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India now has over 1.2B telecom users: TRAI

India’s telecom sector continues to show growth, with the total number of telephone subscribers crossing the 1.2 billion mark, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday. The total subscriber base increased...

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Starlink gets a permit; tests & security criteria success remain awaited

Elon Musk’s Starlink Services, which delivers high-speed internet almost anywhere on the Earth, has got the approval from the Department of Telecom (DoT) for commercial operations, said Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal. However, they still need...

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New funding is secured by Brightspeed to support the fiber broadband use

New funding will help accelerate Brightspeed’s effort to reach 5 million homes with fiber, the Charlotte-based internet service provider (ISP) has announced. The $575 million in new funding, announced Thursday, builds on the $3.7 billion...

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Alibaba’s new AI data center expedites South Korea’s effort

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to launch a second data center in South Korea by the end of June, according to a Thursday statement. The facility will support cloud computing and artificial intelligence services for...

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Weeks after Musk’s xAI deal, EU says it looks at the firm’s setup

The European Union said it was seeking more information from Elon Musk’s X about changes to its corporate structure, months after the social media platform was bought by xAI in a $33 billion deal. “We...

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Global access is cut off amid a major internet outage in Iran

Iranians are largely cut off from global communications after their Internet went down, the London-based NetBlocks organisation that monitors cybersecurity said. “Metrics show Iran has now been offline for over 12 hours as authorities impose...

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