Rob Chambers

London

MD of @totaltelecom - owners of @bbcmag - organisers of #ConnectedBritain, #ConnectedAmerica. Media professional, tech follower. My own views and observations

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Deepening transformation process and pioneering a new era of intelligent operations

1 week ago | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

Press ReleaseAt TM Forum’s DTW 2025 (Digital Transformation Summit), Huawei partnered with TM Forum and 10 global leading CSPs to officially launch the New Generation Intelligent Operations White Paper 3.0. This event drew participation from more than 130 representatives across global operators, industry organizations, analyst firms, and media outlets, all converging to examine the latest trends and share practical insights in intelligent operations transformation.
Vodafone Germany unlocks next-level network automation using digital twins

1 week ago | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

NewsVodafone Germany has taken a decisive step in its digital transformation journey by deploying EXFO Context, a semantic modelling platform that creates a digital twin of its mobile and fixed networks. This move significantly advances Vodafone’s Zero-Touch Automation ambitions, positioning the company to deliver more efficient, resilient, and intelligent network operations.
New warning from CSRI that UK undersea infrastructure is at risk from China and Russia

1 week ago | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

NEWSA new report by the China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI) reveals that the UK is unprepared for escalating threats from China and Russia targeting undersea internet cables. The institute analysed 12 incidents between January 2021 and April 2025, and found that eight out of ten suspect vessels were directly linked to China or Russia. These nations are reportedly employing commercial “shadow fleet” vessels to conduct “grey zone” operations.
ITP approved to deliver telecoms apprenticeship training, backed by industry support from Vodafone and Cornerstone

1 month ago | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

Press ReleaseThe Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) has officially been approved as a registered training provider for the Level 4 Cellular Network Field Engineer (CNFE) apprenticeship — a move that directly responds to the UK’s growing need for skilled telecoms engineers. After more than a decade of supporting apprenticeships across the industry, this marks a major evolution for the ITP, transitioning from talent advocate to hands-on training provider.
US operator Boost Mobile accelerates new 5G services with Nokia

Mar 3, 2025 | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

Press ReleaseBoost Mobile, the newest US nationwide carrier, has deployed Nokia’s fully cloud-native 5G Voice Core to enable even faster delivery of advanced services, enhanced network automation, and more efficient cloud utilization than its Open RAN cloud-native network could before. The deployment includes the consolidation of several IMS voice 3GPP functionalities into a single cloud-native network function (CNF), called Nokia Cloud Native Communication Suite (CNCS).
Future Evolution of ODN Technologies

Jan 9, 2025 | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

Contributed ArticleThe optical distribution network (ODN) is a point-to-multipoint passive optical network (PON), as shown in FIG. 2-1. The ODN is an optical transmission channel from an optical line terminal (OLT) in a central office (CO) to multiple optical network units (ONUs) on the user side. In traditional ODN construction, the feeder optical cables, distribution optical cables, and drop cables are stripped or terminated onsite for fiber connection.
Four million locations in sight for fiber builder Brightspeed

Jan 7, 2025 | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

Press ReleaseBrightspeed, one of the nation’s largest fiber broadband builders focused on empowering more homes with ultrafast, reliable internet, today announced its multi-gig-speed network has passed approximately 1.82 million locations — surpassing its year-end goal of 1.75 million fiber-enabled premises across its 20-state footprint. The company rolled out more than 17,600 miles of fiber cable in 2024 bringing the total fiber deployed since the build launch to more than 103,000 miles.
Demand for specialised cyber services in the UK continues to soar

Jan 6, 2025 | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

Press ReleaseA ten-fold increase in customers in the space of a year has led Red Helix, a market leader in cyber security and network performance, to invest £1million in expanding the capacity of its UK-based 24/7 security operations centre (SOC), increasing headcount by 150%. The company expects its SOC team to grow further in 2025, as demand for its specialised cyber services continues to soar.
Indosat accelerates monetization efforts and streamlines time-to-market with Ericsson

Nov 5, 2024 | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers

Press ReleaseIndosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Ericsson proudly announce the successful deployment of the world’s first full-stack Digital Monetization Platform (DMP), marking a significant milestone in Indonesia’s digital transformation journey for telecommunications.
RETN and CRATIS enhance connectivity to Croatia’s newest data centre, DC North

Oct 24, 2024 | totaltele.com | Rob Chambers |Data Centres

Press ReleaseRETN, the leading independent global network services provider, and CRATIS, Croatian ICT solutions provider, are proud to announce the commissioning of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Croatia’s newest state-of-the-art data centre, DC North, located in Varaždin. DC North, situated approximately 100 kilometres north of Zagreb, is currently Croatia’s only Tier 3 certified facility by the U.S. Uptime Institute.