to generate revenue from app-to-person (A2P) SMS and SMS Internet of Things (IoT).
  Telcos are a trusted provider of communications services to consumer and enterprise customers, and as such hold a privileged position in the enterprise messaging value chain. But it is a position that telcos
  
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• Altnets slam Breton’s European super-telco ambitions

  09-11-2023 13:33
  European altnet association ECTA says the EU’s plan for pan-European telco giants represents a warning sign for the telecoms market.
  In a joint statement with consumer group BEUC, it said the recently-announced Digital Networks Act – which aims to usher in a true single telecoms market with cross-border operations and infrastructure – will “disproportionately enhance the market power of telecom incumbents over other market players to the detriment of these companies and o
  
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• Telefonica finally following its new GPS

  09-11-2023 13:22
  Telefonica this week unveiled a new strategic plan that is all about boosting cash flow and keeping shareholders happy.
  The Spanish operator has been talking about the plan – dubbed GPS, a handy initialism covering some top business buzzwords: Growth, Profitability and Sustainability – for some months, and gave a hint as to what it might look like at its first-half results presentation in the summer. Now, alongside a set of Q3 numbers that show solid organic revenue and earnings grow
  
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• Samsung teases on-phone AI that will live translate phone calls

  09-11-2023 13:12
  Consumer tech giant Samsung promises ‘a new era of mobile AI’ with its Galaxy AI system.
  Galaxy AI will give users ‘universal intelligence on your phone as you’ve never seen it before,’ claims Samsung. It is powered by both on-device AI developed by Samsung itself and cloud-based AI ‘enabled by our open collaborations with like-minded industry leaders’ – which presumably means one or some of the generative AI big hitters like Open AI.
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• Nokia tests 5G SA core on Sylva open-source cloud stack

  09-11-2023 11:45
  Kit vendor Nokia claims it has completed the first successful interoperability test of a 5G Standalone packet core’s User Plane Function (UPF) in the Sylva open-source cloud software environment.
  The interoperability tests were conducted at the new Project Sylva Validation Centre in France operated by Orange.
  Sylva is described as an open-source cloud software initiative ‘that aims to reduce fragmentation of the cloud infrastructure layer for telecommunication and edge services&rsquo
  
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• Gatwick Airport railway station upgrade reducing delays on the Brighton Main Line

  09-11-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Gatwick Airport railway station is about to get a new passenger entrance that will reduce train delays as far away as Cambridge, Bedford and Brighton — because the new entrance will fix a major bottleneck on the railway.
  The new station concourse is nearly ready for passengers
  The bottleneck is caused by Gatwick Airport station itself.
  The station sits on the busy Brighton Main Line between London and Brighton. If there’s a problem at Gatwick, it can cause problems that cascade along
  
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