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Paratus, Powertel ink deal for new long-distance fibre network in ZimbabweCommunications infrastructure provider Paratus Zimbabwe has signed a major deal with PowerTel, a subsidiary of Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority to launch a new high-capacity national fibre network. Optus cops $100m fine for unconscionable sales conductAustralia’s second largest mobile communications provider Optus has agreed to pay a A$100 million fine, after admitting to engaging in unconscionable conduct when selling telecoms goods and services to hundreds of consumers. Vocus creates Australian first “private highway” over StarlinkAustralian communications infrastructure provider Vocus has announced the first Layer 2 integration with the Starlink network in Australia, enabling enterprise and government customers to extend private networks to remote locations without going through the internet. Keysight and NTT clock record 280 Gbps data rate in 300 GHz 6G trialUS test and measurement equipment vendor Keysight Technologies has partnered with Japanese telco NTT to claim a world record 280 Gbps data rate achieved in the 300 GHz spectrum band. M1 to deploy AI-powered transport network automation in SingaporeSingaporean network operator M1 is partnering with Ericsson to deploy AI-powered transport network automation, enhancing the operator’s 5G network with advanced automation, analytics, and network observability. Telstra to make network APIs available for developers and enterprisesTelstra has announced an initiative that will make network APIs available to developers in a lab environment on Nokia’s Network as Code platform with developer portal. O2 Czech Republic deploys Nokia 5G Standalone CoreCzech Republic telecoms provider O2 has deployed Nokia 5G Standalone (SA) Core software to enable the country’s largest operator to offer a range of advanced services, such as network slicing. Orange, Toshiba partner to launch commercial quantum-safe network serviceThe business services arm of French telco Orange has partnered with Toshiba Europe to launch what is claimed to be the first quantum-safe networking service. Ericsson uses Google Cloud to deliver 5G core as-a-serviceEricsson has launched a core network services as a SaaS platform for CSPs, which was designed with Google Cloud and Google Kubernetes Engine. NEXTDC to build A$2B ‘digital campus’ at Fishermans BendAustralian data centre operator NEXTDC has announced a commitment of A$2 billion to develop M4 Melbourne digital campus in the data centres district of Fishermans Bend |
TelSoc Newsletter – CommsWire 24 July 2025
