Protelindo invests in UK-based SPL’s HAPS solution in Indonesia
PT Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Protelindo), the largest telecommunication infrastructure company in Indonesia, has invested in UK-headquartered Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL), which seeks to provide high-bandwidth telecoms network coverage from the stratosphere using hydrogen-powered high altitude platforms (HAPS) delivered by unmanned aircraft. With a unique and rather challenging topography of Indonesia, with 17.000 islands, 1.9 million […]
Liquid Intelligent Technologies & Nokia to Deliver Innovation in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has partnered with Nokia to deploy Nokia’s innovative transport network technology in the new terrestrial fiber route connecting Mombasa, Kenya to Johannesburg, South Africa. This announcement coincides with the impending debut of Liquid’s new terrestrial data superhighway, which will link South Africa and Kenya. In South Africa, Kenya, […]
SK Telecom initiates safety inspection with AI & drones
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest wireless telecom operator, has developed an inspection system that checks the safety of cell towers using drones and automated image analysis. The company’s new AI model has been developed by in-house experts and has the capability of determining the status of bolts and nuts by analyzing the images taken by […]
India’s BSNL Gets Budget Boost for Infrastructure Installation & Upgrades
State-owned operators BSNL and MTNL have received 529.3billion rupees (about US$6.4 billion) budget for infrastructure installation and upgrades from the Indian government. This money will fund new towers, upgrading of existing towers to 4G and 5G and a revamp of landline systems. The funding for BSNL is a component of a rehabilitation plan that totaled […]