Tag: Telco

Here you will find all the articles with the tag: Telco.

Youfone becomes yoin in Belgium

Youfone becomes yoin in Belgium

Telecom operator Youfone is changing its name in Belgium. KPN is taking over the company's Dutch operations, leaving the Belgian arm to become independent. The name change will be official on April 15. "The rebranding allows yoin to fully adapt to customer needs," the reasoning goes. It is still... Read more

date9 days ago
EU wants Digital Network Act as answer to telecom concerns big tech

EU wants Digital Network Act as answer to telecom concerns big tech

The European Union is considering a Digital Network Act next year. The Act should shake up and harmonize current European telecom policy. Among other things, it should put an end to the debate over whether big tech companies should co-pay for European operators' networks. According to Bloomberg,... Read more

date6 months ago
European telco operators call on Big Tech to pay for upgrades

European telco operators call on Big Tech to pay for upgrades

The CEOs of major European telecom operators recently sent a collectively signed letter to the European Parliament. The letter calls for large tech companies to help pay for rolling out and maintaining telecom network infrastructure in the EU. European telecom operators have been calling on the ... Read more

date7 months ago
ORAN tech to be tested in Bulgaria

ORAN tech to be tested in Bulgaria

Dutch-based United Group is going to test Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) technology in cooperation with Parallel Wireless. The network of Bulgarian provider Vivacom will apply the new network solution. This should show how the performance of ORAN compares with traditional SRAN. ORAN is a relat... Read more

date10 months ago
Deutsche Telecom, Ericsson and Google partner for 5G Edge calling

Deutsche Telecom, Ericsson and Google partner for 5G Edge calling

The three companies have reached a milestone in their joint development 5G Core VoIP project Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson and Google Cloud have announced a significant milestone in their strategic partnership to bring cloud infrastructure closer to mobile devices at the network edge. This week th... Read more

date1 year ago
Telco providers collaborate on universal cloud software framework

Telco providers collaborate on universal cloud software framework

Five major telecom providers will collaborate on interoperable cloud solutions for the telecom industry. The initiative was dubbed Project Sylva. The project will be hosted by the Linux Foundation. Project Sylva consists of a collaboration among five major European telecom providers: Telefonica... Read more

date1 year ago
Telenet fined after storm damages datacenter

Telenet fined after storm damages datacenter

Telecom regulator BIPT imposed a €190,000 fine on one of Belgium's major operators. Telenet improperly handled storm damages to a critical datacenter. Furthermore, site security was found to be lacking. According to the regulator, Telenet did not act with due diligence when securing a critica... Read more

date2 years ago
Orange and Equinix partner to improve telco efficiency

Orange and Equinix partner to improve telco efficiency

Network operator Orange and infrastructure provider Equinix join forces to enhance the efficiency of the Telco Cloud Platform networking service for customers. Operators look for innovative technology providers to up their game of network services. Similarly, Orange will be carrying the bare met... Read more

date2 years ago
1 2