TelSoc CommsWire Newsletter 9 May 2025

 

 

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TPG sends first D2D text message using Lynk LEOsat over Vodafone network

TPG sends first D2D text message using Lynk LEOsat over Vodafone<br />
network

Australian telco TPG Telecom has sent the first direct-to-smartphone text message on its Vodafone mobile network using US satellite operator Lynk Global’s fleet of LEO satellites.

Starlink lead in satellite space race almost unassailable: German experts

 German<br />
experts

Elon Musk’s Starlink low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation has an almost unassailable lead in the space communications race with its massive domination of the skies and the rocket industry.

Cybernet chooses Nokia technology to build optical network in Pakistan

Cybernet chooses Nokia technology to build optical network in<br />
Pakistan

Pakistan broadband provider Cybernet has chosen Nokia’s optical transport solution for its new long-haul Optical Fibre Cable network.

Digital bank N26 enters German mobile market on Vodafone 5G

Digital bank N26 enters German mobile market on Vodafone 5G

Digital bank N26 has entered the European telecommunications market as Germany’s newest MNVO with the launch of an eSIM for customers.

Vodafone, Fortinet expand cybersecurity partnership across Europe and Asia

Vodafone, Fortinet expand cybersecurity partnership across Europe and<br />
Asia

Global telco Vodafone and US cybersecurity specialist Fortinet have announced an expanded global partnership, to extend their converged networking and cybersecurity services to additional countries.

Airtel launches ‘Business Name Display’ on mobiles

Airtel launches &#039;Business Name Display&#039; on mobiles

Indian telecoms provider Airtel has launched ‘Business Name Display’, a new service which the telco says will do a lot to increase customer engagement and reduce spam calls.

EXA Infrastructure selects Nokia’s optical transport solution to boost network

EXA Infrastructure selects Nokia’s optical transport solution to<br />
boost network

UK-based fibre optic network infrastructure provider EXA Infrastructure has selected an optical transport solution from telecoms equipment vendor Nokia to expand its network capabilities.

Telefónica to include SpyCloud technology in cyberintelligence offering

Telefónica to include SpyCloud technology in cyberintelligence<br />
offering

Telefónica Tech, the solutions arm of the giant Spanish telco, will include identity threat detection technology from Texas-based SpyCloud in its new cyberintelligence offering.

Viettel begins work on Vietnam’s first hyperscale data centre

Viettel begins work on Vietnam’s first hyperscale data centre

Vietnamese telecommunications and infrastructure group Viettel has officially broken ground and commenced work on the first hyperscale data centre in Vietnam.

GSMA, Samsung partner to enable VoLTE on Android 15 or later

GSMA, Samsung partner to enable VoLTE on Android 15 or later

Global mobile communications industry group GSMA has partnered with Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics to improve voice call quality and connectivity over 4G and 5G networks by enabling VoLTE (Voice over LTE) by default on devices running Android 15 or later.

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