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Ookla Speedtest Pulse Wi‑Fi Analyzer for Field Techs

Ookla Speedtest Pulse Wi‑Fi Analyzer for Field Techs

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

Ookla’s new handheld analyzer targets the in-building Wi‑Fi blind spot that drives churn, repeat truck rolls, and enterprise downtime. Across fiber, DOCSIS 4.0, fixed wireless access, and emerging LEO satellite, access speeds to the premises keep rising, but customer satisfaction is slipping because the experience is now judged over Wi‑Fi inside the site. Households run dozens of wireless devices, ethernet ports are disappearing, and enterprises are shifting to wireless‑first architectures on Wi‑Fi 6/6E today and Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) next. Surveys show most households faced Wi‑Fi issues in the past year, a large share required a truck roll, and a meaningful

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SK Telecom executive cuts: 30% reduction

SK Telecom executive cuts: 30% reduction

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

Reports indicate SK Group will reduce executive ranks by up to 30%, a move that would reshape decision-making across affiliates including SK Telecom (SKT). For SKT, which sits at the nexus of the group’s AI, cloud, and connectivity ambitions, executive trims would concentrate authority and compress approval chains at a sensitive time for 5G monetization and AI platform bets. Executive consolidation at a Tier-1 operator tends to reset priorities, procurement rhythms, and partner engagement models.

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Why Airtel–Perplexity and Jio–Gemini Offer Free Premium Access

AI in India: Why Airtel–Perplexity and Jio–Gemini Offer Free Premium Access

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

A cascade of offers from OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity—amplified by Airtel and Reliance Jio—signals a deliberate push to convert India’s scale into durable AI usage, data, and future revenue. With more than 900 million internet users, rock-bottom mobile data prices, and a young, mobile-first population, India offers the world’s deepest top-of-funnel for AI adoption. Giving away premium access—such as a year of ChatGPT’s low-cost “Go” tier, Jio’s bundling of Gemini, or Airtel’s tie-up with Perplexity Pro—maximizes trial, habituation, and data collection across diverse languages and contexts. Even a low single-digit conversion rate translates into millions of subscribers, while non-converters still

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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan sovereign D2D NTN in Europe

Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan sovereign D2D NTN in Europe

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

A new joint plan from Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile aims to deliver satellite broadband directly to standard smartphones across Europe under a sovereign operational model. AST SpaceMobile has submitted plans through Germany for a space-based network designed to provide broadband directly to devices across Europe. Operations would run through SatCo, a Luxembourg-based joint venture with Vodafone announced earlier this year. The timing aligns with looming European spectrum decisions and intensifying competition in direct-to-device (D2D). S-band at 2 GHz is up for renewal across the region in 2027, and 700 MHz public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) frequencies are central to

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Telus AI data-centre partnerships in Canada

Telus AI data-centre partnerships in Canada

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

Telus is in active talks to bring partners into its data-centre and AI business, signaling a capital-light approach to scale sovereign AI compute in Canada. Partner capital can accelerate GPU procurement, facility buildouts, and interconnect investments while aligning with customers that require sovereign environments distinct from hyperscale public clouds. Management addressed investor concerns about potential AI compute oversupply by emphasizing a modular build strategy, adding capacity in phases as demand materializes. The timing aligns with tightening data-residency requirements, heightened AI adoption, and demand for local alternatives to U.S.-centric infrastructure. This reduces stranded capital risk in a market with volatile GPU

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Singtel Airtel stake sale unlocks S$1.5B

Singtel Airtel stake sale unlocks $1.5B

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

Singtel has sold another slice of its Bharti Airtel holding, freeing up capital to fund growth while continuing to rebalance a long-standing strategic investment. Singapore-based Singtel monetised roughly 0.8% of Airtel for about S$1.5 billion (approximately US$1.2 billion), recording an estimated net gain of S$1.1 billion. The sale is part of a multi-year capital management programme launched in 2021. Management has framed the initiative as a way to strengthen the balance sheet and redeploy capital into higher-growth digital infrastructure and digital services, while progressively equalising its Airtel ownership with Bharti Enterprises over time.

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Google AI chips: 4x TPU boost and Anthropic deal

Google AI chips: 4x TPU boost and Anthropic deal

Hema Kadia November 6, 2025

Google has unveiled next‑generation TPU accelerators with up to a 4x performance boost and secured a multiyear Anthropic commitment reportedly worth billions, signaling a new phase in AI infrastructure competition. Google introduced new Tensor Processing Units that deliver roughly four times the performance of prior generations for training and inference of large models. Beyond speed, the design targets better performance-per-watt, a critical lever as AI energy costs surge. Anthropic has secured access to Google Cloud TPU capacity at massive scale, with reports citing availability up to one million TPU chips over the term of the agreement.

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SoftBank-OpenAI JV launches localized enterprise AI in Japan

SoftBank-OpenAI JV launches localized enterprise AI in Japan

Hema Kadia November 6, 2025

SoftBank and OpenAI have formed SB OAI Japan, a jointly owned entity that will commercialize “Crystal intelligence,” a bundled enterprise AI offering focused on management and operations in Japan. The venture will combine OpenAI’s enterprise-grade models and tooling with localization, integration, and support led by SoftBank in-market. Crystal intelligence is positioned as a turnkey solution that pairs model access with domain-specific implementation, governance, and support. SoftBank plans to deploy the solution across its own group companies, validate outcomes in production, and recycle those learnings back into SB OAI Japan’s offerings.

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BT and Starlink LEO Broadband for Rural UK Homes

BT and Starlink LEO Broadband for Rural UK Homes

Hema Kadia November 6, 2025

BT Group and its consumer brand EE plan to offer a Starlink-powered home broadband product focused on underserved locations where fixed-line build is constrained by terrain, sparsity, or cost. The service targets “ultrafast” downlink performance, with Starlink capable of delivering up to roughly 280 Mbps and latency in the low tens of milliseconds. Commercial availability is slated for the second half of 2026, giving BT time to industrialise ordering, installation, support, and integration into its existing product catalogue and systems. LEO fills the last 1–5% gap where full fibre is slow or uneconomic to reach.

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BT job cuts as Openreach loses broadband customers

BT job cuts as Openreach loses broadband customers

Hema Kadia November 6, 2025

BT is pressing ahead with cost-cutting as it confronts sharper broadband competition, softer device demand, and structural declines in legacy services. BT reduced its total workforce by about 6% in the first half of its financial year, down to roughly 111,000 employees from 116,000 at the start of the period. The group reported around £250 million in additional annualized cost savings, bringing cumulative savings to about £1.2 billion across the first 18 months of the program and reaffirming a target of £3 billion in annual savings. Group revenue for the six months to September 30 declined about 3% year over

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