Connecting Europe Facility Digital: For more resilience and security | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article by Marc Tachelet, Director of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) Since 2021, CEF-Digital has invested €615 million in 75 projects, spanning 18 EU countries and 10 overseas territories. These cables are strategic and critical assets, designed to: leverage private investment in European digital infrastructure; provide resilient high-speed coLnectivity to all EU citizens, including in the Outermost Regions and...
Sparkle and Entel Bolivia partner for Bio-Oceanic Digital Corridor | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release The two operators join forces to launch a novel low-latency terrestrial route linking Peru and Brazil via Bolivia Sparkle, one of the world’s leading global operators, and Entel Bolivia, Bolivia’s largest telecommunications company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly commercialize the terrestrial route connecting the Pacific and Atlantic coasts through Bolivia. The agreement, signed today on the sidelines of the ITW...
Submarine Networks EMEA 2026: Bridging the future of AI, security, and next-gen talent in London | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release LONDON, UK – The subsea cable industry’s most influential regional gathering, Submarine Networks EMEA, returns to the Business Design Centre in London from 27–28 May 2026. With over 1,250 senior leaders and 150 speakers, the 2026 edition comes at a pivotal moment as the industry navigates the increasing demands of AI and a complex global security landscape. AI and the subsea backbone Headlining this year’s event is the keynote...
FCC greenlights EchoStar’s $40bn spectrum sale to SpaceX, AT&T | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The approval will provide EchoStar with a much needed windfall The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Space Bureau have granted approval to EchoStar to sell its spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T. EchoStar agreed to sell 50MHz of spectrum in the 3.45GHz and 600MHz bands to AT&T for around $23 billion in August last year. This was followed in a month later by a $17 billion sale of 65MHz of AWS-4 and...
Beyond the Cable: How ISPs can better monetize networks | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts Robin Olds of Cisco Systems says ISPs need to think about different ways they can monetize networks. Here are some of his ideas By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Service providers should begin offering tiered levels of service to customers based on quality of service, according to Robin Olds, a senior business development manager at Cisco Systems. Speaking on our Beyond the Cable podcast at Connected America, Olds said service...
VMO2’s outlines new ‘Responsible Business Plan’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The updated ESG strategy involves building greener networks and tackling digital exclusion This week, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has revealed its ‘Responsible Business Plan’, its ESG blueprint for the next half of the decade. Much of this strategy is a continuation or amplification of existing initiatives that were central to the 2022–2025 ESG strategy, the Better Connections Plan, which focussed on progressing towards a zero-carbon future, a circular...
Via Africa: Consortium announces new subsea cable project | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Investors including Canalink, GUILAB, International Mauritania Telecom, Orange Group, Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Sonatel, Silverlinks, announce the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate the Via Africa submarine cable project, confirming a shared ambition to develop international connectivity, to support traffic growth and to strengthen the resilience of networks across the African continent. This brand-new system aims to...
BT launches enterprise voice control service UC Edge | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release New single voice communication layer reduces complexity and costs for multinational organisations as they evolve their AI-powered workplace collaboration strategies. BT International today announced the launch of UC Edge, a new managed service that gives multinational organisations’ CIOs a simpler, more flexible solution to manage their rapidly evolving AI-powered workplace collaboration strategies. Many multinational organisations rely on...
US moves closer to banning some foreign-made phones | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The FCC is moving closer to banning the recognition of device testing labs and certification bodies in foreign nations without reciprocity agreements. By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities New rules being considered by the Federal Communications Commission could have big impacts on the future of electronic devices in the United States. Under one of the rules, the FCC is considering banning the recognition of device testing labs in nations without...
Billionaire Xavier Niel offloads Proximus stake | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Niel has reduced his holding in the company to less than 0.1% French billionaire Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad Group, has sold his roughly 6% stake in Belgian telco Proximus, according to a recent filing. Assuming Proximus’s recent share price of €6.56, the deal would have netted Niel around €135 million. Niel acquired his roughly 6% stake in the business in late 2023 via his Irish holding company Carraun, praising the operator’s networks and...