BSNL to lease out land assets to DC operators

29 October 2024

BSNL is reportedly planning to lease out its land assets to data centre operators and renewable energy firms as part of a broader strategy to turn around slow telecoms business.

BSNL chairman Robert K Ravi said that the company is exploring ways to monetise its property assets in various states, including telephone exchanges and office infrastructure, by leasing them out or even selling them. Ravi said that BSNL is talking with data storage companies about possible lease deals, as well as wind and solar energy players who sell renewables to state governments.

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Genesys secures UL VNO licence in India

11 October 2024

Genesys has secured a Unified License Virtual Network Operator (UL VNO) licence in India, obtained under Department of Telecommunications (DoT) guidelines.

This makes the company’s Genesys Cloud the first global contact centre as a service (CCaaS) platform with a UL VNO license, enabling both domestic and international customers to comply with Indian telecom regulations while accessing secure cloud services and innovative AI solutions for better customer engagement.

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Easypaisa gains cloud-native fintech platform

10 October 2024

Ericsson has completed a major tech stack upgrade for Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB), giving its mobile wallet easypaisa a cloud-native platform on which to scale up its services.

According to Ericsson, the upgraded mobile financial services platform is now built on an open architecture with a wide range of APIs and enhanced functionalities. This enables easypaisa to broaden its spectrum of digital financial services and offer faster, more secure, personalized, and user friendly financial services.

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OMS Group allocates $300 million for ASEAN cables

07 October 2024

OMS Group has allocated US$300 million for strategic investments in its global cable systems and terrestrial infrastructure in the ASEAN region.

The investment will focus on expanding its subsea cable systems and terrestrial infrastructure to meet growing regional demand for digital services driven by the growth of data centres and cloud services in the region.

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