Could war with Iran halt America’s blossoming data center boom? | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News All eyes are shifting to the Strait of Hormuz as analysts warn of dire economic consequences resulting from war in the Persian Gulf. By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The ongoing war involving Iran, the U.S., and Israel in the Middle East has sent economic shockwaves around the globe. Now, as the conflict drags closer to entering its third week and continues to involve more nations, analysts are warning of massive supply chain impacts if the...
Huawei Hosts Green & Resilience Elite Club | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release [Barcelona, Spain – March 2, 2026] During Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, Huawei supported by content from GSMA Intelligence, hosted the third “Green & Resilience Elite Club.” The event, themed ” CHB Collaborative Development with Better OPEX & Resilience,” convened key participants including UNFCCC, GSMA Intelligence, ITU-T, and over 20 leading global operators such as Telkom SA, Telkomsel, Azerconnect Group, HKT and Turkcell,...
Mobile AI is here: Why networks must evolve for the age of AI agents | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Content The Agentverse is no longer a distant concept, but the trajectory of our society. We are moving toward a future where intelligent agents are as pervasive as electricity or water. Embedded across individuals, organisations and homes – and, act as the core engine of a new productivity. The explosion in mobile AI usage is accelerating the arrival of Agentverse. This very synergy—where intelligence meets network—took centre stage at the GTI...
Openreach’s network to support acoustic sensing for leaky water pipes | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release A groundbreaking technology trial – which uses Openreach’s fibre broadband network to detect leaks in surrounding water pipes – has managed to prevent the loss of 2 megalitres of water – equivalent to the daily use of around 10,000 people, in just three months. Working with Affinity Water and UK technology company Lightsonic, the pilot uses Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) – which converts Openreach’s fibre optic cables into thousands...
What makes a smart community? Here’s why connectivity matters | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts All the gadgets in the world won’t make a community live up to smart-community expectations if the foundational connectivity is neglected. By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Maz Khan, the president of Vitalis Smart Communities, says the term smart community is thrown around too loosely nowadays. “Somebody puts up a Nest thermostat and some sort of smart lock and all of a sudden it’s a smart community,” he said, while appearing on Beyond...
Indosat and Safaricom partner to share AI learnings | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News AI will be incorporated across customer engagement, network management, and digital payments Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Safaricom have formed a partnership combining Indosat’s AI ambitions with Safaricom’s mobile finance expertise, aiming to improve both parties’ customer experience. According to the announcement, the arrangement will cover AI-enabled customer engagement, fraud detection, network planning and workforce development. The companies...
War in Iran sees 2Africa’s Pearls extension paused | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Work on the Middle Eastern portion of the 2Africa Pearls subsea cable has been suspended after Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) invoked force majeure, saying continuing operations in the Persian Gulf is unsafe amid the widening US–Israel–Iran conflict. According to Bloomberg , ASN informed customers the cable‑laying vessel is currently stranded in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and deployment through the Strait of Hormuz has been paused. The paused segment...
The Agentic AI era will transform how we build networks | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Article At Mobile World Congress 2026, Fang Xiang, Huawei VP and President of Wireless Solution, outlined the company’s vision for what it calls the “Agentic MBB”. Speaking at the Huawei’s product and solutions launch, Fang argued that the rapid emergence of AI agents is fundamentally reshaping the way we think about network topology. Huawei predicts that by 2035, the global landscape will include 900 billion agents, with 90% of these running...
Comcast to test Edge AI apps using NVIDIA GPUs | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Comcast today announced a groundbreaking initiative to bring AI processing, using NVIDIA GPUs, closer to customers than ever before to accelerate the development of next-generation AI applications across America. The first-of-its-kind collaboration will test the performance of AI workloads running directly at the edge of Comcast’s network – in regional facilities closer to where customers live and work. The field trial takes advantage of...
Openreach UK Extend 10Gbps Cablelink Discount for FTTC and FTTP Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has significantly extended their special offer for broadband ISPs, which discounts the charge on 10Gbps Cablelinks for their FTTP and FTTC lines (GEA), nationwide, to just £399 +vat when taken on Layer 2 Switches (L2S) older than 6 months. Cablelink (Ethernet) products are how Openreach provide data capacity for their full fibre and other connections (i.e. the connection between their fibre headend and an ISP’s equipment)....