This Week's Top Five Stories in the Telco Industry
Technology continues to shape sport, with connectivity and near real-time data embedded in broadcast and fan engagement.
In ice hockey, that idea takes form through a new facility that places telco infrastructure at the front and centre of testing and deployment.
In partnership with Verizon and the New Jersey Devils, the National Hockey League (NHL) has opened the NHL Innovation Lab powered by Verizon.
How HumeLink Power Towers Tackle Regional Mobile Blackspots
A transmission project supporting Australia’s energy transition is addressing mobile coverage gaps, as telco equipment is installed on electricity towers to improve reception across New South Wales.
The HumeLink project introduces a model where energy infrastructure supports telco delivery, creating a corridor of connectivity alongside power transmission.
Transgrid, working with its subsidiary Lumea Telecommunications, is fitting telco boosters to transmission towers along a 365km route.
Inside Digital Realty's Network Expansion in Nigeria
Digital Realty is activating a new internet exchange point of presence for the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) at its Ibeju-Lekki data centre in Lagos, extending peering capacity and access for telco services.
The move adds to IXPN’s existing presence at the company’s Victoria Island campus and places the exchange across 12 data centres nationwide, with full coverage of major facilities in Lagos.
Internet exchange points can significantly improve performance by cutting latency while also reducing the cost of routing data through international links, instead localising data exchange.
Nokia: Report Points to AI-Driven Shift in Mobile Traffic
AI is now embedded across mobile devices, with applications ranging from scene recognition to voice interaction and content generation. These tools rely on large language models and are already shaping how traffic moves across mobile networks.
The effect is visible in changing traffic patterns, particularly as uplink demand grows and latency becomes more critical in telecoms.
A Nokia analysis of more than 50 AI applications points to three developments: higher uplink traffic, overall data growth and increasing sensitivity to delay in conversational services such as chat and voice.
Why Nexthink is Launching A New Mobile Solution for Telcos
Nexthink has announced its new Mobile Experience solution that extends its Digital Employee Experience DEX management capabilities to Android and iOS devices.
The launch places mobile connectivity and performance at the centre of enterprise IT operations, having clear implications for telco providers and network performance monitoring.
As mobile devices become the primary work tool for many employees, especially frontline staff, telco infrastructure carries a growing share of enterprise traffic.
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