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Telecom Spectrum and Security
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IETF
When Caller Identity Leaves SIP: RFC 9888 and the Control Plane Behind Out-of-Band STIR
A call can cross a gateway that cannot preserve an SIP Identity header while the PASSporT moves separately over HTTPS to a destination service provider’s Call Placement Service (CPS). RFC 9888 therefore treats caller-identity delivery as a control-plane problem: discover the…

North America National Telecom Trends
Clearfield adds WAV distribution channel
Clearfield will use WAV to distribute its fibre, cabinet and power products to wireless and broadband providers across the US and Canada.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
MasOrange tests 6GHz radio technology with Ericsson
MasOrange has tested 6GHz spectrum with 256TR active antennas and beamforming as it evaluates radio technology for future 6G deployment.

Africa National Telecom Trends
BTC targets October 5G launch with 599-site upgrades
BTC plans to launch 5G in selected parts of Gaborone in October while upgrading capacity at 599 mobile sites and moving fixed customers off copper.

IETF
A Header Allowed Here Is Not Trusted Everywhere: RFC 9878 and SIP P-Header Scope
A call can fail at the trust boundary when a sender puts a P-Header in a SIP message that its receiver believes must not contain it. One implementation strips the field, another rejects the message, and a third accepts it. The disagreement can affect charging context…

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Telefónica’s RedCap meter test goes beyond the radio link
A German trial connected a prototype gateway to the metering operator’s back office over 700 MHz. The next commercial question is whether the complete chain can be supported across years of field use.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends
C-DOT unveils 14 quantum-security products
C-DOT has unveiled 14 QKD and post-quantum products for communications networks, moving its quantum-security work into named hardware and software systems.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom
SoftBank completes Japan HAPS trial ahead of 2027 service
The trial connected ordinary smartphones through a high-altitude platform over Japan as SoftBank works towards commercial HAPS services from 2027 onward.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Maxis to fibre 151 Melaka telecom towers
Maxis will fibre-connect 151 MICTH towers in Melaka under a RM30 million programme replacing microwave backhaul.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom
Orange acquires Obvios's Dome private 5G core
The acquisition brings Dome's private 5G core and its developers into Orange Business for defence and critical-infrastructure deployments.

Global National Telecom Trends
Phoenix Tower signs $6.5bn global financing package
PTI’s $6.5bn financing will refinance debt and add funding for capex and acquisitions, with closing targeted by the end of September.

North America National Telecom Trends
Optimum expands T-Mobile deal for standalone 5G
Optimum is connecting its own mobile core to T-Mobile's standalone 5G network, with a full launch expected in early 2027.

North America National Telecom Trends
TDS Withdrew Its 0.86-Share Array Proposal and Reopened $523.9m of Buyback Capacity
TDS has turned its common-share denominator around without yet moving it in either direction. The abandoned Array proposal pointed toward issuing roughly 13.49 million TDS Common Shares on the latest disclosed share count. The post-withdrawal plan points toward repurchasing TDS…

Europe and Middle East National Telecom
Nokia sets up Saudi R&D centre for network automation
Nokia is setting up its first Saudi R&D centre in Riyadh to develop network-automation software, with operations expected to begin within two months.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Boldyn adds RedCap sensors to West Sussex private 5G
Boldyn is using 5G RedCap to connect a livestock sensor to its West Sussex private network, testing support for simpler, lower-power IoT devices.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom
Telstra reviews critical network functions after outage
Telstra is checking other critical network functions after an external review found ownership and oversight gaps behind July’s timing-system outage.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Vodafone Idea reaffirms ₹49,000 crore spectrum plan
The payments rise sharply through FY29 while Vi is also trying to fund a ₹45,000 crore network expansion programme.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
India reportedly doubles 5G EMF limit to 10W/m²
The higher ceiling would give operators more radio-power headroom at each site, but coverage gains will depend on how individual networks are designed.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
A 2G device inventory is not a safe switch-off plan until each replacement path is confirmed
A facilities list can show that a building owns a pendant, lift alarm or fire alarm. It cannot show that the device is 2G-only, that its supplier has accepted an upgrade, or that the function will still work after the mobile network changes.

Africa National Telecom
AXIAN Telecom H1 revenue rises 26.5% to $980m
AXIAN's first-half growth came with more subscribers and network expansion, while new financing will support further investment in Kenya and Senegal.
